Civics Topic: Tourism Tourism - the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence Tourist- A person who travels away from home for leisure‚ Business or any other purposes for longer than a day Excursionist: Persons traveling for pleasure in a period less than 24 hours Types of Arrivals A foreign air arrival- arrives by scheduled or chartered airline or by a private plane. A foreign sea arrival- who arrives in The Bahamas via a cruise ship
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Throughout history‚ nations have sought to expand their boundaries. There were a variety of reasons for expansion‚ such as transportation purposes‚ such as trying to discover faster routes to engage with trading partners‚ or economic purposes‚ like travelling to areas to obtain materials that were high-demand‚ such as silk or spices. As the Industrial Revolution began‚ this need increased more. More countries needed more natural resources and eventually more labor in order to produce the goods that
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Egypt and the Bahamas are two countries well known for their exotic locales. The two countries absorbing have people and landscapes. The countries have a rich history which has led to their fascinating government and how it was founded Egypt is popular for being home to one of civilization’s largest ancient empires and the abundant amount of monuments they erected. Conversely‚ the Bahamas is popular for being a fun and vibrant set of islands‚ which is the source of most of the country’s income. The
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legacies left behind by historical globalization. Tunde Obadina‚ said that it is difficult to view colonialism objectively and that its effects are not in black and white. There were however‚ some facts that he was certain of‚ that colonialism was “an imposition of foreign rule”‚ and “a dictatorial regime that denied people’s rights”. While this may sound quite negative‚ there are beneficial legacies left behind by imperial powers. For instance‚ after India gained independence‚ Indians had gained English
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treasures in the Bahamas is like being asked to speak about the heat in the Sahara Desert‚ or the cold at the North Pole; the Bahamas is itself a veritable hidden treasure in the opinion of many. If‚ for a moment‚ you believe that I am exaggerating‚ then ask the average tourist that comes here; especially one coming from some metropolitan city like New York or London. Ask them what they experience in The Bahamas and you will hear over and over again the same refrain. "I look up at the Bahamas sky and see
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Globalization Is Globalization ultimately positive or negative‚ or somewhere in between? I believe it depends on who you ask the question‚ and how it affects their life. For myself‚ I can’t get passed the negative way it has impacted my life and others around me in the same situation. Those of us who have lost our jobs and livelihood and are now labeled as “the long term unemployed” have seen our jobs eliminated and outsourced overseas; find it hard to
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The beach is better in the Bahamas. The main attractions of the beach in the Nassau‚ Bahamas are the stunning view. There are no secret the number one reason vacationers come to the Bahamas is for the luminous‚ warm weather‚ the soft‚ rosy sand‚ and the gigantic underwater cave system. Various people use the word “beautiful” but with pink‚ smooth sand that caress your feet with every step‚ and turquoise waters that’s clear enough to see the bottom‚ beautiful is unquestionably an understatement. One
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Heaney‚ L. 2006) Biodiversity plays a large role on what the society is possessing today. Its’ significance can be divided into two main aspects: the economic benefits and the services it gives to humanities. The most politically appealing and economically attractive argument in favour of maintaining biodiversity is that it provides enormous direct economic benefits in the form of food‚ medicines‚ industrial raw materials and has the potential for generating many more. (Ehrlich and Wilson‚ 1991; McNeely
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introduce what is advertising‚ what type of advertising use often in New Zealand with diagram to explain. What is process of change for advertising. There are positive and negative points of advertising‚ which means effects of advertising for people and organization in society. And describe detail for the positive and negative. Advertising must be two sides of the argument. It was a commercial measure of advertising‚ we cannot introduce something or products without advertising‚ that’s advance technology
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Invasive Species have been described as an organism which is not native‚ and causes negative effects on the ecosystem‚ and to the health of humans. These organisms can be Fauna‚ Flora (Flora and Fauna refer to plant and wildlife‚ respectively)‚ a fungus or a bacterium. However‚ not all introduced species are invasive‚ but invasive Fauna and Flora‚ have been said to be the 2nd greatest threat to biodiversity post habitat loss. In his book‚ Invasive Species in a Changing World‚ Richard J. Hobbs (2013)
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