Unit 11: Option E — Leisure, Tourism and Sport
Topic 11.2: Tourism and sport at the local and national scale Questions
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A named leisure complex is built on the edge of a small town. Give one reason it is located there and develop the point.
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A flat valley beside a lake is being considered as a venue for an outdoor music festival. Using a 1:50 000 map of the area, outline two reasons the site would be suitable, supporting each with specific map evidence.
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A topographic map of a national park has a grid marked in degrees and minutes. A trekking lodge is plotted halfway between the 27 deg 48' N and 27 deg 52' N lines, and just east of the 86 deg 42' E line.
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A tourist map shows an open, elevated coastal headland with a marked coastal path and a viewpoint. Suggest one land-based recreational activity suited to this headland and support it with evidence from the map.
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On a grid reference, the eastings are read…
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A site-suitability answer scores full marks when it gives a reason plus…
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To find the height difference between two spot heights you…
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Outline one way that investment by a transnational corporation (TNC) can help a place grow into a tourist destination.
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Explain how the multiplier effect and economic leakage can pull a tourist destination's economy in opposite directions.
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Closely spaced contour lines on a map show ground that is…
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The site of a tourism facility is the…
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A sports stadium sits in a dense, historic city centre. Using a town map, identify two features of the surrounding area that would make it harder for away supporters to reach the stadium.
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The table gives spot heights read at points along a mountain trail on a topographic map.
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A leisure facility's sphere of influence is the…
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A heavy concentration of hotels has grown in a mountain trekking area. Give one human problem this brings to the local area and develop it.
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A map scale of 1:50 000 means 1 cm on the map equals…
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The multiplier effect means that tourist spending in a place…
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A physical factor that could cut visitor numbers at a ski resort is…
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The table shows annual visitor numbers (millions) at two contrasting destinations over four years.
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Give one factor that affects where a sports stadium is built, and develop why it matters.
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