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Geographic principles and spatial technologies: Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and Mapmaking
The Travel and Tourism Studies focus in BYU's Geography Department offers a rigorous yet sought-after curriculum that immerses students in the growing tourism sector. This interdisciplinary geographic approach explores the evolution, framework, distribution patterns, and research topics within the globe's biggest economic sector. Through analyzing location theory, spatial characteristics, environmental factors, weather patterns, terrain features, and economic systems, this program's geographic core enables students to comprehend tourism destination placement, traveler mobility patterns, and tourism's transformative effects on both cultural and natural environments.