Unit 5

Passport to Adventure

Alberta Education Outcome

 Unit Summary



Let's Fill Your Passport with Stamps!

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." ~ Andre Gide

The Passport to Adventure Unit will help you understand travel patterns and the expenditures of visitors within a destination. Secondly, it will assess the impact of various issues on a destination, which will be directly linked to your assessment project.


When tourists travel to out-of-country destinations, they require a passport. Passports are a legal government document issued to its citizens. A passport verifies the holder's identity and citizenship while entitling them to travel under its protection to and from foreign countries plus the right to re-enter his or her native country.   

When tourists enter or leave a country, an official stamp is entered into the passport. This serves as an official record of international travel and the accompanied dates. Think of this unit as a chance to head into cyberspace, visiting 4 destinations around the world and receiving virtual passport stamps. There are a few exceptions to the issuing of passport stamps, eg., Canada only stamps upon entry and Israel does not issue stamps on passports, issuing landing slips instead.

Your task is to explore each of the four destinations linked below by obtaining information about each in the categories listed:

  • Just the Facts
  • Where in the World?
  • Authentic Experience
  • Tourism Impact
  • Safety & Security
     

Click on a destination link below (you pick the order) to proceed on your virtual adventure.

Where do you want to travel?


The Great Wall of China


PEI, Canada



New York



Great Barrier Reef, Australia





5 Fun Facts About the Great Wall of China

  1. Contrary to common belief, the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space with the naked eye.
  2. The Great Wall of China has been called the longest cemetary on Earth.  Over 1 million people died building the Wall and archaeologists have found human remains buried under the Wall.
  3. Over 10 million people visit the Great Wall of China every year.
  4. The main purpose of the Wall was protection against attacks and invasions from the north.
  5. The first parts of the Wall were built over 2000 years ago.

Let's Go!




5 Fun Facts About
Prince Edward Island

  1. Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province both in population and in land size.
  2. Lucy Maud Montgomery's book, Anne of Green Gables was published in 1908. The PEI house that inspired the book is now a National Historic Site.
  3. Potatoes have been produced on PEI since as early as 1771. Today, PEI grows 1/3 of Canada's potatoes.
  4. PEI has more than 33 golf courses.
  5. Rich in seafood, lobster season happens twice a year on PEI -- from May 1 until the end of June and from mid-August to mid-October. 

Let's Go!




5 Fun Facts About New York City

  1. NYC is nicknamed the Big Apple as in going to the "Big Time."
  2. With over 800 languages spoken by a significant portion of the population, New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
  3. Einstein's eyes are locked in a safe deposit box somewhere in the city.
  4. 1 out of every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire.
  5. 25% of the world's gold bullion is stored in vaults under Wall Street in the Federal Reserve Bank.

Let's Go!




5 Fun Facts About the Great Barrier Reef

  1. 10% of the world's total fish species can be found within the Great Barrier Reef.
  2. The Reef is 2300 km long.
  3. The Great Barrier Reef is thought to be as much as 20 000 000 years old.
  4. The Reef is the size of 70 million football fields.
  5. More than 2 million visitors travel to the Great Barrier Reef each year.

Let's Go!