The Atlantic Region (also called the Maritimes) Provinces and capital cities: Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s) Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) Nova Scotia (Halifax) New Brunswick (Fredricton) Around 2.3 million people live in the Maritimes. The region is known for fishing‚ farming‚ forestry‚ and mining. Aside from its natural coastal beauty‚ the area is also rich in history‚ with Nova Scotia known as the gateway to Canada‚ and Newfoundland and Labrador as the oldest colony of the British
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Climate Regions of Pakistan Depending on the topography‚ there is an extreme variation in the temperature of Pakistan. The country is essentially arid except for the southern slopes of the Himalayas and the sub-mountainous tract where the annual rainfall varies between 760 and 1270 mm. This area has humid sub-Tropical climate. In the extreme north - because of great heights - Highland climate prevails. The controlling factors of the climate are: 1. The sub-Tropical location of Pakistan that tends
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Overview of ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations Introduction The ASEAN-European Union (EU) dialogue relations were formalised when the 10th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM)‚ held on 5-8 July 1977‚ agreed on ASEAN’s formal cooperation and relationship with the European Economic Community (EEC)‚ which included the Council of Ministers of the EEC‚ the Permanent Representative of the EEC countries and the EEC Commission. The ASEAN-EU dialogue relations were institutionalised with the signing of the
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CHAPTER 9 REGIONAL TRADING Arrangements MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. THE EUROPEAN UNION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO PERMIT: a. Countries to adopt scientific tariffs on imports b. An agricultural commodity cartel within the group c. The adoption of export tariffs for revenue purposes d. Free movement of resources and products among member nations 2. Which of the following represents the stage where economic integration is most complete? a. Economic union
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APEC’s Role in Asia-Pacific Region Hirotoshi Matsushima 65772097 University of British Columbia Recently‚ there is a trend towards further globalizing in the world. Each country tends to keep in close contact with other country in economy‚ politics‚ and culture. Therefore‚ many countries make up institutions together to cooperate and promote mutual development. For example‚ there are EU‚ which is mainly composed of European countries and NAFTA‚ which is an agreement for free trade concluded
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Student Name Professor Name Subject Date The Motives of Fateful Meeting in Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “In the Region of Ice” In her short story “In the Region of Ice”‚ Joyce Carol Oates portrays the complexity of human characters‚ thus revealing the most intimate and hidden movements of human soul. In the given story‚ Oates intentionally makes the opposites collide‚ interact‚ and coexist‚ despite all seeming differences and conventions. And the main protagonists – Sister Irene
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HOW CAN WE HELP OR PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF ASEAN INTEGRATION? ASEAN integration presents both opportunities and challenges in the Philippines. Many Filipino students have already expressed their fear of not being able to find jobs after graduation. The problems lie largely in the education system. Despite notable progress in the past decades‚ the quality of education in the Philippines still lags behind its ASEAN neighbors. A number of structural problems continue to plague the
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always exploiting riots and bashings such as the Cronulla riots when they occur‚ over exaggerating them when they are because of a simple thing like‚ the differences in cultures and peoples’ beliefs. People get indignant when they hear about others within their culture or beliefs being abused or unaccepted‚ raising the question of why people feel a need to be on the attack or defense. Do we learn such hatred for each other through watching our mentors? Aspiring to be like our heroes forgetting that
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Two articles on international business relationship The economic resource in the world is limited; however‚ the demand for the people is unlimited. The people have to make economic decisions in order to allocate the resource in the world efficiently to maximize their needs. In order to use the economic resource effectively‚ people are required to increase the productivity to reach the desire in the society. In the view point of international business‚ a better resource allocation is carried out
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Trading blocs are agreements between governments of countries where they agree to reduce or abolish tariffs and taxes on inter-country trading. While this might seem like a good idea on the surface‚ there are some significant disadvantages for countries joining trading blocs‚ which are also sometimes known as Free Trade Agreements. It�s been long believed by economists and some scholars that the disadvantages of trading blocs outweigh the advantages. Perhaps the main disadvantage of a trading
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