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Johannesburg |
Largest mining and industrial center in Africa creation of mining company Africa's Largest stock exchange Business airport Most diverse manufactures |
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Soweto |
Township outside of Johannesburg White south African companies began to grow thee using natives doe manual labor 1976 race riot Home of Nelson Mandela |
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Xhosa |
First major black tribe moving south towards cape Discovered by white Turk Boers moving east European Farming led to Kaffi wars 9 racial wars over the space |
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Cape Cal owned S |
An ethnic group in South Africa whose ancestors include European settlers, indigenous people and slaves imported form the dutch east indies. |
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India |
Named from Indus river Valley 28 political divisions called countries not states most countries have their own unique language and ethnicity just like European union |
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Caste System |
Rank by Occupation . Pariah . Sudrahs .Vaisyas .Kshatriyas .Brahimins |
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Hindu |
Religion short for Hinduism 79.8 percent of India population are Hindu |
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Hindi |
Language spoken by 422 million people |
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Mughal Architecture |
Distinct Courtyards Domes Minaret water fountains symmetric design Arches |
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Edward Durrel Stone |
created the Albany uptown campus and Kennedy center for Performing Arts |
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3 basic South African cities |
Bazaar based- Central Market place out door market Colonial : Based on European architectural style Planned: Thought about and designed before being built |
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5 major influence on the development of South Asian Cities |
The Indus valley civilization The Aryan Hindus The Doriadians The Muslims The Europeans |
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4 largest cities in Southeast East Asia all in primate city countries |
Jakarta, Indonesia Bnagkok, Thailand Mahila, Phillippenes Kuala Cumpur, Malaysia |
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What is Singapore? |
Singapore is the most important South East Asian city. |
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Singapore PART 1 |
City state Vatican city Monaco AT Kearney Globalization index . Political engagement .Technological connectivity . personal contact . Economic Religion |
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Singapore PART 2 |
Major Languages are Malay English Mandarin Tamil |
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Singapore major ethnic groups |
Chinese Malaysions Indians Europeans |
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Positive Aspects of Singapore |
86 percent of singapore live in flats built by ministry of national development over 90 percent of residents live in their own homes. |
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Singapore CPI ( Central Provident fund) |
a compulsory savings program employees are expected t o save 25 percent of their paycheck and employer will match dense rhetoric of subways light rails connect all of Singapore |
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Negative Aspects of Singapore |
Death Penalty very fine city fined for buying or selling gum . can chew gum |
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China |
Chinese cities used to be treaty ports during colonial area. Highly urbanized today, service based economies 1978, switch from command economy to market economy |
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China's Basic Law |
It promised rights to residents private ownership of poverty freedom of movement |
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Income Inequality rising in Hong Kong solutions |
Increasing the minimum wage social services job training healthcare for those who cannot afford it Incrwasing taxes n wealthy people to help pay for social programs for poorer people |
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China vs Hong Kong |
Hong Kong has its own currency Hong Kong does not filter their internet Hong Kong still influenced by British Infrastructure Hong Kong is not a full democracy , but is more democratic than the PRC |
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China |
SEZ- Special Economic Zunes (foreign direct investment) Government selected Industrial Law Taxes Low import tariffs Government financial assistance to build infrastructure Exemption from regulations |
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Chinas Rapid Industrialization /Urbanization has led to .... |
Cancer villages Ghost Cities Booty socialism A wave of corruption in former communist countries |
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Taiwan |
Republic of China vs mainland china which is the peoples republic of china |
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Taiwan's capital |
Taipei economically and politcially supported by the united states. Traditonally has cultural and economic ties with pujian province The province closest to Taiwan first law of geography |
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Japan |
Home to Tokyo, worlds largest city Tokyo is home to 30% of the Japanese population One of the most successful countries in terms if economic growth and development |
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Japan's 3 reasons for economic prosperity |
Meiji Restoration Developmental ism Manufactures both high tech items and items for everyday use |
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Tokyo |
Very Low to crime rates little evidence little evidence of mass gentrification little evidence of widespread deprivation |
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Japan- Developmental-ism/ The developmental state |
Japan establishes and reinforces its ability to promote and sustain economic development to establish its legitimacy form of capitalism is strong intervention and control of economy |
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Law of geography |
Everything is related to everything else but near things are more related than distant things. |
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Intelligent city |
When residents get resources to improve quality in the city. |
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Japan- soft power |
the art of influencing people to like you resources in japan are : Geekdom- a big business used of anime, video gaming and robotics |
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Japan- Lost Decade from 1991-2000 |
Japanese reccession Assets collapsed |
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Tokyo- worlds most advanced postmodern city |
A critical movement in philosophy, the arts and the social sciences that challenges the grand claims and theories associated with the modernism that dominated western culture after the second world war. Accepting their are multiple ways to represent others and the outside world that are independent from the claims of authorities and scholars. |
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Ring Megalopolis Concept |
Center core Water and greenery ring Tokyo Bay Waterfront Urban Axis Urban Axis |
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Japan Meiji Restoration |
Between 1868 and 1914, Japan Rapidly modernize to defend themselves against the west with modernized army modern guns and a constitutional government |
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Japans Electricity |
Indicates its wealth |
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Tokyo is home to what ? |
postmodern architecture |
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Hong Kong, China |
There is inequality in Hong Kong because of low tax rates Hong Kong and China are one country two systems both connected to the basic law Hong kong is part of china |
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What is the largest urban country in the world? |
Tokyo |
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How has singapore have so much success ? |
Li pan Yu maintained a free and open market economy his son Maintained a social control over the people don't have much poverty |
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Which country has a lot of missing women? |
India |
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Which country is the most important city in south east asia? |
singapore- city state |
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Why has singapore done well economically? |
Global trade |
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What are the three types of Asian architecture? |
Bazaar based, colonial and planned |
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What are the three characteristics of a city/place |
Identity Community Security |
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What problems do cities face? |
Poverty Inequality Housing Shortages Traffic congestion |
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What are ways to solve problems that cities face? |
Growth wealth accumulation institutional responses Education |
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Why is Hong Kong and Taiwan democratic places |
they deal with the authoritarian government of mainland china |
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Why is Japan one of the worlds leading economies? |
Its cities try to balance tradition |
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What is the capital of south Africa |
Preloria is the capital |
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Where did european colonization begin? |
In Capetown |
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What is johanesburg known as? |
city of gold home of 25 percent GDP stock exchange |
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What was the cape colordes? |
An ethnic heritage in South Africa, they mostly live in western cape province |
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who was Desmond Tutu |
The leader of speaking about the truth and reconciliation help to deal with what happened in Apartheid |
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Did TRC work? |
yes, it helped South Africa move forward. |
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South Asian countries |
Maldives Sri Lanka Bangladesh nepal India Pakistan Afghanistan |
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How many countries is the EU made up of? |
28 countries India is made up of 28 states |
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What did the british do to India in 1947? |
They decided to separate India. |
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Amandla |
Protesting in Africa through music , Apartheid. |
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Indian flag |
Yellow - Courage White- Peace and Truth Green- Agricultural Fraternity Blue wheel - Chakra- Wheel of law that there is life in movement, rules death and stagnition |
