Example of how the growth of tourism in a LIC helps to reduce the development gap ‘Uganda: A Case Study of a LIC’ by Owen and Witts 2017 and associated resources are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Starter: Looking at these images and considering what you know about Uganda, would you visit Uganda for a holiday? Explain your answer.

Lesson Objectives: Understand why tourists visit Uganda and why the Ugandan government is keen to attract tourists Consider the impact of tourism on different groups in Uganda Explain the extent to which tourism can help Uganda tackle the challenges of development

Key Term: Development Gap The difference in standards of living and well-being between the world’s richest and poorest countries (HICs and LICs)

TASK: Using the graph below describe the trend in tourist arrivals to Uganda Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/uganda/tourist-arrivals

TASK: Answer these questions after watching the video: Why does the government want to attract more tourists to Uganda? What facilities or infrastructure do tourist need? For what reasons do people visit Uganda? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLnCvgaeI20

TASK:What impacts would this tourist be likely to have on Uganda? Are the impacts mostly positive or negative?

https://www. audleytravel https://www.audleytravel.com/uganda/itinerary-ideas/waterfalls--wildlife-of-uganda TASK: What impact would the sample itinerary shown in the link above have on interest groups shown in the grid below? For each day of the itinerary explain how at least one of these groups would be affected. Ugandan People Ugandan Business Ugandan Government Ugandan Wildlife Companies from outside Uganda

Exam Alert! To what extent can tourism help an LIC address challenges of development (9 marks)

Reflection… Peer assess and improve your answer Level Marks Description 3 Detailed 7-9 Demonstrates comprehensive and specific knowledge. Shows thorough and accurate geographical understanding of the relationship between tourism and development. Demonstrates effective application of knowledge and understanding in making a judgement about the issues and reaching a substantiated conclusion. Justification is detailed and balanced. 2 Clear 4-6 Demonstrates reasonable knowledge. Shows clear geographical understanding of the relationship between tourism and development. Includes reasonable application of knowledge and understanding in making a judgement about the issues and reaching a conclusion. Justification is clear and well supported. 1 Basic 1-3 Demonstrates limited knowledge. Answers may be largely generic. Shows some geographical understanding of the relationship between tourism and development. May either include limited application of knowledge and understanding in making a judgement about the issues and/or reach a conclusion. Justification is limited to one or more simple points.

Homework (Flipped Learning): Which renewable energy sources might be most useful in Uganda? Why?