What you'll need to know...
KEY CONCEPT - How human development processes give rise to leisure activities
The growth and changing purpose of leisure time for societies in different geographic and developmental contexts
The categorization of touristic activities (cost, duration, destination) and sporting activities (cost, popularity, site)
The link between economic development and participation in leisure activities
Detailed examples to illustrate recent changes in participation for two or more societies at contrasting stages of development
Factors affecting personal participation in sports and tourism, including affluence, gender, stage in life cycle, personality, place of residence
KEY CONCEPT - How human development processes give rise to leisure activities
The growth and changing purpose of leisure time for societies in different geographic and developmental contexts
The categorization of touristic activities (cost, duration, destination) and sporting activities (cost, popularity, site)
The link between economic development and participation in leisure activities
Detailed examples to illustrate recent changes in participation for two or more societies at contrasting stages of development
Factors affecting personal participation in sports and tourism, including affluence, gender, stage in life cycle, personality, place of residence
The growth and changing purpose of leisure time...
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Starter: The first video is the BBC Test Card Screen that used to be displayed in the 1980's when the last programmes finished at 1am. How has that changed to the 'on demand' services we receive today and why?
The second video details how leisure time and provision have changed since the 1950's (focus on Germany). Take notes on the decade trends using the worksheet below.
The second video details how leisure time and provision have changed since the 1950's (focus on Germany). Take notes on the decade trends using the worksheet below.
Task - Complete all the remaining activities set out on the worksheet above. You will need the information in the space beneath.
Define: Leisure
Free time when you are not in work, education or carrying out essential domestic activities and compulsory activities e.g sleeping and eating.
Define: Recreation
This is referred to as the activities that are done when not working and are done for amusement, fun or pleasure.
Define: Sport
A physical activity with a set of rules and customs. The activity may be competitive.
Define: Tourism - Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure. Note that this definition excludes day trippers.
Mapping where you have been
This is the link you need to complete the countries you have visited.
What Has Led To This Growth in Leisure...?
Task - Complete the tasks on the worksheet below. For the first task, the images are embedded below if you need to study them in more detail.
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The Categorization of Touristic Activities...
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All tasks should be completed on the worksheet above
What are Primary & Secondary Tourism Resources? Primary Tourism Resource - These are attractions that pre-date tourism i.e. the reason that destination was so attractive in the first instance (climate, scenery, wildlife, indigenous people and cultural/heritage sites) Secondary Tourism Resource - The extra facilities that are now there to accommodate the tourists (hotels, restaurants, water parks, shopping, adventure providers etc) Task 1 - Either, click here to read about the Top 8 Extreme Tourist Activities that exist as compiled by oddee.com. Or watch the video to the right. Make a list of these activities and their locations. Task 2 - Watch the second video to the right. **You might want to turn the music down!** Make notes on the different categories of tourism on your worksheet. Task 3 - Find out the meanings of the following terms:
Task 4 - Take notes on two examples of the types of tourism specified above. The resources below will help you. |
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The Categorisation of Sports Activities...
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Task - Is that a sport?
Adopt a 'less common' sport from the video wall above. You have 5 minutes to prepare a defense of why the activity should be classified as a sport. Your partner should prepare an alternative response stating why it's not!
There are some definitions here for you to use in your defense / attack.
Task - Categories of Sports
Complete all activities set out on the worksheet below.
Task - Is that a sport?
Adopt a 'less common' sport from the video wall above. You have 5 minutes to prepare a defense of why the activity should be classified as a sport. Your partner should prepare an alternative response stating why it's not!
There are some definitions here for you to use in your defense / attack.
Task - Categories of Sports
Complete all activities set out on the worksheet below.
Economic development & participation in leisure activities...
Read this before we start.
It can be seen that populations of HIC's have better access to sports all round. This can be seen in the ability to watch sport on television (remember the TEDX talk at the start of this unit?) and ownership of electronics and satellite services generally increases with wealth. Wealthy governments also have the ability to invest in sporting infrastructure and sports development at grass roots level.
France is a good example of a country where even at a rural level, many villages are equipped with sports pitches and outdoor pools and lido's. The increasing popularity of leisure activities and indeed the time to carry them out can once again be linked to the rise of the middle class and can be seen by the hundreds of thousands of people who watch Spanish La Liga football in Australia on cable television or the hundreds of millions of Chinese who watch American NBA on a weekly basis.
