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Summary
If you are adventurous in your travel or are interested in knowing more than what is found in travel brochures, this book makes for interesting reading. It gives a basic geographic overview of the world and each major geographic region, providing insights about the geographic character of specific regions to show how it establishes a setting for tourism. All regions or countries have a brief overview of the cultural, physical, and tourism characteristics of the region or country. The cultural characteristics are in the form of cultural capsules pertaining to the people and some tips as to personal actions that are acceptable and others to be avoided.Following the analysis of the geographic character the text discusses the tourist attractions in each of the regions, focusing on the geographic features that are important for creating a desire to visit that region. The authors highlight the most significant attractions, which combine with the geographic facts of the region to form the uniqueness of the area for visitors. In some cases there are differences of opinions concerning which are the major attractions, but those presented in the text provide an overview of the character of each specific tourist destination region. Tourists themselves also create geography. An area with few tourists is different in character from an area with large numbers of visitors. The origin of tourists also affects the environment; as for example visitors from Great Britain create a different environment than those from France because of their differing expectations and resultant services.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. ix |
About the Authors | p. xi |
Chapter 1 Geography and Tourism: The Attraction of Place | p. 1 |
The Elements of Geography | p. 2 |
Themes of Geography | p. 4 |
Location: The Where of Geography | p. 4 |
Place and Space: The Why of Geography | p. 5 |
Movement within Places | p. 18 |
Regions: Organizing the Geography of Tourism | p. 20 |
Chapter 2 Patterns and Processes of World Tourism | p. 23 |
Defining Tourism | p. 23 |
Factors Influencing Tourism | p. 24 |
Historical Development of Travel and Tourism | p. 25 |
Early International Tourism | p. 27 |
The Character of International Tourism | p. 28 |
The Influence of Tourism | p. 35 |
Conclusion | p. 40 |
Chapter 3 Geography and Tourism in North America | p. 43 |
Physical Characteristics | p. 45 |
Tourism Characteristics | p. 48 |
Canada | p. 49 |
One Country, Two Peoples: French Separatism in Canada | p. 50 |
Tourism Destinations and Attractions | p. 54 |
Tourism in Canada: Provinces and Territories | p. 55 |
The United States | p. 64 |
New England | p. 67 |
Mid Atlantic | p. 69 |
South Atlantic | p. 72 |
East South Central | p. 76 |
East North Central | p. 79 |
West South Central | p. 82 |
West North Central | p. 84 |
Mountain | p. 87 |
Pacific | p. 91 |
Chapter 4 Geography and Tourism in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean | p. 101 |
Introduction | p. 101 |
The Physical Environment | p. 103 |
Cultural Characteristics | p. 107 |
Tourism | p. 108 |
Middle America | p. 109 |
Mexico | p. 109 |
Belize | p. 114 |
Guatemala | p. 116 |
Honduras | p. 119 |
El Salvador | p. 121 |
Nicaragua | p. 122 |
Costa Rica | p. 124 |
Panama | p. 125 |
Caribbean | p. 127 |
Greater Antilles | p. 130 |
Cuba | p. 130 |
Cayman Islands | p. 131 |
Dominican Republic | p. 132 |
Haiti | p. 133 |
Jamaica | p. 134 |
Puerto Rico | p. 136 |
Lesser Antilles | p. 138 |
United States Virgin Islands | p. 138 |
British Virgin Islands | p. 139 |
Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, and St. Kitts-Nevis | p. 140 |
French Antilles | p. 141 |
Martinique | p. 142 |
Guadeloupe | p. 142 |
Netherlands Antilles | p. 143 |
Dominica | p. 144 |
St. Lucia | p. 145 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | p. 145 |
Grenada | p. 146 |
Other Islands of the Caribbean | p. 147 |
Barbados | p. 147 |
Trinidad and Tobago | p. 148 |
The Atlantic Islands | p. 149 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | p. 149 |
The Bahamas | p. 150 |
Bermuda | p. 151 |
Chapter 5 Geography and Tourism in South America | p. 155 |
Introduction | p. 155 |
Landforms | p. 157 |
Climatic Patterns | p. 158 |
Divisions of South American Tourism | p. 158 |
The Andes Countries | p. 158 |
Venezuela | p. 159 |
Colombia | p. 161 |
Ecuador | p. 163 |
Peru | p. 166 |
Bolivia | p. 168 |
Chile | p. 171 |
Middle-Latitude South America | p. 173 |
Argentina | p. 173 |
Paraguay | p. 175 |
Uruguay | p. 177 |
Brazil and the Guyanas | p. 178 |
Brazil | p. 178 |
Guyana | p. 180 |
Suriname | p. 182 |
French Guyana | p. 183 |
Chapter 6 Geography and Tourism in Western Europe | p. 187 |
Introduction | p. 188 |
