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Tourism Destination Information
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A person working in the Tourism Industry needs to understand:
General World Geography
• The Continents
• The Oceans
• Major Physical Features
Time Zones
Climate
Information Sources
Introduction
Land Area148,940,000 sq km 29
%
Water Area361,132,000 sq km 70.8
%
Fresh Water Area – less than 2 %
World Population6,633,190,000 20 July
2006
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The Continents
#1 Asia 44,579,000 sq km
#2 Africa 30,065,000 sq km
#3 North America 24,256,000 sq km
#4 South America 17,819,000 sq km
#5 Antarctica 13,209,000 sq km
#6 Europe 9,938,000 sq km
#7 Australia / Oceania 7,687,000 sq km
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AustraliaAfrica
Africa & Australia
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AsiaAsia & Europe
Ural Mountains
Aral River
Caspian Sea
Caucasus Mountains
Black Sea & Bosphorus Strait
For Homework located these features on your Map of Europe
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North America
South America
North & South America
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The Oceans
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Pacific
Pacific
South
North
Pacific Ocean
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Indian Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
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Latitude & Longitude
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Equator
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Prime Meridian & Tropics
Prime Meridian
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Arctic Circle
66ºN
66ºSAntarctic Circle
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International Date Line
180º line of longitude
middle of the Pacific Ocean
imaginary line - separates 2 consecutive calendar days. not perfectly straight line
In the Eastern Hemisphere, left of the International Date Line (the date) is always one day ahead of the date (or day) in the Western Hemisphere. note that Tonga and Samoa have the same time but are (1) day apart, as Samoa is in the Western Hemisphere, on the opposite side of the International Dateline from Tonga. Fiji is (1) hour earlier than Tonga.
Hawaii, further to the east of Samoa, is (1) hour later in time.
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International Date Line
north to south
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Hemispheres
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Climate Types
Equatorial
Tropical
Sub - Tropical
Temperate
Continental
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Climate Types
Equatorial
Tropical
Sub - Tropical
Temperate
• hot all year
• a very low temperature
range - usually less than 3ºC
• wet climate
annual rainfall often more
than 2000 mm
• Lies close to the equator
•Eg Singapore 1ºNContinental
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Climate Types
Equatorial
Tropical
Sub - Tropical
Temperate
• hot all year 28 - 32 ºC
• Wet & Dry Seasons
• Seasonal change of wind
direction - called monsoon
• Lies between
Tropic of Cancer [N] &
Tropic of Capricorn [S]
• Eg FijiContinental
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Climate Types
Equatorial
Tropical
Sub - Tropical
Temperate
• 3 Seasons
Summer, Spring, Autumn
• Lies between
Tropic of Cancer & 33º[N] &
Tropic of Capricorn & 34 º[S]
•Eg Newcastle
Continental
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Climate Types
Equatorial
Tropical
Sub - Tropical
Temperate
• 4 Seasons
Summer, Spring,
Autumn, Winter
• Lies between
33 - 66ºN & 33/4 - 66ºS
•Eg Melbourne
Continental
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Climate Types
Continental
Tropical
Sub - Tropical
Temperate
Equatorial • extreme difference
between day & night time
temperatures
• away from moderating
effects of the sea
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Factors that influence Climate
Altitude
Latitude
Coast vs Inland
Proximity to Hills & Mountains
Prevailing Wind Direction
Seasons
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Altitude
Altitude measures
height above sea level
measured in metresas Height increases temperature decreases
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Latitude
Latitude measures the distance from the equator in degrees north or south eg Singapore 1ºN
As Latitude Increases
temperature decreases
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Seasonality
Seasons tell us about the normal weather patterns and temperature ranges
Eg
Summer Autumn Winter Spring
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Coastal vs Inland
Due to the moderating effects of the Sea Coastal regions have less extremes of temperature
ie the water cools and heats slowly
& away from large bodies of water the land heats & cools rapidly
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Other Factors
Proximity to Hills & Mountains due to local prevailing wind direction one side of the mountains tends to be wetter than the other
Prevailing Wind Direction the West of a Continent tends to be drier than the East
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Politics
is a form of social organisation
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Travel Documentation
Passports
Health Documents[sometimes]Visas
Information Sources for Travel Issues
www.s m a r t t r a v e l l e r.gov.au
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Gross Domestic Product
GDP• Value of all Goods & Services
• Produced & Sold in that country in one Year
• Measured in USD
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Tourism Generating Regions
Tend to be Developed or Developing Nations
Tourism Destination Regions
Can be any Developed, Developing or Lesser Developed Nations
