Thai
Sikh International School
Year
10, Geo Notes[Topic 26,a,b.Tourism]
1. Give a description about Tourism industry and say
why the industry is growing fast?
Tourism is the fastest growing industry
in the world. It’s the world’s largest employer with over 250 million jobs. It is the main source of
income for 80 % of the world’s countries. World tourism is increasing so much
because of: 1. rising income. 2. Improved transport.3. escapism/adventure. 4.
Education. 5. Advertising.
. .
2.
Write a note on Seychelles and show that the
country relies on tourists.
The Seychelles is made up of 115 islands in
the Indian Ocean, 1500km east of mainland Africa. Traditionally the economy was
growing coconut palm and tea plantations. Since independence in 1976 the
government has encouraged foreign investment in order to build hotels and other
tourist amenities. Now the tourist industry provides the islands with 70 % of
their income and it employs about 30% of the labor force.
3.
Describe the
location of Dubai.
Dubai is one of
the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Arabian
Peninsula. It is located on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf. The city is
a busy urban area but outside the city is a sparsely populated area.
4.
What do you know
about the climate of Dubai?
Dubai has a sub-tropical arid climate.
Rain fall is infrequent and irregular, falling only on about five days per
year. The mean daily temperature maximum is 30degree c in January rising to
over 40degree c in July.
5.
Describe the
different tourist attractions of Dubai.
In a short period of time tourism has
transformed Dubai, an area of desert, into one of the world’s top tourist
destinations of the 21st century. The different tourist attractions
are:
1. Wild Wadi Water Park: It is a water
theme park that covers an area of 5 hectares. This water park was designed like
an Arabian Wadi (oasis) with characters from Arabian folk lore. Once we enter the wild wadi water theme park,
we will be given access to all the water rides. The rides suite people of all
ages.
2. Dubai desert safari: It is the most
exiting tour in sand dunes and enjoys a great dinner and live belly dance in a
desert camp outside Dubai. Desert safari in Dubai begins with a drive in a 4 by
4 vehicle driven by an expert driver.
3.
Ski Dubai: It is the
first indoor ski resort in the east and offers an amazing snow setting to enjoy
skiing, snowboarding or just playing in the snow. Ski Dubai is a unique
mountain themed attraction that offers the opportunity to enjoy real snow in
Dubai all year round. This monumental indoor snow dome has a capacity of 1500
guests and is one of the largest in the world.
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