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Extreme Tourism Case Study:Antarctica, to what extent can it cope with the development
of a tourist industry?
Tourism in Antarctica
• Make notes whilst watching the two video here; what are the negative impacts on Antarctica at the moment?
Antarctica – to what extent can it cope with the development of a tourist industry?
• Turn to p314 to find out more about tourism in Antarctica
Environmental
• Cruise ships have signed up to the IAATO guidelines. These guidelines include:– No more than 100 visitors a ta time– No closer than 5m to animals – Don’t leave litter.
Environment
Positive Negative
Future of Antarctica
• (Don’t write down…)• Worries about land based tourism,
e.g. snowboarding and the impacts that this would have on the ecosystem as a whole.
• Larger cruise ships arriving.• Oil spills from ships that sink.• Greater awareness of this last
wilderness to promote protection.
Future of Antarctica
Positive Negative
Antarctica – to what extent can it cope with the development of a tourist
industry?
• Write a magazine article for National geographic answering the question above.
• Remember to include;– What impacts (positive and negative) does extreme
tourism have in Antarctica? – What will Antarctica look like in the future (positive and
negative)?
• Use your text book, notes, internet and the A4 handout to help you.