Snowdon Summit - Honey Pot Site

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Discussion on Snowdon as a tourist honeypot site.

Shows Snowdon's summit wilderness and discusses the effects of Snowdonia being a honeypot site. Discussion of problems and challenges which still face the area today - radioactive soil following on from the Chernobyl explosion, soil erosion caused by tourism and acid rain.
From: How Green Assault on Snowdon
First Broadcast : 27 February 1992

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 9-11,11-14

Subject : Geography

Topic : Environmental issues, Sustainable development, Tourism

Keywords : Snowdonia, honeypot site,

Notes : Use clip to emphasise the negative effects of tourism. Also explore other effects of human activity on the Snowdonia environment - Chernobyl, acid rain, global warming etc. Discussion on advantages and disadvantages of tourism.


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