ee.3.4 Tourism in extreme environments
Content
- Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
- The varying power of different stakeholders to extract economic value from extreme environments
- Geographic knowledge and understanding
- Opportunities and challenges for tourism in extreme environments
- Case study or detailed examples
- Detailed examples illustrating the involvement of local and global stakeholders
- Aims of this lesson
- To be able to use detailed examples to show knowledge and understanding of the opportunities and challenges for tourism in extreme environments.
- To be able to show the involvement of local and global stakeholders.
Base knowledge and understanding
News article
Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents
Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions have triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear it could encourage inexperienced climbers
The Guardian · 27 May 2025
Key terms
- Challenges
- Refers to the difficulties or obstacles that arise in the interaction between human societies and their physical environments.
- Opportunities
- Refers to the positive aspects or potential benefits that a geographical area offers. These can include aspects like economic prospects, social and cultural amenities, or environmental benefits that contribute to the development or improvement of the quality of life in that area.
- Stakeholders
- Individuals, groups, or organisations who have a vested interest in a particular geographic area, place, or issue. These stakeholders often have varying levels of influence, concern, or investment in the geographical context and can include local communities, government agencies, businesses, environmental organisations, and indigenous populations.
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Review
- Suggest one way in which political factors can affect resource extraction in arid environments. [2]
- Explain two challenges for mineral extraction in hot arid environments. [4]
- Examine how political and climatic factors create challenges for oil and gas extraction in arid environments. [10]
- Examine why the challenges of resource development differ between hot arid and cold extreme environments. [10]
