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Difficulties in Life of James Decartes
France
War
World War I
World War I left many families dead, creating large numbers of orphans. Jamaie (later to become James) Decartes was one of those orphans. His father died in the trenches in France, and his mother was stolen away, never to be seen again. James was 14 when this happened, he hid under floor boards when his…
The 1999 Izmit Earthquake Disaster Report, Turkey
Disaster
Earthquake
Turkey
The 1999 Izmit Earthquake Disaster Report, TurkeyIntroductionIn the year 1999, turkey was hit by a serious earthquake known as the Kocaeli. The Mw 7. 4 earthquake is one of the world’s largest and best studied earth’s horizontal movement (strike slip faults). The earthquake occurred on the east west fault of north Anatolian which is similar…
Palestinian culture and Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Palestine
Dima is an 18 year old Palestinian individual who has faced a lot of different situations that has helped her become who she is today. Her father and mother were both born in Palestine, they came to the United States in 2006 because her father thought they would have a better opportunity here. When her…
The Conflict between Northern Ireland and England
Ireland
The Northern Ireland conflict was an internal war that happened in Northern Ireland between1968 and 1969 after people marched along the streets for their civil rights. The term that is commonly used is ‘The troubles’ and has its roots from the Irish war of independence (1919-1923) It is also used to refer to the…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fdi in China and India Sample
China
India
Abstract This survey was directed towards observing the positive and negative sides for the foreign investors while they go for direct investment in India and China. A descriptive and exploratory research survey has been carried out for look intoing the current proposition of the concerned instance of FDI in those two states. Advantages of puting…
Essay – Hurricanes Season
Hurricane
Summer is over and fall has arrived- but many people to the south of us are observing another season- hurricane season. According to the Montshire Museum of Science, “hurricanes usually occur in the North Atlantic from June to November, with most of them in September.” On average, between six to eight hurricanes form in the…
Australia’s Role in International Affairs in the Post War Period
Australia
War
‘What role has Australia played in international affairs in post war period’ Australia has played many roles in international affairs after World War Two by associating with many organisations which included the United Nations in UN conventions and peacekeeping courses, regional agreements which included the Colombo Plan and APEC and also East Timor. The United…
The China Onion Model
China
As we learnt in CCA, collectivism is natural and means that people will stay loyal to their in-group in return for acceptance and protection. Most societies are collectivistic with a few individualist exceptions. The biggest difference is that in individualistic societies, people tend to think only about themselves and their nuclear family. While collectivistic societies…
Compare/ Contrast Han China Mauryan/ Gupta India
China
Compare/ Contrast Essay Intro: 1. Broad Analytical Statement: Almost all successful classical civilizations needed a strong political base in order to thrive. 2. Thesis: Although both Han China and Gupta India’s political control directly correlated to religion, they differed in the centralization of their government, and what members of society became rulers. 3. a) Religion…
The Effects of Soil Degradation
Agriculture
Environmental Issues
Nature
Soil degradation encompasses erosion (wind and water), biological, physical (structural loss and permeability changes), and chemical degradation (acidification, fertility decline, pH level changes, salinization, and chemical toxicity). It signifies the decline in soil quantity and quality. This deterioration affects not just the environment but also the economy and society. Soil degradation is depleting an important…
theme | The five themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. |
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description | Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes. |
quotations | Geography has made us neighbors. History is not everything, but it is a starting point. Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries. There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography. |
information | Importance: Geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes, and systems. Topics that are relevant to today such as climate change, water availability, natural resources, and more are much easier understood by those who know geography well., |