Thailand

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• Thailand
• Hill Tribes

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What does this image say to you?
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Thailands Hill Tribes

• There are a number of different hill tribes in
• northern Thailand such as the Akha, Lahu, Karen
• etc The Karen tribe are the largest group.
• Hill tribes is the term used to describe people
• who migrated to Thailand from China and Tibet
• over the past few centuries.
• The hill tribes inhabit the remote regions of
• northern Thailand bordering Thailand, Laos and
• Burma

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Activity 1 The Karen tribe

• Write a fact file on the Karen tribe in Northern
• Thailand, you need to include
• Characteristics of the tribe - what do they look
  like, wear, or do?
• How do they live their lives?
• Where do they live in Thailand?
• www.thailine.com/thailand/english/hill-e/karen-e.h
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• www.karenhilltribes.org.uk/

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Activity 2 visiting hill tribes

• Watch the short movie clips and make a list of
• reasons why tourists want to visit hill tribe
• communities like the Karen or Akha.

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Activity 3 tourist experiences

• Using the websites listed, explain the types of
• tourist experiences people can have involving
• the hill tribes.
• www.goway.com/asia/thailand/hilltribe-trekking-ele
  phants-rafting.html
• www.responsibletravel.com/holiday/1738/thai-hill-t
  ribe-trek
• www.thailandhilltribeholidays.com/Hilltribe-Villag
  e-Tours.html

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Activity 4 impacts of tourism

• As a geographer what do you think the impacts
• of tourism are on the hill tribes like The Karen?
• Do you think tourism is good or bad for the hill
• tribes?
• Use the card sort to help you answer this

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Homework

• Responsible tourism whats that?
• If tourists are going to visit remote hill tribe
• Communities, should they have rules to follow?
  
• Use the following weblinks to design a leaflet to
• give to tourists about responsible tourism if
  visiting
• these communities
• www.squidoo.com/Visiting-Hilltribe-Villages
• Thailand
• (The dos and donts of visiting hill tribes)
• www.thailandhilltribeholidays.com/Responsible
• Tourism-Policy.html