Destination Geography

Tourism and Geography in East Asia and

the Pacific (incl. Australia & New Zealand)
East Asia & Pacific
 Destination Geography Folder
– Start a new section – East Asia & Pacific
– Start with Australia and the Pacific Islands
• Download a colour map of East Asia/ Pacific (including Australia &
New Zealand) region

• Research the Australian tourism industry. Write a paragraph about

10 famous attractions in Australia (include picture of each)

• Research one page on New Zealand’s tourism attractions

East Asia & Pacific
 Australia & New Zealand
(see handout)

• Australia
– What do we think of when we think of Australia??
 Australia & New Zealand
• Two very unique and diverse countries....
• Only really discovered by western explorers in the 16th
to 18th centuries
• Tourism is growing rapidly in both countries and
generally across Asia/ Pacific
– Both still members of the commonwealth but are
parliamentary democracies
– Australia - Pop. 22 million (est.)
• Largest city – Sydney Pop. 4 ½ million (est.)
– Canberra is the nations capital
– New Zealand – Pop. 4,300,000
• Largest City – Auckland Pop. 1.4 million (31% of the countries
pop.)
– Wellington is the nations capital
 Australia & New Zealand

• Climate
– Seasons are the opposite to Europe
• December to February is high tourist season
– Australia generally warmer than New Zealand. NZ
north island warmer than south island
– Melbourne and Sydney very warm summer and
cool dry winter....
• Cairns and Darwin are almost tropical in climate (similar
to Florida or Mexico)
 Australia
• Worlds smallest continent but a vast country..
• Most trips from one region to another require
air travel, e.g. Sydney- Perth 4/5 hours
– Numerous internal airlines e.g. Qantas
– Also, car rental, and good bus and rail routes
• New Zealand has similar options but as it’s far
smaller, driving is a more realistic option
Australia
Comparison!
 Australia
• Tourism is centred in a small number of centres;
– Sydney
• 1/5 of Australia population
• Energetic, stylish city
– Given huge boost by Sydney Olympics 2000
• Sydney Opera House – Iconic world building
• Sydney Harbour, cruises etc.
• Kings Cross – Nightlife area
• Beaches incl. famous Bondi Beach
• Day trips
 Australia
– Melbourne
– Australia’ second largest city – diverse range of
cultures
– Sporting attractions
• Just south of Melbourne is Philip Island one of
Australia’ most famous attractions with its “fairy”
penguins”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk35gHNo3Dg&feature=re
lated
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUvtp27p_8o
– Further south is the island state of Tasmania
 Australia - Queensland
• Queensland is to Australia what California and
Florida are to the USA.... Palmy splendour,
beautiful seascapes, booming tourism
– The Great Barrier Reef
– The Sunshine Coast
– Brisbane
– The Gold Coast
 The Australian Outback
• “A vast arid, near empty centre to Australia
which has an otherworldly quality that many
visitors find intriguing”
• Research;
– Alice Springs
– Ayers Rock
 New Zealand
• North Island

• South Island

• Capitalising on the Lord of the Rings Phenomenon!!

• New Zealand benefits from the hosting the Rugby

World Cup in 2011
 Project – 100% Continuous Assessment
• This week
– Carry on section on East Asia and the Pacific
• Research the overall tourist appeal of and write a paragraph about 8
famous attractions in the East Asia(include picture of each)

• Research each of the following destinations in East Asia in detail;

– Call it... Spotlight on;
» Thailand
» Hong Kong
» China
Also, one of South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
– 1.5 pages on each – Cover demographics/ geography, politics, tourism
information and attractions.
• Know the information by the end!
• Format should be the same as outlined.Arial, 1.5 etc.

BA Travel & Tourism

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