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Year 4
Tourism in Europe
I can use different sources of information to choose and plan a holiday in a European country.
New
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Year 4
Tourism in Europe
I can use different sources of information to choose and plan a holiday in a European country.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Countries in Europe are popular tourist destinations for different reasons.
- Physical features such as mountains and coastlines attract many tourists each year.
- Tourism can provide many economic benefits but can have environmental problems.
Keywords
Destination - A destination is a place that someone or something travels or is sent to.
Tourism activities - Tourism activities are the things that people travel somewhere to do.
Economic benefit - An economic benefit is something that is good for a place in terms of money or jobs.
Environmental problem - An environmental problem is the negative effect on the environment from an action or activity.
Common misconception
To be a tourist you have to go abroad.
You can be a tourist abroad or in your home country.
Teachers may wish to first model using tourist information websites and brochures to research tourist destinations in a particular country in Europe.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these are physical features?
road
historical building
settlement
Q2.
Match the famous landmark to its correct European country.
France
Russia
UK
Slovenia
Italy
Q3.
What climate zones does Europe have?
desert
tropical
Q4.
What percentage of Europe has been changed by human land use?
10
50
Q5.
How can information be displayed on an atlas map?
by using 3D models
Q6.
Which land use in Europe grows crops and grazes animals?
mining
transport networks
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these are human features that may attract tourists?
rivers
beaches
Q2.
Match the physical tourist attraction with its correct European country.
Norway
Slovenia
Switzerland
Q3.
Match the human tourist attractions with its correct European country.
France
Italy
UK
Q4.
Tourists can bring benefits and problems to an area.
false
Q5.
Which of these are environmental problems?
part time jobs
helping people to learn about new places
Q6.
Which of these are economic benefits?
Jobs are only part time.
Houses become holiday homes.