Identify where this tourist site is located on the Earth’s surface based on natural and/or human characteristics (What is Where?).  Determine the unique characteristics of this tourist attraction (Why There?).  Analyse the importance of spatial distribution of the people, plants, animals, resources and earth’s physical processes near this tourist attraction (Why Care?).

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For each concept of thinking, answer the questions that follow. I have provided an example using the Pyramids of Giza to help you:

Spatial Significance

• Identify where this tourist site is located on the Earth’s surface based on natural and/or human characteristics (What is Where?). 
• Determine the unique characteristics of this tourist attraction (Why There?). 
• Analyse the importance of spatial distribution of the people, plants, animals, resources and earth’s physical processes near this tourist attraction (Why Care?).

Example: Pyramids of Giza

• Located in Northeastern Africa
• The pyramids of Giza sit within the city of Cairo, which has, over time, crept closer and closer to the structures, and is near the Nile River. 
• These ancient landmarks have come to represent both the rich past of the Egyptian civilization and a connection to its descendants in modern Egypt. 
• They are unique because of the preservation of the structures (many others were demolished or re-used for other building projects, or have simply worn down over time) and as such, they offer a detailed understanding of an ancient culture. 
• This site is one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world.

Patterns and Trends

• Identify tourism characteristics that are similar within and between different tourist sites in your chosen country (What is Where?).
• Determine if these characteristics repeat over time.  For example, is there a pattern or a trend? (What is Where?) 
• Analyse why characteristics are similar and/or repeated (Why There?).
• Determine the importance of why the characteristics are similar and/or repetitive (Why Care?).

Example: Pyramids of Giza

• The age of the pyramids (over 5000 years old!) is an impressive time span. 
• Research has suggested that all three pyramids were built in a span of about 85 years from 2589 and 2504 BC .
• Though now technically located in a desert, climatic conditions were much different then, including higher rainfall and a greater deal of vegetation, providing much better conditions for those occupying the area. 
• Other civilizations that would never have seen the Pyramids of Giza also built pyramid-like structures, for example the Maya. However, their design and techniques varied.

Interrelationships

• Identify the natural or human features that may form an interrelationship with this tourist site (What is Where?).
• Determine how the connections interact to form an interrelationship (Why There?).
• Analyse the importance of this interrelationship as it is related to tourism (Why Care?).

Example: Pyramids of Giza

• The success of this ancient civilization is directly tied to the dependable resources of the Nile river.
• The river allowed for agriculture, agriculture allowed for specialized work, and specialized work led to tremendous achievements in architecture/ engineering. 
• These long past achievements have a huge impact on tourism and the cultural identity of modern Egyptians.

Geographic Perspective

• Identify the environmental, economic, political and/or social context of a geographic issue, event, development or phenomena (What is Where?).
• Thinking about tourism at this site, determine three potential stakeholders and their points of view that should be considered with regards to this site (What is Where?).

Example: Pyramids of Giza

• Environmental: Expanding urbanization and tourism put stresses on the attraction
• Social: Immense feelings of pride for the achievements of their ancestors
• Economic: Huge tourist draw providing income 
• Political: Care, protection and control of this cultural resource is in the hands of the Egyptian government 
• Stakeholders include the government (trying to protect the site for continued tourism), the tour guides (also trying to protect the site for continued tourism), the tourists (may wish to have more modern facilities such as a museum or washrooms built to enhance their experience), and the locals (may be negatively impacted by the crowds of tourists in their neighbourhood, but may also benefit from the tourist spending)