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What is the study of travel and tourism as a human activity and industry known as?

Political map
Relief map
Tourism geography
Traditional geography

The correct answer is: Tourism geography

Tourism geography is the study of travel and tourism as a human activity and industry. This focuses on the relationship between people and places and the economic, social, and cultural impacts of tourism. Political maps, on the other hand, display borders and boundaries of countries, states, cities, etc. Relief maps show the topography and physical features of the land. Traditional geography is a broad term that encompasses the study of the Earth and its physical and human characteristics. Therefore, the study of travel and tourism as a human activity and industry is best described as tourism geography.