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TGE510S - TOURISM GEOGRAPHY - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2024 |
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nAm I BI A un IVERS ITV
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR DEGREE IN TOURISM INNOVATION &
DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07 BTID
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: TGE51 OS
COURSE NAME: TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
SESSION: JUNE 2024
PAPER: PAPER 1
DURATION: 2 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION PAPERS
EXAMINER(S) Ms U. Tjitunga
MODERATOR: Mrs E. Kuwa
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF _3_ PAGES (Including this front page
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Question 1
(5x4=20)
Weather elements play a crucial role in shaping tourism patterns and influencing traveler
preferences. Identify and explain various weather elements and how they can affect
tourism?
Question 2
(5)
2.1 London is six hours ahead of Mexico. When it's 3.00 pm in London, what time is it
in Mexico?
2.2 How many time zones is the world divided into?
2.3 The ............ is at the center of the lines of 0° latitude.
2.4 As the Earth rotates on its axis, the Sun only shines on the side of the Earth that it
is facing. What does that mean?
2.5 What do you call the imaginary lines that divides the time zones?
Question 3
(5x4=20)
Geography is more than memorizing names and places. Geographers organize space
in much the same way that historians organize time. Critically discuss the ways in
which geographers view the world or break things down to understand particular parts
of the world.
Question 4
(40)
The following questions are focused on climatic regions:
a. What are the primary factors that determine climatic regions?
(5)
b. Describe the characteristics of the Tropical climatic region.
(5)
c. Explain the characteristics of the Dry climatic region.
(5)
d. What are the characteristics of the Temperate climatic region?
(5)
e. Describe the Continental climatic region.
(5)
f. What are the characteristics of the Polar climatic region?
(5)
g. How do ocean currents influence climatic regions?
(5)
h. Explain how latitude affects climatic regions.
(5)
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Question 5
(5x3=15)
5.1 Explain the five different types of maps that exist in geography and cartography?
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