tourism paper 2 geography Kenya,Galapagos Islands and Antarctica
- Created by: ciara jenkinson
- Created on: 13-01-16 20:53
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Mass Tourism to Kenya
- human attractions
- luxury lodges and hotels
- tribal culture
- massi
- mara national park being where they live
- scuba diving
physical attractions
- kenya has a warm climate
- amazing sceneery
- indian ocean
- coral reef and marine wildlife
- "the big 5" rhino, elephant, leopard,buffalo,lion
- mount kenya 4'00metres
Kenya is our case study for an LEDC which is a mass tourist destination. It is more popular for the physical attractions it has to offer than the human.
Extreme tourism to Antarctica
reasons people go there
- for the wildlife
- unique experince that they can tell people about
- seeing it before it has gone e.g. ice caps melting, global warming
- stunning views
What is the damge done by tourists?
- Tourists can trample plants
- distract wildlife
- drop litter
- there are fears that tourists could accidently introduce non-native speciesor disease that could wipe out existing species.
- fuel spillage from ships is a worry especially after the sinking of the cruise ship MS…
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