What is Tourism Geography?
Summary
TLDRThis video script explores the intersection of geography and tourism, defining tourism geography as the study of how physical and cultural characteristics of places influence and are influenced by tourism. It delves into physical geography aspects like climate, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography, and human geography elements such as population dynamics, urbanization, cultural landscapes, and economic geography. The script emphasizes the importance of understanding these factors for sustainable tourism practices that benefit both tourists and local communities.
Takeaways
- 🌍 Geography is the study of the earth's features and the relationships between tourism and geography have been studied for about a hundred years.
- 📚 The term 'geography' originates from the Greek words 'geo' (earth) and 'graphia' (description or writing), highlighting its focus on describing the earth's features.
- 👋 Øyvind introduces the video series 'What is Tourism!' to explore the links between tourism and geography.
- 🔍 Geography is defined as the science of place and space, involving the study of both physical and cultural characteristics of regions and their influence on human behavior.
- 🏞 Tourism geography specifically studies how the physical and cultural characteristics of places are influenced by and influence tourism.
- 🌡 Physical geography includes climate, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography, all of which have direct implications for tourism demand and destinations.
- 🏔 Geomorphology helps understand the formation of landforms important for tourism, such as mountains and canyons, and potential geological hazards.
- 💧 Hydrology provides insights into water-related tourist attractions and the availability of water resources for tourism activities.
- 🌿 Biogeography offers guidance on the distribution of flora and fauna, important for both biodiversity conservation and as tourist attractions.
- 🏙 Human geography focuses on human activities, their spatial distribution, and impacts, which are crucial for analyzing tourist populations and urban tourism.
- 🏛 Cultural landscapes, as expressions of human activity, are significant for understanding potential tourist attractions and their significance.
- 💼 Economic geography helps in understanding the economic impacts of tourism and designing effective tourism policies and strategies.
- 🌳 Tourism geography aims to provide a scientific understanding for sustainable tourism practices that conserve resources, protect communities, and enhance experiences.
Q & A
What is the origin of the term 'geography'?
-The term 'geography' comes from the Greek words 'geo' (meaning 'earth') and 'graphia' (meaning 'description' or 'writing'), and it was first used by the ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes in the third century before the Common Era.
How long ago did studies of the relationship between geography and tourism first emerge?
-The first studies of the relationships between geography and tourism emerged about a hundred years ago.
What is the main motive of leisure tourism according to the script?
-Experiencing the unique characteristics of different places is one of the main motives of leisure tourism.
How does the University of Oregon define geography?
-According to the Geography Department at the University of Oregon, geography is the science of place and space, involving the study of the physical and cultural characteristics of different regions and how they influence and are influenced by human behavior.
What is the definition of tourism geography as adapted from the University of Oregon's definition of geography?
-Tourism geography involves the study of the physical and cultural characteristics of different places and the ways in which they influence and are influenced by tourism.
How is geography commonly approached from different perspectives?
-The study of geography is commonly approached from two different perspectives: physical geography and human geography.
What is physical geography and how is it related to tourism?
-Physical geography is the branch of geography that studies the natural environment and its physical processes, including climate, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography. It is related to tourism as it provides insights into patterns and variations that affect tourism destinations, such as climate, landforms, water-related attractions, and biodiversity.
What is human geography and how does it relate to tourism?
-Human geography is the branch of geography that focuses on the study of human activities, their spatial distribution, relationships, and impacts on the natural and built environment. It relates to tourism by providing insights into tourist populations, urban tourism, cultural landscapes, and the economic impacts of tourism.
How does biogeography contribute to tourism?
-Biogeography, the study of the distribution of living organisms, provides insights into the distribution of endemic and endangered species, the ecology of natural habitats, and the impacts of human activity on biodiversity. It can guide where flora and fauna can be safely exploited as tourist attractions.
What role does economic geography play in understanding tourism?
-Economic geography, which is concerned with the geographic spread of economic activities, provides a framework for understanding the economic impacts of tourism on different regions and communities and for designing effective tourism policies and strategies.
What is the ultimate goal of tourism geography in relation to sustainable tourism practices?
-The ultimate goal of tourism geography is to provide the scientific understanding and tools for analyzing and managing the natural and cultural environment of tourism destinations, enabling tourism professionals to develop sustainable tourism practices that conserve local resources, protect communities and ecosystems, and enhance the tourist experience.
Outlines
🌏 Introduction to Tourism Geography
This paragraph introduces the concept of tourism geography, a field that explores the interplay between the physical and cultural characteristics of places and the impact of tourism. It explains the origin of the term 'geography' and its significance in understanding the world's features. The paragraph also outlines the dual perspectives of geography—physical and human—and how they relate to tourism, including the study of climate, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography under physical geography, and population dynamics, urbanization, cultural landscapes, and economic geography under human geography.
🛶 Sustainable Tourism Practices
The second paragraph emphasizes the practical applications of tourism geography in managing and analyzing the natural and cultural environments of tourism destinations. It highlights the importance of sustainable tourism practices that aim to preserve local resources, protect communities and ecosystems, and improve the overall tourist experience. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content by liking and subscribing to the channel.
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Keywords
💡Geography
💡Tourism
💡Tourism Geography
💡Physical Geography
💡Human Geography
💡Climate
💡Geomorphology
💡Hydrology
💡Biogeography
💡Cultural Landscapes
💡Sustainable Tourism
Highlights
Geography is defined as the science of place and space, studying the physical and cultural characteristics of regions and their influence on human behavior.
Tourism geography is a subfield that explores the impact of tourism on the physical and cultural characteristics of places.
