1. IDENTIFYING PATTERNS USING VISUAL AND DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY

2. 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?

5. TRENDS IN TOURISM TRAVEL AND TOURISM IPAD INVESTIGATION

6. COMPARATIVE ORGANIZER  Use the information sheet to complete the comparative organizer. Access the organizer herehere

7. 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

8. FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS Banff IntroductionBanff 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 screenClick here Click on “virtual tour” to get a feel for what the area is really like!“virtual tour” Discover Banff Lake Louise, the communityBanff Lake Louise 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.

9. TOURISM TRENDS

10. 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 C H A N G E Examples:

11. SCHOOL BUILDING IN KENYA

16. 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.