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Tourism Destination Information

Tourism Destination Information. Introduction. 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. Land Area 148,940,000 sq km 29 % Water Area

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Tourism Destination Information

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  1. Tourism Destination Information

  2. Introduction • 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 Land Area 148,940,000 sq km 29 % Water Area 361,132,000 sq km 70.8 % Fresh Water Area – less than 2 % World Population 6,633,190,000 20 July 2006

  3. 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

  4. Africa & Australia Africa Australia

  5. Asia & Europe Asia Ural Mountains Aral River Caspian Sea Caucasus Mountains Black Sea & Bosphorus Strait For Homework located these features on your Map of Europe

  6. North & South America North America South America

  7. The Oceans

  8. Pacific Ocean North Pacific Pacific South

  9. Indian Ocean

  10. Atlantic Ocean

  11. Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean

  12. Latitude & Longitude

  13. Equator

  14. Prime Meridian & Tropics Prime Meridian

  15. Arctic Circle 66ºN 66ºS Antarctic Circle

  16. 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.

  17. International Date Linenorth to south

  18. Hemispheres

  19. Climate Types Equatorial Tropical Sub - Tropical Temperate Continental

  20. Climate Types • 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 1ºN Equatorial Tropical Sub - Tropical Temperate Continental

  21. Climate Types • 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 Fiji Equatorial Tropical Sub - Tropical Temperate Continental

  22. Climate Types • 3 Seasons Summer, Spring, Autumn • Lies between Tropic of Cancer & 33º[N] & Tropic of Capricorn & 34 º[S] • Eg Newcastle Equatorial Tropical Sub - Tropical Temperate Continental

  23. Climate Types • 4 Seasons Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter • Lies between 33 - 66ºN & 33/4 - 66ºS • Eg Melbourne Equatorial Tropical Sub - Tropical Temperate Continental

  24. Climate Types • extreme difference between day & night time temperatures • away from moderating effects of the sea Equatorial Tropical Sub - Tropical Temperate Continental

  25. Factors that influence Climate Altitude Seasons Latitude Coast vs Inland Prevailing Wind Direction Proximity to Hills & Mountains

  26. Altitude Altitude measures height above sea level as Height increases temperature decreases

  27. Latitude Latitude measures the distance from the equator in degrees north or south eg Singapore 1ºN As Latitude Increases temperature decreases

  28. Seasonality Seasons tell us about the normal weather patterns and temperature ranges Eg Summer Autumn Winter Spring

  29. 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

  30. Other Factors Prevailing Wind Direction the West of a Continent tends to be drier than the East Proximity to Hills & Mountains due to local prevailing wind direction one side of the mountains tends to be wetter than the other

  31. Politics is a form of social organisation

  32. Travel Documentation Passports Health Documents[sometimes] Visas Information Sources for Travel Issues www.s m a r tt r a v e l l e r.gov.au

  33. Gross Domestic Product GDP • Value of all Goods & Services • Produced & Sold in that country in one Year • Measured in USD

  34. Tourism Generating Regions Tend to be Developed or Developing Nations Tourism Destination Regions Can be any Developed, Developing or Lesser Developed Nations

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