Tourism Keywords Flashcards
Tourism in Thailand, Tourism in South America, How the Pandemic Affected the Travel Industry.
Define TOURISM
When people move temporarily to a place/places for the purpose of pleasure
Define STAYCATION
Being a tourist in your own country; exploring and sightseeing different parts of it
Define MASS TOURISM
When a place attracts huge amounts of people every year
Define EXTREME TOURISM
A small niche of tourism where tourists visit potentially dangerous places and do risky activities.
Define ECOTOURISM
When tourists travel responsibly to natural areas, conserving them and benefiting the local people
Define GLOBAL PANDEMIC
A serious outbreak that affects people across the world
Define HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
A branch of geography that deals with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth.
Seringueiro
Rubber tapper
Primary jobs
Jobs that involve getting raw materials from the natural environment.
e.g. Mining, farming and fishing.
Secondary jobs
Jobs that involve making things (manufacturing).
e.g. making cars and steel.
Tertiary jobs
Jobs that involve providing a service.
e.g. teaching and nursing.
Analytical
Making observations and educated guesses: reading between the lines.
Domestic
Existing or occurring inside a particular country.
Opposite of INTERNATIONAL
International
Existing, occurring, or carried on between nations.
Opposite of DOMESTIC
Natural rescource
A place that people visit to observe the natural features and landmarks found there
