How to divide the world tourist areas?

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) divides the world tourism market into six major tourism regions, namely, East Asia and the Pacific tourism market; South Asian tourism market; Middle East tourism market; European tourism market; American tourism market; African tourism market. Among the six major tourism markets, Europe and America are the most prosperous, and East Asia and the Pacific are the fastest growing.

according to the principle of giving consideration to natural geographical areas and administrative divisions, combining comprehensive analysis with leading factors, and mainly serving tourism, the world tourism geographical areas can be divided into seven regions.

1. European tourist regions

European tourist regions include: (1) Nordic tourist regions (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark and their territories). (2) Eastern European tourist areas of the former Soviet Union (former Soviet Union, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Germany). (3) Western Europe Tourism Region (all European countries except the above-mentioned countries)

It extends from the Bering Strait in the east to the Atlantic coast, which is the longest tourist region extending along the latitude. The latitude position is high, there are many mountains and plateaus in the east, south and west, and plains and lowlands in the interior, with temperate forests and subtropical evergreen hardwood forests and shrubs as the main natural landscape. According to Kodal's division of world cultural areas, this region belongs to western cultural areas. The vast majority of residents are Europeans (white), who speak Germanic, Rasi and Slavic languages of Indo-European languages and believe in Catholicism and Christianity. This region is the birthplace of capitalist economy, and is extremely rich in humanistic tourism resources. It is the most developed region in the world. Spain, known as the "tourism kingdom", Greece and Italy, ancient European civilizations, Switzerland, a "world park", and Britain and France, which developed tourism earlier, are all in this region. The Mediterranean coast is the earliest and most developed seaside tourist destination in the world.

2. American tourist areas

American tourist areas include: (1) North American tourist areas (the United States and Canada). (2) China-US tourist areas (all countries in Central America and the West Indies). (3) South American tourist areas (all countries in South America).

It spans the northern and southern hemispheres, extending southward from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Drake Strait, with a north-south span of about 15, kilometers, making it the longest tourist area in the world along the meridian. Topographically, it can be divided into three units: the Cordillera Mountains in the west run through the north and south, the arc islands in the plateau, mountains and oceans in the east, and the great plains and the intercontinental sea in the middle. The climate types are complete and the natural landscapes are diverse. This region belongs to the western cultural area, and its ethnic composition is complex. There are not only indigenous inhabitants-Indians and Inuit (Eskimos), but also white people who moved in later, speaking Germanic and Latin, believing in Catholicism and Christianity. America is a developed area of world tourism, which is second only to Europe. It has both modern science and technology culture of capitalist countries and ancient civilization created by Indians. It is the birthplace of world-famous ancient Mayan culture and Inca culture. The Caribbean coast is a new seaside tourist destination in the world after the Mediterranean.

3. Eastern Asia and Oceania tourist regions

Eastern Asia and Oceania tourist regions include: (1) East Asia tourist regions (China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Mongolia). (2) Southeast Asian tourist areas (all countries in Indochina Peninsula and Malay Archipelago). (3) Oceania tourist areas (all countries in Oceania).

Eastern Asia and Oceania tourist area is a tourist area that spans the northern and southern hemispheres and extends along the meridian. The most prominent feature of this region is that it is the fastest growing tourist region in the world. With the eastward shift of the world economic center of gravity, the land-based sea between Asia and Australia (including China's coast) will become a world-famous coastal tourist destination after the Mediterranean Sea and the Caribbean Sea. In terms of geographical environment and cultural landscape, there are three tourist areas with great differences.

East Asian tourist areas are located on the east coast of the Asian continent, dominated by temperate and subtropical monsoon climate, and dominated by temperate and subtropical forest landscapes. Belonging to the East Asian Cultural Zone, it is the most populous cultural zone in the world, mainly speaking Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Buddhism has a great influence on religion. In addition, China's Confucianism and writing have a great influence on Japan and Korea. The Yellow River Basin in China is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilizations in the world.

Southeast Asian tourist areas are located at the crossroads of Asia and Oceania, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, with tropical monsoon climate and tropical rain forest climate as the main climate, with tropical forest landscape as the dominant factor. It belongs to the Southeast Asian cultural area, and the vast majority of residents are yellow people. The residents of Indo-China Peninsula belong to Sino-Tibetan language family and believe in Buddhism. The residents of Malay Peninsula and Malay Archipelago belong to Malay-Polynesian language family, and most of them believe in Islam except Catholicism in the Philippines. There are more than 16 million overseas Chinese, who have made great contributions to the development of Southeast Asia.

