Anthropology of Tourism Madli Tuvike Wilson & Little, 2005; The Gutsy Traveler, 2013). Therefore, the first problem for tourism while dealing with female solo travellers would be lack of space and place for female tourists, especially in male dominated countries, for instance, like Egypt. To provide these specific criteria’s would be easy only in the one half of the world, where the other half would be abusing female presence. In Egypt, females (locals and travellers) are abused verbally as well as physically (The New York Times, 2013). The reason for that is behind culture norms, many female travellers have written countless blogs about how they felt harassed while their trip in Egypt. How they tried to be polite and follow local customs, but they were still followed at the streets by Egyptian men (Young adventuress, 2012). Local women need permissions/escorts for even walking in the streets (The New York Times, 2013)
Topic Canada Tallinn English College 2006 1. Introduction If you had to use two words to describe Canada, they might be large and diverse. Canada is the second largest country in the world with a territory of about 10 million square kilometers and it is bordered by three oceans: the Arctic, the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The population of Canada is about 31 million people. About 77% of the people live in cities which lie in a band about 100 miles wide above the border of the United States. The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Other large cities are Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Quebec. 2. Geographical position Canada is a huge country in the continent of North America. It is bordered with the Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west, the United States of America in the south and the Arctic Ocean in the north. Canada is a vast country, with a territory of 3.8 million square
Tallinna Inglise Kolledz Australia Topic Alice Tärk, 8b. Tallinn 2007 Table of contents: Factfile............................................................................................. ................................. Symbols.......................................................................................... ....................................Head of State................................................................................................ ................... Government....................................................................................... ............................... History............................................................................................. .................................. Relief................................................................................................ .................................. Geographical
Tallinna Inglise Kolledž Australia Referaat Tallinn Table of contents: Introduction.....................................................................................................................3 Geographical Position.....................................................................................................3 Relief...............................................................................................................................4 Climate & Time Zones....................................................................................................5 Plants...............................................................................................................................5 Animals...........................................................................................................................6 Population......................................................................................
BEDOUINS REFERAAT Õppeaines: INGLISE KEEL Arhitektuuri- ja keskkonnatehnika teaduskond Õpperühm: TÖ 21A Juhendaja: M.Kala Tallinn 2009 1. Who are bedouins? Bedouins are Arabic speaking nomadic tribes that originate from the Arabian Peninsula (mainly Saudi Arabia) and would travel the desert to locations where they would find drink and food. Sometimes traveling for days before they arrived at their final destinations. Each tribe would have an area of land under their responsibility from which they would make income by allowing travelers and traders to pass through. As knowledgeable guides of the desert they controlled the desert trade routes, and escorted caravans. Table 1. Bedouin Total population Regions Languages Religion Related ethnic groups
other sects. Some 3040 countries are Muslimmajority, and Arabs account for around 20% of all Muslims worldwide. South Asia and Southeast Asia contain the most populous Muslim countries, with Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh having more than 100 million adherents each. According to U.S. government figures, in 2006 there were 20 million Muslims in China. In the Middle East, the nonArab countries of Turkey and Iran are the largest Muslimmajority countries; in Africa, Egypt and Nigeria have the most populous Muslim communities. Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity in many European countries. Mosques Eid prayers on the holiday of Eid alFitr at the Badshahi Mosque, Pakistan. The days of Eid are important occasions on the Islamic calendar.A mosque is a place of worship for Muslims, who often refer to it by its Arabic name, masjid. The word mosque in English refers to all
7. Museums British Museum a museum dedicated to human history and culture. It has a collection of more than 13 million artifacts, which are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all over the world. Established in 1753 and opened to the public six years later. Notable artifacts include: the Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles, a statue from Easter Island, and numerous death masks from the pharaohs of Egypt. Cutty Sark the Cutty Sark is a clipper ship, built in the 19 th century. It served as a merchant vessel and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954. The Ship is preserved in dry dock at Greenwich, but was damaged in a fire in the spring of 2007 while undergoing extensive restoration. Madame Tussaud's is a famous wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. One of the main attractions is the chamber of horrors. That part of the exhibition
Topic Australia Introduction Many people know Australia as the land down under because it is the only continent except for Antarctica that is all on the southern hemisphere. Its name means ,,Southland". The official name of the country is the Commonwealth of Australia. It's capital is Canberra. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world but the smallest continent. Australia has 6 states and 2 territories (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia , South Australia, The Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory). The Australian people are culturally the same as the Anglo Americans. There also live aborigines. Aborigines are the ancestors of the people. Like the US and Canada, Australia was an English speaking colony of Great Britain. Today Australia is a modern developed country with a diversified economy. Australia is an island continent of 7.7 million square kilometres, which makes it a little smaller than the USA. Located in
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