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6 Cards in this Set
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What is the Lake district? |
A national park in Cumbria |
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How many visitors does the Lake district get per year? |
15 million visitors |
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Why is the Lake District so popular? (3 reasons) |
-Tourists come to enjoy scenery e.g large lakes and mountains - Many activities available e.g bird watching, walking, pony trekking, boat rides, sailing, rock climbing -Cultural attractions e.g the Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth museums |
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What problems to tourists cause in the Lake District? (3 reasons) |
-Traffic Congestion -Erode footpaths -Drop litter |
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What strategies are being carried out to reduce the problems caused by tourists in the Lake District? (3 things) |
-Coping with extra traffic e.g public transport being improved -Coping with erosion of footpaths e.g encouraging tourists to use less vulnerable areas -Protecting wildlife and farmland e.g signs to remind visitors to take litter home and covered bins provided at most popular sights |
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What plans are being made to keep attracting tourists?(6 things) |
-To attract extra 2 million tourists my 2018 & to increase amount tourists spend from £1.1 billion per year to £1.5 billion per year -Public transport to be improved making lakes even more accessible -Widespread advertising & marketing -Farms encouraged to provide services e.g archery -Timeshare developments -Encouraging tourists to go to areas outside of National Park |
