Unit 15: The mountain environment Section 5: What effect will tourism have on the chosen areas?
Objectives
Children should learn:
that the effect of tourism can be significant in a given area and can be both good and bad
to use secondary sources
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Using a variety of resources, eg pictures, videos, ask the children to list how tourism affects the areas. Ask them to consider questions like: what are the good effects, eg creates jobs, opens up the area, encourages local crafts, and what are the bad effects, eg higher prices, litter, traffic problems, erosion.
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