Date 

Lesson Topics 

Assignment 

February 

6 

Unit 1: Introduction to Travel and Tourism 
Text : Travel Quest: Travel and Tourism in the 21st Century 
Definitions: tourist vs. traveler, domestic vs. international 
migrants, same-day visitors 
Classification of travelers (chart) 
Reasons people travel

Handouts-  

Why do you travel?  

Test your travel I.Q. 

February 

7

Your Leisure Time

Travel Motivators (Incentives)

Travel Barriers

         Handout: Incentives and Barriers.

MOTIVATORS - Do Qs 17-19 on pg. 12 of Travel Quest.

BARRIERS – Read pg. 13 of Travel Quest. Look at Fig. 1.14 on pg. 13 Do Qs 22 – 24 on pg. 13 – 14.                  

February

8

The Tourism Revolution.

Mass Tourism – Package vacations, “All-inclusives”.

Advantages and Disadvantages.

Article: “So Simple”, Journey, September – October, 2005

February

9

Changing Tourist Flows (Graphing Activity)

/35 marks Communication

/9 marks Thinking

February

12

Time Zones

Time Zone handout 

February

13

The International Dateline  
Board Note: The Drag of Jet Lag.
 

Handout- Case Study: Jet lag Do Qs 16 – 17 on handout.
The Drag of Jet Lag. 
Read in Travel Quest pg. 32-33 
 

February

14

Where is Tourism Headed?

Demographic Indicators

Video: Carnival Destiny (28 minutes)

Look at Figure 1.16 on pg. 16 of Travel Quest.

February 

15

Alternative Tourism – Individualized Activities.

Comparison between Mass Tourism and Alternative Tourism.

Video: Pilot Guides, Central Asia (50 minutes)

February

16

Travel Advertisements and Target Groups  
 

Handouts - 
The land of Exotica: Fact or Opinion 
Tourism Media Issues Related to Periodicals 
ARTICLE:  My dinner with the sharks  
as printed in the Globe and Mail Feb. 17, 2001

February

19

Sustainable Tourism

Ecotourism

Wilderness Tourism

Adventure Tourism 
Video: Ecotourism: Harming Wildlife 
CBC News in Review Dec. 98

Something New: Sustainable Tourism 
Read pg. 21-22, Do Qs 36, 37, 38on pg. 22 
Read pgs. 27- 28, Do Q 44 on pg. 27 
Evaluation: /11K     /5C    /6T

February

20

Adventure Tourism

Video: Extreme Sports: Tempting Fate 
CBC News in Review Dec. 1999

1. While watching the video, list the examples of adventure tourism that you see there (there are 11 examples). 
2. Notice how these "tourists" use the environments. Is this ecotourism? Explain why or why not. Provide an example from the video.

February

21

Tourism Employment

1. Calculate the percentage growth between 1986 and 2000.  
2. Which facets of the tourism industry appear to be growing the fastest?

Tourism Crossword

February

22

Unit 2: Introduction to Regional Geography 
(Text Chapter 2) 
Handout - Introducing Regions

Defining Tourism Regions Assignment (Q 1 – 3 on handout).

/14 marks Communication

/15 marks Application

February

23

Board Note: Describing Regions
Homogeneous Region, Functional Region, Micro region, Macro region.

Major Destination Regions 
1. Read pg. 57 - 58 in Travel Quest. 
2. Define direct-route / fly-drive travellers; partial-orbit travellers; and full-orbit / circuit travellers. 
3. Do Q 24 on pg. 58 of Travel Quest as a group. 
4. Individually, think of three more trips as in Q 24, one for each type of traveller.In your description, include the starting and destination points, the person or people travellingt, and the length of time the trip takes. Make sure you include appropriate side trips for the partial-orbit and full-orbit travellers. Be realistic! (ie. don't plan a partial-orbit trip from King City to Vancouver that takes place over 3 days!) 
 

February

26

Tourism Regions: Real World Examples.

