Tourism/History/Country Flashcards
Provides employment locally
Boosts local economy through valuable foreign exchange
Touristic attraction
provides entertainment for all ages/ reflect the local culture and history/ become a long-term investment for the whole country
Amenities
Useful amenities within their hotel complex
Ecotourism
Tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.
In order to conserve biodiversity, ecotourism is advocated to link with agriculture in rural areas.
Recreational activity
Recreational fishing is allowed on the river.
Scuba diving is a popular recreational activity.
فعالیت تفریحی
Peak season
High season
Package holiday
Guided tours
Advanture tourism
like mountaineering, hiking and kayaking
Stunning landscape
sightseeing
Holiday brochures
Travel agency
Superb system of communication
By air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other at a moderate cost
State of affair
A situation
Many tourist organizations are responsible for this state of affair that tourists can not convers with locals
The modern tourist
leads a cosseted and sheltered life
Gaze
a long steady look
Modern tourists gaze at the local ppl from distance
Conducted tours
guided tours
To wander off
go around
Strict schedule
well planned
Hideous
Extremely ugly
Stereotypes
We dont see the pp of other nations as they are but as we have been brought up to believe they are
Preconceptions
You come away with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression
National stereotypes
are absurd and harmful
Wild generalization
stir up(grow)racial hatred and blind us to basic facts
To embark
To get on airplain
To disembark
To get off
Package tours
Vs. independent traveller/ backpacker
Mass tourism
Negative affect on environment
Trip
Short trip
Journey
Travel w car
Voyage
Long journey
Excursion
Short trip by a group of ppl / To go on excursion
Short-haul flight
Long-haul flight
Immigration
Is encouraged in canada because of the shortage of workers in the country
High-powered job
High salary
Expatriates/ mohaajer
Repatriates/ deported
Persona non grata
a person who is not wanted or welcome in a particular country, because they are unacceptable to its government:
He was declared persona non grata and asked to leave the country within 48 hours.
Full swing
At a stage when an activity is at its high
Mass tourism is in full swing
Lush Amazon rain forest
spectacular forest
Internally displaces
ppl who are MOVED to one part of their country to another by their uncaring government
Economic migrants
FORCED to find a job and seek living wherever they can
Palm-fringed beach
With palm trees along the beach
Hard-up student
students in financial difficulties
Sophisticated
comfort-loving
Brackish coffee
ghahve monde
Corned beef
preserved
Suffocate
Deprive of oxygen
Hump gargantuan weights on your back
to carry huge bags
Pursuit
Camping has become the great pursuit of motorists
Discomfort associated with it
has been miraculously whisked away
Outlay
expense
a modest-outlay traveler
Insulated tent
waterproof
Not-so-modest
a bit luxury
Resembles
looks like
Elaborate
containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts:
They’re making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding.
He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn’t quite believe him.
Bungalow
small house
Cottage
Driving round and round
to wander around
Hot and cold running water
modern camping sites are well equipped
Attractive proposition
Attractive offer
Low-cost holidays make camping an attractive proposition
Tremendous mobility
تحرک فوقالعاده
Always close to nature
besides some clear stream with mountains in the background
Develop hearty appetite
sincere appetite
Strained world of hotels
full of stress
Essence of true recreation
real enjoyment
Cosmopolitan
melting pot of all nationality
A modern metropolis
Requires a good integrated transport system
Traffic congestion
rush hour
Inner-city areas
population explosion
Cultural event
entertainment complexes
Pressure of modern city life
Stress-related illnesses
Cost of living
Prices are exorbitant
Anonymity
Many people appreciate the anonymity of living in large cities
Central business district
peak periods
Urban sprawl
the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
Productive land
Arable land
Depopulation
the action of causing a country or area to have fewer people living in it:
rural depopulation/depopulation of the rural areas
Closure of rural schools will accelerate depopulation.
Swift and efficient bus service
remarkable transport system/ excellent roads
Whisk
to take away or remove something or someone quickly:
A limo whisked us off to dinner.
Predictable regularity of rush-hour
ghabele pish bini
Procession
a line of people, vehicles, or objects moving forward in an organized manner, esp. as part of a ceremony:
a funeral procession
Staggering proportion
The queues for buses reach staggering proportion
Standstill
a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped:
Bad weather brought construction to a standstill.
The truck came to a standstill in the muddy field.
The traffic on the road has virtually come to a standstill
utmost
greatest or most or farthest:
Speed was of the utmost importance.
Utter chaos
The smallest unforeseen event can bring about conditions of utter chaos
Power cut
an interruption in the supply of electricity:
Storms caused power cuts in hundreds of homes last night.
Derailment
the fact of a train coming off the railway tracks:
There’s been a derailment just outside the city, and many people are feared dead.
The number of train derailments has risen.
precarious
پر مخاطره
I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view.
Obliged
to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something:
Doctors are legally obliged to take certain precautions.
City-dwellers are obliged by their environment
To adopt a wholly unnatural way of life
Urban life
To adopt a wholly unnatural way of life
To lose touch with the land and rhythm of natures
Urban life
Traffic fumes
Pollute the atmosphere
Unceasingly
in a way that is continuing and unlikely to stop:
He worked unceasingly for international childrens’ charities.
The flow of traffic goes on unceasingly and the noise never stops
Exorbitant rent
high
Disdain
the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect:
He regards the political process with disdain.
Burgle
to enter a building illegally and steal things:
When they got back from their holiday they found that their home had been burgled.
White water rafting
Exciting acts
Volatile country
Countries in which there is no stability and there is a possibility of war
Iran is a volatile country thats why you are not able to have your life planned.
Ravage
ویران کردن
to cause great damage to something or someone:
Hurricane Mitch ravaged the tiny Central American country.
Lowest living standards
Congo is amongst the lowest living standards in the world
Amazing scenery
Despite Congo’s troubled history is has amazing scenery and rich mineral resources
Flocking
Gather
Ppl are apparently flocking to see the volcano.
Erupting volcano
آتشفشان فوران
To pose a threat to tourists
The volcano doesn’t pose a threat to tourists
Ranger
a person whose job is to protect a forest or natural park:
a forest ranger
Lawless country
no rule
Hair-raising
s.th so scarry your hair stands up
A great boon
very helpful
Deceptive
make you believe sth that is not true
A bargain
A great offer
Hyper vigilant
Extremely watchful of what is going on around you
Insular
interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas or people
Claustrophobic
Not having enough space to feel comfortable
Quotient
the degree, rate, or amount of something: Intelligence Quotient (zaribe hooshi) Success Quotient( zaribe movafaghiat)
To hustle in big cities
To work aggressively to make money
