| Date | May 2022 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 22M.1.SL.TZ0.7 |
| Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
| Command term | Outline | Question number | 7 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Figure 8(d): Growth in international tourism in Costa Rica (1988–2016)
Outline one way in which the trend in tourism shown in Figure 8(d) may affect conservation efforts in Costa Rica.
Markscheme
increased tourism generates more income to invest back into conservation efforts;
biodiversity/wildlife may be considered as an asset to look after to maintain/increase tourism, thereby increasing conservation efforts;
increase in tourism can conflict with conservation efforts by increasing competition for resources / puts greater demand on water resources competing with wildlife / increase demand for infrastructure/hotels/roads/facilities that can destroy habitats;
tourism could adversely affect conservation efforts e.g. disturbing species during the breeding season could reduce successful mating or producing litter that threatens wildlife when consumed;
Note: Do not accept only ‘tourism increases pollution/litter/waste that harms species/ tourism leads to illegal trespassing ’.
Examiners report
Many candidates answered this question well with many understanding that some of the income from tourism can be invested into conservation. Some answers lacked the necessary detail for credit e.g. tourism causes pollution that is harmful to species, where neither the specific pollution or the reason it is harmful was given.
