Year 8 Unit 1: Fantastic Places Knowledge organiser
Key Terminology:
Fantastic Places are…
Places that offer an interest to
an individual or group
Fantastic places can be both physical and human
such as:
Human: Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China, Statue
of Liberty
Physical: Great Barrier Reef, Grand Canyon, Mt
St Helens, Death Valley
NYC-human environment.
Significantly changed in the last 100 years.
Strongly associated with mass tourism and has multiple
landmarks
9/11 changed the city. Terrorism made the world aware
and made people more security aware. The Twin Towers
have been replaced with the Freedom Tower.
Three Gorges Dam-China-human
Largest dam in the world.
Located on the Yangtze River to control water
flow and provide HEP for China.
Cost $39bn to build and would 5.7 days to walk it.
Positives-provides electricity which is cleaner than
coal, provides jobs, provides water for agriculture.
Negative-affects ecosystem upstream, people are
displaced, affects small scale businesses.
Fantastic: extraordinarily good or attractive.
Dubai-Tourism
Distinctive: characteristic of one person or thing, and
• Discovery of oil has seen the city grow rapidly.
Famous landmarks are found here.
so serving to distinguish it from others”.
• Very hot and receives little rainfall.
• International tourism has increased since 2013
Landscapes: Landscapes are the visible features which
• Positives of tourism-economy has improved,
make up the surface of the land.
international trade has increased, more job
opportunities.
• Negatives of tourism-Increase in pollution,
construction of Palm Island is destroying the
GBR-physical marine wildlife, threat to culture.
Located on the East coast of Australia
World’s largest living structure and most
diverse ecosystem.
Coral are animals not plants and are
Fiji-Tourism
threatened by both human and physical
Located in the Pacific Ocean
factors.
High annual temperatures and rainfall
Negatives-threats come from overfishing,
Lots of cultural diversity
tourism, pollution, waste, plastics
Positives-tourism provides jobs and so can
improve infrastructure in the country.
Traditions are kept alive due to tourists
wanting to see them. Greater demand for local
Death Valley-physical goods.
Located in California, USA. Hot and dry climate Negatives-Culture changes as outsiders
most of the year. arrive. Environment is damaged due to too
When it rains the playa become very wet, at night many tourists. Prices increase so locals cannot
it freezes due to cold temperatures and no cloud afford local commodities.
coverage. It then melts leaving behind trails where
rocks have been carried by the ice.
Unique environment as it never happens during
daylight