Draw proportional width arrows to show the countries of origin of Disneyland Paris visitors. 

A Mapping Activity.

Article: Disney’s Chinese accent. The Globe and Mail, Sept. 10, 2005.

February

27

Wild Canada: A Physical Region
Odysseus – Siren Song 
Gary Paulsen excerpt - GUTS.

Ontario’s Provincial Parks: A Summative Scrapbook

Take a two week camping trip in Ontario.

Click here for the summative assignment and evaluation

February

28

PARKS

Article: “Our parks are a mess”  The Globe and Mail, Sat. Sept. 20, 2003

Using the Book, Travel and Tourism: A Regional Geography 
Read pg. 312 The Park

Do Q 5 World Heritage sites – Natural vs. Cultural

In Travel Quest:

Read pg. 339 – 340

Do Q 32 on pg. 340

Write a one page answer to Q 33 for 10 marks in Communication

March

1

Urban Parks

Article: Our Parks are a Mess. The Globe and Mail, Sept. 20, 2003

1. What is wrong with Toronto’s parks?
2. Who or what is blamed for the problem?
3. Why are Toronto’s citizens “settling” for this deterioration in the parks?
4. Are parks important? Write your opinion

5a)  Define each of the following terms: bucolic, amalgamation, ludicrous, withering, exacerbated, mandate, regime, fiscal, naïve, nirvana.

5b)  Which or the above words were used to convey the author’s feelings about parks?

5c)  What is the author’s feeling?

March

2

National Parks History

(exploitation) Resource Development (1887 – 1930)

(protection)    Conservation (1930 – 1971)

(use) Multiple Use ( 1971 – 1997)

(sustainable use) Sustainable Use ( 1997 – Present)

Read Travel Quest Pgs. 325 – 326

Do Q 19 on pg. 326

March

5

BANFF

Video: Banff – Lake Louise

Travel Quest pg. 329 – 333

Do Q 27a)b) on pg. 331

March

6

Park Issues

1. Influences from areas outside parks
2. Controlling large-scale natural processes
3. Protecting environmental fragility
4. Maintaining ecological balance
5. Re-introduction of wildlife
6. Co-management of lands with Aboriginal Peoples
7. Managing recreational activities

Travel Quest pg. 326 – 329

Banff Topographic Sheet (1959) and text pg. 334

Comparing the sheet (1959) to the topographic map in the text, find 10 new features or changes to old features made in Banff since 1959.

Do Qs 2, 3, 5a)b), 6a)b) on pg. 334

March

7

Influences from areas outside parks

 Video: Wildlife Rescue: Controversy in BC.

Article: Algonquin Park Wolves

March

8

Controlling Large Scale Natural Processes

 Video: Forest Fires: Fighting Nature,

CBC News in Review Sept. 1994

 Video: Forest Fires: Battling the Monster,

CBC News in Review Oct. 2003

March 9 – 18

MARCH BREAK

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!!!

March

19

Alpine Glaciation

Features of Alpine Glaciers

Hazards in the Highlands:

1. Flood
2. Landslide
3. Avalanche

 Video: The year of the deadly avalanche

CBC News in Review April 2003

Case Study: Hazards in the Highlands

Do Q 1 and 2 on the handout

 March

20

Avalanche Assignment

Diagram: The Parts of an avalanche

Types of Avalanches

How to avoid an avalanche

Article: Trudeau, Bryan Adams urge avalanche safety.

The Toronto Star, Wed. Dec. 6, 2000

Avalanche Technology

Read in Travel Quest pg. 227 – 229

Complete the avalanche assignment from the handout.

(20 marks Communication)

 March

21

Arctic Environments

Video:  Northern UFOs: Invasion of the Arctic

CBC News in Review March 2005

Video: Arctic Plane crash

CBC News in Review Dec. 1991

 March

22

Alaskan Cruises

Carnival Cruise video (35 minutes)

 Video: On the rocks: A B.C. Ferry sinks

CBC News in Review May 2006

Cruise Issues.

