Throughout history‚ geographical features have influenced the development of civilizations and regions. Geographic features have both promoted and limited interactions with other civilizations and regions. Geography is the study of the Earth and the relationship of humans with their environment. Two geographic features are the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. The Nile River is the longest river of the world. It is also considered the breadbasket of the world since it has provided the Egyptian
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NEPAL Kollin Smith Period-1 12-17-00 Mr. Sartian Introduction I am doing my report on a country by the name of Nepal. The formal name is The Kingdom of Nepal. The term for citizens is Nepalese. The capital of Nepal is Katmandu. Nepal became independent in 1768 when a number of independent hill states were unified by Prithri Narayan Shah as the Kingdom of Gorkha. The area of Nepal is 56‚827 square miles. Its population according to the 1991 census was 18‚462‚ 081. Nepal is located between
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Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia‚ between China and India. Although strategically placed between two large well-known countries‚ Nepal happens to be one of the poorest countries in the world. There are over 29 million people inhabiting the country today‚ and one third of which live under the poverty line. Nepal has a GDP per capita of 1‚200 dollars. The mainstay of the economy is agriculture‚ and their main import and export partners are China and India. The Nepali government is categorized
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PLATE #3: THE SITE NAGSASA (NAZASA) COVE‚ SAN ANTONIO ZAMBALES Rainforest Aetas and rocky beaches In the 1980s‚ the mountain slopes around Nagsasa Cove were covered with tropical rainforest and inhabited by Aeta people‚ as they were for hundreds of years. The shoreline was mostly rocky‚ with short patches of beach here and there. Some distance beyond the shore (as indicated in old maps of the cove) was a rich coral reef‚ prolific with all kinds of fish and marine life. There
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Chapter 27 Study Guide 1. The process of industrialism threatened traditional and social hierarchies in both societies. In Russia‚ the aristocracy was threatened by the abolition of serfdom‚ the creation of regional zemstvoes‚ and reforms of the army. In Japan‚ the samurai were almost destroyed by the fall of the shogunate‚ the destruction of feudalism‚ and military reform. Both nations used territorial expansion as a means of mollifying the aristocracy and building support for the imperial government
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living are dropping further behind the richest countries. The gap in incomes between the 20% of the richest and the poorest countries has grown from 30 to 1 in 1960 to 82 to 1 in 1995. 3. Increased trade and travel have facilitated the spread of human‚ animal and plant diseases‚ like HIV/AIDS‚ SARS and bird flu‚ across borders. The AIDS crisis has reduced life expectancy in some parts of Africa to less than 33 years and delays in addressing the problems‚ caused by economic pressures‚ have exacerbated
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Basic concepts Intro A. Contemporary geography is the scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth. Reasons for distribution B. Difference between historians and geographers. Geographers- ask where things are and why they are there Historians-organize material but time Geographers- organize material by place Historians- study the logical sequence Geographers- study the logical arrangement C. Local diversity and globalization Modern communications and technology
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Know definitions‚ significance‚ and examples: Religion: Defined by geographers Robert Stoddard and Carolyn Prorak in the book Geography in America as “a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.” Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Secularism: The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth‚ not
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THE HOT‚ WET EQUATORIAL CLIMATE Distribution -Is found between 5° and 10°N and S of the equator. Its greatest extent is found in the lowlands of the Amazon‚ Congo D.R‚ Malaysia and the East Indies. -Further away from the equator‚ the influence on the on-shore Trade Winds gives rise to a modified type of equatorial climate with the Monsoon influences. -Within the tropics‚ the equatorial highlands have a distinctively cooler climate‚ modified by altitude such as the Cameron highlands‚ northern
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1. Briefly describe today’s immigrants in terms of numbers‚ main source areas‚ and skills/education. 37.9 million in 2007 2. Identify and rank the five countries sending the largest numbers of immigrants to the United States Include numbers for the latest year available. 1. Mexico (166‚271) 2. India (64‚857) 3. China (60‚720) 4. Philippines (53‚171) 5. Vietnam (39‚915) 3. What is the net economic impact on the United States of immigrant taxes and welfare benefits? $20‚600 benefit
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