Tourism geography is one of the
branches of contemporary human geography that is concerned with studying the
development of tourism movement and the factors affecting it, the distribution
of tourism demand and supply areas on the world map, the geographical factors
affecting the movement of transport, and the geographical motives for tourism
and travel. The study of this course includes an overview of the geography of
tourism and its concept, types and factors. Influencing it and its future
prospects, and aims to provide students with knowledge and skills in how
society can benefit from the existing tourism potentials, whether natural or
human.
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the study of this
course, the student will be able to familiarize himself with knowledge,
theoretical concepts, and specialized terminology in tourism work and guidance,
review the natural and human tourism potentials in the country, present
scientific research in antiquities in an innovative and objective manner, and
propose appropriate solutions that confront the tourism sector with a
scientific methodology, and devise plans And programs to lead incoming and
domestic tourist groups to tourist offers before implementing them, and employs
his skills in the use of various tourist maps in the world in general and Libya
in particular, and uses the geographic information systems program to classify
the types of tourism present in Libya and the methods of optimal exploitation
of them, and deals competently with the information network through the
provision of services institutions operating in the tourism sector in the
country.
Teaching and learning methods
Giving scientific lectures on course
content, field visits to tourist sites in the country, research papers on
course content, panel discussions.
Methods of assessments
Midterm exam 20%.
Various activities 20%.
Final exam 60%.
The passing score is 50%.
Chronological distribution of course
content
The first week is the relationship
between geography and tourism.
The second week is the concept and
field of geography of tourism and its relationship to other sciences.
The third week, research methods in
tourist geography.
Fourth week positive and negative
effects of tourism.
The fifth week, the natural
ingredients of tourism.
Sixth week human components of
tourism.
Seventh week types of tourism.
Eighth week midterm exam
The ninth week, the contemporary
reality of Arab tourism.
The tenth week is the most important
tourist countries and cities.
Eleventh week natural ingredients for
tourism in Libya.
The twelfth week, the human
components of tourism in Libya.
The thirteenth week is an analysis of
the reality of the tourism sector in Libya.
The fourteenth week, the difficulties
facing the tourism sector in Libya.
Fifteenth week future prospects for
tourism in Libya.
Sixteenth week final exam
the reviewer
:
1-
Mamoun Hussein,
The Reality and Prospects of the Tourism Industry in Libya, Higher Institute
for Teachers Training in Sousse, 1st edition, 2006.
2-
Shawky El-Sayed
Mohamed Dabi, Introduction to the Geography of Tourism, Faculty of Arts and
Humanities, Suez University, 2019.
3-
Saad Safi Al-Din
Al-Tayeb, Studies in the Geography of Tourism in Libya, National Office for
Research and Development, 2005.
4-
Muhammad Ahmed
Al-Afif and others, Tourism Development Planning in Libya, Studies in Tourism
Economics, 2020.
5-
Hossam El-Din
Gad El-Rub, The Geography of Tourism in the Green Mountain Region in Libya,
Scientific Journal of the College of Arts, Issue 22, 2009.
6-
References,
Muhammad Ali, Tourism Development in Libya between Obstacles and Elements, Arab
Geographical Magazine, Third Issue, 2016 AD.
Note: The course instructor determines
the main reference for teaching the course, and uses what he deems appropriate
from the supporting references.
