Reducing development gap

Question 1

(Jamaica)Reducing the development gap with tourism - boosts the economy

Answer 1

• 2014 tourism contributed 24% of Jamaica’s GDP

- $2 billion each year

Question 2

(Jamaica) Reducing the development gap with tourism - employment

Answer 2

• provides 200000 jobs (hotels, guides, transport)

Question 3

(Jamaica) Reducing the development gap with tourism - infrastructure

Answer 3

• hotels
• roads
• airports
• new port in Trelawney

Question 4

Investment

Answer 4

Many countries choose to invest money and enterprises in LICs to increase their profits

Question 5

Industrial development and tourism

Answer 5

• Jobs
• infrastructure
• multiplier effect

Question 6

Aid

Answer 6

• money
• emergency supplies (food, water, tents)
• skills

Aid enables countries to invest in development projects such as roads, electricity and water management that can bring long-term benefits

Question 7

Intermediate technology

Answer 7

It is a small scale projects often associated with agriculture, water or health. These involve local communities and can make a real difference to the quality of people’s life

Question 8

Fairtrade

Answer 8

should help the development gap because:

• Farmer gets all the money from the sale of his crop
• it guarantees the farmer fair price
• part of the price invested in local community development projects
• in return the farmer must agree to form an environmentally friendly way
• The product gains a stronger position in the global market

Question 9

Dept relief

Answer 9

• allows countries to spend the needed money on improving the quality of life
  But
• corrupt governments may keep the money rather than use it for the poor and countries may get into further debt expecting this will be written off

Question 10

Micro finance loans

Answer 10

• small-scale financial support available to help the poor

- enables individuals to start-up small businesses

Question 11

Negatives of tourism to reduce development gap (Jamaica)

Answer 11

Quality of life:
In the northern tourist areas, wealthy Jamaicans live in high-quality housing with a high standard of living but people live nearby in poor housing with limited food supply and inadequate access to freshwater health care and education so it does not help everyone

The environment:
Mass tourism creates footpath erosion, excessive waste and harmful emissions however it can also bring environmental benefits like conservation and landscaping projects which improves the look of the island, brings jobs and encourages people to visit

Question 12

How has tourism contributed to Jamaica’s development

Answer 12

Tourism is important to the Jamaican economy, generating taxes, employment and income. Over the last few decades it has helped raise the level of development in Jamaica and reduce the development gap.