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?
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I can explain what a tourist area is and why Langkawi and the Lower Kinabatangan contrast
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I can describe the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism in each area
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I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success
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I can explain what a tourist area is and why Langkawi and the Lower Kinabatangan contrast
How did tourism grow, and who led it?
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I can describe how tourism has developed in each area since 2000
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I can describe how tourism has developed in each area since 2000
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I can describe how tourism has developed in each area since 2000
Where do tourismโs pressures occur?
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I can describe the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism in each area
What evidence would show that management worked?
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I can evaluate how successful the attempts to manage tourism have been in each area, using clear tests of success
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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?
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I can explain who gains and who loses in each area, and reach a verdict for each
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I can explain who gains and who loses in each area, and reach a verdict for each
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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?
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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
๐ Seminar prep
Prepare your evidence and arguments for the class seminar.
๐ Go deeper ยท 2
๐ 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
๐ 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