1. TDT111
FACULTY OF HOSPITALITY AND
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
PREPARED BY :
NINA ELISA SUALIM
CHAPTER 4
TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
CLIMATE & TOURISM

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CHAPTER 4 : Climate & Tourism
TOPIC OUTLINES
1. The World Climate Scene
2. Climate Elements & Tourism
3. World Climate
a) Classifying Climates
b) The Humid Tropics (Zone 1)
c) The Hot Dry Climates (Zone 2)
d) The Warm Climates (Zone 3)
e) The Cool Temperate & Continental Cold Winter Climates
(Zones 4 & 5)
f) The Cold Damp Climates (Zone 6)
g) The Cold Dry Climates (Zone 7)
h) The Highland Climates

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THE WORLD CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate is determined by three (3) main factors
Latitude or
distance from the
Equator
The
distribution of
land and sea
Relief

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 As a traveler, we need accurate information on the climate of a
destination
 This is due to the many recreation types that are weather
dependent. Like surfing, skiing, sunbathing etc.
 It creates seasons/seasonality
 On a world scale, the importance of climate is shown in a broad
pattern of movement from colder, cloudier tourist generating
countries to warmer, sunnier destinations.
COLD to WARM
WARM to COLD
 Determines the length of holiday season.
 Determine factors such as resorts development and operating costs-sales
of beverages and leisure equipment are affected by weather changes.
 Seasonality also affect the profitability and employment in tourism
industry.
THE WORLD CLIMATE CHANGE
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE

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CLIMATE ELEMENTS & TOURISM
 Temperature
 Sunshine
 Winds
 Precipitation
 Air Quality

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CLASSIFYING CLIMATES
 The best way is to look at distances on global scale
and look at climate zones.
 A way of recognizing tourism potential based on
climate by dividing climate into 8 zones. (8 major
climate zones)
 By doing this, the weather can be investigated on the
suitability of weather/temperature for tourism and
plot it accordingly on tourism development chart.
WORLD CLIMATES

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ZONE TYPE CHARACTERISTICS
1 The humid tropics Most Africa; Carribean Island;
S.E.A
2 The hot dry climates Upper Egypt and Arizona
3 The warm climates Mediterranean
4 & 5 The cool temperate and
continental cold winter
climates
Dublin; Chicago; Stockholm
6 The cold damp climates Sub Antartic - South Georgia
7 The cold dry climates
(Very cold winters : -20)
Fairbanks
8 The highland climates Tropical Highlands- LA Paz
Mid-latitude highlands-Denver
WORLD CLIMATES

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WORLD CLIMATES

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TOURISM IS RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
IN TWO (2) WAYS :-
 MITIGATION of the effects of climate change by
altering behaviour, through reducing the carbon
footprint of travellers.
 ADAPTATION where destinations develop strategies
to cope with the realities of climate change as
shown in BOX 4.1, Page 87.
WORLD CLIMATES

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CHAPTER 4 : Climate & Tourism
CLASS ACTIVITY
CLASS EXERCISE
Kindly discuss the classification of world climate based
on the following information :-
1. Type of Climate Zone
2. Characteristics
3. Significance to Tourism
4. Location (based on the location from your
individual assignment)