SL Paper 1
The table shows the number of visitors to 15 selected major tourist hotspots in 2017.
[Source: Mastercard, Dubai one of the World’s Most Visited Cities: Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index 2018. [online]
Available at: https://newsroom.mastercard.com/mea/press-releases/dubai-one-of-the-worlds-most-visited-citiesmastercard-
global-destination-cities-index-2018/ [Accessed 26 October 2020].]
State the range of number of visitors, in millions, for the 15 major tourist hotspots.
State the median number of visitors, in millions, for the 15 major tourist hotspots.
Outline one way in which investment by transnational corporations (TNCs) can help places grow as tourist destinations.
Suggest two reasons why further visitor growth at major tourist hotspots such as these could be unsustainable.
The triangular graph shows changes over time in the percentage of US citizens, from three different age groups, who play basketball.
[Source: Seth Kadish. The Racial Demographics of Athletes in the USA [Vizual Statistix]. July 12, 2013. Available at:
https://vizual-statistix.tumblr.com/post/55288766902/this-ternary-plot-shows-the-racial-breakdown-of [Accessed 6
November 2019]. Source adapted.]
Estimate the percentage of older adults playing basketball in 2008.
Identify the year in which 50 % of children played basketball.
Outline one factor that can influence the location of a sports stadium.
Explain why participation in basketball or other sports might increase over time for women.
Explain why participation in basketball or other sports might increase over time for low-income groups.
The graph shows the total leisure time in hours per day spent according to education and age in a high-income country.
[Source: From 1843 magazine © 2017 The Economist Newspaper Limited. All rights reserved.]
Estimate the number of hours per day that people aged 65+ spend watching TV.
Estimate the percentage of leisure time that 15–24-year-olds spend on non-screen activities.
Outline one possible reason why people in this high-income country have a large amount of leisure time.
Explain three factors not shown in the graph that may affect the amount of leisure time for different groups of working people in a country like this.
Examine why views may differ on the benefits of tourism as a development strategy.
Examine the influence of cultural and political factors on participation in sport at varying scales.
The graph shows the financial costs of hosting sports events at selected Summer and Winter Olympics from 1968 to 2016.
Source: From Insider. © 2016 Insider Inc. All rights reserved. Used under license. https://www.businessinsider.com.au/ Data from Flyvbjerg, Bent and Stewart, Allison and Budzier, Alexander, The Oxford Olympics Study 2016: Cost and Cost Overrun at the Games (July 1, 2016). Said Business School WP 2016–20, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2804554.]
Estimate the range of costs shown for the Winter Olympics, in billions of US dollars.
Estimate the total cost shown for the Summer Olympics between 2004 and 2016, in billions of US dollars.
Outline one possible reason why some higher-income countries have chosen to host the Olympics on multiple occasions.
Explain two ways in which participation in international sporting events became more diverse during the years shown in the graph.
Examine how people’s participation in leisure activities can be affected by their country’s level of human development.
Examine how different tourism strategies might contribute to the development of one or more countries.
Examine reasons why the growth of tourism hotspots can become unsustainable.
Examine ways in which international sporting events have become more inclusive over time.
Examine the contribution that ecotourism can make to the sustainability of tourism on local and global scales.
Examine the geographic relationship between the hierarchy of teams and the distribution of supporters for one named national sports league.
Examine how international sporting events bring social and economic benefits to different places.
Examine the physical and human reasons why some rural areas have become important for leisure activities.
The aerial photograph shows a growing coastal tourist destination in a middle-income country.
[Source: DigitalGlobe via Getty Images]
Referring to the photograph, describe the distribution of two touristic activities.
Using photographic evidence, suggest one physical reason why this destination may have reached its environmental carrying capacity.
Explain three local human factors that could reduce the number of tourist arrivals at a destination such as the one shown in the photograph.
Examine ways of managing the negative impacts of tourism’s rapid growth in some urban environments.
Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the site used for one or more festivals.
The photograph shows a football stadium in South America.
[Source: Allen Brown / Alamy Stock Photo.]
Using the photograph, identify two characteristics of this area that may reduce accessibility for visiting football supporters.
Outline one reason why some city stadiums have a large sphere of influence.
Suggest how large numbers of visitors in an area such as this could have one positive economic impact for local communities.
Suggest how large numbers of visitors in an area such as this could have one negative economic impact for local communities.