Factors in Globalisation The globalization of the past quarter-century has been caused by four important and interrelated factors: a new international division of labour‚ an international- ization of finance‚ a new technology system‚ and a homogenization of international consumer markets. The new international division of labour has involved three main changes. First‚ the United States has declined as an industrial producer‚ relative to the spec- tacular growth of Japan and the resurgence
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Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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Atheneum. Botsman‚ R.‚ & Rogers‚ R. (2010). What’s mine is yours: The rise of collaborative consumption Buchberger‚ S. (2011). Hospitality‚ secrecy and gossip in Morocco: Hosting Couchsurfers against great odds Buckley‚ R. (1994). A framework for ecotourism. Annals of Tourism Research‚ 21(3)‚ 661–665. Butcher‚ J. (2003). The moralization of tourism: Sun‚ sand–and saving the world?. Chen‚ D.-J. (2011). Global concept‚ local practice: Taiwanese experience of Couchsurfing Cohen‚ E. (1987). Alternative
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Introduction The South American country of Brazil is well-known for its biodiversity and wealth of natural resources. The Amazon River and rainforest are located in Brazil‚ a country with more than 800‚000 square miles of coastline‚ and a landmass so large that its borders touch all but two of its neighboring countries (Rich‚ 1999). The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest‚ and for purposes of comparison‚ "its size is equivalent to one-half of the entire United States" (Rich
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benefits‚ as the resort has shown a large increase in energy efficiency since the installments of environmental management system. Between 2002 (35% occupancy) to 2007 (75% occupancy) Evason witnessed a higher occupancy even though they operated as ecotourism. To add on‚ not only does Evason Resort benefit‚ their employees who could be people from nearby local communities get benefits as well. Evason gives preference to the hiring of local staff and does not let nationality‚ age‚ sex‚ ethnic religion
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society? 6. Are annual doctor’s check-ups really necessary? Are they really the best way to help people stay healthy? 7. Can endangered areas and animals be saved by helping local people develop alternative economies like raising tropical fish or ecotourism? 8. Can researching rare genetic disorders help provide keys to understanding cancer and other illnesses? (see Laron syndrome) 9. How important is it to explore our solar system? Is space exploration really necessary? 10. What is dark energy? What
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Water covers 70% of the world’s surface. Coral reefs only cover 1% of the ocean floor‚ yet they hold more than 25% of all marine life. They are considered the forests of the seas and are very important. But human activities have greatly impacted on coral reefs around the world. They must be used sustainably and taken care of so that our children and their children after them can use and enjoy them. Coral Reefs are important‚ not just to the environment‚ but to humans as well. Currently‚ around
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Market Segmentation in Tourism Every tourist is different. Every tourist feels attracted by different tourist destinations‚ likes to engage in different activities while on vacation‚ makes use of different entertainment facilities and complains about different aspects of their vacation. While all tourists are different‚ some are more similar to each other than others: many people enjoy culture tourism‚ many tourists like to ski during their winter holiday and many tourists require entertainment
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Syllabus Cambridge International A & AS Level Travel and Tourism Syllabus code 9395 For examination in June and November 2013 Contents Cambridge International A & AS Level Travel and Tourism Syllabus code 9395 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Why choose Cambridge? Why choose Cambridge International A & AS Level Travel and Tourism? Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) How
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CRUISE SHIP A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages‚ where the voyage itself and the ship’s amenities are part of the experience‚ as well as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose‚ as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port‚ so the ports of call are usually in a specified region of a continent. The rapid growth and specialization process experienced by the cruise industry
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