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Spatial Variations of Tourism Development in the Cook Islands

Periphery vs Interior - Rarotonga

Now that you have spent some time looking for spatial variations using maps of Rarotonga, you need to record some of your findings.

Choose one of the following variations and write a comment to this post that describes the variation and explains why the variation exists. I have submitted a comment about a variation at Aitutaki as an example.

Avarua vs Muri

Southern vs Rest of coast

Periphery vs Interior

Distribution of accommodation types

Hi guys, if you have arrived at this post, you are clearly an adventurous soul who seeks challenge and likes trying new ways of doing things. Well done!

Your task is similar to the one others are doing on paper, however, I would like you to answer this question using digital tools.

Some ideas:

• Show the patterns in Google Earth using sets of icons. Add explanations of the patterns/processes directly into Google Earth.
• As a voicethread
• As a quick Google Docs Presentation
• Use a graphics program for the mapping part, and a word processor for the written part

There are several unusual terms/words used in the resource booklet for your current assessment. I have listed some important terms and their definitions below.

We have looked at the way attractions can be classified and described, and identified and mapped the major attractions in Rotorua.

Your task is to bring this information together to answer a L3 NCEA style question.

Anaylse the character and distribution of Rotorua’s tourist attractions.

To do this well you will need to:

1. explain the how Rotorua’s attractions can be divided into different categories

2. describe and explain the distribution (location) of attractions. ie are there any patterns, groupings or dispersal of different attractions.

Make sure you bring together the notes you took from the text about attractions, the named categories and examples from task 2, and the map from task 3.

Click here for my guide to Writing Geography essays

Click here for my guide to What essay command words mean.

Good luck

Hi Guys, to further develop our understanding of how the elements of tourism development interact, I would like you to analyse the daily rags (newspapers).

Go to a reputable New Zealand news site (see the bottom of the post) and look for some articles that directly or indirectly relate to tourism in New Zealand.

Virtually all newspaper articles are based around an event. Think about the implications of this event on the Tourism Development Elements. Decide which element has been modified, and how this might change one or more of the other elements.  Set out your thinking like this:

1. (Article Headline - hyperlink to real article)
2. (Which Elements involved)
3. (Explanation of interaction)

For Example

1. ‘Unusual unrest’ on Ruapehu
2. (Outside Factors –> Regulators–>Tourism Industry)
3. Mt Ruapehu is showing signs of increased volcanic activity (Outside factor). This has meant that many regulators have had to work together to monitor the mountain and develop plans for the safety of people using the area, i.e. tourists. Civil Defence, GNS, DOC, Police and local councils have also worked closey with tourism industry to ‘ensure appropriate actions’ in the future.

News Sites

• TVNZ
• TV3
• Stuff
• NzHerald