As you know, some sports like Grand Prix require massive investment in lessons and equipment to get the driver to a standard where they might complete in F3, F2 or F1 racing. There is no surprise therefore to discover that no current F1 driver hails from an LIC or that there is no circuit in a LIC. Other sports simply require a round object (ball) and some sticks (goal) for the game to take place. Visitors to Rio, Brazil might see youngsters playing football in every available open space just as they would see the same youngsters in Mumbai, India enthusiastically playing a game of cricket. Indeed, Brazil (MIC) has been very successful in football as has India (MIC) in cricket.
It can be seen that populations of HIC's have better access to sports all round. This can be seen in the ability to watch sport on television (remember the TEDX talk at the start of this unit?) and ownership of electronics and satellite services generally increases with wealth. Wealthy governments also have the ability to invest in sporting infrastructure and sports development at grass roots level.
France is a good example of a country where even at a rural level, many villages are equipped with sports pitches and outdoor pools and lido's. The increasing popularity of leisure activities and indeed the time to carry them out can once again be linked to the rise of the middle class and can be seen by the hundreds of thousands of people who watch Spanish La Liga football in Australia on cable television or the hundreds of millions of Chinese who watch American NBA on a weekly basis.
As you know, some sports like Grand Prix require massive investment in lessons and equipment to get the driver to a standard where they might complete in F3, F2 or F1 racing. There is no surprise therefore to discover that no current F1 driver hails from an LIC or that there is no circuit in a LIC. Other sports simply require a round object (ball) and some sticks (goal) for the game to take place. Visitors to Rio, Brazil might see youngsters playing football in every available open space just as they would see the same youngsters in Mumbai, India enthusiastically playing a game of cricket. Indeed, Brazil (MIC) has been very successful in football as has India (MIC) in cricket.
Background
You will be going to the excellent Dollar Street by Gapminder to carry out a quick study to find out how different income levels participate differently in leisure activities. To do this you need to understand the way that this site is set up.
Dollar Street documents the lives of over 264 homes in 50 countries so far, and the list is growing. In each home the photographer spends a day taking photos of up to 135 objects, like the family’s toothbrushes or favorite pair of shoes. All photos are then tagged (household function, family name and income).
When you access the site, it will order the houses visited in terms of the income. Poorest on the left, middle incomes in the middle and richest on the right.
Task - I would like you to choose one of the following categories and use that to write up a short piece linking wealth and leisure activities. You can use the worksheet below.
Take a screen shot of the four pictures can be from different rows, but one from each of the four columns) and paste them into your worksheet and aim to write a 200 word commentary. You can find out more about the family by clicking on the picture, then on the new screen, click on 'Visit this Home'.
You will be going to the excellent Dollar Street by Gapminder to carry out a quick study to find out how different income levels participate differently in leisure activities. To do this you need to understand the way that this site is set up.
Dollar Street documents the lives of over 264 homes in 50 countries so far, and the list is growing. In each home the photographer spends a day taking photos of up to 135 objects, like the family’s toothbrushes or favorite pair of shoes. All photos are then tagged (household function, family name and income).
When you access the site, it will order the houses visited in terms of the income. Poorest on the left, middle incomes in the middle and richest on the right.
Task - I would like you to choose one of the following categories and use that to write up a short piece linking wealth and leisure activities. You can use the worksheet below.
Take a screen shot of the four pictures can be from different rows, but one from each of the four columns) and paste them into your worksheet and aim to write a 200 word commentary. You can find out more about the family by clicking on the picture, then on the new screen, click on 'Visit this Home'.
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The Living Room
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The Television
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Children's Toys
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Two societies at contrasting stages of development...
For this section of work, we will look at China and the USA and carry out a study into how participation in leisure activities has changed in two contrasting countries.
Task - Split into pairs and each of you should take one of the two case studies below. Research carefully and produce a fact sheet on your chosen country. Agree on a common format for ease of comparison and future revision.
For each country, you have two videos, a link to more information and a graphic. This is all you need.
Task - Split into pairs and each of you should take one of the two case studies below. Research carefully and produce a fact sheet on your chosen country. Agree on a common format for ease of comparison and future revision.
For each country, you have two videos, a link to more information and a graphic. This is all you need.
Factors affecting personal participation in sports and tourism...
We are going to finish this section by looking at the physical, human, social, political and cultural factors that affect participation in sports and tourism.
Task - Click on the blue tabs below to access the worksheets on physical and human factors affecting participation in sports and tourism.
Exam Review of this unit
Complete Question 9 a, b, c (page 8) of the IB DP Geography sample examination on the mini site.
Complete Question 9 a, b, c (page 8) of the IB DP Geography sample examination on the mini site.
