1. Introduction to Travel and Tourism Here, There, Almost Anywhere: The Geography of Travel
Chapter 9

2. A Little Information About Maps
Areas near the equator are depicted accurately on a globe.
“Shortest distance is a straight line” concept works north to south, but not east to west.
Seasons in the southern hemisphere are the reverse of those in the northern hemisphere.
Lines of longitude go north-south.
Lines of latitude go east-west.

3. The Winds of Travel Temperate zones: winds blow west to east
Tropical zones: winds flow east to west
Hurricanes: winds flow north or south and can severely change plans

4. Bodies of Water
Oceans
Seas
Gulfs
Lakes
Rivers

5. Landforms
Continents
Mountains
Peninsulas and capes
Islands

6. North America The United States Canada Mexico Central America
The Caribbean

7. South America
Brazil
Argentina
Peru

8. Europe The UK and Ireland France Italy Spain Greece Germany
Switzerland
Austria
The Beneluxe Countries
Scandinavia
Eastern Europe

9. Africa Egypt Morocco Kenya and Tanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe
South Africa

10. The Middle East
Israel
Palestine
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Turkey

11. Asia China Japan Thailand South Korea Taiwan Indonesia Vietnam India
Singapore

12. Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific
Tahitian Islands
Fiji