EcoTourism
After reading Chapter 12 about the Amazon Region you should be familiar with the differing perspectives on that region and how it should be used. One of the arguments comes from Environmentalists who have suggested for decades the practice of ecotourism there and around the world. Your job is to create an ecotourism web page. You can team up with one other student to collaborate on this project. Your web page should introduce the idea of ecotourism and encourage people to engage in it as a viable option for travel. Lead them to ecotourism options that are available around the world.
Essential Question: What impact could/does ecotourism have on ecosystems throughout the world?
Directions:
1. Overall your purpose is to convince or persuade people that ecotourism is a better option than regular tourism
a. you will need to explain what ecotourism is in your own words
b. then support why you think this form of tourism is better than regular tourism with real world examples
c. be clear and easy to understand
2. You will be directing people to 5 different ecotourism locations around the world. For each location include the following:
a. Your purpose is to convince or persuade people to visit each of the ecotourism locations that you have chosen
Come to conclusions about why your ecotourism locations are valuable
Support that conclusion with reasons why
b. Picture(s) of each location
c. Map or Maps that show where the ecotourism locations are at around the world
d. Include a variety of locations and climates around the world to encourage people to seek out ecotourism no matter where they might want to travel
e. You need to provide links to the actual ecotourism company(s) so that a person could view your selection and take action right away in planning a trip.
3. You should include links to videos that might enhance your information on ecotourism or specific ecotourism destinations
4. Elaboration
a. Why did ecotourism develope?
b. Compare and contrast with regular/ecotourism in a specific location
c. Where has ecotourism made a difference? Specific examples
d. What impact do each of your ecotourism locations have on their region?
e. What changes can be made on Earth in the future if ecotourism continues to grow as an option for tourism
Web Pages that could help you learn about ecotourims:
National Geographic
Ecotourism.org
Paper on Ecotourism
Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
Listed below are some videos that you should watch to introduce yourself to what ecotourism is all about:
What is Ecotourism? Video
Ecotourism Video 2
Eco and Sustainable Tourism
Responsible Tourism
Responsible Tourism 2
One Planet Tourism
Sustainable Tourism 2012
Essential Question: What impact could/does ecotourism have on ecosystems throughout the world?
Directions:
1. Overall your purpose is to convince or persuade people that ecotourism is a better option than regular tourism
a. you will need to explain what ecotourism is in your own words
b. then support why you think this form of tourism is better than regular tourism with real world examples
c. be clear and easy to understand
2. You will be directing people to 5 different ecotourism locations around the world. For each location include the following:
a. Your purpose is to convince or persuade people to visit each of the ecotourism locations that you have chosen
Come to conclusions about why your ecotourism locations are valuable
Support that conclusion with reasons why
b. Picture(s) of each location
c. Map or Maps that show where the ecotourism locations are at around the world
d. Include a variety of locations and climates around the world to encourage people to seek out ecotourism no matter where they might want to travel
e. You need to provide links to the actual ecotourism company(s) so that a person could view your selection and take action right away in planning a trip.
3. You should include links to videos that might enhance your information on ecotourism or specific ecotourism destinations
4. Elaboration
a. Why did ecotourism develope?
b. Compare and contrast with regular/ecotourism in a specific location
c. Where has ecotourism made a difference? Specific examples
d. What impact do each of your ecotourism locations have on their region?
e. What changes can be made on Earth in the future if ecotourism continues to grow as an option for tourism
Web Pages that could help you learn about ecotourims:
National Geographic
Ecotourism.org
Paper on Ecotourism
Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
Listed below are some videos that you should watch to introduce yourself to what ecotourism is all about:
What is Ecotourism? Video
Ecotourism Video 2
Eco and Sustainable Tourism
Responsible Tourism
Responsible Tourism 2
One Planet Tourism
Sustainable Tourism 2012