Tourism (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Describe the characteristics of the physical landscapes of small tropical islands that have encouraged the growth of the tourist industry.

Study Fig. 5.1, a map showing tourist attractions in Mauritius, an LIC in the Indian Ocean.

Identify three attractions of the human landscape for tourists in Mauritius.

Study Fig. 6.1, which shows how the number of tourists to Acapulco, a tourist destination on the coast of Mexico, has changed between 1920 and 2010.

Of the six tourist attractions in Acapulco listed below, identify the two which are physical attractions.

Suggest two ways in which the infrastructure of Acapulco is likely to have improved as it developed as a tourist destination.

Suggest why the growth of tourism in the Acapulco area may have had both positive and negative effects on local fishermen.

Study Fig. 5.1, which shows a map of the island of Gran Canaria, a Spanish island off the coast of Africa. Fig. 5.2, is a photograph of the tourist resort of Taurito in Gran Canaria.

Using Fig. 5.2 only, explain how the natural environment has encouraged the development of a tourist resort at Taurito.

Examine Fig. 6.1, which provides information about Kafue National Park in Zambia, a region where the tourist industry plays a significant role. Zambia is an LIC in Africa.

Using Fig. 6.1 only, identify three things that have been done in Kafue National Park to attract tourists.

Fig. 6.1 is a map of the Meru National Park in Kenya, an LIC in east Africa.

Using Fig. 6.1 only, identify three tourist attractions that have been provided in Meru National Park.