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What type of activities can be found in a destination with mountains and lakes/ rivers?
What type of activities can be found in a destination with mountains and lakes/ rivers?
What attracts tourists to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront?
What attracts tourists to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront?
What type of travelers are attracted to leisure activities such as swimming and sand boarding?
What type of travelers are attracted to leisure activities such as swimming and sand boarding?
What is the ranking of the Kruger National Park in the list of attractions?
What is the ranking of the Kruger National Park in the list of attractions?
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What type of travel involves visiting friends and relatives?
What type of travel involves visiting friends and relatives?
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What is the category of travel that involves attending festivals and events?
What is the category of travel that involves attending festivals and events?
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What is the main focus of geotourism?
What is the main focus of geotourism?
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What is the term for the maximum number of people that can be accommodated in a particular site before environmental damage occurs?
What is the term for the maximum number of people that can be accommodated in a particular site before environmental damage occurs?
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What type of tourist attractions are surfing and mountain hiking?
What type of tourist attractions are surfing and mountain hiking?
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Which of the following is an example of a tourist generating region?
Which of the following is an example of a tourist generating region?
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What is a negative environmental impact of tourism?
What is a negative environmental impact of tourism?
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Who is involved in geotourism?
Who is involved in geotourism?
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Study Notes
Tourism System
- The tourism system consists of three main geographical components:
- Tourist generating region (e.g. PE)
- Transit region (stopovers) (e.g. George or Mossel Bay)
- Tourist destination region (e.g. Cape Town)
Core Tourism Resources and Attractions
- Natural tourist attractions:
- Physical geography (climate, landscape)
- Socio-cultural attractions:
- Traditions, art, music, history of the region, architecture
- Human-made tourist attractions (built attractions):
- Any object created by humans that attracts tourists (e.g. Disney World, Eiffel Tower)
- Local attractions:
- Boardwalk Casino, Garden Route Casino, Splash Festivals (Events), Fancourt
Premier Visitor Attractions in South Africa
- Ranked top 10 attractions:
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- Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (Cape Town, WC)
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- Table Mountain National Park (Cape Town, WC)
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- Cape Point (Cape Town, WC)
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- Wine Route (Winelands, WC)
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- Garden Route (WC - EC)
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- Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (Cape Town, WC)
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- Ostrich Farm (Little Karoo, WC)
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- Robben Island Museum (Cape Town, WC)
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- Union Building (Tshwane, Gauteng)
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- Kruger National Park (Mpumalanga)
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Travel Categories for Domestic Travel in South Africa
- 5 major categories of travel:
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- VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives)
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- Holiday travel (leisure)
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- Business travel
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- Social activities
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- Shopping
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Geotourism
- The combination of natural and human features that make one place different from another
- Concerned with the protection of a destination's geographical character
- Involves all stakeholders in tourism
Managing Negative Environmental Impacts
- Negative impacts: air, noise, and visual pollution, damaging the grass and signposting
- Solution: carrying capacity - measures the total number of people that can be accommodated in a particular site before damage occurs on the environment
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Description
This quiz covers the tourism system in South Africa, including geographical regions, core tourism resources and attractions, and travel categories