The tourist area in Oceania consists of the Australian mainland and Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, which are widely distributed in the Pacific Ocean. There are more than 2, islands in total, and the population density is low, with an average of 3 people per square kilometer. This is the place where the sea and air routes and submarine cables connecting all continents pass, which is of great significance in tourism, transportation and communication. Oceania has many volcanic islands and coral islands, and is famous for its tropical and subtropical island scenery and "living fossil museum" (ancient and exotic animals and plants). Belonging to the western cultural area, the residents of Australia and New Zealand are mostly European immigrants and their descendants, and English is widely spoken. The residents of other countries and regions are mainly local people, belonging to Papua and Malay-Polynesian languages, and about 8% of the population in the whole continent believes in Christianity.

4. South Asia Tourism Region

South Asia Tourism Region (all countries in South Asia. The towering Himalayas are located in the north of the region, making South Asia a relatively independent and distinctive tourist area. Topographically, it is divided into three parts: the northern mountainous area, the Indus-Ganges Plain in the middle and the Deccan Plateau in the south, with a typical tropical monsoon climate and tropical monsoon forest landscape. Belonging to the Indian cultural area, it is one of the most populous and densely populated areas in the world, with an average of 21 people per square kilometer. The residents are related to three major races, mainly white and black. Languages belong to Indo-European and Dalopita languages, and this region is the birthplace of Brahmanism and Buddhism, which evolved into Hinduism after Brahmanism. The Indus-Ganges Valley is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilizations in the world.

5. Western Asia Tourism Region

Western Asia Tourism Region (all countries in the Middle East except Egypt and Afghanistan) is the hub of the world's sea and air traffic, which connects three continents and two oceans. It has the reputation of "the land of three continents and five seas". The famous "Silk Road" from China to the west in ancient times crossed West Asia, with plateau-dominated terrain and hot and dry climate, and belongs to desert and semi-desert landscape. It belongs to an Islamic cultural area, with complex ethnic composition, Arabs in the majority and complicated religious beliefs of residents. It is the birthplace of world religions such as Islam, Christianity and Judaism. At present, there are the largest number of Islamists, mainly using Arabic and a few using Semite. The Euphrates and Tigris river basins are one of the centers of ancient civilizations in the world, and the local people have made great contributions to mankind in literature, mathematics, astronomy, calendar, medicine and many other aspects.

6. African tourist areas

African tourist areas (all countries in Africa) are tropical dry continents dominated by plateaus, and the natural landscape is symmetrically distributed in the north and south with the equator as the central axis. In addition, the Great Rift Valley in East Africa is also a major feature of African physical geography. Africa has the largest and most typical savanna, tropical desert and semi-desert in the world, and the scope of tropical rain forest is not small, with many natural zoos, which makes Africa known as the "World Natural Resources Expo". Belonging to the African cultural area, the ethnic composition of the residents is complex, with the components of the black, white and Huang San races in the world, and most of them belong to the Negro race, which is the hometown of the black people in the world. The language is complex, with Kunzir-Congo language family and Koisan language family as the main languages, and the religions are diverse, with about 1 million people each believing in Islam and Christianity, and about 2, people believing in primitive religions. The Nile Valley is one of the birthplaces of world civilization, and the world-famous pyramids show the amazing creativity of the ancient Egyptian people. Due to long-term aggression, this region is backward in culture and underdeveloped in economy. In terms of tourism, Africa is a developing continent, and many resources need to be further developed.

7. Antarctic tourism area

Antarctic tourism area (Antarctic continent and its islands). It is the southernmost continent on earth and the most isolated continent in the world, but it is a shortcut for air traffic between continents in the southern hemisphere. Antarctica is a world of ice and snow. It has the natural geographical characteristics of the highest terrain, the coldest climate, the strongest scenery and the most monotonous scenery. For centuries, it has been attracting people's curiosity and interest in exploration. The region is poor in terrestrial life, but rich in marine life. At the same time, Antarctica is also the last undeveloped treasure left by the earth to mankind, and it is a natural experimental site for scientific research and exploration of the mysteries of the universe. So far, 17 countries have established 39 perennial scientific stations and dozens of temporary research stations in Antarctica, and more than 2, people go to the Antarctic area for various research activities every year.