Tourism and Development - The Gambia 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesASOCR Created by: Georgie GardnerCreated on: 21-04-14 10:59 Life Expectancy 54 1 of 25 GNP per capita $340 2 of 25 % of population impoverished 50% 3 of 25 Gambian government saw tourism as... Development tool 4 of 25 Tourism reduces dependence on groundnuts which was... 70% of employment 5 of 25 Visitors per year 100,000 6 of 25 % of visitors on package holiday 50% 7 of 25 (+ve) Directly employs.. 85,000 8 of 25 (+ve) Indirectly employs.. 100,000 9 of 25 (+ve) Tourism accounts for.... of Gambia's GDP 7.8% 10 of 25 (+ve) Tourist receipts = £83million 11 of 25 (+ve) What model is the Gambia an example of? Myrdal's Model of Cumulative Causation 12 of 25 (+ve) The area acts as a... Growth Pole 13 of 25 (+ve) Gambian government receive £.... from a £.... landing tax £500,000 from £5 landing tax 14 of 25 (+ve) Taxes are invested into.. Infrastructural improvements 15 of 25 (+ve) Infrastructural improvents help the .... and encourage .... help the wider economy and encourage TNC investment 16 of 25 (+ve) Attracting further TNC investment in other economic areas helps to.... diversify their economy and promotes long term development 17 of 25 (+ve) Tourists spend... £25-30 each day 18 of 25 Tourist receipts will... Trickle down through society 19 of 25 (+ve) % of informal sector dependent on tourism 33% 20 of 25 (-ve) % of tourism which is TNC package holidays 50% 21 of 25 (-ve) High export leakages - 60% 22 of 25 (-ve) Minimal trickle down due to... Enclave tourism - Britton's core-periphery model 23 of 25 (-ve) Economic benefits are short-lived due to... seasonality 24 of 25 (-ve) High dependence on tourism means The Gambia is... vulnerable to externalities 25 of 25
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