Billy Launchbury
GCSE Geography
Geographical Investigation
What are the impacts of tourism in a selected region of the UK?
Tourism is the industry that looks after the needs and welfare of tourists and provides the things that help them travel to places where they can relax and enjoy themselves.
I am studying both the positive and negative impacts of tourism on the Lake District because the Lake District is being overwhelmed with tourists each year but without the income that tourism generates the Lake District wouldn’t survive.
The Lake District is one of 15 National Parks across the UK which has 2 main purposes.
- To enhance and preserve the natural beauty of the landscape.
- To provide a place for recreation and enjoyment.
A third aim is;
- To protect the social and economic well being of people who live and/or work in the National Park.
The positive impacts of tourism are associated with the economy and employment.
Tourism can also start off a cycle known as the positive multiplier effect; the tourism industry locates in an area which provides jobs for locals. This gives workers more money to spend and so more local shops open and more jobs are created and so on and so on.
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Quality of writing
The use syntax is satisfactory and there are no major errors. Coursework, or any type of work for that matter, must be proof-read at least a couple of time, if not more. The technical level is satisfactory for GCSE level, with environmental consequences of tourism explained maturely. However, something which could be improved upon here is the layout. Normally, coursework should be written in continuous prose, with diagrams and statistics used for support. However here, the positive impacts of tourism are displayed in a spider diagram. This is useful for remembering key ideas, but is not advisable for coursework. This is because in this way, all of the aspects explored are not developed as thoroughly as writing in prose. Apart from this aspect, the coursework was overall of a good standard and can be seen as what is normally required and presented at GCSE level.
Level of analysis
Generally in geography, the use of analytical skills is limited, as knowledge is more widely examined. However, the student has used evidence very well to support their points. This includes the use of statistics, which shows that a lot of research has gone in to this piece. Another impressive aspect is the bibliography. Although this is expected in all pieces of coursework, the way the student has gone about doing it shows a mature outlook to work, as acknowledging the use of other material makes the coursework look ‘polished’. Although the conclusion deals with the general aspects, ideally it should be more developed and balanced. The student has reached a judgement here, but needs to justify his choice further, for example why they chose the argument with reference to the content written previously.
Response to question
As the question is about the impacts of tourism, the student has answered the question well, although there are some aspects which could be improved upon. They have, like all essays on this type of topic, given the positive impacts, the negative impacts and then a conclusion. The response is very explicit as the two opposing arguments are portrayed clearly which show that this is a balanced argument. However, there should also be a balanced amount of information presented, and it was noted here that the side for the positive impacts of tourism was given more weightage.
