The Impacts of Tourism

How can tourism have an impact on different parts of the world?• Talk to your friend and draw a spider diagram• What did you write?

Impacts of Tourism

• Watch this clip on the impact of tourism in Mallorca and add to your list.• Which impacts are positive (P) and which are negative (N)?

Mark on P or N.These impacts also can effect PEOPLE, ECONOMY and the ENVIRONMENT– WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?• Sort your impacts into these 3 categories by highlighting in 3 colours

and include a key

Impacts of Tourism in Different Parts

of the World• In groups of 4 research the impacts of tourism on different areas of

the world:• 1. Mark on the location of your designated area

on your copy of the World map.• 2. Use the links on Showbie to help you start finding

out about your area and then try some of your own research using your iPads.• 3. Make sure you find some positive and negative

impacts and have a variety of social, economic and environmental impacts too.

Sharing your information• Each of you will be given a number and you will form a new, larger

group • You will each feedback your research to your new group • As you listen to the others in your group, mark onto your map:

a. the location of their tourist study area b. annotate the map with the impacts of tourism in this area

Is Tourism Good or Bad for countries/areas?Think, Pair, Share• Think: In silence read through your annotations around the map and

think about the question• Pair: discuss your thoughts with the person next to you – refer to the

information on the map• Share: Each of you express your view point in your larger groups and

then discuss the question.

Is Tourism Good or Bad for countries/areas?Explain why.Answer the question above in your exercise books:Write about half a side to explain what you think. You should consider both negative and positive impacts as well as the social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism.Refer to the information on your map to support your points.EG.I think tourism is …………. This is because there are more positive/negative impacts than positive/negative ones. The positive impacts are ..………………… which effect the economy/ people/ environment. (ADD INFORMATION FROM MAP)However, there are negative impacts ………………….. which effect the economy/ people/ environment. (ADD INFORMATION FROM MAP)Therefore I think…………………….

Peer assess• In a pair (different from your discussion group) read through each

other’s work and write comments: WWW and EBI

How can we reduce the negative impacts of tourism?• Write down some ideas in your exercise books

Ecotourism (Watch to 55s)

• Watch the link and write down a definition of ecotourism

What is Ecotourism?• It often has three strands:

• Make a copy:

• Watch this video and write down any points you find out about ecotourism next to the correct strand on your spider diagram.

ECOTOURISM

SOCIAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

ECOMONIC

What is Ecotourism?

Homework• Find a suitable photograph of an area you visited on holiday.• Annotate it with any positive and negative impacts that you can see.• Print off and stick into your book.

Very crowded beach - a negative impact because….

Lots of people - a positive impact because….