GEOG 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sex Tourism, Ecotourism, Super Bowl
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Population large amount of ethnic diversity. Generally slow growing countries: exceptions: philippines (#13 in world pop) with more than. Rni: 1. 6% (1. 6 million per year: laos at 1. 9% emigration: migration to other places (mostly migration by women = jobs: maid/caretaker, cambodia 1. 8% Rural urban migration: megacities like manila, bangkok, Jobs for rural (undereducated: garbage picker /recycler, commercial sex (angeles city) (cid:498)girlie bars(cid:499) with >(cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:882) young girls (cid:523)places for commercial sex. Thailand is #1 for commericial sex and philippines is #2: people from usa, germany, switzerland, australia, south korea, tourism) Chinese, uk, japan, middle eastern (people with money ) go to the (cid:498)girlie bars(cid:499) Beach, cheap, ecotourism, exotic travel (cid:523)ride an elephant(cid:524), food, drugs: (cid:498)thai. Stick(cid:499) weed (cid:523)super potent(cid:524), opium hashish, heroin: )nsurance doesn"t cover. Employment formal: philippines bpo: business process outsourcing, outsourcing: western countries outsource jobs. Amex labor cost, 24/7, english speaking, technically competent.
