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Unit 2 - Keywords list Flashcards

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Continent

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The Earth is divided into 7 major landmasses known as continents

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Hemisphere

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Halves of the Earth’s surface divided by the Equator

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth about 110km apart

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Longitude

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Imaginary lines that run vertically around the Earth

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Degrees

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Latitude and longitude is measured in mathematical degrees

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Equator

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The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, it sits at 0 degrees latitude

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Prime Meridian

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The meridian line at 0 degrees longitude from which the east and west longitude is calculated

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Tropic of Cancer

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A line of latitude located 23.5 degrees north of the equator, marking the most Northern points of the tropics

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Tropic of Capricorn

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A line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees south of the equator, marking the most southern points of the tropics

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Poles

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These are the points on which the Earth turns, known as the North Pole (90 degrees north) and the South Pole (located at 90 degrees south)

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Phenomena

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Remarkable things e.g. Natural phenomena a volcano

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Topography

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The arrangement of the physical features in a landscape, such as mountains, rivers, beaches, roads, conurbations

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Altitude

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The height above sea level

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Flora and fauna

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Plants and animals

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Horticulturalist

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A person who studies growing plants, flowers, fruits or vegetables

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Volcanoes

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An opening on the Earth’s surface that allows magma to escape sometimes in violent eruptions e.g. Mount Etna, Italy

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Geysers

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A vent in the Earth’s surface that periodically ejects a column of hot water e.g Old faithful in Yellowstone National Park, USA

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Auroras

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Light displays in the sky seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Aurora Borealis/ Northern Lights in the Northern Hemisphere; Aurora Australis/ Southern Lights in the Southern Hemisphere

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Hurricane

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A storm characterised by very strong winds particularly in the Caribbean

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Precipitation

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Water falling from the clouds in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow

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Monsoon

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The rainy season in South and South East Asia

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Heritage Site

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A site that has cultural or historical significance

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Infrastructure

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The physical structures and facilities that a country or city requires in order to function

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Serviced accommodation

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Accommodation where services such as reception, cleaning and food options are provided

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Village home-stays
A scheme that allows tourists to live with a local family while on holiday
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Tourist Area life cycle
The series of changes in the life of a tourist destination
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Finite resources
Resources that are limited in their size or lifespan
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Sustainable
Something that can be maintained at a certain rate
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Mature destination
Has reached the stage where it attracts the maximum number of tourists and the peak of its development
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Rejuvenated
Brought back to life through reinvestment or redevelopment
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Dark tourism
Visiting places historically associated with death or tragedy
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Pilgrimage
A site that people travel to as an Act of religious devotion
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Hajj
The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca, which all Muslims are expected to undertake if possible
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation which is an Agency of the United Nations responsible for which sites are deserving of special attention
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World heritage site
A site that is through to be of outstanding importance to the world and future generations and therefore deserves special protection
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Cultural tourism
Tourism that includes attending events, ceremonies and festivals
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Sports tourism
Tourism that involves travelling to partake in active or spectator sports. Many sporting events are great tourist attractions e.g. Fifa World Cup, Olympic Games and Grand Prixs.
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Leisure tourism
Tourists travelling for their own enjoyment and pleasure, or to take a relaxing holiday. E.g. cruises, city breaks, beach holidays
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Nature tourism
Tourism that involves tourists visiting natural areas to appreciate nature. Most of these activities can be described as Ecotourism, engaging in tourism/travel that is environmentally responsible. E.g. whale watching, trekking, safaris, bird watching, conservation holidays
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Adventure tourism
Can mean discovering a more far flung destination or travelling to an area to partake in adventurous sports E.g. rock climbing
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Wellness
The state of physical or spiritual health
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Wellness tourism
Tourism that involves taking holidays or trips to engage in activities that make people feel physically or spiritually better
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Digital free tourism
A new type of wellness tourism that involves visiting/staying in a digital free destination and engaging in digital free activities
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Business tourism
Tourism that involves people travelling for MICE – meetings, incentives, conferences and events
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Education tourism
Tourism that involves engaging in educational activities e.g. learning languages, attending summer schools, to carry out research
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Gateway
a place where travellers enter or leave a country or destination, including airports, seaports, railway stations and coach and bus stations
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Hub
a central transport facility, such as an airport, from which other transport facilities operate, such as buses, coaches, trains and taxis
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IATA code
a unique three letter code issued to every airport in the world by the International Air Transport Association
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Tourism receiver
a destination that attracts or receives tourists
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Tourism generator
a country from which tourists originate
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Berth
a designated place for a ship to moor in a port

A level Travel and Tourism (19 decks)

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