The term 'geography' originates from the Greek words 'geo' and 'graphia', meaning 'earth' and 'description' or 'writing'.
Tourism geography can be considered a subfield of both geography and tourism, examining the mutual influences between tourism and places.
Physical geography, a branch of geography, studies the natural environment and its processes, such as climate, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography.
Climate is a pivotal factor in tourism demand and seasonality, with physical geography providing insights into climate patterns affecting tourism destinations.
Geomorphology, the study of landforms, helps understand the formation of tourist-relevant landscapes and potential geological hazards.
Hydrology, the study of water in the environment, is important for understanding water-related tourist attractions and water resource availability.
Biogeography offers insights into the distribution of species and the impacts of human activity on biodiversity, guiding sustainable exploitation of flora and fauna in tourism.
Human geography focuses on human activities, their spatial distribution, and impacts on the environment, relevant to understanding tourist populations and urban tourism.
Population dynamics in human geography are crucial for analyzing tourist characteristics and developing effective marketing strategies.
Urbanization and its concentration of tourism in cities is a key area of interest in understanding the impacts of tourism on local communities.
Cultural landscapes, as expressions of human activity, are significant for their potential as tourist attractions and their significance in human geography.
Economic geography provides a framework for understanding the economic impacts of tourism and for designing effective tourism policies.
Tourism geography offers scientific understanding for managing the natural and cultural environment of tourism destinations sustainably.
Understanding the aspects of tourism geography can lead to the development of sustainable tourism practices that conserve resources and protect communities.
The video encourages viewers to like and subscribe for more content on tourism geography and related topics.
Transcripts
Geography involves studying places on the earths surface and how the characteristics
of these places influence and are influenced by human beings. Since tourism is all about
visiting places around the world, there are some obvious links between tourism and geography.
In this video we will explore these links and try to explain what tourism geography means.
My name is Øyvind. Welcome to What is Tourism!
The term "geography" comes from the Greek words
"geo" (meaning "earth") and "graphia" (meaning "description" or "writing").
It follows that geography is concerned with describing the earths features. It was first
used by the ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes in the third century before the Common Era.
The first studies of the relationships between geography and tourism emerged
about a hundred years ago. A long-standing interest in geography among students and
practitioners of tourism is not surprising, as experiencing the unique characteristics
of different places is one of the main motives of leisure tourism.
According to the Geography Department at the University of Oregon, geography is the science
of place and space. They also provide a definition that can be adapted to serve our purposes:
Geography involves the study of the physical and cultural characteristics
of different regions and the ways in which they influence and are influenced by human behavior.
With some minor alterations, we get a useful definition of tourism geography:
Tourism geography involves the study of the physical and cultural characteristics
of different places and the ways in which they influence and are influenced by tourism.
Depending on your initial perspective
it may be regarded as a subfield of geography or a subfield of tourism.
Note in the definition above that geography is concerned with both physical and cultural
characteristics. Accordingly the study of geography is commonly approached from two
different perspectives: physical geography and human geography.
Physical geography is the branch of geography that studies the natural environment and
its physical processes, including climate, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography.
The main areas of interest in physical geography are related to tourism in several ways:
Climate. Climate is a key factor that influences tourism demand and seasonality. Physical geography
provides insights into the patterns and variations in temperature, precipitation,
and other climatic variables that affect tourism destinations. This area is of particular interest
as it provides insight into the relationships between tourism and climate change.
Geomorphology. Geomorphology is the study of landforms and the processes that shape them.
Physical geography provides insights into the formation and evolution of landforms that are
important for tourism, including mountains, canyons, deserts, and karst landscapes.
It may also provide insights into geological hazards that may provide obstacles to tourism.
Hydrology. Hydrology is the study of water in the environment, including rivers, lakes,
and groundwater. Physical geography provides insights into the hydrological
processes that are important for tourism, including the formation
of water-related tourist attractions and the availability of water resources for tourism.
Biogeography. Biogeography is the study of the distribution of living organisms and it provides
insights into the distribution of endemic and endangered species, the ecology of forests and
other natural habitats, and the impacts of human activity on biodiversity. Biogeography can also
provide guidance to where flora and fauna can be safely exploited as tourist attractions.
Human geography is the branch of geography that focuses on the study
of human activities, including their spatial distribution, relationships,
and impacts on the natural and built environment.
The main areas of interest in human geography are related to tourism in several ways:
Population dynamics. Human geography provides the tools and methods for analyzing
and understanding the characteristics of tourist populations, including their age, gender, income,
and cultural backgrounds. This information is essential for developing effective tourism
marketing strategies and for understanding the impacts of tourism on local populations.
Urbanization. Tourism is often concentrated in urban areas, which provide access to cultural,
recreational, and entertainment activities.
Human geography can contribute to a better understanding of urban tourism,
including its impacts on local communities as well as the attractions associated with city tourism.
Cultural landscapes. Cultural landscapes are the visible expressions of human
activity on the natural environment, including architecture, land use, and local traditions.
Human geography can contribute insights into the significance of cultural landscapes,
and their potential as tourist attractions.
Economic geography. Economic geography is concerned with the geographic spread
of economic activities. Human geography provides a framework for understanding
the economic impacts of tourism on different regions and communities,
and for designing effective tourism policies and strategies.
Overall, tourism geography provides the scientific understanding and tools for analyzing and managing
the natural and cultural environment of tourism destinations. By understanding these aspects,
tourism professionals can develop sustainable tourism practices that conserve local resources,
protect communities and ecosystems, and enhance the tourist experience.
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