Geography of Travel and Tourism

by Hudman, Lloyd E.; Jackson, Richard H.

• ISBN13: 9780827358843
• ISBN10: 0827358849
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-02-01
• Publisher: Delmar Pub

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
About the Authors	p. xi
Geography and Tourism: The Attraction of Place	p. 1
The Elements of Geography	p. 2
Themes of Geography	p. 4
Location: The Where of Geography	p. 4
Place and Space: The Why of Geography	p. 5
Movement within Places	p. 18
Regions: Organizing the Geography of Tourism	p. 20
Patterns and Processes of World Tourism	p. 23
Defining Tourism	p. 23
Factors Influencing Tourism	p. 24
Historical Development of Travel and Tourism	p. 25
Early International Tourism	p. 27
The Character of International Tourism	p. 28
The Influence of Tourism	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 40
Geography and Tourism in North America	p. 43
Physical Characteristics	p. 45
Tourism Characteristics	p. 48
Canada	p. 49
One Country, Two Peoples: French Separatism in Canada	p. 50
Tourism Destinations and Attractions	p. 54
Tourism in Canada: Provinces and Territories	p. 55
The United States	p. 64
New England	p. 67
Mid Atlantic	p. 69
South Atlantic	p. 72
East South Central	p. 76
East North Central	p. 79
West South Central	p. 82
West North Central	p. 84
Mountain	p. 87
Pacific	p. 91
Geography and Tourism in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
The Physical Environment	p. 103
Cultural Characteristics	p. 107
Tourism	p. 108
Middle America	p. 109
Mexico	p. 109
Belize	p. 114
Guatemala	p. 116
Honduras	p. 119
El Salvador	p. 121
Nicaragua	p. 122
Costa Rica	p. 124
Panama	p. 125
Caribbean	p. 127
Greater Antilles	p. 130
Cuba	p. 130
Cayman Islands	p. 131
Dominican Republic	p. 132
Haiti	p. 133
Jamaica	p. 134
Puerto Rico	p. 136
Lesser Antilles	p. 138
United States Virgin Islands	p. 138
British Virgin Islands	p. 139
Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, and St. Kitts-Nevis	p. 140
French Antilles	p. 141
Martinique	p. 142
Guadeloupe	p. 142
Netherlands Antilles	p. 143
Dominica	p. 144
St. Lucia	p. 145
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	p. 145
Grenada	p. 146
Other Islands of the Caribbean	p. 147
Barbados	p. 147
Trinidad and Tobago	p. 148
The Atlantic Islands	p. 149
Turks and Caicos Islands	p. 149
The Bahamas	p. 150
Bermuda	p. 151
Geography and Tourism in South America	p. 155
Introduction	p. 155
Landforms	p. 157
Climatic Patterns	p. 158
Divisions of South American Tourism	p. 158
The Andes Countries	p. 158
Venezuela	p. 159
Colombia	p. 161
Ecuador	p. 163
Peru	p. 166
Bolivia	p. 168
Chile	p. 171
Middle-Latitude South America	p. 173
Argentina	p. 173
Paraguay	p. 175
Uruguay	p. 177
Brazil and the Guyanas	p. 178
Brazil	p. 178
Guyana	p. 180
Suriname	p. 182
French Guyana	p. 183
Geography and Tourism in Western Europe	p. 187
Introduction	p. 188
Physical Characteristics	p. 189
Tourism in Western Europe	p. 191
Ireland	p. 191
The United Kingdom	p. 194
France	p. 199
Monaco	p. 204
Belgium	p. 204
The Netherlands	p. 206
Luxembourg	p. 208
Germany	p. 209
Austria	p. 213
Switzerland	p. 215
Liechtenstein	p. 219
Geography and Tourism in Northern Europe	p. 223
Introduction	p. 223
Physical Characteristics	p. 225
Tourism Characteristics	p. 227
Denmark	p. 228
Finland	p. 231
Sweden	p. 233
Norway	p. 236
Iceland	p. 238
Geography and Tourism in Southern Europe	p. 243
Introduction	p. 243
Physical Characteristics	p. 245
Greece	p. 248
Cyprus	p. 253
Italy	p. 254
Spain	p. 259
Gibraltar	p. 262
Andorra	p. 263
Portugal	p. 264
Malta	p. 267
Geography and Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States	p. 271
Central Europe: Contrasts in the Former Communist Realm	p. 272
The Modern States of Central Europe and the Balkan States	p. 273
The Physical Georgraphy of Central Europe	p. 274
Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States	p. 276
Poland	p. 278
The Czech Republic and Slovakia	p. 282
Hungary	p. 284
Romania	p. 286
Yugoslavia and Montenegro	p. 288
Slovenia	p. 289
Croatia	p. 290
Bosnia and Herzegovina	p. 292
Bulgaria	p. 293
Albania	p. 294
Conclusion	p. 295
Georgraphy and Tourism in Russia and the Countries of the Former Soviet Union	p. 299
Introduction	p. 299
The Geographic Base of the Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union	p. 303
Climate: Tourism in Harsh Lands	p. 306
The People of the Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union	p. 308
Foreign Tourism	p. 308
Internal Tourism in the Former Soviet Union	p. 310
Location of Tourist-Related Activities in the Former Soviet Union	p. 311
Tourism: Problems and Potentials	p. 314
Armenia	p. 314
Azerbaijan	p. 316
Belarus	p. 318
Estonia	p. 319
Latvia	p. 321
Lithuania	p. 323
Moldova	p. 324
Ukraine	p. 325
Russia	p. 327
Georgia	p. 334
The Central Asian Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union	p. 336
Geography and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa	p. 343
Introduction	p. 343
Geographic Characteristics	p. 344
Climate Characteristics	p. 346
Organization of Life	p. 347
Tourism in the Middle East	p. 348
Egypt	p. 349
Israel	p. 351
Jordan	p. 354
Lebanon	p. 356
Syria	p. 357
Turkey	p. 360
Iran	p. 362
Iraq	p. 363
Afghanistan	p. 365
Arabian Peninsula	p. 365
Tourism in North Africa	p. 365
Morocco	p. 366
Tunisia	p. 368
Algeria	p. 370
Libya	p. 371
Geography and Tourism in Subsaharan Africa	p. 377
Introduction	p. 377
Physical Characteristics	p. 378
Tourism in Africa	p. 380
West Africa	p. 380
East Africa	p. 383
Southern Africa	p. 386
Central and Interior Africa	p. 392
Geography and Tourism in East Asia	p. 397
Introduction	p. 397
Tourism in East Asia	p. 400
Japan	p. 400
South Korea (Republic of Korea)	p. 406
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)	p. 409
Taiwan (Republic of China)	p. 410
Hong Kong	p. 412
Macau	p. 415
China (The People's Republic of China)	p. 415
Mongolia	p. 424
Geography and Tourism in South and Southeast Asia	p. 431
Introduction	p. 431
Physical Characteristics	p. 431
Population Problems	p. 435
Tourism to South and Southeast Asia	p. 436
Bangladesh	p. 436
Bhutan	p. 438
Myanmar (Burma)	p. 439
India	p. 440
Maldives	p. 446
Nepal	p. 446
Pakistan	p. 449
Sri Lanka	p. 450
Southeast Asia	p. 452
Indonesia	p. 452
Malaysia	p. 457
Philippines	p. 459
Singapore	p. 461
Thailand	p. 463
Indochina--Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos	p. 466
Geography and Tourism in Australia, New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Pacific	p. 473
Introduction	p. 473
The South Pacific Islands and Their Physical Characteristics	p. 474
Physical Characteristics of Australia and New Zealand	p. 475
South Pacific	p. 477
Polynesia	p. 477
French Polynesia (Tahiti)	p. 478
American and Western Samoa	p. 480
Tonga	p. 481
Cook Islands	p. 482
Melanesia	p. 483
Fiji	p. 483
New Caledonia	p. 485
Vanuatu	p. 486
Solomon Islands	p. 486
Papua New Guinea	p. 487
Micronesia	p. 487
New Zealand	p. 488
Australia	p. 492
Glossary	p. 501
Bibliography	p. 514
Index	p. 519
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