Geography Tourism - Key words

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Tourism
the short term movement of people to places away from where they live and work, normally for pleasure but also for buisness
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Package holiday
a tour where transport, accomidation and food are all included in one price
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Long-haul
a flight over a long distance, usually taking more than three hours to get to a location
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Short-haul
a short-distance flight of three hours or less
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Mass tourism
large numbers of people visiting the same area
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Specialist holidays
holidays based on a particular area, interest or activity
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Fair Trade tourism
makes sure the benefits go directly to those whose land, natural resources, work, knowledge and culture are being used
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Event tourism
travel based around specific events whether sporting, cultural or historical
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Wilderness
an undeveloped and isolated environment
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Infrastructure
basic networks such as transport, power supplies and telecommunications
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Community tourism
tourism that has close contact with, and mainly benefits, local communities
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Conflict
contrasting demands between people with different desires and opinions
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Conservation
the protection and management of natural resources
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Development gap
the difference between the economic development of the world's richest and poorest countries
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Development indicators
health, wealth and social statistics that show how developed a country is
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Economic activity
all the buisnesses and activities that make money for a country
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Ecotourism
the responsible development and management of tourism, which helps to preserve the environment
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Event tourism
travel based around specific events whether they are sporting, cultural or historical
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Exploitation
taking advantage of resources or people
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Global tourism
Tourism all around the globe
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Gross National Income (GNI)
a commonly used way of measuring how rich a country is (also known as GDP)
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Heritage tourism
travelling to see historical aspects of a country that still exist
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Honeypot
a place of attractive scenery or historic interest that attracts large numbers of visitors
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Human Development Index (HDI)
a way of measuring development using information about income, education and life expectancy
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Impact
the effect of an action on an area
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Indigenous people
people native to an area
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Interdependant
people, countries and businesses depending on, and helping, one another
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Investment
money spent on buildings and equipment to make a buisness more effective
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Multiplier effect
increased spending in one part of the economy positively affecting another
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National parks
areas set aside to protect the landscape so that it can be enjoyed by visitors now and in the future
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Physical effects
those affecting natural and built materials
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Resident population
the permanent population living in a certain area
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Social effects
those affecting people
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Sustainable management
management that meets the needs of the present while preserving an area for future generations
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Sustainable
meeting the needs of people without damaging the environment or exploiting resources
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Vandalism
intentional damage of property
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Volatile/Volatility
when something is apt (capable) to change, often very quickly
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a tour where transport, accomidation and food are all included in one price

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Package holiday

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a flight over a long distance, usually taking more than three hours to get to a location

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a short-distance flight of three hours or less

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large numbers of people visiting the same area

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