Geography GCSE
Tourism
What Tourism means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Tourism
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Reference: AQA
A rapidly growing sector drawn to extreme environments for unique wildlife and natural phenomena, creating vital employment in hospitality and transport.
Activities like camel safaris that draw visitors to the unique landscape and provide economic growth.
Topics that use Tourism
- Cold environments (AQA GCSE)
- Hot deserts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Extreme temperatures
- Inaccessibility
- Mineral extraction
- Active layer
- Adaptation
- Appropriate technology
- Biodiversity loss
- Climate
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