Tourism in Europe
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use different sources of information to choose and plan a holiday in a European country.
Key learning points
- Countries in Europe are popular tourist destinations for different reasons.
- Physical features such as mountains and coastlines attract many tourists each year.
- Tourism can provide many economic benefits but can have environmental problems.
Keywords
Destination - A destination is a place that someone or something travels or is sent to.
Tourism activities - Tourism activities are the things that people travel somewhere to do.
Economic benefit - An economic benefit is something that is good for a place in terms of money or jobs.
Environmental problem - An environmental problem is the negative effect on the environment from an action or activity.
Common misconception
To be a tourist you have to go abroad.
You can be a tourist abroad or in your home country.
Teacher tip
Teachers may wish to first model using tourist information websites and brochures to research tourist destinations in a particular country in Europe.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are physical features?
Q2.Match the famous landmark to its correct European country.
France
Russia
UK
Slovenia
Italy
Q3.What climate zones does Europe have?
Q4.What percentage of Europe has been changed by human land use?
Q5.How can information be displayed on an atlas map?
Q6.Which land use in Europe grows crops and grazes animals?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are human features that may attract tourists?
Q2.Match the physical tourist attraction with its correct European country.
Norway
Slovenia
Switzerland
Q3.Match the human tourist attractions with its correct European country.
France
Italy
UK
Q4.Tourists can bring benefits and problems to an area.
Q5.Which of these are environmental problems?
Q6.Which of these are economic benefits?
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