Caucasus Region The potential political struggle for dominance and insurgent activity in the Caucasus Region jeopardizes the infrastructure and economic resources of the countries within the region and the global economy. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is the major economic structure between the balances of power for the World. With Russia’s and Iran’s inability to corner the energy market‚ these key players are fueling dissention and unrest together with each countries internal disputes
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the English migrated to America for a variety of reasons. The promise of treasure‚ religious tolerance‚ and plentiful lands‚ lured gold-seekers‚ Puritans‚ Protestants‚ unemployed farmers‚ indentured servants‚ and younger sons (who had fallen victim to laws of primogeniture)‚ to the land mistakenly named the Indies. English migration to the Chesapeake region spread over nearly a century‚ whereas voyagers to New England arrived within a single decade. One would think that since the English settled
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region 2 Quick Facts About the Region II and Cagayan Land Area: Cagayan Province‚ including the Babuyan Island Group‚ is approximately 900‚270 hectares‚ the second largest in terms of land area in Region II‚ and constitutes about 3% of the total land area of the Philippines. Physical/Political Boundaries: The Balintang Channel‚ North of the Babuyan Islands‚ forms the boundary between the provinces of Cagayan and Batanes. The northern portion of Cagayan mainland opens to the China Sea‚ and on
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Northern Mindanao is the eco-tourism hub of the Philippines. The region is composed of Bukidnon‚ Camiguin‚ Lanao Del Norte‚ Misamis Occidental‚ and Misamis Oriental. Bukidnon Bukidnon is a landlocked province‚ and is home to the Philippine Eagle. Most of its attractions are natural‚ such as the Kitanglad National Park‚ the waterfalls of Natigbasan‚ Gantungan and Dila‚ the springs of Luan-Luan and Matin-ao‚ and Napalit Lake. The Del Monte Pineapple Plantation in Bukidnon is one of the largest
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the ethnic groups here are distinct. Each town has its own language or dialect. The highlands of the Philippines have much more to offer than just cool weather and some pine trees. Whether its nature‚ culture‚ or just the thrill of finding something new‚ it’s definitely worth exploring‚ one province at a time. From the Central Cordillera Mountain Range‚ the largest in the Philippines‚ six provinces and one chartered city make up the Cordillera Administrative Region—Apayao‚ Abra‚ Benguet‚ Ifugao
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From their very genesis‚ the New England and Chesapeake Colonies displayed stark differences and contrasts. The former was founded mostly for religious reasons and the latter for purely economic ones. Though both regions were in relatively close proximity‚ comparably‚ they greatly differed religiously‚ politically‚ socially‚ and morally (in so far as their perception/exploitation of Native Americans was concerned). The exploration of these different colonies will prove to be particularly fruitful
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The Three Colonial Regions The thirteen colonies were British colonies in North America founded between 1607 and 1732. The colonists who came to the New World were not alike‚ they came from a variety of different social and religious groups who settled in different locations along the Atlantic coast. They were divided up into the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies. Each group came to the new continent for different reasons and created colonies with distinct social‚ political‚ and economic
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Period Chesapeake Colonies vs New England Colonies In 1607‚ the first permanent English colony was established in North America. This settlement was known as Jamestown‚ and it paved the way for future English colonies. Originally‚ the first settlements were established for monetary reasons‚ future colonies‚ namely the New England colonies‚ were established as religious havens for various groups. These first few settlements‚ Virginia and Maryland‚ also known as the Chesapeake colonies‚ were seen as
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to the Civil War‚ there were many similarities and differences between the three regions of the United States. They all had their own ways of carrying out everyday life and dealing with politics in their region. Tension between the regions continued to grow over controversial issues‚ which soon led to the Civil War taking place. In the North‚ the economy was largely based off of production. There were lots of factories in the North that produced many jobs for people and helped with mass production
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steelworkers were some of the first workers to use the strike as a bargaining tool against business owners. Laws that allowed segregation and discrimination made it hard for southern African Americans to enjoy the improved transportation of the Second Industrial Revolution. Discriminatory laws and riots due to increased tension between immigrants and white settlers. Labor unions were active in the cities. Social reform movements arose in Ohio and Illinois. In rural areas‚ farmers were also politically
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