Barrier Reef A long structure in the sea, parallel to the coast, built of limestone by millions of corals. Topic: Our Changing Coastline

Budget Airlines A company that offers cheap flights Topic: Tourism

Diversify To create a wider variety of job opportunities Topic: Tourism

Ecotourism Small scale tourist projects that create money for conservation as well as creating local jobs. Topic: Tourism

Greenhouse Effect A natural process in which gases such as carbon dioxide trap heat energy in the atmosphere. Topic: Tourism

Honeypot Site A place of special interest that attracts many tourists and is often congested at peak times. Topic: Tourism

Informal Settlement Homes where the householders have no legal rights to the land, that is, they do not have legal housing tenure. Informal settlements are commonly known as shanty towns and squatter settlements. Topic: Tourism Topic

Legacy A development which provides benefits for the local community for many years to come. Topic: Tourism

Long-haul A flight to a distant place. For example, from the UK to Dubai. Topic: Tourism

Mass Tourism A style of tourist development in which massive numbers of holiday makers are encouraged to visit a large resort. Mass tourism was used to create jobs along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline and at Cancun, Mexico among other places. Topic: Tourism

Net-out Migration When more people leave the region than move into it. Topic: Tourism

Positive Multiplier Effect A positive chain of events triggered by the creation of new jobs in the region. Topic: Tourism

Rural Depopulation When the population of a rural region decreases. Topic: Tourism

Short Haul A flight to a nearby destination. Short-haul flights from the UK either fly to other UK airports or to airports in the rest of Europe. Topic: Tourism

Tourist Enclave A tourist resort that is separated from local communities. Some tourist developments are designed so that tourists are discouraged from leaving the hotel or resort. In this way, the tourist spends more money with the company, and very little with local businesses. Topic: Tourism

Trans-National Companies (TNCs) Large businesses such as Sony, Microsoft and McDonalds, who have branches in several countries. Trans-national companies are also known as Multi-national companies (MNCs). Topic: Tourism

Unsustainable Improving the lives of people but in a way that is using up too many natural resources and/ or is polluting the environment so badly that future generations will have a lower quality of life. Topic: Tourism

Wilderness Areas that have been left in a wild state. Wilderness regions are uninhabited and are not farmed. Large parts of Iceland can be described as wilderness. Topic: Tourism