Article: Pirates attack cruise ship off Africa, National Post, Nov. 7, 2005

Travel Quest.
Read pgs. 81 – 84

Travel Quest. 
Read pgs. 87 - 92
Do Q. 21 on pg. 87, Q. 22 on pg. 91,  and Qs 26 - 30 on pg. 93

 March

23

Unit 3: Brazil and South America – A Cultural Region   
Introduction and Map: Features of South America 

The Piranha – wild, voracious, dangerous…but also exciting!...just like Brazil!

The Region at a Glance - pg. 138 - 139 of your text. 
Brazil: A Cultural Region

Read introduction pg. 140 of Travel Quest.

 March

26

South America: Tradition and Transition

The Human Sequence

The Iberian Invaders

Persistent Isolation

Travel Quest
Read pages 140 – 142

Do Qs # 2 + 3 on pg. 140

Read pgs. 142 – 144

Do Qs 4, 6, 7, and 8 on pg. 144

 March

27

Population Pyramid

Lesson and Note on How to Construct Population Pyramids

Brazil: Population Explosion

Do Qs 1 and 2 on the handout.

Brazil’s History

Do Qs 1 and 2 on the handout.  

 March

28

Urbanization in South America

A Generalized model of a Latin American City Structure.

Brazil’s Favelas: A nice place to visit?

Complete Questions 1 – 5 on the Urbanization handout.

Read pgs.158 – 160 in Travel Quest

Do Qs 31 – 34 on pg. 160

 March

29

Article: Jungle for Sale.  The Globe and Mail, Sat. Jun 29, 2002

The Yanomami: A Threatened Culture.

Handout: Brazil today

Do Qs 18 – 20 on the handout.

Answer the questions on Carnival on the right hand side of the page.

 March

30

Galapagos: An isolated ecosystem

Article: Is Ecuador up to the challenge of managing the Galapagos? The Toronto Star Jan. 27, 2001

Video: Pilot Guide, Ecuador and the Galapagos, 50 minutes.

Travel Quest.
Copy the chart on pg. 94 into your notes.
Do Qs 34 and 35 on pg. 98

April

3

Stages of Tourist Development

Case Study: Tobago

Tourist Development
Case Study: Antigua

Tourist Development
Simulation: Arriva

Complete the Study of Tourist Development Models.

1. In what stage of the model is Ecuador?

 April

4

The Geography of Cocaine

The Gambit: Drugs and Travel.

 April

5

Plate Tectonics and the Peru-Chile Trench.

Subduction Zones

Fold Mountains

 April

6

Kidnapping

Article:  “Do what you’re told”, former captive says.

The Globe and Mail, Sept. 20, 1999

Article:  Money, valuables? They’ll lend a hand

Article: Travellers: Take care in Peru.  The Toronto Star Jan. 27, 2001

Read the 3 articles on theft and kidnapping in South America.

Write a ranked list of 10 tips for travelers to protect themselves against these threats. The most important tip should be tip #1.

TEST: Brazil and South America

Unit 4: Cities: Tokyo, London, Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.

 April

19

Map of Tokyo

Map of London

Map of Toronto

Map of New York City

Map of Los Angeles

Tokyo:

1. Skiing in the City

    Read pgs. 344 – 345 in Travel Quest

2. Read pgs. 346 – 348

    Do Qs 1a) c) and d) on pg. 348, but add Toronto as the third city in the comparison. (Use your own knowledge of Toronto as a reference, and fill in as many details as you can.)

3. Read pg. 350.

    Do Q2 on pg. 350

    Do Qs 3, 4, and 5 on pg. 350, but add Toronto to the comparisons in all three of these questions, and change question 3a) to “Being a PORT CITY has been crucial for trade centres such as New York City, Tokyo, and Toronto. Why is this so?

