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Chapter 2 - Geography & International Travel Questions and Answers 2024
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Chapter 2 - Geography & InternationalTravel
24- Hour Clock - answer (Military time- also used by airlines) It eliminates the AM and
PM distinction providing a different numeral for each hour of the day
Altitude - answer the higher the altitude the cooler the climate is likely to be, and many
travelers have health issues at altitudes of 9000 ft and above
Atlas - answer a compilation of maps
CDC - answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- provides advice for
travelers and information about specific diseases abroad
Climate - answer the average weather over a long time, and it greatly affects the appeal
of a destination
Consulate - answer regional offices of embassies
Continent - answer7 large land masses: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe,
North America and South America
Destination - answeris a location that a traveler chooses to visit
Destination Geography - answerThe study of characteristics of locations that influence
travel
Destination Management and Promotion - answerPeople in this field persuade travelers
that a particular destination is worth visiting
Duty - answera charge on items whose value exceeds a certain allowance
Duty-Free Port - answerports in which no duty or tax is charged on goods either
entering or leaving the country
Embassy - answerthe offices of the ambassadors who represent a nation in another
country
Equator - answeran imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and
the South Poles
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