TOURISM UNIT 2 POLITICAL SITUATIONS AND UNFORESEEN
OCCURRENCES
what is a political situation - "ACCURATE ANSWER" issues that arise due to the government of a
country
examples of political situations - "ACCURATE ANSWER" -civil war
-Terrorism
-General unrest
-xenophobia
-crime
define civil war - "ACCURATE ANSWER" a war between citizens of the same country.
Define terrorism - "ACCURATE ANSWER" the use of violent acts to archive a political goal
define global unrest - "ACCURATE ANSWER" uneasy or troubled situation
define xenophobia - "ACCURATE ANSWER" dislike of or prejudice against people from other tribe or
region
define crime - "ACCURATE ANSWER" an action which constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted
and is punishable by law.
what is an unforeseen occurrence - "ACCURATE ANSWER" events that happen that were not
expected. include natural disasters
examples of unforeseen occurrences - "ACCURATE ANSWER" -Tsunami
-Natural disaster (flooding)
-earthquake
-global recession
-disease
-accidents
-economic upsets
define tsunami - "ACCURATE ANSWER" a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and
sudden displacement of ocean
define earthquake - "ACCURATE ANSWER" a sudden shaking of the ground caused by passing of
seismic waves through earths rock
define natural disasters - "ACCURATE ANSWER" extreme and sudden event caused by environmental
factors eg. floods, storms
define global recession - "ACCURATE ANSWER" period of general economic decline
define economic upset - "ACCURATE ANSWER" tourism establishments having financial trouble or
difficulties as a result of low visitor numbers (hotels and attractions)
impact of political situation and unforeseen occurrence on international tourism - "ACCURATE
ANSWER" tourism have hesitated to travel to areas with instability due to these issues happening
how do these crimes impact tourism - "ACCURATE ANSWER" -tourists will cancel their trips
-tourists will choose to go elsewhere
-airlines suspend flights to affected areas
OCCURRENCES
what is a political situation - "ACCURATE ANSWER" issues that arise due to the government of a
country
examples of political situations - "ACCURATE ANSWER" -civil war
-Terrorism
-General unrest
-xenophobia
-crime
define civil war - "ACCURATE ANSWER" a war between citizens of the same country.
Define terrorism - "ACCURATE ANSWER" the use of violent acts to archive a political goal
define global unrest - "ACCURATE ANSWER" uneasy or troubled situation
define xenophobia - "ACCURATE ANSWER" dislike of or prejudice against people from other tribe or
region
define crime - "ACCURATE ANSWER" an action which constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted
and is punishable by law.
what is an unforeseen occurrence - "ACCURATE ANSWER" events that happen that were not
expected. include natural disasters
examples of unforeseen occurrences - "ACCURATE ANSWER" -Tsunami
-Natural disaster (flooding)
-earthquake
-global recession
-disease
-accidents
-economic upsets
define tsunami - "ACCURATE ANSWER" a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and
sudden displacement of ocean
define earthquake - "ACCURATE ANSWER" a sudden shaking of the ground caused by passing of
seismic waves through earths rock
define natural disasters - "ACCURATE ANSWER" extreme and sudden event caused by environmental
factors eg. floods, storms
define global recession - "ACCURATE ANSWER" period of general economic decline
define economic upset - "ACCURATE ANSWER" tourism establishments having financial trouble or
difficulties as a result of low visitor numbers (hotels and attractions)
impact of political situation and unforeseen occurrence on international tourism - "ACCURATE
ANSWER" tourism have hesitated to travel to areas with instability due to these issues happening
how do these crimes impact tourism - "ACCURATE ANSWER" -tourists will cancel their trips
-tourists will choose to go elsewhere
-airlines suspend flights to affected areas