4.  Answer the questions in the captions of Figures 11.2 on pg. 348, and 11.3 on pg. 349.

Tokyo Land use zones

Atmospheric pollution in Tokyo: Urban Heat Island

Article: Crowded Tokyo changing its own weather. The Toronto Star. Monday, Aug, 26, 2003

Case Study: Reclamation in Tokyo Bay

Poem: Rush Hour Tokyo. By Joy Kogawa

Read pgs. 362-363 Take me out to the Bo-Ru Game

Do Qs 19 and 20 on pg. 363

1. Read pg. 351 in Travel Quest
2. Do Qs 6 and 7a) on pg. 351, and Q8 on pg. 352
3. Read pgs. 352 – 353. Do Qs 9 and 10 on pg. 353
4. Read pgs. 353 – 356. Do Q 15 on pg. 356

London:

Toronto:

New York:

Los Angeles:

A City-centred region

The Urban structure of LA.

In the alternate text, Travel and Tourism; A World Regional Geography;

Read pg. 46

Do Q 1-3 on pg. 46.

Read pg. 358 – 360.

Toronto:

Two of Toronto’s Urban Problems:

Homelessness, Garbage.

Video Assignment.

Read pg. 356 – 357 in Travel Quest.

Do Q 16b) about challenges facing Tokyo, New York, and add Toronto.

Smog

Smog in LA and Tokyo

Cross-sectional profile of Los Angeles

Urban Heat Island in Tokyo

LA:

In alternate text, Travel and Tourism; A World Regional Geography, pg. 50 - 51

The Original Disneyland vs. Tokyo Disneyland vs. Canada’s Wonderland

Read pgs. 368 – 370

Do Qs 27 and 29 on pg. 370

Make a chart to compare similarities and differences between Tokyo Disneyland and Paramount Canada’s Wonderland

Unit 5: Australia

Map of Australia

To Calculate the straight-line distance from Brisbane to Perth:

1.        Measure the distance on the atlas map in cm.

2.        Convert scale to km by moving the decimal 5 places to the left. Eg. 1:22000000 = 1cm on the map equals 200 km

3.        Multiply Step 1 by Step 2 to get the answer in km.

Read pgs. 100 – 106 of Travel Quest

Do Qs 1a) and b) on pg. 102

Do Qs 2 – 4 on pg. 106

How to Construct a Climograph

Unit 5: Brazil - A Cultural Region 
Introduction and Map: South America 
Brazil's Population Pyramid

1. Create a population pyramid for Canada and one for Brazil. 
2. Write a paragraph to explain why the population pyramid gives   
    an indication of the quality of life found in each country. 
3. What trends in Brazil's Birth and death rates would you expect 
    over the next two decades? Why?

TEST on Unit 4: Europe

The Physical Setting 
Brazil's History - The Sleeping Giant.

The Yanomami - A threatened culture

Ecotourism 
Article: Can Ecotourism Save the Rainforests?

 Article: The World is Not a Theme Park.

Other south American Countries 
-Ecuador and Galapagos 
Video: Lonely Planet 

Article: Is Ecuador up to the challenge of managing the Galapagos?

Peru (Chapter 6) 
 
 

Article: Travellers Take Care in Peru

1. Read pgs. 82 - 87 
2. Do Qs 3, 4, 5, on pg. 85 
3. Do Qs 7 and 8 on pg. 87 
4. Read pgs. 90 - 91 
5. Create a chart to show the similarities and differences between tourism in Peru with that of Brazil.

Famous Destinations: Machu Picchu, The Nazca Drawings. 
The Future of Tourism in Peru

Read pgs. 93 - 94 
Do Qs 16 and 17 on pg. 94 
Atlas Activities: Qs 1 and 2 on pg. 96

South American Dangers. 
Article: Adventures in the Ransom Trade 
Article: South American Thieves -  
              Money, valuables? They'll lend a hand

 Independent Study Project: Warning! Dangerous! Watch Out! 

