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9 Topic:
The Caribbean and Cruise
Ships
Total= ____/40 Maps of the Caribbean In class, use the Oxford School Atlas Eighth Edition (pages 58, 66-67) provided in class,and the textbook "Travel & Tourism: A World Regional Geography" (pages A28 & A29,73) and label the map of the Caribbean and surrounding countries. 1. The Caribbean is a region. It is NOT a country. Label and lightly colour with pencil crayons the following Caribbean countries:
2. Label the following countries that surround the Caribbean.
3. Label the following water bodies
Refer to the handout notes or your textbook for pages 64- 78 for the following questions. Background to the Caribbean 5. a) List the countries
that sent colonists to the Caribbean. 6. How did the Caribbean become a "cultural region" ? 7. What happened to many of the native Arawaks and Caribs when European colonists arrived? 8. Define the following: a) Creole (page 66) 9. See page 69. List the products that were grown and manufactured in the Caribbean and brought back to Europe. 10. a) Write a paragraph to
describe the climate of the Caribbean. 11. Read page 71. Describe the impact Hurricane Gilbert had on tourism in Jamaica. 12. a) See page 223 of the
Glossary. Define the term Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Problems Facing the Caribbean 14. See page 75. 15. Which country would you like to visit in the Caribbean some day? Why? Provide two (2) reasons. Cruise Ships 16. Select a cruise line from this list. Describe the details for one ship. <http://www.cruiselinejob.com/cruiselines.htm> 17. Visit the deck
plans page for cruise ship owned by Norwegian
Cruise Lines called At the top of the
page, click on the ship deck and list the
features/activities for the following decks: 18. a) What form of
media is published at www.porthole.com
? b) Who would
benefit from using it? Explain.
19. Describe the pollution created by cruise ships in the Caribbean. <http://www.planeta.com/planeta/96/0896cruise.html> 20. Use "Find A Word"
explained above and type in "MARPOL". 21. Use "Find A Word"
explained above and type in "Princess". Employment in the Cruise Ship Tourism Industry 22. How can this
company help you
find a job in the Cruise Ship Tourism Industry
? 23. List five
(5) perks and benefits
why a person may wish to work on a cruise ship. 24. Select three
(3) jobs on a cruise
ship that interest you. Write a summary that includes the
following:
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