Geography Points for Hospitality and

TourismPrinciples of Hospitality and Tourism

Risa McCann

Map or Globe? The best way to look at travel destinations is

to look at a globe. Flat maps distort the world

Lines, Lines, Lines Equator – an imaginary line drawn around the

earth equally distant from both the north and south poles dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0˚

Hemispheres – ½ of the earth, North and South or East and West

Latitude lines – the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator

Longitude lines – the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England

Land masses

Continents are the largest masses of land; there are 7 continents

Islands are surrounded by water on all sides Mountains are outcroppings of rock and

soil, some are volcanic. Peninsulas and capes are projections of

land into water and have water on three sides of the projection; capes are smaller

Time? The world is divided into 24 Time Zones that tend to

parallel the longitude lines International date line is an imaginary line that goes

north and south through the Pacific Ocean. One day is on the east side of the line and the following day is on the west side.

From Houston, TX traveling east to Europe time is later. 8 AM in Houston is 3 PM in Norway.

From Houston, TX traveling west to California time is earlier. 8 AM in Houston is 5 AM in Los Angeles

Water Oceans are the largest bodies of water all

interconnected – Atlantic, Pacific, Artic and Indian Oceans

Seas are the next to largest body of water and are open to or sometimes a part of an Ocean

Gulfs are large areas of water that penetrate into land such as the Gulf of Mexico

Lakes usually have fresh water and are surrounded by land

Rivers are large streams of water that empty into other bodies of water

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