Has sustainable tourism in
Cancun been successful?
Task One
30 minutes
• Read through the photocopied notes (page 80)
• Answer question 1 in your books
Remember write the question or use a full answer.
• Answer the question below (write question in your book)
‘For a tourist region you have studied, describe
how successful different attempts have been to
develop sustainable tourism.’ (6 marks)
CASE STUDY (MEDC)
TOURISM IN ICELAND
Iceland (MEDC)
• Much of Iceland is still
taking shape before your
very eyes – raw, dramatic
landscapes born from volcanic eruptions and
carved out by glaciers.
• Other parts have hardly changed since the first
Viking settlers saw them more than 1,100 years
ago.
Iceland (MEDC)
• Tourism in Iceland has
become a more significant
part of the national
economy. The tourism industry was estimated
to contribute to 4.1% of the country's GNP as
of 2006.
• In 2010, 500,000 tourists visited Iceland.
Iceland (MEDC)
• Tourism to Iceland has
grown steadily since the
1990s.
• In 2000, the annual number of visitors exceeded the total
resident population for the first time (approx 276,000).
• Since then, tourism has grown by about 11% on average
each year.
• Some 360,000 people visited Iceland in 2004, compared
with 485,000 in 2007 and over 500,000 in 2008.
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
What can you do in Iceland?
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Task Two
• Read page 76 of the textbook and answer the following
questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How many tourists visit Iceland every year?
What way does tourism contribute to the economy?
What opportunities does tourism present?
What are the problems/negatives of tourism in Iceland?
What is the ‘Golden Circle’?
• Answer Questions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3.
• Using the graph answer the following question –
Describe the main leisure activities of tourists in Iceland (3 marks)
Task Three
• In pairs, think of ways Iceland could promote
sustainable tourism.
REMEMBER:
Sustainable Tourism is
tourism that minimises the
costs (negatives) and
maximises the benefits of
tourism for natural
environments and local
communities, and can be
carried out indefinitely
without harming the
resources on which it
depends.
Task Four
• Read through the
photocopied notes on
Sustainable tourism in
Iceland.
• Answer the following question:
For a tourist region you have studied, describe the
strategies used to move towards a more sustainable form
of tourism (8 marks)