Transcript Regions
TRAVEL AND TOURISM REGIONS REGIONS • Regions are large areas or segments of the Earth’s surface defined by a set of characteristics (i.e. climate or physical background) REGIONS • Micro-Regions – a very small area of the Earth’s surface defined by a set of characteristics (i.e. a city or neighbourhood) REGIONS Physical Characteristics • Global Location • Physical Environment Human Characteristics • • • • • Culture Economy Political Identity Demographics Urbanization REGIONS Homogeneous Regions • A region defined by a common characteristic, or set of characteristics throughout the whole region Functional Regions • A region defined by a specific function or activity ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA 1. Select a destination (Miami, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Orlando, Daytona Beach). 2. Write a one-page summary on the location. Talk about why you’d like to go there. What are the attractions? What is the weather like? What accommodations are there? What activities are there? Where is it located in Florida? What are the physical characteristics of the location? 3. Complete the Climagraph. 4. Select the route you’d like to take (I-95 or 1-75) and pick 3 locations on the map that you would like to stop and see. Circle them in red on the map. For each location, write a paragraph describing the highlights of that location. ROAD TRIP TO FLORIDA 5. Complete the trip planner Day From To Distance Time Places Visited Activities 1 Toronto Cincinnati 663 km • Detroit • 2 Cincinnati ??? ??? 7 hrs Motown Records museum WORLD REGIONS CARIBBEAN CARIBBEAN IMAGES THE CARIBBEAN MAP OF THE CARIBBEAN • List the Islands in the 3 Major island groups; Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, The Bahamas • Some South and Central American countries are sometimes considered part of the Caribbean Region. Name 6 countries that border the Caribbean Sea CLIMATE OF CARIBBEAN Attractive for most of the year December to April – warm and dry May to November – humid and wet Trade Winds – prevailing, constant winds blowing from the east across the Atlantic Ocean. Produce pleasant and cooling effect. • Windward – side of island facing wind! More rainfall, rocky and dense vegetation • Leeward – side of island protected from the wind (most hotels and resorts located there) • • • • HURRICANES HURRICANES • In early fall, hurricanes have caused much destruction in the Caribbean islands. • This damage affects the citizens of each country, and has done tremendous damage to the tourism infrastructure • The Caribbean has seen an increasing number of Category 5 hurricanes over recent years: • Hurricane Sandy Haiti, 2012 - 80 dead • Hurricane Felix, Leeward Islands, 2007 – 130 dead • Hurricane Wilma, Jamaica, Hispanola – 87 dead AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA