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Touring Around the World Flashcards

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All Inclusive

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Resort found around the globe, offering resort living at one price and includes room, meals, beverages, gratuities, entertainment, and use of all non-motorized sports equipment.

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Amazon Safari Lodge

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A type of accommodation found throughout the jungle regions of the Amazon basin.

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Bays

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Areas of ocean water, smaller than gulfs, that penetrate landmass but are less enclosed by land.

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Canyons

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Deep, narrow valleys having high, steep cliffs.

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Capes

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Land projections extending into the water that are shorter than peninsulas.

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Cays

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Small and low islands are composed of sand and coral.

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Continents

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Largest landmasses on earth that include North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe.

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Desert

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Portion of the surface of the earth in which there is little or no rainfall.

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Destination Management Company -DMC

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A local company that specializes in inbound travel.

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Eastern Hemisphere

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The portion of the earth including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the majority of the islands in the Pacific Ocean.-[

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Estancias

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Active cattle ranches in South America that offer room and board.

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Fjords

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Inlets that are deeply indented into the coastline and are narrow with steep cliffs.

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Flat Maps

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Two-dimensional representation of a sphere.

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Globes

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The most accurate type of map because it represents the earth in three dimensions.

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Greenwich Mean Time GMT

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The time at the prime meridian that serves as the basis of all world time. Places to the east of GMT are later in time; places to the west of GMT are earlier in time.

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Gulf

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Large areas of the ocean water that penetrate into a land mass.

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Human Geography

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Focuses on people and their patterns of settlement and activity.

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International Dateline

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An arbitrary line that is located halfway around the world from the prime meridian at which the date changes.

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Islands

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Small bodies of land surrounded by water.

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Lakes

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Bodies of water that are encircled completely by land and are generally smaller than seas or gulfs.

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Latitude

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Parallel lines of measurement drawn from east to west between the equator and north and south poles that measure degrees north and south of the equator.

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Leeward

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The side of the mountain facing away from the wind.

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Locator Maps

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Found in various reference books; usually represent a small area (city or an island, for example) and identifies major hotels, attractions, and major streets.

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Longitude

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Meridians or lines that are drawn north to south, converging at the poles, that measure degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England.

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Micro-states

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Tiny political units that are holdovers from medieval times. Some micro-states include Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City (inside the city of Rome, Italy).

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Modified American Plan -MAP

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An arrangement in which the room rate includes breakfast and another main meal, often dinner; called demi-pension in Europe.

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Mountains

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Land elevations that affect travel due to their effect on climate.

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Northern Hemisphere

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All places on earth north of the equator.

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Paradores

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Manor houses, castles, monasteries, and mansions that have been converted to hotels and inns; boast the local history and charm of the region. Located in Puerto Rico and Spain.

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Peninsula

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Land projections extending into the water that are longer than capes.

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Physical Geography

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The study of the earth’s natural features and geography.

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Political Map

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Shows country, state boundaries, coastlines, island nations, major bodies of water, country names and capitals.

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Prime Meridian

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The line of longitude running through Greenwich, England at zero degrees.

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Reefs

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Offshore ridges of land that rise to or just below the surface of the ocean.

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Relief Map

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Shows natural features of the land: mountain ranges, peaks, valleys, rivers, and coastlines. Colors or shading are used to show elevation levels.

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Rivers

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Large natural inland streams of running water.

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Route Map

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Indicates where various transportation systems travel, for example, airline and rail route maps.

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Southern Hemisphere

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All places on earth south of the equator.

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Time zones

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The earth is divided into 24 zones, each with a width of 15 degrees longitude. Within each zone, the time is one hour different than that in a neighboring time zone.

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Tourism Geography

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A study of the world and its destinations as seen through the eyes of a travel agent, about what is relevant and practical to the travel professional.

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Traditional Geography

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A study of the world and its destinations, presenting what is relevant and practical to the travel professional.

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Tropic of Cancer

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A line of latitude that lies at 23.5 degrees north of the equator, which in combination with the Tropic of Capricorn defines the tropical climatic region.

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Tropic of Capricorn

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A line of latitude that lies at 23.5 degrees south of the equator, which in combination with the Tropic of Cancer defines the tropical climatic region.

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Volcanoes

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Mountains that have openings from which heated solid, liquid, and gaseous matters are ejected. Three types are: dormant (can erupt again), active, and extinct.

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Western Hemisphere

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The portion of the earth including North and South America, Greenland, plus all adjacent islands and Hawaii.

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Windward

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The side of a mountain facing the wind.

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