lesson objectives: to be able to explain the growth of more remote tourism to examine the social,...

Lesson objectives: To be able to explain the growth of more remote tourism To examine the social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism

Identify 10 key features of Antarctica’s Tourism

Why is Antarctica increasingly appealing to tourists?

• Isolation from industrialised world • Remains a wilderness • On the ‘top things to see before you die’

The value of Antarctica

• Wildlife - the sparse wildlife that inhabits Antarctica remains largely untouched by human influence and by the pollution brought on by humans

• Aesthetic Value: As the largest pristine area on Earth, there is much to behold in Antarctica, such as the many icebergs and glaciers around the coasts and natural events such as the aurora borealis

• Value as an area for scientific research:

Growth of tourism in Antarctica Annotate the graph to explain the changes in tourism

What are the impacts?

• Identify the impacts on post its

• Create a diamond 9 and stick into your notes explaining why you think these are the most relevant impacts of tourism in Antarctica

Planning

• Explain, using case study examples, the growth of more remote tourist destinations (15)