INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Tourism geography is a sub-field of:

• Human geography

• Anthropology geography

• Social geography

• Cultural geography

Tourism System is made of of how many components?

• Two

• Three

• Two

• Four

Which one is a natural characteristic that attracts tourists to a location?

• Transport

• Weather

• Facilities

• Top world leading hotels and resorts

Nauru is the least visited destination in the world. What human characteristic may be the reason to why this is?

• The weather is too cold there

• There is no scenery to look at

• The location is very muddy

• There are no airlines visiting there

What is the geography of tourism?

• The study of the world's patterns and methodology

• How industries are formed

• Study of travel and tourism as an industry

• Study of travel as a social and cultural activity

What are tourism products?

• Tourism products = Tourism resources

• Tourism products = Tourism resources + tourism services/ goods

• Tourism products = Tourism services/ goods

• None of above is correct

The routes travelled between the generating areas and tourist destinations are known as, what?

• Tourist routes

• Transit routes

• Travel routes

• Geography routes

Recreation is engaged upon during

• Leisure Time

• Work Time

• Committed Time

• Sleep Time

What concepts need to be considered when studying the geography of travel and tourism?

• All of the above

• Spatial scale

• The geographical components of the tourism system

• Spatial interaction between the components of the tourism system

What is a tourist?

• A person who travels just for business

• Someone who visits a place far away from their home for more than 12 consecutive months

• Someone who travels away from their home for pleasure