The Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism 2011 Travel & Tourism 2011 Foreword Chapter 1: why Travel & Tourism? Chapter 2: A decade of Challenge and Change Chapter 3: 2011; A Mixed Picture Chapter 4: The Next Ten Years Chapter 5: Making it Happen © Copyright World Travel & Tourism Council 2011 USE OF MATERIAL IS AUTHORISED‚ PROVIDED SOURCE IS ACKNOWLEDGED Foreword Travel & Tourism is a truly global economic activity – one which takes place in destinations across the
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Issamel Velazquez Human Geo 4/12/13 P3 Chapter 14 Key Issue 1 1. A resource is a substance in the environment that is useful to people‚ is economically and technologically feasible to access‚ and is socially acceptable to use. 2. The problem is that most resources are limited‚ and Earth has a tremendous number of consumers. 3. Geographers observe two major misuses of resources: We deplete scarce resources‚ especially petroleum‚ natural gas‚ and coal‚ for energy production. We destroy
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The state of Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes‚ the largest bodies of fresh water. We are so lucky to have the lakes around us. Michigan was shaped thousands of years ago and what we have now is the cause of many glaciers‚ rivers and lakes‚ and human made alterations. The Great Lakes began to form in the last glacier period about 14‚000 years ago‚ since then they have been a big part of transportation‚ trade and growth for our country. (https://www.google.com/search?q=areas+and+volumes+of+the+great+lakes)
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Hurricane Matthew has claimed at least 478 deaths in Haiti‚ and left over 300‚000 people in need of disaster relief. An estimated 61‚000 people have sought shelter in the impoverished country. Heavy winds sustaining speeds of up to 140 mph accompanied by torrential rain caused massive flooding in Haiti and left a trail of destruction wherever the storm passed. Rescue workers are trying to assess the extent of damage‚ which was not immediately known because the hurricane had hampered communication
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Section A - Restless Earth The earth’s structure At the centre of the earth is the core. Surrounding that is a mass of molten rock called the mantle. The thin layer on the outside is called the crust. There are two types of crust‚ continental and oceanic. The crust is made up of seven major plates and many smaller ones. The plates move due to convection currents rising in the mantle. Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes Mainly found along plate boundaries. In
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Notes Hurricanes What are Tropical Storms: * Large rotating storms around a centre of very low pressure. * May be 800km across and 12km high * Wind speeds may reach 180km per hour. * High intensity‚ high volume rainfall (up to 500mm in 24hr) There are also known as: * Hurricanes (North Atlantic) * Cyclones (Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal) * Typhoons (Western Pacific) * Willy Willies (unique to Australia! Although often still called cyclones e.g. Cyclone
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INDIA PHYSICAL FEATURES Geographical Set Up: India takes its standard time from the meridian of 82 30 E‚ which is 5 ½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean time ( 0 longitude).Pakistan time is 5 hours ahead of GMT and Bangladesh time is 6 hours ahead of GMT. Significance of Location: Barring the plateau of Baluchistan (which form part of Pakistan)‚ the two great ranges of Sulaiman and Kirthar cut it off from the west. Along the north‚ the great mountain wall formed by the Hindukush‚ Karakoram and
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soils‚ landforms‚ and the environmental issues that are present in Dallas‚ and see how they affect one another. The temperature during the summer months may be “bigger” or higher than your typical state‚ but exploring deeper into Dallas’s physical geography‚ will help conjure present what makes up it’s physical attributes‚ and most importantly‚ why. After living in Dallas all of my life‚ I have come to recognize the range of temperature from month to month‚ as well as the precipitation
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Cited: Ashe‚ Mark. "Ancient Rome." Ancient Rome- Geography. Ithaca High School‚ n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. . Milani-Santarpia‚ Giovanni. "Ancient Rome Geography." MariaMilani.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. . "Rome." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopaedia Britannica Ready Reference 2004 CD-ROM. Copyright © 1994-2003 Encyclopædia Britannica‚ Inc. October
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Social Geography and Monstrosity Social geography plays a big role in a person ’s life. Social geography includes segregation‚ economics‚ class‚ and race. All of these factors play a part in how a person lives and the way they are treated in society. Another factor that affects a person ’s society is the way that a person looks. Monstrosity can affect a person ’s entire life as far as where they live and even their class. In the novels Frankenstein‚ The Monster and Native Son‚ there is a relationship
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