South African Fauna and Flora Tourism

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Course Outline

  1. Fauna, Flora, and Cultural Environment
  2. Manmade and Natural Environments
  3. Habitats, Biodiversity, and Ecosystems
  4. South Africa’s Physical Environment
  5. Wildlife and Conservation Challenges
  6. Poaching, Hunting, and Mass Tourism
  7. Luxury Private Game Reserves
  8. South African Botanical Gardens
  9. Parks, Reserves, and Game Farms

1. Fauna, Flora, and Cultural Environment

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Cultural environment: A society’s culture, heritage, and traditionally followed ways of life.

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📌 Fauna refers to the animals living in a particular region, whereas flora refers to the plants living in that region.

Further detail

  • Elements of the cultural environment include:
    • food
    • religion
    • rituals such as initiations
    • clothing
    • stories
    • attitudes towards older people
    • dances

Memory Hook

Fauna = animals; flora = plants.

2. Manmade and Natural Environments

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. What mainly distinguishes private game farms from national parks and nature reserves?

2. Which example belongs primarily to a society’s cultural environment?

3. What makes the hunting of a wild animal an act of poaching?

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What does fauna refer to in a particular region?

The animals living in that region.

What does flora refer to in a particular region?

The plants living in that region.

What does the cultural environment consist of?

A society’s culture, heritage, and traditionally followed ways of life.

Name one element of the cultural environment.

Food.

Name another element of the cultural environment.

Religion.

Give a ritual included in the cultural environment.

Initiations.

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