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Tap Geography & International Travel Exam 2024/2025
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Tap Geography & International Travel Exam 2024/202524- Hour Clock - ANSWER-(Military time- also used by airlines) It eliminates the AM and
PM distinction providing a different numeral for each hour of the day
Altitude - ANSWER-the higher the altitude the cooler the climate is likely to be, and
many travelers have health issues at altitudes of 9000 ft and above
Atlas - ANSWER-a compilation of maps
CDC - ANSWER-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- provides advice for
travelers and information about specific diseases abroad
Climate - ANSWER-the average weather over a long time, and it greatly affects the
appeal of a destination
Consulate - ANSWER-regional offices of embassies
Continent - ANSWER-7 large land masses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe,
North America and South America
Destination - ANSWER-is a location that a traveler chooses to visit
Destination Geography - ANSWER-The study of characteristics of locations that
influence travel
Destination Management and Promotion - ANSWER-People in this field persuade
travelers that a particular destination is worth visiting
Duty - ANSWER-a charge on items whose value exceeds a certain allowance
Duty-Free Port - ANSWER-ports in which no duty or tax is charged on goods either
entering or leaving the country
Embassy - ANSWER-the offices of the ambassadors who represent a nation in another
country
Equator - ANSWER-an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North
and the South Poles
Exchange Rate - ANSWER-the rate at which the currency of one nation can be
exchanged for the currency of another
Geography - ANSWER-the science that studies the earth, its features, its life, and how
these interact
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