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Landscapes

Geography: KS3, topic 6.1.1

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

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

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 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?

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