Sustainable Tourism in South Africa (NQF Level 2) — Exam Study Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering cartography, tourist profiles, ecotourism concepts, national heritage and symbols, and community tourism stakeholders from the Sustainable Tourism NQF Level 2 study notes.

Physical Map

A map that displays natural landscape features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and elevation changes using color shading.

Political Map

A map that displays governmental boundaries between countries or provinces and indicates major city locations.

Route Map

A map that primarily displays roads, transport connections, and navigation routes rather than detailed natural features.

Topographical Map

A map showing large-scale detail of both natural and man-made features, traditionally utilizing contour lines to represent land surface relief.

Landlocked Country

A country entirely surrounded by one or more other countries, leaving it with no direct coastal access to an ocean, such as Lesotho, Botswana, or Eswatini (Swaziland).

Map Key/Legend

An explanatory box on a map defining all symbols, lines, and colors used.

Scale (Cartography)

A proportional ratio or linear measurement used on a map to represent reduced real-world distances.

Business Tourist

A tourist who travels to specific destinations to attend corporate meetings, trade shows, or professional conferences.

Health Tourist

A tourist who travels primarily for medical procedures, health treatments, or wellness recuperation.

Religious Tourist

A traveler who visits holy places, shrines, or pilgrimage sites associated with their faith.

Educational Tourist

A person traveling to gain academic knowledge, conduct research, or undertake educational studies.

Incentive Tourist

An employee awarded an all-expenses-paid trip by their employer as a performance reward for meeting business targets.

Transfrontier Park

A large protected conservation area spanning across two or more countries sharing international borders, established to manage shared ecosystems and conserve wildlife collaboratively.

Ecotourism

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, respects local culture, and sustains the well-being of local people.

Symbiosis (in Tourism Operations)

A mutually beneficial environmental relationship where tourism generates revenue to fund conservation, encourages the restoration of derelict buildings, and establishes environmental management plans.

Conflict (in Tourism Operations)

A harmful environmental relationship where uncontrolled tourist activities damage vegetation, cause soil erosion, generate litter/pollution, and disrupt delicate local ecosystems.

Heritage

Anything handed down or inherited from past generations or ancestors, encompassing natural, historical, and cultural resources.

Tangible Heritage

Physical, touchable heritage items such as historical buildings, monuments, art objects, fossils, and natural landscapes.

Non-tangible (Intangible) Heritage

Non-physical heritage that is experienced, spoken, or performed, including oral traditions, folklore, indigenous music, cultural dances, and languages.

Order of Mapungubwe

A South African National Order bestowed on citizens for excellence and exceptional national achievement.

Order of Mendi for Bravery

A South African National Order awarded to citizens who perform extraordinary acts of bravery, risking their lives to save others or protect property.

Order of the Baobab

A South African National Order awarded for distinguished service in business, economy, science, medicine, technological innovation, or community service.

Order of Luthuli

A South African National Order awarded for meaningful contributions to democracy, human rights, nation-building, justice, and peace.

Order of Ikhamanga

A South African National Order awarded for outstanding achievement in the arts, culture, literature, music, journalism, and sports.

Springbok

The official National Animal of South Africa.

Blue Crane

The official National Bird of South Africa.

King Protea

The official National Flower of South Africa.

Galjoen

The official National Fish of South Africa.

Real Yellowwood

The official National Tree of South Africa.

Demonstration Effect

A negative socio-cultural impact where local residents copy the behaviors and lifestyles of tourists, risking the loss or degradation of local culture.

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs in Tourism)

Organizations that help develop responsible tourism policies, deliver training to local communities, secure donor funding, and serve as liaisons between private businesses and communities.