1 Tourism Geography? F Geography in general terms: characteristics of landforms, and relationship to economic and cultural activities of residents F Tourism geography: adding a new dimension of travel and tourism –Emphasis on relationship of physical landforms to the needs of travelers –Emphasis on relationship of cultural and economic activities to the needs of travelers

2 Physical Geography F Cartography: mapping or projecting landforms and water –Mercator projectionMercator projection –Robinson projectionRobinson projection –Goode’s Homolosine projectionGoode’s Homolosine projection –Peters Equal Area projectionPeters Equal Area projection –There are many other less known ProjectionsProjections F Geographic position ( What is at 40’26”N, 86’54”W) Geographic position –longitude –latitude

3 Physical Geography F Geographic Time –Time zonesTime zones –Greenwich Mean Time -The Prime MeridianGreenwich Mean Time –International Date Line: 180 Degrees form the PMInternational Date Line: –Equator: 0 degrees Longitude –Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn 23 o 27’ N and S

4 Physical Geography F Climate and weather –four primary factors: Latitude, Mountains, Water, Current F Five climate zones: Tropical, Temperate, Polar defined by: –altitude –water –air –seasons

5 Geography and Tourism F Geographic features affect the ways residents live - cultural and economic F Relating geographic features to travelers’ destination choice F Relating cultural and economic features in a geographic region to travelers’ destination choice

6 Why People Travel F A glimpse of travel motivation theory F Types of travel and relationship to geography –Business –Leisure –Cultural