Name:______Mr. Nero – CGG3O1

Florida – Demographics & Economy

Population

·  Florida has the _____ highest state population in the United States.

·  As of 2013, Florida's population was estimated to be 19,552,860.

·  During Florida's peak growth year of 2005, it was the nation's ______at an annual rate of 2.2%

Racial and ancestral makeup

·  Before the ______, when slavery was legal, ______made up nearly ______of the state's population

·  Today, large concentrations of African American residents can be found in ______

·  There has been a large increase in ______from ______, Haiti, and ______to South Florida.

·  Those of ______and ______ancestry are present in large numbers in all the urban/suburban areas across the state.

Why do you think so many Hispanic immigrants are coming to Florida?
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Languages

·  As of 2005, 74.54 percent of Florida residents age 5 and older spoke ______at home as a first language, while 18.65 percent spoke ______

Religion

·  Florida is mostly ______, but ______is the single largest denomination in the state. There is also a sizable ______community, located mainly in South Florida

Economy

·  The GDP of Florida in 2007 was $734.5 billion. Its GDP is the ______largest economy in the USA.

·  ______makes up the largest sector of the state economy.

·  ______, especially in the Orlando area, make up a significant portion of tourism.

·  Many ______are also popular tourist destinations, particularly in the winter months

·  The second largest industry is ______. Florida produces the majority of ______grown in the U.S.– in 2006 67 % of all citrus especially oranges was grown.

Economic Tourism - Worldwide

Task 1: (14 Marks)

Answer the following questions referring to the attached article.

1.  How many jobs did the tourism industry create in 2012? ______

2.  Which percentage of new jobs was supported by the tourism industry in 2012? ______

3.  Why is the tourism industry referred to as “resilient”?

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4.  How does tourism contribute to a country’s economic development and growth strategies?

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5.  What have they identified as barriers to the prosperity of tourism industry?

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6.  Why has employment gone up in the travel and tourism industry?

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7.  Who is the “up-and-comer” of the travel and tourism industry? ______

Task 2: (6 Marks)

Only a small share of the world’s people can afford to be tourists. Unfortunately, for 2/3’s of the world’s population, spending on tourism is just a dream.

North America

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36.1%

European Union

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31.4%

Northeast Asia (including Japan)

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19.4%

Other Western, Central, & Eastern Europe

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4.0%

South, Southeast Asia, Oceania

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3.9%

Latin America & the Caribbean

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2.5%

Middle East

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1.6%

Africa

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1.1%

1.  Create a pie graph for the above data on the blank paper provided and choose a different colour or pattern to shade in each piece of pie.

2.  Identify the regions above on a map and link the colours (or patterns) in the pie graph to your map with the same regions.

Global Travel & Tourism industry defies economic uncertainty by outperforming the global economy in 2012 – and predicted to do it again in 2013

28 February 2013

The Travel & Tourism industry has outperformed the global economy in 2012 – growing faster than manufacturing, retail, financial services and communications. The industry has grown its total contribution to GDP by 3% and increased the number of jobs by five million to 260 million. It means that, for the first time, one in 11 of all jobs in the world are now supported by Travel & Tourism. More than 10% of all new jobs created in 2012 were from the industry.
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) economic research, in 2012, Travel & Tourism’s total economic contribution - taking account of its direct, indirect and induced impacts - was US$6.6 trillion in GDP (a rise of US$500 billion year-on-year), US$765 billion in investment and US$1.2 trillion in exports* (all 2012 prices). This contribution represents 9% of total GDP, 5% of total investment and 5% of world exports.
Among the 20 largest global economies (the G20), South Korea, China, South Africa and Indonesia performed best. Growth of less than 1% in Europe and 2% in the United States was counter-balanced by 10% growth in South Korea, 7% in China and South Africa and 6% in Indonesia.
WTTC is predicting the Travel & Tourism industry will expand its total contribution to GDP by 3.2% in 2013, faster than the 2.4% predicted for global economic growth. The industry is expected to support nearly 266 million jobs in 2013 and again outperform many other industries.
David Scowsill, President & CEO of WTTC, said: “2012 demonstrated again just how resilient the Travel & Tourism industry is. Despite many economic difficulties, last year, for the first time, we saw more than one billion international travellers cross an International border. This industry is an important driver for countries’ economic development and growth strategies. Our industry is responsible for creating jobs, lifting people out of poverty, and broadening horizons. But we need international institutions and governments to recognise its strength, to remove restrictive visa and tax regimes and to work with the private sector to stimulate that growth.
David Scowsill continued: “It is clear that the industry is going to be a significant driver of global growth and employment for the next decade. The rise in emerging market destinations explains some of the strong growth in T&T (particularly employment). As the shift from a manufacturing to a services’ economy increases in many countries, so the share of T&T employment out of total employment will increase, as will the share of tourism’s contribution to total GDP. Growing faster than any other economy is China. WTTC forecasts that China will overtake the United States to be the world’s biggest Travel and Tourism economy by 2023”.