The Changing Economic World (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Jamaica's size rank in Caribbean
Jamaica's size rank in Caribbean
Fourth-largest
Jamaica's population
Jamaica's population
2.7 million
Jamaica's economic classification
Jamaica's economic classification
Upper middle-income country
Tourism's % of Jamaica's GDP (2014)
Tourism's % of Jamaica's GDP (2014)
24%
Annual revenue from tourism in Jamaica
Annual revenue from tourism in Jamaica
US$2 billion
Jobs provided by tourism in Jamaica
Jobs provided by tourism in Jamaica
200,000 (directly or indirectly)
Annual cruise passengers to Jamaica
Annual cruise passengers to Jamaica
1.1 million
Issue with cruise passengers in Jamaica
Issue with cruise passengers in Jamaica
Spend little locally (no multiplier effect)
Jamaica tourism environmental benefit
Jamaica tourism environmental benefit
Water treatment plant in Logwood reduces hotel pollution
Tourism type in isolated Jamaica areas
Tourism type in isolated Jamaica areas
Eco-tourism/community tourism
Cause of economic leakage in Jamaica's tourism
Cause of economic leakage in Jamaica's tourism
Stay in international chain hotels, not spending locally
Infrastructure development issue in Jamaica
Infrastructure development issue in Jamaica
Focused on north, neglecting isolated rural areas