Tourism: Oceania
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe some tourist destinations in Oceania and discuss positive and negative consequences of tourism.
Key learning points
- Oceania has a range of physical features and landscapes.
- Oceania has some globally important tourist destinations.
- Tourism can provide many economic benefits but can also cause environmental problems.
Keywords
Tourism industry - The tourism industry is a term for the services provided for people who are on holiday, e.g. hotels, restaurants, tour guides, entertainment, transport, etc.
Tourist destination - A tourist destination is a place that people go to on holiday.
Economic benefit - An economic benefit is something that is good for a place in terms of money or jobs.
Amenities - Amenities are useful things or services such as local shops and parks.
Common misconception
Confusion between the country of Australia and the continent of Oceania.
Spend time exploring a map of Oceania and identifying the different countries and dependencies that make up this continent.
Teacher tip
Recap previous learning about tourism in the UK and other parts of the world.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is not a continent?
Q2.Match each country to the correct continent.
Q3.Which of these cities is the capital of Australia?
Q4.A tourist destination is ...
Q5.Oceania is located almost entirely in the Hemisphere.
Q6.A landmark is ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following statements correctly describe Oceania?
Q2. Which of these oceans do not border countries in Oceania?
Q3.In which country is Aoraki located?
Q4.What is the name of this tourist destination in Oceania?
Q5.Which of these are possible benefits of tourism?
Q6.Match each key term to the correct description.
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