Tourism in western India (Goa)

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Higher geography (Western India) FlashCards sobre Tourism in western India (Goa), criado por dargo97 em 27-05-2014.
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How big is tourism to Goa? -Over 1million people visit each year -This has been encouraged as a tourist destination since the 1980s
ADVANTAGES: -Extra wealth spread through community(multiplier effect) -Demand for local produce -farming, fishing, crafts -New jobs are created in the tourist industry -Improved communtications
DISADVANTAGES: -Farmers lost land to resort devolopments -Some villages dependent on tourism(unpredictable) -Each tourist uses 30x more water than a local (this causes water shortages) -Beaches contaminated by untreated sewage -Trees cut down, turtles under threat -habitat endangered

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