SECTION A
Question 3
(a) Define the term amenities in tourism.
(b) List two infrastructural benefits of tourism to a community.
Observation
The question was unpopular and candidates’ overall performance was above average. A few of the candidates were unable to list the infrastructural benefits of tourism to a community. This made them lose some marks. They were expected to respond to the (b) part of the question in the following manner:
(b) Infrastructural benefits of tourism to a community:
- Construction of road
- Electricity
- Water supply
- Communication facilities
- Health centre
- Market place/centre
- Schools
- Rail lines
- Airport
- Seaport
- Riverport
- Construction of buildings, e.g. Town Halls
- Construction of sporting facilities
- Provision of recreational centres
- Transport interchange/terminal facilities
- Events centres
- Art and cultural centres