The Geography of Cocaine

Unit 6: Kenya - A Physical Region 
(Text Chapter 7) 
Introduction and Map: Kenya 
The Great Rift Valley

1. Read pgs. 104 - 105 
2. Do Qs 13 and 14 on pg. 104 
3. Look at the population pyramid for Kenya as shown in fig. 7.4  
    on pg. 111.  
4. What does the shape of the pyramid indicate?

Characteristics of the Savanna 
The climate of Kenya : Monsoon to desert. 
The Savanna Ecosystem

1. Read pgs. 100 - 101 
2. Do Qs 4, 5, and 6 on pg. 101 
3. Construct Climographs for Mombasa and Lodwar from the data  
    on pg. 102 of your text.  
4. Which of these two places would you prefer to visit in May?  
    Explain why.

Kenyan Tourism: Is the best land use of the Savanna for wildlife or farming?

1. Read pg. 112 of your text. 
2. What are the two sides of the land use issue?

TEST on Unit 5 : South America

Problems in safari country - poaching

Read pg. 108  
Explain how ecotourism would help solve this problem.

Unit 7: Egypt - An Anthropological Region 
(Text Chapter 8) 
Introduction and Map: Egypt

1. Read pg. 118 
2. Do Qs 1, 2a), 3 on pg. 118 
3. Look at the population pyramid for Egypt in Fig 8.11 on pg. 129 
4. What does the shape of the pyramid indicate?

The climate of Egypt 
The importance of the Nile 
Modern Day Egypt and the Nile

Construct a climograph for Cairo from the data in Fig. 8.3 on pg. 119 
Describe how a desert climate affects tourism in this area.

Cairo and the Pyramids

Read the case study on pg. 124 - 125 
Do Qs 18 and 19 on pg. 125

Atlas Activities: Q 3 on pg. 132

Tourism Issues: Cultural Conflict 
The Future of Egypt

Read pg. 128 
Do Qs 23a), and b), and Q24 on pg. 128

Atlas Activities: Q 1 on pg. 114

TEST on Units 6 and 7 - Africa

Unit 8: Japan - A Political Region 
(Text Chapter 9) 
Introduction and Map: The Japanese Archipeligo

Read pg. 136. Do Q 2 on pg. 136 
Read pg. 137. Do Qs 4 and 5a) on ph. 137 
 

Japan's People and Culture

Read pgs. 138 - 139 
Do Qs 6 a) and b), 7, and 8.

Tourism in Japan

Read pgs. 145 - 146. Do Qs 18, 19, and 20 on pg. 146

Japanese Earthquakes - A Subduction Zone 

Tourism Issues: The High Cost of Travel

Read the tourism issue on pgs. 148 and 149 of your text. 
How do high costs affect tourism to this area?

Japanese Travel:  Dos and Don'ts

Unit 9: Thailand - A Cultural Region 
Introduction and Map: South East Asia

Read pg. 172. Do Q 1 on pg. 172 

The History of Thailand

Read pg. 173. Do Q 4 on pg. 173

Thailand as a Cultural Region

Read pgs. 174 - 175. Do Qs 5 and 6 on pg. 175 
Do Q 5 on pg. 181 
What are the implications of the statistics that you just calculated in terms of Thailand being a cultural region?

Bangkok

Read the Tourist Guide on pg. 177

Article: Selling your daughter for worldly goods

Read pg. 178. Do Q 12 on pg. 179

Unit 10: Indonesia - A Demographic Region 
Introduction  
Physical Background

Atlas Activities: Q1 on pg. 79 

The Population of Indonesia 
Indonesian Peoples 
Migration in Indonesia

Unit 11: Antarctica - A Frontier Region 
Introduction and Map: The bottom of the Earth

TEST on Units 8, 9, 10 - Asia

Antarctica's physical environment

Exploring Antarctica 
Skiing across Antarctica

Antarctic food web

Human involvement in Antarctica

Impacts of Antarctic Tourism

Unit 12: Tourism Planning

The planning process

Independent Study Project: Simulation

Niagara Falls, Ontario

A National Tourism Policy

EXAMINATIONS