1. Natural Features and Habitats

2. Natural Features
Using a destination such as Australia as a guide, what natural features might attract tourists to the area?

3. What is a natural habitat?
Come up with a definition for “Natural Habitat”

4. Brainstorming Mind Map
Global Natural Habitats - popplet
generate a list of natural habitats such as vegetation-based, landform-based and wildlife-based

5. “Mountains in Motion” Time-lapse

6. Climates of the World

7. World Climate Regions 1. Tropical Humid 7. Humid Subtropical
2. Tropical Wet & Dry
3. Arid (Desert)
4. Semiarid
5. Mediterranean
6. Marine West Coast
7. Humid Subtropical
8. Humid Continental
9. Subarctic
10. Tundra
11. Ice Cap
12. Highland (Alpine)

8. Tropical Humid Little variation in temperature over the year.
It is always hot with a daily average temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rains on a daily basis and yearly average rainfall is usually more than 80 inches.
Found in Central and South America, as well as Africa ,South Asia (India), Southeast Asia and Indonesia .
Associated with Rainforests and Jungles.
Found along the Equator or areas close to the Equator.

9. Tropical Wet & Dry
This sub region has a rainy season in the summer and a dry season in winter.
Temperatures are cooler in the dry season.
Yearly rainfall is less than a Tropical Humid Climate.
Tropical Wet & Dry climates are found next to tropical humid climates in Africa, South & Central America, and parts of Asia.
The Savannah of Africa is a prime example.

10. ARID(DESERT)
Deserts are categorized by the amount annual rainfall received.
Deserts receive less than 10 inches of rainfall per year.
Hot deserts (Sahara) have low humidity and high temperatures during the day. At night the temperature falls because the dry air cannot hold heat well.

11. Semiarid
This sub-region does not receive much precipitation at all – Usually about 16 inches per year.
Summers are hot and winters are mild to cold.
This climate is located in the interior of continents, or in a zone around deserts.
Much of the American west falls into this climate type.

12. Mediterranean Primarily found surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Summers are dry and hot while winters are cool and rainy.
Supports a dense human population and rich agricultural activity.
Many of the first great human civilizations thrived in this climate.

13. Marine West Coast
Located close to the oceans and is frequently cloudy, foggy, and damp.
Warm ocean waters off the coast moderates and keeps temperatures relatively constant throughout the year.
Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year.
Rains a lot throughout the year.
Seattle, WA (Pacific Northwest)
London, England

14. Humid Subtropical
Long periods of heat and humidity characterize this climate region.
These areas are found on the east coast of continents and are often subject to hurricanes in late summer and autumn.
Winters are mild to cool, depending on latitude.
Very suitable for raising crops, (rice).
Philadelphia, PA & South
Jersey

15. Humid Continental
This climate region experiences a variety in temperature and precipitation.
Mostly found in mid-latitude (40’s to 50 degrees) interiors of northern hemisphere continents.
These regions also experience four distinct seasons.
NEPA is located in this climate region.
Deciduous Forests thrive in this climate.

16. SUBARCTIC Evergreen forests called “TAIGA”
cover the lands in this climate region.
Huge temperature variations occur between summer and winter.
Summers are short and cool while the winters are long & extremely cold.
Temperatures at freezing or below last five to eight months of the year.
Boreal Forest

17. TUNDRA
Tundra is the flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean.
Almost exclusively located in the northern hemisphere
Very little rainfall – less than 15 inches/year.
Permanently frozen subsoil called “Permafrost”
Summer only lasts a few weeks with temperatures around 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

18. Ice Cap
Snow, ice, and permanently freezing temperatures characterize this region.
So cold it rarely snows.
This region is sometimes referred to as a Polar Desert because it receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.
Coldest temperature = o F (Vostok, Antarctica)
Found only on the continent of Antarctica

19. HIGHLANDS (Alpine) Highland climates vary depending upon four factors:
1. Latitude
2. Elevation (Altitude)
3. Topography
4. Continental Location

20. Major Characteristics
Climate Region
Major Characteristics
Tropical Humid
Always hot (80o F average) & rains daily
Tropical Wet & Dry
Rainy season in summer & dry season in winter
Semiarid
About 16” rain per year
Arid (Desert)
Less than 10” rain per year.
Mediterranean
Hot, dry summers & cool, rainy winters.
Marine West Coast
Northwest United States & Western Europe.

21. Major Characteristics
Climate Type
Major Characteristics
Humid Subtropical
Found in SE United States & subject to hurricanes.
Humid Continental
Found in NEPA & experiences four seasons.
Subarctic
Evergreen forests dominate this climate.
Tundra
Summers are so short and cool that permafrost exists.
Ice Cap
Known as the Polar desert
Highlands (Alpine)
Climate varies with four factors.

22. Cultural Geography What is it?? Review: Cultural tourism is….
Concerned with the culture of the area, ex. History, art, people, religion, architecture
Tourists want to experience the elements that have shaped the lives of those who live in that culture

23. How does the culture of a region affect its tourism?

24. Cambodia Tourism Song -Potentials of Cultural Tourism

25. 25 Places You Have To See Before You Die

26. Seven Wonders of the World
The Original Seven Wonders of the World
The Colossus of Rhodes The Great Pyramid of Giza The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

27. Seven Wonders of the World
The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
Channel Tunnel CN Tower Empire State Building Golden Gate Bridge Itaipu Dam Netherlands North Sea Protection Works Panama Canal

28. Seven Wonders of the World
Natural Wonders of the World
In 1997, CNN announced a listing of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World...
Grand Canyon The Great Barrier Reef The Harbor at Rio de Janeiro Mt. Everest Northern Lights Paricutin Volcano Victoria Falls

29. Seven Wonders of the World
The "New" Seven Wonders of the World
On July 7, 2007 (7-7-07) an organization announced a "new" set of the Seven Wonders of the World based on online voting from around the world...
Chichen Itza, Mexico - Mayan City Christ Redeemer, Brazil - Large Statue The Great Wall, China Machu Picchu, Peru Petra, Jordan - Ancient City The Roman Colosseum, Italy The Taj Mahal, India

30. Great Barrier Reef

31. Rainforest: Beneath the Canopy Part 1