Year 6 - Geography
Tourism: Oceania
Around the world in 80 days: what have we learnt about our world?
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits key geographical themes through a global journey. Pupils explore news stories, regional features and environmental issues across all continents, using maps, data and fieldwork skills to reflect on what it means to think like a geographer.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe some tourist destinations in Oceania and discuss positive and negative consequences of tourism.
Key Notes
- Oceania has a range of physical features and landscapes.
- Oceania has some globally important tourist destinations.
- Tourism can provide many economic benefits but can also cause environmental problems.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tourism industry: The tourism industry is a term for the services provided for people who are on holiday, e.g. hotels, restaurants, tour guides, entertainment, transport, etc.
- tourist destination: A tourist destination is a place that people go to on holiday.
- economic benefit: An economic benefit is something that is good for a place in terms of money or jobs.
- amenities: Amenities are useful things or services such as local shops and parks.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Confusion between the country of Australia and the continent of Oceania.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Oceania has a range of physical features and landscapes. Oceania has some globally important tourist destinations.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'tourism industry'
The tourism industry is a term for the services provided for people who are on holiday, e.g. hotels, restaurants, tour guides, entertainment, transport, etc.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Confusion between the country of Australia and the continent of Oceania. Correction: Spend time exploring a map of Oceania and identifying the different countries and dependencies that make up this continent.
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- Geography is all around us Study Guide
- Natural resources and sustainability: focus on Africa Study Guide
- The role of geographers: focus on Europe Study Guide
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