M1.9: Two Contrasting Tourist Areas

Our enquiry

Is tourism a pressure on Langkawi but a protector of the Lower Kinabatangan, and how well has each area managed its tourism?

The two areas โ†’ Growth and decisions โ†’ Tourism impacts โ†’ Management evidence โ†’ Judging the two areas

Follow the questions towards your final judgement. At selected handovers, pause briefly to think or discuss. On the full module path, keep a written connection after The Lever Triangle and Build the Big Picture.

โญ Your path14 steps. The important knowledge in this module: the backbone you need to practise. Do them in order.0 of 14 done

What distinguishes these two tourist areas?

  1. Syllabus link

    I can explain what a tourist area is and why Langkawi and the Lower Kinabatangan contrast

  2. Syllabus link

    I can describe the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism in each area

  3. Syllabus link

    I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success

  4. Syllabus link

    I can explain what a tourist area is and why Langkawi and the Lower Kinabatangan contrast

How did tourism grow, and who led it?

  1. Syllabus link

    I can describe how tourism has developed in each area since 2000

  2. Syllabus link

    I can describe how tourism has developed in each area since 2000

  3. Syllabus link

    I can describe how tourism has developed in each area since 2000

Where do tourismโ€™s pressures occur?

  1. Syllabus link

    I can describe the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism in each area

What evidence would show that management worked?

  1. Syllabus link

    I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success

  2. Syllabus link

    I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success

How should local and wider effects shape each verdict?

  1. Syllabus link

    I can explain who gains and who loses in each area, and reach a verdict for each

  2. Syllabus link

    I can explain who gains and who loses in each area, and reach a verdict for each

  3. Syllabus link

    I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success

How do the contrasts support an overall answer?

  1. Syllabus link

    I can answer the big question with a supported judgement on whether tourism is a pressure or a protector in each area, and how well each has managed it

๐ŸŽ“ Seminar prep

Prepare your evidence and arguments for the class seminar.

๐Ÿ”Ž Go deeper ยท 2

๐Ÿ”Ž Go deeperExtension. Pushing for a top grade, or found a step hard? These build on the same ideas, so you can stretch or consolidate.

  • I can explain what a tourist area is and why Langkawi and the Lower Kinabatangan contrast
  • I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success
๐ŸŽฎ Play & review ยท 5

๐ŸŽฎ Play & reviewTest yourself and make it stick.