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Assignment 6: The World Quiz

Unit: Source and Provide International Destination Information and Advice

Unit of competency: SITTTSL003A

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This quiz contains questions on the following topics: World overview

Physical geography Climates

Instructions

You will need to refer to additional resources to the online learning materials. These should include reliable internet websites, travel brochures, government tourism authorities and associated travel associations for current information.

Following are some suggestions:

Typing phrases such as ‘world map’ or ‘world destinations’ into your favourite search engine

Specific destination and travel internet websites, for example: www.worldatlas.com/

http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/ http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/fact-sheets/ http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/world/

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Travellers’ guidebooks such as: www.lonelyplanet.com.au/ http://www.frommers.com/destinations/Travel brochures http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/countries.ehtml

Refer to an accurate and reliable world atlas such as those published by Longman

Encyclopaedias or ‘wikipedia’

Remember

Ensure you correctly reference all resources including specific internet website URLs in your bibliography and/or acknowledging authors accurately within the body of the assessment.

Note:

There are constant changes with internet websites, their content, URLs, hyperlinks, licenses or fees for use and other issues associated with online learning and technologies.

Therefore the reference and resource information provided may be altered and/or become inaccessible without prior knowledge.

If you are unable to locate relevant information for your Tourism studies or assessment research, contact your OTEN teachers for assistance.

Assignment summary

Task	Description	Value
Part A	Map plotting and research activities (Questions 1 to 8)	78 marks
Part B	Short response questions (Questions 1 to 6)	22 marks

Total 100 marks

This compulsory quiz will be worth 15% of your total overall mark for the unit

Source and provide International destination information and advice .

Questions / tasks

Part A: Mapping and research

The World in general Total 78 marks

Remember

The questions relate to world physical features, latitude, longitude and time zones. To complete the following exercises you can refer to ‘The Explore the World’ map within the online reading notes.

The meridians of longitude: The International Date Line leaves the meridian in a number of places. This is because we use the Date Line to determine the beginning and ending of each day. Countries need to be entirely on one or the other side of the Date Line.

The seven oceans of the world: The Equator divides those bodies of water, where ‘north’ and ‘south’ is specified.

The major seas: When the major seas are located in your atlas, take note of important tourist destination countries with coastlines bordering these seas.

1 A map of the world has been provided for you. However, you can download a blank map of the world from the ‘Tourism destinations’ online learning resource to make several copies of the map for adding your notes and/or ‘practicing’. It is suggested you enlarge the map to A3 size for convenience. If you are unable to enlarge these maps contact your OTEN teachers for assistance. Note: Antarctica is not always included on maps.

a Plot and label the locations listed in the following table on the map of the world (provided over page): (11 marks)

Mapping
The Continents: Nominate each of the Continents. Show boundaries if applicable.
The seven oceans: 1. 2. 3.	4. 5. 6. 7.
List ten of the major seas: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
The parallels of latitude for:	The meridians of longitude for:
Equator (0º) Tropic of Capricorn (23.5Sº) Tropic of Cancer (23.5Nº) Arctic Circle (66.5Nº) Artic Circle (66.5Nº)	International Date Line (0º) Greenwich Meridian (180º)
Countries or Group of islands:	Countries or Group of islands:
India Japan Nepal Hong Kong Thailand Bali The Maldives Hawaii (State of USA)	South Africa South America Mauritius Canada Mexico Central America Bahamas

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Map of the World

2 Complete this table with relevant information on climate types and tourism destinations: (10 marks)

Climate type	Features of this climate	Destinations with this climate
Tropical climate		a. b. c. d.
Mid-latitude or temperate climate		a. b. c. d.
Mediterranean climate		a. b. c. d.
Continental climate		a. b. c. d.
Monsoon climate		a. b. c. d.

( 3 ) ( Complete the following table with relevant information in the space provided: (14 marks) )

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Questions and statements	Answer
Which four countries are located on the Caribbean Sea?
Name four countries located in South-East Asia
Name three countries located on the Persian Gulf
Through which capital city does the Greenwich Meridian pass?
Which of the following countries are behind Australia in terms of time: Nepal, Vanuatu, Japan, Germany, Fiji and Canada?
Name two countries in the Sea of Japan
Name two countries that have a coastline on the Baltic Sea
Name two countries that have a coastline on the North Sea
Select four European countries that have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea

4 Complete the table with the relevant information: (15 marks)

Physical features	Country of location
Equator	1.
One (1) Asian country
Two (2) South American	1.
countries	2.
Two (2) African countries	1.
	2.
Andes Mountains	1.
Six (6) countries	2.
	3.
	4.
	5.
	6.
Rocky Mountains One (1) country	1.
Himalayan Mountains	1.
Five (5) countries	2.
	3.
	4.
	5.

5 In which countries are the following rivers located: (5 marks)

River	Country
The Chang Jiang
The Mississippi
The Danube	Rises in the country of: ……………………………….………… Flows into the: …………………………………………….…Sea
The Nile	Continent of: ……………………………………………………

Country	Capital City
New Zealand
Chile
Finland
Germany
Portugal
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Tahiti
Austria
South Africa
The Netherlands
Turkey

7. Below is a list of New Zealand tourist attractions. Select the relevant letter

indicating whether they are located in the North (N) or South (S) Island: (12 marks)

	N/S		N/S		N/S
Wellington		Mount Cook		Mount Egmont
Christchurch		Westland National Park		Palmerston North
Rotorua		Fox Glacier		Te Anau
Tongariro National Park		Franz Josef Glacier		Napier
Queenstown		Lake Taupo		Coronet Peak
Invercargill		Waitomo Caves		Milford Sound
Bay of Islands		Dunedin		Auckland
Picton		Lake Wakatipu		Fiordland National Park

( 8. ) ( Where would you be if you were in the following locations: ) ( (5 marks) )

( 6 ) ( Name the capital city of the following countries. ) ( (6 marks) )

Walking over the Bridge of Sighs
On a boat on The River Thames
Throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain
Visiting Sentosa Island
Cruising between Luxor and Aswan
Sipping a drink at Raffles Hotel
Cruising in Milford Sound
Visiting Kruger National Park
Relaxing at a resort in Acapulco
Admiring Iguazu Falls

Part B: Short response questions (22 marks)

The World in general

1 Describe five (5) steps you would take to seek information about a particular destination. (5 marks)

2 Provide an example of formal and another example of informal research you

would undertake: (4 marks)

a. to remain up to date about a popular destination and

b. to educate yourself about a destination you do not know about

3. Explain and discuss why educational and site inspections are organised for tourism industry staff? (3 marks)

4. Why is it important to seek feedback from colleagues and customers about destinations they have visited? (2 marks)

5 What types of health, safety and security information about destinations do you need to provide to customers? Explain why you need to provide this

information. (4 marks)

6 Explain what is meant by the following factors that influence the climate of a location. Include relevant examples of regions/cities/towns of Australian and/or

international destinations to demonstrate your level of understanding: (4 marks)

a) Equatorial

b) Latitude

c) Altitude

d) Longitude

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