Download - Geography Points for Hospitality and Tourism Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Risa McCann
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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