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- ISBN: 9780827358843 | 0827358849
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/1/1994
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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