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How much of Jamaica's GDP is from tourism? |
20% |
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What % of Jamaica's population works in tourism? |
8% |
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How many tourists are allowed on the Antarctic at once? |
100 people |
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Where is Jamaica? |
Caribbean |
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How many people visited Jamaica in 2010? |
1.9 million |
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Name the 2 ways tourism is made more sustainable in Jamaica and explain what they are. |
Community tourism: Stay in locals homes or bed and breakfast. Good because it... -uses fewer resources -educates about different cultures -supports local businesses Eco-tourism: Good because it... -utilises inland areas and spreads tourists out. -Eco-lodges and nature reserves built which keeps tourism low |
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Which case study is used for eco tourism? |
Galapagos islands |
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Where are the Galapagos islands? |
1000km off the west coast of south America |
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What % of the galapagos's land is national park/marine reserve? |
90% |
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What is the people capacity of tour boats in the Galapagos? |
16 people |
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How mush money does Galapagos receive from each tourist for conservation? |
£25 |
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Name the extreme environments case study. |
Antarctic |
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How many people visited the Antarctic in 2011? |
24 000 people |
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Which organisation directs tourism to be safe and environmentally friendly? |
IAATO |
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What is the limit to the number of people on a ship to the Antarctic? |
500 |
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Where is the Lake District? |
Cumbria, NW England |
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What % of visitors come by car to the Lake District? |
89% |
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What % of houses are holiday homes in the Lake District? |
20% |
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Name a literary attraction which draws people to the Lake District. |
19th century authors: John Ruskin, Beatrix Potter |
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Which kind of lakes are in the Lake District? |
Ribbon lakes and tarns |
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Name a squatter settlement. |
Kibera |
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Where is Kibera? |
Nairobi, Kenya |
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How much space is there per person in kibera? |
1m squared per person. |
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How many people live in Kibera? |
800 000 people |
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How many families from Kibera have been rehoused into flats? |
770 families |
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Name a sustainable city. |
Curitiba |
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Where is Curitiba? |
Brazil |
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How much of Curitiba's rubbish is recycled? |
70% |
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How many houses does Curitiba provide for the urban poor? |
50 000 |
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How many riverside parks does Curitiba possess?
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28 |
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Name 2 ways in which France combats an ageing population. |
3 years payed parental leave Full time school from the age of 3 |
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Name an alternative birth control method. |
Transmigration in Indonesia. |
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Where is Indonesia? |
South-east Asia |
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How many people were resettled by transmigration? |
20 million people. |
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How much did it cost to transmigrate 1 family in 1980? |
$US 7 000 |
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Name an incentive that china used to make couples have 1 child. |
5 to 10% salary rise |
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How were couples punished for having more than 1 child in the 1 child policy? |
10% salary cut Fined to bankrupt Pay for education of both children |
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Name an ethical issue related to the 1 child policy. |
abort even at 9th month |
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How many fewer people were born becuse of the 1 child policy? |
60 million |