TPC 2 - GLOBAL TOURISM, GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE

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  • Geography
    The study of Earth's landscape, people, places, and environment
  • Spatial terms
    Geography studies the relationships between people, places, and environments by mapping information about them into a spatial context
  • Places and regions
    The identities and lives of individuals and people are rooted in particular places and in those human constructs called regions
  • Physical systems
    Physical processes shape Earth's surface and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems
  • Human systems
    People are central to geography. Human activities, settlements, and structures help shape Earth's surface, and humans compete for control of Earth's surface
  • Environment and society
    The physical environment is influenced by the ways in which human societies value and use Earth's physical features and processes
  • Uses of geography
    Knowledge of geography enables people to develop an understanding of the relationships between people, places, and environments over time
  • Tourism
    The activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes
  • Roles of geography in tourism
    • Product of tourism and travel motivator
    • Travel or itinerary planning
    • Types of maps
  • World continents
    • North America
    • South America
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Antarctica
  • Hemispheres
    The northern and southern hemispheres are split by the equator, a line across the middle. The eastern and western hemispheres are separated by the prime meridian, a line running from pole to pole
  • International tourism
    Travel of residents visiting places outside their home country
  • Passport
    An official and legal document issued by the government to its citizens for international travel
  • Securing a Philippine passport
    1. Appear personally at the Department of Foreign Affairs
    2. Have a confirmed appointment
    3. Accomplish a printed application form
    4. Provide necessary documents
  • Visa
    An endorsement issued by the consular office of the country to be visited, which allows the bearer an entry
  • Travel tips
  • Landform
    A natural part of the Earth's surface made by forces like water, ice, wind, and movement of the Earth's plates
  • Major types of landforms
    • Mountains
    • Hills
    • Plateaus
  • Other types of landforms
    • Desert
    • Valley
    • Island
    • Glaciers
  • Weather
    The day-to-day conditions in a place
  • Climate
    The average weather and how it changes over months to millions of years in a place
  • Difference between weather and climate
    Weather is about what's happening in the air right now or over a short time, while climate is about what the air does over a long time
  • Important weather signs
    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
    • Overcast
    • Thunderstorm
    • Partly sunny
    • Fog
    • Showers
    • Heavy rain
    • Rain with sun
    • Snowy
    • Partly cloudy night
    • Unknown data
    • Rain night
    • Sleet
    • Cloudy night
    • Clear night
  • Wind
    Air moves from places where there's a lot of air to places where there's not much
  • Anemometer
    A tool for measuring wind speed
  • Temperature
    How hot or cold a place is, measured in Celsius or Fahrenheit
  • Geography
    The study of Earth's landscape, people, places, and environment
  • Spatial context
    Geography studies the relationships between people, places, and environments by mapping information about them into a spatial context
  • Places and regions
    The identities and lives of individuals and people are rooted in particular places and in those human constructs called regions
  • Physical systems
    Physical processes shape Earth's surface and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems
  • Human systems
    People are central to geography. Human activities, settlements, and structures help shape Earth's surface, and humans compete for control of Earth's surface
  • Environment and society
    The physical environment is influenced by the ways in which human societies value and use Earth's physical features and processes
  • Uses of geography
    Knowledge of geography enables people to develop an understanding of the relationships between people, places, and environments over time-that is of Earth's as it was, is, and as it might be
  • Tourism
    The activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes
  • Roles of geography in tourism
    • Product of tourism and travel motivator
    • Travel or itinerary planning
    • Types of maps
  • World continents
    • North America
    • South America
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Antarctica
  • Hemispheres
    The northern and southern hemispheres are split by the equator, a line across the middle. The eastern and western hemispheres are separated by the prime meridian, a line running from pole to pole
  • International tourism
    Travel of residents visiting places outside their home country
  • Passport
    An official and legal document issued by the government to its citizens for international travel
  • Securing a Philippine passport
    1. Appear personally at the Department of Foreign Affairs
    2. Have a confirmed appointment
    3. Accomplish a printed application form
    4. Provide necessary documents