7.03 Tourist Time

7.03 Tourist Time

FUN FACT!

Did you know that there is a place where you can stand in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico at the same time? It is called Four Corners, and it is a popular place for tourists to visit.

What is a tourist?

Tourists are visitors to an area. They come to see the unique and interesting things an area might have. 

Tourism is an industry that is an important part of the American economy and the economies of many states. It involves visitors from inside and outside of the country.

Open Ended

What do you think tourists might bring with them when they visit a place?

THEY BRING MONEY!

The tourism industry depends on the money tourists spend while traveling.

Open Ended

How does tourism impact your states?

Growing Economy

Tourism helps the economy grow. Visitors increase the demand for goods and services when they visit an area. To meet this demand, businesses offer more goods and services. This creates more jobs. 

Growin Economy

Tourism brings in sales taxes, which are used to offer community services and to help maintain roads, hospitals, and schools. Tourism helps create jobs. Workers then spend the money they earn in the community. Some visitors enjoy an area so much that they decide to move and make it their new home.

Tourism Effects

There are many things that can have good and bad effects on tourism, like weather. When the weather is beautiful, there may be more visitors in a state. When it is too cold, hot, or stormy, there may be a decrease in the number of tourists in a state. The changes in the number of tourists during seasons can affect the economy of a state.

Multiple Choice

Tourism is impacted by the weather.

• True

• False

Tourism Effects

Tourism has an impact on the economy and the population of a state. The more tourists there are, the more money they spend. This means more people in the state have jobs. Then, they spend money on rent, groceries, and other activities. The cycle continues.

Tourism

Travel and tourism is estimated to support over 7.6 million jobs in the United States. This industry brought more than $1.5 trillion to the United States economy in 2015. That's a lot!

FUN FACT!

There is a 35-foot tall fork in Springfield, Missouri!

What did I learn?

Tourism is an important industry in the United States. When tourists visit an area, they spend money. This creates jobs for people and gives them money to spend locally. All of this helps the economy grow and new businesses development. Tourism can also increase the population of a state. When a state is doing well, more people want to move there.

Multiple Choice

What does the tourism industry need from tourists?

• size of feet

• hair color

• language spoken

• money

Multiple Choice

How do some tourists spend their money on transportation?

• snack shops

• bike rentals

• walk everywhere

• musical plays

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What do businesses increase when there are more tourists?

• goods and services

• population size

• water levels

• days closed

What attracts tourists to your state?

• historical forts and towns

• theme parks

• festivals

• mountains

• BEACHES!