Touring Around the World Flashcards
All Inclusive
Resort found around the globe, offering resort living at one price and includes room, meals, beverages, gratuities, entertainment, and use of all non-motorized sports equipment.
Amazon Safari Lodge
A type of accommodation found throughout the jungle regions of the Amazon basin.
Bays
Areas of ocean water, smaller than gulfs, that penetrate landmass but are less enclosed by land.
Canyons
Deep, narrow valleys having high, steep cliffs.
Capes
Land projections extending into the water that are shorter than peninsulas.
Cays
Small and low islands are composed of sand and coral.
Continents
Largest landmasses on earth that include North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe.
Desert
Portion of the surface of the earth in which there is little or no rainfall.
Destination Management Company -DMC
A local company that specializes in inbound travel.
Eastern Hemisphere
The portion of the earth including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the majority of the islands in the Pacific Ocean.-[
Estancias
Active cattle ranches in South America that offer room and board.
Fjords
Inlets that are deeply indented into the coastline and are narrow with steep cliffs.
Flat Maps
Two-dimensional representation of a sphere.
Globes
The most accurate type of map because it represents the earth in three dimensions.
Greenwich Mean Time GMT
The time at the prime meridian that serves as the basis of all world time. Places to the east of GMT are later in time; places to the west of GMT are earlier in time.
Gulf
Large areas of the ocean water that penetrate into a land mass.
Human Geography
Focuses on people and their patterns of settlement and activity.
International Dateline
An arbitrary line that is located halfway around the world from the prime meridian at which the date changes.
Islands
Small bodies of land surrounded by water.
Lakes
Bodies of water that are encircled completely by land and are generally smaller than seas or gulfs.
Latitude
Parallel lines of measurement drawn from east to west between the equator and north and south poles that measure degrees north and south of the equator.
Leeward
The side of the mountain facing away from the wind.
Locator Maps
Found in various reference books; usually represent a small area (city or an island, for example) and identifies major hotels, attractions, and major streets.
Longitude
Meridians or lines that are drawn north to south, converging at the poles, that measure degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England.
Micro-states
Tiny political units that are holdovers from medieval times. Some micro-states include Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City (inside the city of Rome, Italy).
Modified American Plan -MAP
An arrangement in which the room rate includes breakfast and another main meal, often dinner; called demi-pension in Europe.
Mountains
Land elevations that affect travel due to their effect on climate.
Northern Hemisphere
All places on earth north of the equator.
Paradores
Manor houses, castles, monasteries, and mansions that have been converted to hotels and inns; boast the local history and charm of the region. Located in Puerto Rico and Spain.
Peninsula
Land projections extending into the water that are longer than capes.
Physical Geography
The study of the earth’s natural features and geography.
Political Map
Shows country, state boundaries, coastlines, island nations, major bodies of water, country names and capitals.
Prime Meridian
The line of longitude running through Greenwich, England at zero degrees.
Reefs
Offshore ridges of land that rise to or just below the surface of the ocean.
Relief Map
Shows natural features of the land: mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, rivers, and coastlines. Colors or shading are used to show elevation levels.
Rivers
Large natural inland streams of running water.
Route Map
Indicates where various transportation systems travel, for example, airline and rail route maps.
Southern Hemisphere
All places on earth south of the equator.
Time zones
The earth is divided into 24 zones, each with a width of 15 degrees longitude. Within each zone, the time is one hour different than that in a neighboring time zone.
Tourism Geography
A study of the world and its destinations as seen through the eyes of a travel agent, about what is relevant and practical to the travel professional.
Traditional Geography
A study of the world and its destinations, presenting what is relevant and practical to the travel professional.
Tropic of Cancer
A line of latitude that lies at 23.5 degrees north of the equator, which in combination with the Tropic of Capricorn defines the tropical climatic region.
Tropic of Capricorn
A line of latitude that lies at 23.5 degrees south of the equator, which in combination with the Tropic of Cancer defines the tropical climatic region.
Volcanoes
Mountains that have openings from which heated solid, liquid, and gaseous matters are ejected. Three types are: dormant (can erupt again), active, and extinct.
Western Hemisphere
The portion of the earth including North and South America, Greenland, plus all adjacent islands and Hawaii.
Windward
The side of a mountain facing the wind.
