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How we arrived at the
Package Tour
Wealthy people went on the Grand Tour in the 18th and 19th centuries ..
visiting he treasures of European culture.
Thomas Cook arranged foreign travel for wealthy travellers.
Railways brought travel, at least to the seaside, for all.
Workers got Saturday, as well as Sunday, off - the weekend was born!
WW2 transformed people's outlook; men had travelled the world, Americans
had brought their ideas into Britain, and wages had shot up.
Paid holiday became normal; wages rose further, TV and travel programmes
came into our homes.
The jet airlines made getting to holiday cheaper and faster.
Tour operators organised the inclusive holiday, arranging travel and
accommodation (at bulk prices).
Yellowpagesspain on Torremolinos
Donana Chemical Pollution
Fieldtrip!
Donana National Park
extension webpages - now no longer available - on the
chemical spill which threatened the Donana wetlands
Tourism at Key Stage 4
photos of
Benidorm
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The Package Tour and the Spanish
Coast
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The growth of the
package holiday
Describe what a package holiday is - what is
included and what jobs the
tour operator does for you.
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The cycle of growth - the 'vicious circle'
geog3 pages
110-111 questions
1 & 2 & 3
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The failing water supply
geog3
pages
110-111 questions 4 & 5.
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4.
Costa del Sol -Torremolinos
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a) Use the data
opposite to draw a climate graph for
Torremolinos
in southern Spain
on the climate sheet.
b)
Answer the questions on
this sheet
that refer to the climate graph you have drawn.
c)
Shade in the dotted
areas to
complete the world map showing the Mediterranean regions. |
Month |
Rainfall
mm |
Temp
oC |
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January |
31 |
16 |
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February |
28 |
17 |
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March |
33 |
18 |
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April |
33 |
19 |
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May |
30 |
22 |
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June |
13 |
26 |
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July |
3 |
27 |
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August |
3 |
27 |
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September |
37 |
26 |
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October |
42 |
23 |
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November |
34 |
20 |
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December |
32 |
17 |
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Fill in the title
page/map/gap-fill Costa del Sol Torremolinos
with details of its location. Colour the maps (sea,
mountains, countries)
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Use
the climate graph and video notes to explain how the climate
of Torremolinos attracts tourists. !
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How
have economic changes in people's lifestyle in this country
over the last 30 years contributed to the development of
Torremolinos? What technological advances have made
Torremolinos more accessible to us?
Extension
8. What
have the local authorities, national government and the EU
done to encourage tourists to come to Torremolinos ?
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What
problems has the tourist industry created in Torremolinos ?
Using the sheet - Sketch to show the problems of tourism
on the Spanish coast - annotate (or label) the drawing
with the problems now facing the area - such as dirty
beaches, congested hotel areas and so on. Colour the
sketch.
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Changes
in Tourism on the Costa del Sol.
In groups fit the correct description into the right space
to describe how all aspects of Torremolinos have changed in
over the four decades of the study. Check your answer with a
pink sheet.
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Then
and Now. Write an account of
the changes in Torremolinos, from the point of view of a
local person, perhaps a worker on the land or a fisherman.
Describe the area and your way of life the way it was, the
changes to the area brought about by the tourist boom, and
of course, changes to your own personal of lifestyle and
employment. Describe how the area itself has changed - and
explain how you feel about this development.
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For
The future. Watch the video
G 141 or
154 Waters of the Guadalquivir on the Donana
National Park and the conflict between tourism (or any
development) and wildlife conservation.
The video is also
available on the network as part of the Changing
Environments CD. Explain where the Donana National
Park is located, and what makes it a special environment.
What threats does development pose to the park? Put your
arguments for and against in two columns.
Decision
Making Exercises for GCSE Geography pages 110-117 Saving
Wetlands in Donana, questions from p.115.
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