GSCE GEOGRAPHY INTORDUVTION

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Introduction

To complete this piece of coursework, we went away on a weekend geography field trip. The purpose of the trip was to answer the following enquiry questions

* What is the economic and environmental impact of tourism on Cromer?

* Does tourism offer Cromer a good economic future?

The economic impact means the effect on jobs, the economy and whether tourism brings enough jobs and money to Cromer. The environmental impact means, whether tourists affect the environment by causing more pollution, increasing litter levels and causing the destruction of landscape.

It is possible for tourism to offer Cromer a good economic future, by increasing job rates and improving services such as schools and parks.

I will be investigating tourism in Cromer, because I have previously studied the impact of tourism in an LEDC (Kenya), and I think it will be beneficial for me to study the impact of tourism in an MEDC (U.K). Also tourism is a rapidly growing industry which can greatly benefit Britain as it is a tertiary industry, and has many benefits so it is an important topic to study. As well as this it is necessary for me to complete this case study for my GCSE coursework.

(The Cromer Pier in 2006)

Sequence of Investigation

In this section of the coursework I will describe the sequence of my work and what will be in each different section.

Location- In the location I will use four maps at different scales to show the location of Cromer. The maps show Europe, East Anglia, Norfolk and Cromer.

I will highlight Cromer on every map and also any roads where I completed my surveys. I will also annotate each map and give a brief description about the location of Cromer.
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Background Knowledge- In this section I will describe what tourism is and why it is a growing industry. I will use my class notes and secondary data including graphs and statistics to do this. I will also write about tourism in the U.K, tourism worldwide and the benefits and costs of tourism worldwide. I will also show the possible benefits and costs for Cromer because of tourism.

Methodology- My methodology is basically explanations of all my surveys and why they were relevant to my case study. This will include how I collected my data and why I ...

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