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13 Cards in this Set
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Where is the Lake District?
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Cumbria - North west England
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How many tourists visit per year?
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15 million
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What are some pieces of scenery tourists come to see?
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Large lakes - eg. Windermere
Mountains - eg. Scafell Pike |
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What are 3 activities available to tourists?
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Any from: bird watching, walking, pony trekking, boat rides, sailing or rock-climbing
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Why else might tourists visit?
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Cultural attractions e.g the Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth museums
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What are some negative effects of the tourism?
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Traffic congestion, eroded footpaths and litter
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What strategies are in place to deal with the extra traffic?
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Public transport is being improved. The 'give the driver a break' campaign offers incentives for people to use the bus/train - discounts for people who show their tickets
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What strategies are in place to deal with the erosion of footpaths?
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Encouraging people to use less vulnerable areas. Using more hard wearing materials on paths such as gravel
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What strategies are in place to protect wildlife and farmland?
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Signs to remind people to take their litter home. Covered bins are provided in the more popular sites
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What is the official tourism strategy in Cumbria?
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An extra 2 million visitors by 2018. To increase the amount tourists spend from £1.1 billion a year to £1.5 billion
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What are time share developments and what is going to happen to them in the future?
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They are where people share the ownership of a property and stay there at different times. They are to me increased so people are there all year wide
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Where are they hoping to encourage more tourism?
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In areas outside the the National Park like the west coast, Furness and Carlisle
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Why do they want to encourage tourism in these areas?
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To relieve some of the pressure on the main tourist areas
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