Tourist Geography - Concepts and Structural Elements of a Tourist Region

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers the fundamental terms, classifications, and structural elements of tourist geography as presented in the lecture notes by Prof. dr Živana Krejić.

Tourist Region

A spatial unit where tourism is one of the dominating or unifying functions, and the physiognomy is largely a consequence of that function.

Homogeneous Tourist Regions

Also called 'true tourist regions,' these are areas where tourism is the primary activity and the main source of income for the majority of the local population.

Heterogeneous Tourist Regions

Also called 'tourist-geographic regions,' these are areas where tourism is supplemented by other economic activities and participates to a lesser or greater extent in the local income.

Dinić Differentiation Principles (1986)

The basic principles used to differentiate tourist-geographic regions: functionality, dominance, physiognomy, complexity, size, and hierarchical rank.

Hierarchical Levels of Regions

The three basic levels of space covered by a region: mikro, mezo, and makro regions.

Natural Regions (Jovičić)

A type of tourist region categorized into coastal (shore and island) and continental (mountain, lake, spa, and combined).

Anthropogenic Regions (Jovičić)

Tourist regions dominated by human-made motives such as monuments, settlements, and manifestations.

Complex Regions (Jovičić)

Tourist regions characterized by the equal representation of both natural and anthropogenic motives.

Vasović Regional Classification

A classification system that rejects the split between natural and anthropogenic, instead dividing regions into coastal, mountain, and lake types.

Potential Regions

Regions where spatial planning is the primary condition for their promotion and future development.

Affirmed and Activated Regions

Regions where spatial plans focus primarily on material and organizational elements rather than initial development questions.

Attractive Elements

Objects and parts of space with properties that satisfy tourist needs, including natural and anthropogenic motives.

Functional Elements

Development forms and types of tourist traffic that reflect the level of attractiveness and the potential for increased traffic.

Material Elements

The material base of traffic involving different types of services, including the type and quality of service facilities.

Organizational Elements

A system of measures for efficient economic development, such as propaganda, personnel (staff), and information services.

Tourist Localities

Objects or places with specific tourist traffic that possess attributes like recreation, aesthetics, curiosity, or fame.

Tourist Centers

The backbones of regional development that encompass multiple localities within a settlement or motive territory.

Tourist Directions

Routes marked by one or more roads that connect home areas and tourist destinations, categorized as international, national, regional, and local.

Contractive Zone

A spatially variable zone around a tourist destination from which tourists are drawn or attracted to that location.

Dispersive Zone

A zone located around a person's home base (place of residence) from which tourists depart to visit various tourist destinations.