Preface p. ix About the Authors p. xi Geography and Tourism: The Attraction of Place p. 1 The Elements of Geography p. 2 Themes of Geography p. 4 Location: The Where of Geography p. 4 Place and Space: The Why of Geography p. 5 Movement within Places p. 18 Regions: Organizing the Geography of Tourism p. 20 Patterns and Processes of World Tourism p. 23 Defining Tourism p. 23 Factors Influencing Tourism p. 24 Historical Development of Travel and Tourism p. 25 Early International Tourism p. 27 The Character of International Tourism p. 28 The Influence of Tourism p. 35 Conclusion p. 40 Geography and Tourism in North America p. 43 Physical Characteristics p. 45 Tourism Characteristics p. 48 Canada p. 49 One Country, Two Peoples: French Separatism in Canada p. 50 Tourism Destinations and Attractions p. 54 Tourism in Canada: Provinces and Territories p. 55 The United States p. 64 New England p. 67 Mid Atlantic p. 69 South Atlantic p. 72 East South Central p. 76 East North Central p. 79 West South Central p. 82 West North Central p. 84 Mountain p. 87 Pacific p. 91 Geography and Tourism in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean p. 101 Introduction p. 101 The Physical Environment p. 103 Cultural Characteristics p. 107 Tourism p. 108 Middle America p. 109 Mexico p. 109
Belize p. 114 Guatemala p. 116 Honduras p. 119 El Salvador p. 121 Nicaragua p. 122 Costa Rica p. 124 Panama p. 125 Caribbean p. 127 Greater Antilles p. 130 Cuba p. 130 Cayman Islands p. 131 Dominican Republic p. 132 Haiti p. 133 Jamaica p. 134 Puerto Rico p. 136 Lesser Antilles p. 138 United States Virgin Islands p. 138 British Virgin Islands p. 139 Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, and St. Kitts-Nevis p. 140 French Antilles p. 141 Martinique p. 142 Guadeloupe p. 142 Netherlands Antilles p. 143 Dominica p. 144 St. Lucia p. 145 St. Vincent and the Grenadines p. 145 Grenada p. 146 Other Islands of the Caribbean p. 147 Barbados p. 147 Trinidad and Tobago p. 148 The Atlantic Islands p. 149 Turks and Caicos Islands p. 149 The Bahamas p. 150 Bermuda p. 151 Geography and Tourism in South America p. 155 Introduction p. 155 Landforms p. 157 Climatic Patterns p. 158 Divisions of South American Tourism p. 158 The Andes Countries p. 158 Venezuela p. 159
Colombia p. 161 Ecuador p. 163 Peru p. 166 Bolivia p. 168 Chile p. 171 Middle-Latitude South America p. 173 Argentina p. 173 Paraguay p. 175 Uruguay p. 177 Brazil and the Guyanas p. 178 Brazil p. 178 Guyana p. 180 Suriname p. 182 French Guyana p. 183 Geography and Tourism in Western Europe p. 187 Introduction p. 188 Physical Characteristics p. 189 Tourism in Western Europe p. 191 Ireland p. 191 The United Kingdom p. 194 France p. 199 Monaco p. 204 Belgium p. 204 The Netherlands p. 206 Luxembourg p. 208 Germany p. 209 Austria p. 213 Switzerland p. 215 Liechtenstein p. 219 Geography and Tourism in Northern Europe p. 223 Introduction p. 223 Physical Characteristics p. 225 Tourism Characteristics p. 227 Denmark p. 228 Finland p. 231 Sweden p. 233 Norway p. 236 Iceland p. 238 Geography and Tourism in Southern Europe p. 243 Introduction p. 243 Physical Characteristics p. 245
Greece p. 248 Cyprus p. 253 Italy p. 254 Spain p. 259 Gibraltar p. 262 Andorra p. 263 Portugal p. 264 Malta p. 267 Geography and Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States p. 271 Central Europe: Contrasts in the Former Communist Realm p. 272 The Modern States of Central Europe and the Balkan States p. 273 The Physical Georgraphy of Central Europe p. 274 Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States p. 276 Poland p. 278 The Czech Republic and Slovakia p. 282 Hungary p. 284 Romania p. 286 Yugoslavia and Montenegro p. 288 Slovenia p. 289 Croatia p. 290 Bosnia and Herzegovina p. 292 Bulgaria p. 293 Albania p. 294 Conclusion p. 295 Georgraphy and Tourism in Russia and the Countries of the Former Soviet Union p. 299 Introduction p. 299 The Geographic Base of the Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union p. 303 Climate: Tourism in Harsh Lands p. 306 The People of the Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union p. 308 Foreign Tourism p. 308 Internal Tourism in the Former Soviet Union p. 310 Location of Tourist-Related Activities in the Former Soviet Union p. 311 Tourism: Problems and Potentials p. 314 Armenia p. 314 Azerbaijan p. 316 Belarus p. 318 Estonia p. 319 Latvia p. 321 Lithuania p. 323 Moldova p. 324 Ukraine p. 325
Russia p. 327 Georgia p. 334 The Central Asian Countries Created from the Former Soviet Union p. 336 Geography and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa p. 343 Introduction p. 343 Geographic Characteristics p. 344 Climate Characteristics p. 346 Organization of Life p. 347 Tourism in the Middle East p. 348 Egypt p. 349 Israel p. 351 Jordan p. 354 Lebanon p. 356 Syria p. 357 Turkey p. 360 Iran p. 362 Iraq p. 363 Afghanistan p. 365 Arabian Peninsula p. 365 Tourism in North Africa p. 365 Morocco p. 366 Tunisia p. 368 Algeria p. 370 Libya p. 371 Geography and Tourism in Subsaharan Africa p. 377 Introduction p. 377 Physical Characteristics p. 378 Tourism in Africa p. 380 West Africa p. 380 East Africa p. 383 Southern Africa p. 386 Central and Interior Africa p. 392 Geography and Tourism in East Asia p. 397 Introduction p. 397 Tourism in East Asia p. 400 Japan p. 400 South Korea (Republic of Korea) p. 406 North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) p. 409 Taiwan (Republic of China) p. 410 Hong Kong p. 412 Macau p. 415
China (The People's Republic of China) p. 415 Mongolia p. 424 Geography and Tourism in South and Southeast Asia p. 431 Introduction p. 431 Physical Characteristics p. 431 Population Problems p. 435 Tourism to South and Southeast Asia p. 436 Bangladesh p. 436 Bhutan p. 438 Myanmar (Burma) p. 439 India p. 440 Maldives p. 446 Nepal p. 446 Pakistan p. 449 Sri Lanka p. 450 Southeast Asia p. 452 Indonesia p. 452 Malaysia p. 457 Philippines p. 459 Singapore p. 461 Thailand p. 463 Indochina--Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos p. 466 Geography and Tourism in Australia, New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Pacific p. 473 Introduction p. 473 The South Pacific Islands and Their Physical Characteristics p. 474 Physical Characteristics of Australia and New Zealand p. 475 South Pacific p. 477 Polynesia p. 477 French Polynesia (Tahiti) p. 478 American and Western Samoa p. 480 Tonga p. 481 Cook Islands p. 482 Melanesia p. 483 Fiji p. 483 New Caledonia p. 485 Vanuatu p. 486 Solomon Islands p. 486 Papua New Guinea p. 487 Micronesia p. 487 New Zealand p. 488 Australia p. 492
Glossary p. 501 Bibliography p. 514 Index p. 519 Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.