IDENTIFYING PATTERNS

USING VISUAL AND DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY

VIEW IT!

As you look at the next two slides, compare the images on the left hand side of the screen with those on the right.

What do you notice about the images?

What do they have in common, how are they different?

TRENDS IN TOURISM

TRAVEL AND TOURISM

IPAD INVESTIGATION

COMPARATIVE ORGANIZER Use the information sheet to complete the comparative

organizer. Access the organizer here

BANFF IN FOCUS Banff National Park first NP in Canada, est. 1885

Hot springs found by three Canadian Pacific Railway employees in 1883

6641 square km in size, protected wilderness

Banff Springs Hotel built by the CPR in 1887

Banff has developed as a resort community with the hotel as a major tourist destination in Canada

Banff population 8300 permanent residents, increases during tourist months

3 ski resorts in area, mountain biking, hiking, hot springs, shopping

FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGSBanff Introduction – Explore Banff’s history

Virtual Tour – Click here and tour the area by viewing the “photos and video” link on the bottom left of the screen

Click on “virtual tour” to get a feel for what the area is really like!

Discover Banff Lake Louise, the community

Notebook Questions:

1. What types of tourism are shown in the photos and videos?

2. How is Banff an example of a mass tourist destination?

3. Create a list of positive and negative impacts that result or could result from mass tourism in this area?

4. Is this a place that you would want to visit? Explain why or why not.

TOURISM TRENDS

ALTERNATIVE TOURISM Increasingly popular trend in tourism in alternative tourism

Focus on first-hand experience with local people, culture and ways of life

More community centred

Focus on sustainability and preservation

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Examples:

SCHOOL BUILDING IN KENYA

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

Most tourists partake in mass tourism which has many impacts on the local residents and environment.

Consider this question:

“Can mass tourism truly be responsible, green and eco-conscious?”

Read the article “Cheap Pinas” and, as a group, create 3 arguments to support a “YES” response and 3 for “NO” based on today’s lesson.