Tourism Landscapes
Geography: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 3.2.5
Landscapes
Tourism is when people travel for business or pleasure. This also includes touring and the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists.
Physical landscapes
- These are often attractive natural places that people like to visit, for example:
- Skiing on snowy mountains, e.g. Alps, Rockies.
- Relaxing, surfing and swimming at beaches on the coast, e.g. Costa del Sol, Spain, Bondi beach, SW Australia.
- Scuba diving in coral reefs, e.g. the Great Barrier Reef, NE Australia.
- Waterfalls, e.g Niagara Falls, Canada/USA.
- Volcanoes, e.g. Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland.
- Remote islands, e.g. St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Human landscapes
- These are man-made places that attract people to visit.
- Common human landscapes that attract people are:
- Theme parks, e.g. Disneyland, Paris.
- Castles, e.g. Warwick Castle, UK.
- Cultural buildings, e.g. Taj Mahal, India.
- Pilgrimage sites, e.g Kaaba, Mecca (an important Muslim site)
- Important cities with cool buildings, e.g. Sydney, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Cairo/Giza.
Test yourself on Tourism Landscapes
Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical landscape?
Which of the following is NOT an example of a human landscape?