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1 Tunisia – what has happened here to affect tourism?

2 This is what attracts tourists to Tunisia

3 This is what it looks like now.

4 Relieved British tourists arrive home from crisis-torn Tunisia as dozens prisoners fleeing blazing prison are shot Thomas Cook brought 1,800 tourists home yesterday in six evacuation flights and the same number were being flown home on emergency flights today. The tourists were left behind when a state of emergency was declared, temporarily closing the country's airspace.

5 Natural hazards such as the volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupted tourism for weeks.

6 Terrorism also affects how people travel.

7 Remember Swine Flu. All flights to Mexico were cancelled.

8 Incoming and domestic tourism was severely reduced when this country was affected by foot and mouth.

9 Thu 20/1/11 Climatic Conditions. WALT To describe the location of tropical storms and the times of year they occur. WILF Using the evidence you have collected to write a description.

10 Tropical Storms. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are different names for the same thing.

11 They occur in tropical areas where the temperature is hottest. Why is the tropics the hottest area?

12 10º – 30° north of the equator. 10º – 30° south of the equator. They can not cross over the equator because of the earth’s rotation.

13 Tropical storms travel from east to west so they mostly affect the countries on the western side of the continent.

14 Tourist destinations that have hurricanes are USA – around the Gulf of Mexico The Caribbean Islands Central America such as Mexico

15 Tourist destinations that have cyclones are The Pacific Islands such as Fiji and the Philippines. Northern Australia = Queensland and the Northern territory. India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Maldives

16 Tourist destinations that have Typhoons are China and Japan

17 USA and Caribbean Japan and China Australia and Pacific Islands India, Thailand. Sri Lanka. When to avoid the tropical storm season?

18 www.ucar.edu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone /www.experts123.com You tube Travel and Tourism BTEC first Steve Ingles Key Geography for GCSE Finish here

19 The monsoon lands are north and south of the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Caprocorn. This is where the weather is hot and wet during certain times of the year. Monsoon countries have wet and dry seasons.

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