GEO1715

TOURISM GEOGRAPHY

CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA

WINTER 2011

IN CLASS / ON LINE
WEEK 1
Jan 10-14 / Course Introduction
MEXICO: Introduction
Archaeology / Canadian passport
Archaeology
WEEK 2
Jan 17-21 / MEXICO:
Colonial Towns, Mexico City / Towns & Cities
5% ON LINE QUIZ ARCHAEOLOGY
WEEK 3
Jan 24-28 / MEXICO:
Beaches / Beaches
WEEK 4
Jan 31 - Feb 4 / TEST MEXICO – 20 %
1 HOUR
TIM Manual / TIM Manual
WEEK 5
Feb 7-11 / Introduction to the Caribbean
Bahamas, Cuba / Selling Destinations, AAA Guide*
Bermuda, Turks & Caicos
WEEK 6
Feb 14-18 / Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico / Selling Destinations, AAA Guide*
British Virgin Islands, US VirgIn Islands, Cayman Islands
5% ON LINE QUIZ - WEEK 5 ON LINE WORK
FEB 21-25 / WINTER BREAK
WEEK 7
Feb 28 –
Mar 4 / Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada / Selling Destinations, AAA Guide*
Haiti, Dominica, Antigua
5% ON LINE QUIZ – WEEK 6 ON LINE WORK
WEEK 8
Mar 7-11 / ABC Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, St Maarten, San Andres / Selling Destinations, AAA Guide*
Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Kitts & Nevis
WEEK 9
Mar 14-18 / 15% TRADE SHOW PRESENTATIONS / On line review of the Caribbean
WEEK 10
Mar 21-25 / 20% TEST – CARIBBEAN / Selling Destinations*
Central America Map
WEEK 11
Mar 28-
Apr 1 / Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama / Selling Destinations *
Introduction to Central America
WEEK 12
Apr 4-8 / Introduction to South America
Venzuela, Colombia / Selling Destinations*
Brazil
5% ON LINE QUIZ – WEEKS 10 & 11 ON CENTRAL AMERICA
WEEK 13
Apr 11-15 / Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru / Selling Destinations*
Paraguay, Uruguay,Guianas
5% ON LINE QUIZ – WEEK 12 ON LINE WORK (BRAZIL)
WEEK 14
Apr 18-22 / Argentina, Chile / Selling Destinations*
On Line Review
WEEK 15
Apr 23-30 / EXAM WEEK
20% FINAL EXAM – CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

*On line summary of countries covered each week using Selling Destinations, the AAA Guide and WEISSMANN ONLINE