Directorate: Curriculum FET
TERM 1 REVISION
LEARNER BOOKLET
TOURISM
REVISION
Grade 12
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INDEX PAGE
Contents
Page number
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INSTRUCTIONAL VERBS AND MEANINGS
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DOMESTIC,REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
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MAP WORK AND TOUR PLANNING
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INSTRUCTIONAL VERBS AND MEANINGS
Give your views on
Express your opinion on the matter.
Example: Give your views on the drop in tourist arrivals during 2017.
Explain
Use your own words to make concepts or processes clear.
Example: Explain ONE reason why the Wimbledon Championships are
regarded as a global event
Discuss
Use your own words to compare opinions about a topic. Make sure to
include a conclusion at the end.
Example: Discuss, in a paragraph, THREE ways in which a drop in the
exchange rate impacts tourist arrivals.
Distinguish
Highlight the differences between two or more issues
Example: Distinguish between Bank Buying Rate and Bank Selling Rate.
Name
List the basic facts without a discussion
Example: Name the TWO foreign currencies referred to in the extract.
Analyse
Divide into parts or elements and explain the relationship
Example: Analyse the tourism arrival statistics, then suggest with
reasons where SATour should focus their marketing efforts.
Predict
Anticipate the outcome
Example: Predict what would happen if management relaxes the existing
safety measures at the tower.
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Calculate
Show how you use mathematical rules to reach an answer.
Example: Calculate the amount in USD that Mrs Biggs received when
she exchanged the R600.
Describe
To write down the characteristics of something in a logical and well structured way.
Example: Describe, in a paragraph, how Tourism levies are collected in
South Africa
DOMESTIC,REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
Global events of international significance:
• Concept: Global event
- Sporting events: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, Comrades, Tour de France, Olympic Games.
- Other events: G8 Summit, Summits on climate change (to be mentioned as examples, do not study the
events as such).
• The positive and negative impact of global events on international tourism
• The impact of hosting a global event on - domestic tourism in the host country
- the economy of the host country
• The advantages and disadvantages for the host country (within a tourism context): development in
infrastructural services, investment, foreign exchange income, the multiplier effect
Political situations and unforeseen occurrences of international significance:
• Concepts: political situation and unforeseen occurrence
• Examples of recent political situations, such as civil war, terrorism, general unrest
• Examples of unforeseen occurrences such as tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters, the
global recession, diseases, accidents and economic upsets
(Identify recent examples; do not study the political situations and unforeseen occurrences as such).
• The impact of these situations and occurrences on international tourism and the economy of the affected
country
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ACTIVITY 1
Use Your textbook , Google or your notebook to provide an explanation an examples of each of the
following
KEY CONCEPTS
Global Event
Summit
Host country
The Multiplier Effect
Political Situation
Unforseen Occurance
EXPLANATION
EXAMPLE
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MAP WORK AND TOUR PLANNING
Tour plans and route planning:
• Develop tour plans to suit specific tourists’ profiles, available budget and time.
• Route planning
• Choice of transport and accommodation to suit customers’ needs and preferences
• Choice of tourist attractions and activities to suit tourist profiles
Resources: A colour road map of South Africa and the SADC countries, brochures of accommodation and
tourist attractions, internet
Compiling a day-by-day itinerary:
• The main aspects of an itinerary (description of transport, accommodation, attractions and
activities, including stops for meals)
• Factors to consider when drawing up an itinerary (focus on logical planning)
• Drawing up itineraries according to different scenarios
Compiling a tour budget:
• Factors influencing the development of a budget
• Develop a basic tour budget. Indicate expenses for travel, accommodation, meals, visiting tourist
attractions, shopping and tips.
Health
• Concepts: World Health Organisation (WHO), health certificates, travel clinics, compulsory and
recommended vaccinations
• Precautions to take when travelling to high-risk destinations (malaria, bilharzia, cholera areas).
• Vaccinations required for entering/leaving areas of high risk, such as yellow fever, hepatitis
• TB and HIV/Aids risks for inbound tourists
• Recommended health precautions for tourists visiting health risk areas, such as bottled water, sun block,
preventative medicine
Safety
• Reasons why the safety of tourists in South Africa is important
• General safety precautions for tourists: in car, in public areas / street, in hotel room, at the airport, after
dark
Travel documentation:
• Travel documents required when visiting a given country, valid passport, visa and health certificate
(cholera and yellow fever). Requirements for tourists travelling between countries
• How to obtain an international driver’s license
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• Passport: requirements for obtaining a passport, completion of an application form
• Visa: requirements for obtaining a visa, completion of a application form
• Concepts: duty free goods, prohibited goods, green channel, red channel, to declare, travel allowances
• Customs regulations when departing from or arriving in South Africa. Access to and interpreting of
customs information.
World time zones: (WORLD TIMEZONES IS PART OF TERM 2)
• Concepts: Time zone, UTC, Greenwich, hemispheres, equator and seasons, standard time, local time, the
international date line, the 24-hour clock (00:00– 23:59), latitude, longitude
• Introduction to a world time zone map
• Concept: Daylight saving time (DST). Reasons for this practice
• The impact of time zones and daylight saving on travel planning and travelling
ACTIVITY 2
Supply your own definition for each of the following
Concept
1. Passport
2. Visa
3. Health Certificate
Definition
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4. Duty free goods
5. Prohibited goods
6. Green Channel
7. Red channel
8. To declare
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ACTIVITY 3 [ THIS SECTION IS PART OF TERM 2 ]
Read the following and then answer the questions.
The Smith family is coming back from their holiday in Australia. It was their first time
abroad. They bought some gifts abroad and are now returning to South Africa.
1. They bought a few gifts that they have to declare. Explain the procedure they have to follow.
2. Give five examples of goods that they must declare.
3. Explain the difference between the red and the green channel.
4. Give 3 examples of goods that you are not allowed to bring into South Africa.
5. What will happen to you if you do not declare goods in South Africa?
Activity 4 [ THIS SECTION IS PART OF TERM 2 ]
Indicate on the map below the following:
UTC
Equator
IDL
Northern Hemisphere
North
South
East
West
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Activity 5 [ THIS SECTION IS PART OF TERM 2 ]
Use the time zone map above and answer the following questions