Physical Characteristics | p. 189 |
Tourism in Western Europe | p. 191 |
Ireland | p. 191 |
The United Kingdom | p. 194 |
France | p. 199 |
Monaco | p. 204 |
Belgium | p. 204 |
The Netherlands | p. 206 |
Luxembourg | p. 208 |
Germany | p. 209 |
Austria | p. 213 |
Switzerland | p. 215 |
Liechtenstein | p. 219 |
Chapter 7 Geography and Tourism in Northern Europe | p. 223 |
Introduction | p. 223 |
Physical Characteristics | p. 225 |
Tourism Characteristics | p. 227 |
Denmark | p. 228 |
Finland | p. 231 |
Sweden | p. 233 |
Norway | p. 236 |
Iceland | p. 238 |
Chapter 8 Geography and Tourism in Southern Europe | p. 243 |
Introduction | p. 243 |
Physical Characteristics | p. 245 |
Greece | p. 248 |
Cyprus | p. 253 |
Italy | p. 254 |
Spain | p. 259 |
Gibraltar | p. 262 |
Andorra | p. 263 |
Portugal | p. 264 |
Malta | p. 267 |
Chapter 9 Geography and Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States | p. 271 |
Central Europe: Contrasts in the Former Communist Realm | p. 272 |
The Modern States of Central Europe and the Balkan States | p. 273 |
The Physical Georgraphy of Central Europe | p. 274 |
Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States | p. 276 |
Poland | p. 278 |
The Czech Republic and Slovakia | p. 282 |
Hungary | p. 284 |
Romania | p. 286 |
Yugoslavia and Montenegro | p. 288 |
Slovenia | p. 289 |
Croatia | p. 290 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | p. 292 |
Bulgaria | p. 293 |
Albania | p. 294 |
Conclusion | p. 295 |
Chapter 10 Georgraphy and Tourism in Russia and the Countries of the Former Soviet Union | p. 299 |
Introduction | p. 299 |
The Geographic Base of the Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union | p. 303 |
Climate: Tourism in Harsh Lands | p. 306 |
The People of the Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union | p. 308 |
Foreign Tourism | p. 308 |
Internal Tourism in the Former Soviet Union | p. 310 |
Location of Tourist-Related Activities in the Former Soviet Union | p. 311 |
Tourism: Problems and Potentials | p. 314 |
Armenia | p. 314 |
Azerbaijan | p. 316 |
Belarus | p. 318 |
Estonia | p. 319 |
Latvia | p. 321 |
Lithuania | p. 323 |
Moldova | p. 324 |
Ukraine | p. 325 |
Russia | p. 327 |
Georgia | p. 334 |
The Central Asian Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union | p. 336 |
Chapter 11 Geography and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa | p. 343 |
Introduction | p. 343 |
Geographic Characteristics | p. 344 |
Climate Characteristics | p. 346 |
Organization of Life | p. 347 |
Tourism in the Middle East | p. 348 |
Egypt | p. 349 |
Israel | p. 351 |
Jordan | p. 354 |
Lebanon | p. 356 |
Syria | p. 357 |
Turkey | p. 360 |
Iran | p. 362 |
Iraq | p. 363 |
Afghanistan | p. 365 |
Arabian Peninsula | p. 365 |
Tourism in North Africa | p. 365 |
Morocco | p. 366 |
Tunisia | p. 368 |
Algeria | p. 370 |
Libya | p. 371 |
Chapter 12 Geography and Tourism in Subsaharan Africa | p. 377 |
Introduction | p. 377 |
Physical Characteristics | p. 378 |
Tourism in Africa | p. 380 |
West Africa | p. 380 |
East Africa | p. 383 |
Southern Africa | p. 386 |
Central and Interior Africa | p. 392 |
Chapter 13 Geography and Tourism in East Asia | p. 397 |
Introduction | p. 397 |
Tourism in East Asia | p. 400 |
Japan | p. 400 |
South Korea (Republic of Korea) | p. 406 |
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) | p. 409 |
Taiwan (Republic of China) | p. 410 |
Hong Kong | p. 412 |
Macau | p. 415 |
China (The People's Republic of China) | p. 415 |
Mongolia | p. 424 |
Chapter 14 Geography and Tourism in South and Southeast Asia | p. 431 |
Introduction | p. 431 |
Physical Characteristics | p. 431 |
Population Problems | p. 435 |
Tourism to South and Southeast Asia | p. 436 |
Bangladesh | p. 436 |
Bhutan | p. 438 |
Myanmar (Burma) | p. 439 |
India | p. 440 |
Maldives | p. 446 |
Nepal | p. 446 |
Pakistan | p. 449 |
Sri Lanka | p. 450 |
Southeast Asia | p. 452 |
Indonesia | p. 452 |
Malaysia | p. 457 |
Philippines | p. 459 |
Singapore | p. 461 |
Thailand | p. 463 |
Indochina--Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos | p. 466 |
Chapter 15 Geography and Tourism in Australia, New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Pacific | p. 473 |
Introduction | p. 473 |
The South Pacific Islands and Their Physical Characteristics | p. 474 |
Physical Characteristics of Australia and New Zealand | p. 475 |
South Pacific | p. 477 |
Polynesia | p. 477 |
French Polynesia (Tahiti) | p. 478 |
American and Western Samoa | p. 480 |
Tonga | p. 481 |
Cook Islands | p. 482 |
Melanesia | p. 483 |
Fiji | p. 483 |
New Caledonia | p. 485 |
Vanuatu | p. 486 |
Solomon Islands | p. 486 |
Papua New Guinea | p. 487 |
Micronesia | p. 487 |
New Zealand | p. 488 |
Australia | p. 492 |
Glossary | p. 501 |
Bibliography | p. 514 |
Index | p. 519 |