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IDENTIFYING PATTERNS
USING VISUAL AND DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY
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As you look at the next two slides, compare the images on the left hand side of the screen with those on the right.
What do you notice about the images?
What do they have in common, how are they different?
TRENDS IN TOURISM
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
IPAD INVESTIGATION
COMPARATIVE ORGANIZER Use the information sheet to complete the comparative
organizer. Access the organizer here
BANFF IN FOCUS Banff National Park first NP in Canada, est. 1885
Hot springs found by three Canadian Pacific Railway employees in 1883
6641 square km in size, protected wilderness
Banff Springs Hotel built by the CPR in 1887
Banff has developed as a resort community with the hotel as a major tourist destination in Canada
Banff population 8300 permanent residents, increases during tourist months
3 ski resorts in area, mountain biking, hiking, hot springs, shopping
FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGSBanff Introduction – Explore Banff’s history
Virtual Tour – Click here and tour the area by viewing the “photos and video” link on the bottom left of the screen
Click on “virtual tour” to get a feel for what the area is really like!
Discover Banff Lake Louise, the community
Notebook Questions:
1. What types of tourism are shown in the photos and videos?
2. How is Banff an example of a mass tourist destination?
3. Create a list of positive and negative impacts that result or could result from mass tourism in this area?
4. Is this a place that you would want to visit? Explain why or why not.
TOURISM TRENDS
ALTERNATIVE TOURISM Increasingly popular trend in tourism in alternative tourism
Focus on first-hand experience with local people, culture and ways of life
More community centred
Focus on sustainability and preservation
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SCHOOL BUILDING IN KENYA
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
Most tourists partake in mass tourism which has many impacts on the local residents and environment.
Consider this question:
“Can mass tourism truly be responsible, green and eco-conscious?”
Read the article “Cheap Pinas” and, as a group, create 3 arguments to support a “YES” response and 3 for “NO” based on today’s lesson.