Research Assignment

Unit 4: Lesson 2 Tourism and Economic Development Learning Goals: -expand your understanding of the vocabulary of Travel and Tourism -analyze tourist travel within selected regions and explain reasons for the observed patterns -explain how tourism-related development can have important impacts on human systems -analyze the causes and effects of economic disparities between selected world tourism regions -demonstrate an understanding of the factors that contribute to the growth of tourism around the world Success Criteria: -successfully answer the lesson questions -successfully complete the lesson’s assignment -successfully complete the unit test -use the Travel and Tourism terminology appropriately throughout the course

LESSON TASKS:

• Read the text pages which follow- the entire chapter.

• Answer the following questions in your notes: TERMINOLOGY: Define the following terms so that you can explain them (write the meanings in your own words):

commercialism direct impacts ethnic cleansing foreign investment indirect impacts invisible export leakages life cycle multinational corporations multiplier effects superstructure travel and tourism economy travel and tourism industry

(pages 256-258) 1. Using the internet, choose five Caribbean countries. Look for leading sectors of the economy and organize your information in a chart. Include percentages, if possible. How do the bases of their economies compare? (pages 259-265) 2. Identify three economic activities that are part of the travel and tourism economy. Which of these economic activities take place in your local area? (pages 265-269)

3. List three ways that residents in a tourist destination might benefit from expansion of tourism in the area. List three ways that they might suffer. 4. List and describe the stages of the life cycle of the tourist destinations. (pages 270-273) 5. At what stage in the destination life cycle model is Sarajevo? Explain your answer. 6. Explain why rebuilding and revitalizing the tourism industry in Sarajevo is a problem even with an end to the civil war. (pages 274-279) 7. What attributes were responsible for the selection of Cancun as a site for the development of tourism resources? Research Assignment Select on tourist destination that has been struck by some sort of disaster like a war, natural weather event like a hurricane, or some other unfortunate circumstance. Research and write a report on the following: -what were the main attractions of this location before the disaster -what impact did the disaster have on the tourism industry (provide your answer in measurable amounts) -describe the steps that were taken to revitalize the tourism industry -compare your location to the situation in Sarajevo as described in this lesson Evaluation: Knowledge: use travel and tourism vocabulary; demonstrate research - 5 marks Communication: grammatically correct, proper sentences - 5 marks Thinking: creative ideas, interesting thoughts -3 marks Application: use effective examples to explain your ideas; provide references to the websites you used for your research – 7 marks Total: 20 marks FORUM TOPIC If you could go on only one winter vacation, would you choose to visit Cancun? Explain your answer.