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Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a

tomb for his wife in the 17th century, the Taj Mahal

is located in Agra in northern India. It is universally

admired as one of the most beautiful masterpieces of

Mughal architecture.

The Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

Officially called Liberty Enlightening the World, the

Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France.

The monument was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and the internal structural

elements of the statue were designed by none other than Gustave Eiffel.

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Click here to see a map of the world.

https://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml

Think about where you would like to travel in the

world.

Which do you think are the most popular tourist

destinations in the world?

List the five countries that you think are the most

visited in the world.

For each country can you explain why you think

this is a popular tourist destination.

Remember to think about the different reasons

why people visit tourist destinations.

Example:I think that the United States of America is a very popular tourist destination, because there are lots of interesting diverse cities to visit, for example New York on the east coast and Los Angeles on the west coast. There are also theme parks in Florida that attract lots of visitors.

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Out of a global total of 1.4 billion tourists, the top ten

international tourism destinations in 2018 were: Which country had the biggest increase

in tourist arrivals between 2017 and

2018?

Choose one of the countries in the top

five most visited destinations.

Why do you think that country is so

popular with visitors?

• What famous landmarks are in that

country?

• Which popular tourist attractions are

there?

• What is the climate like?

• What is the environment like?

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Tourism: Good or bad?

What do you think local people think about lots of people visiting their

local area?

What are the positive effects tourism might have on an area?

What are the negative effects?

List the positive and negative effects tourism has in a local area.

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Popular locations are overcrowded

and spoilt.

More jobs for people, which can make

local people wealthier and able to

afford new things.

Tourism means that people from

abroad might move to the area to live

permanently. This makes house prices to

rise and local people often cannot

afford to buy new property.

Tourists produce loads of waste –

rubbish, pollution from cars and

waste of water. The cost to clear up

goes onto local people.

Tourism improves the economy – there

is more income from selling goods i.e.

ice-cream.

Jobs are seasonal so there is no work

for much of the year.

There is a demand for locally

produced food, which means that local

farmers and producers become

wealthier.

Money from tourism has helped to improve

roads, houses, schools and hospitals

Tourism endangers the survival

of local plant and animal

species.

Here are some more positive and

negative effects on tourism om a local

area.

Think about what it might be like to live

in a popular tourist destination.

Sort the statements into positive and

negative effects.

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Which positive impact do you think is most important?

Write a paragraph to explain why.

For example: I think that the fact that money from tourism is used to improve facilities for the local residents is most important. If the council spend money on improving roads and car parking facilities that means the local residents will benefit from these improvements. The quality of life will be improved for all.

Which negative impact do you think is most important?

Write a paragraph to explain why.

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Look at this scene from a popular tourist spot in the United Kingdom.

Can you identify the negative impacts of tourism on this local area? What is happening at each number?

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How many of these did you identify?

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And finally:

Do you recognise this map?

(Hint: It is a continent)

Which is the largest

country in this continent?

Which country has the

largest population?

What is the longest River in

this continent?

Where are the highest

mountains?