DP Geography Questionbank

Define the term tourism.

State two possible reasons why not all international arrivals can be classified as tourists.

Describe the trend in international tourist arrivals in the East Asia/Pacific region shown on the graph.

Suggest three possible reasons for a decline in the total number of international arrivals in the world.

Using examples, evaluate the use of tourism as a development strategy in some low-income countries.

Describe the global pattern of the most visited cities.

State the median value of visitor numbers in 2013.

Estimate the numbers of tourist arrivals in 2015 for Africa, and for Asia and the Pacific

Outline one reason why international tourism data may be unreliable.

Explain one economic factor and one political factor that may have contributed to the increased numbers of tourist arrivals for Asia and the Pacific from 2000 to 2015.

Explain three geographic factors that might influence decision-makers in choosing a host city for an international sports event.

Examine how the benefits of hosting one or more major international sporting events have been unevenly distributed.

Suggest three possible reasons why the sphere of influence of supporters of a sports team could change over time.

For one named international sporting event, explain how one physical factor and two human factors influenced the choice of venue(s).

Examine the cultural and political factors that might affect success for countries participating in major international sports.

Referring to one or more named examples, examine why some countries have invested in tourism in order to promote development.

Using examples, evaluate the use of tourism as a development strategy in some low-income countries.

Outline what is meant by the term “ecotourism”.

Explain one strength and one weakness of ecotourism for local communities.

Examine the contribution that ecotourism can make to a country’s tourist industry.

Discuss the view that the economic benefits of tourism in one country you have studied outweigh its negative social and environmental impacts.

For one named national sports league, examine the relationship between the location of its teams and the places where their supporters live.

Explain three reasons why it is important for city planners to ensure that there are sufficient open spaces for urban residents.

Using one or more examples, evaluate the strategies designed to manage tourism in rural areas.

Using map evidence, identify and locate two secondary tourist resources.

Describe how one characteristic of the valley of the River Tarn limits its environmental carrying capacity.

(i) State the direction in which the camera was pointing when photograph A was taken.

(ii) Referring to photograph A, suggest the evidence that the perceptual carrying capacity of Sainte-Enimie may already have been exceeded.

Outline two types of carrying capacity that apply to rural areas.

Explain two impacts of tourism on the natural environment of rural areas.

Explain two strategies designed to manage the environmental damage caused by tourism in one named large town or city.

With reference to the photograph, identify one primary tourist attraction.

With reference to the photograph, identify one secondary tourist attraction.

Using photographic evidence, suggest why the perceptual carrying capacity of this site might have been reached.

Explain two management strategies to reduce environmental damage from tourism in one named rural area.

Explain three reasons why it is important for city planners to ensure that there are sufficient open spaces for urban residents.

Describe two characteristics of the leisure hierarchy.

Explain how land values and accessibility can affect the distribution of sports facilities within urban areas.

Describe the general relationship shown by the diagram.

Suggest one reason why settlement A does not fit the general relationship.

Using two different examples, outline what is meant by:

(i) the catchment area of recreation and sports facilities;

(ii) the range of recreation and sports facilities.

Examine the relative importance of factors influencing the distribution of sports facilities in one or more named urban areas.

Using a located example, outline two ways in which sustainable tourism supports the culture of local people.