Geography Essay

several commonalities that make the continent of Africa prone to certain problems. One of these problems has been made manifest in nation of Angola as it struggles with an outbreak of yellow fever. Many physical and cultural aspects of Africa’s geography make it prone to these types of outbreaks. Angola has had 277 people die from yellow fever since this past December (Kupferschmidt). And the government of Angola has had a hard time stemming new infections for several reasons. The main reason…

Assessment Task 1B: Template Geography (150-250 words) The geographic patterns of production and consumption of cocoa are quite spread out across the world. With the main producing countries of Cote d’iovire, Netherlands, Ghana, Malaysia and Indonesia and the main consuming countries of the United states, Germany, Belgium, France and the Russian Federation it is clear that there is a tremendous assortment of nations around the globe both consuming and producing cocoa. However, both producing and…

Throughout history a noticeable pattern has been displayed in which a civilization is impacted by the surrounding geographical features. The geography of a civilization can affect its culture, religion, politics, and even architecture. Geography can also form natural borders for protection and natural highways for travel. Natural features can greatly impact a civilization, and Ancient Egypt proves to be no exception to this trend. Located in northeast Africa, Egypt is bordered to the north by…

Geography of the Ancient World In modern society it is quite easy for people to live anywhere. With today’s technology and logistic abilities, human civilizations are found everywhere from the coast to the mountains to the desert. In present day, you can do everything from eating seafood in Arizona to buying bananas at the store in Alaska. However, in ancient times this was not so because geography is what determined where civilization was located. In early times, life was sustained by farming…

of any location in the world. You can travel across Latin America and be close to the Pacific Ocean, a top of the Andes Mountain ranges, or be in the middle of the Atacama Desert. These variations of geography have a major impact on one of the most densely populated regions in the world. “Geography has strong and pervasive effects on economic and social development.” Most of the population in Latin America lives near the coast. Over 490 million people live in Latin America with the two major…

Geographers have come up with five themes which can help describe human geography. These themes are present in Ishmael’s book, and help develop the understanding of human geography. One of the themes is region. The first theme region, is shown when Ishmael includes a timeline in the end of the book. A section of the time line reads “The constitution is amended, and all political parties, other than the ruling APC, are banned. Sierra Leone becomes a one-party state, with the APC as its sole legal…

BACKGROUND PAPER ON IRAN 1. This background paper is on Iran. It discusses the geography, military, and US interests within Iran. 2. Iran’s geography is very unique. It is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is also bordered by the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea.1 Iran is also within proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a heavily traveled, narrow passageway that measures 21 miles at its…

differences in intelligence among the respective populace of nations, but rather it came down to a chain of events that proved to serve them differently. The outcomes of their success with development are based mostly on differences in circumstance and geography, little of which seemed to be in their foresight or control. In light of this and after…

Much of Africa’s history is shaped by the geography and environment. In fact, a lot of people believe there was no history in Africa a long time ago because they did not have a lot of written documents. The reason there were not many written documents is because of several contributing factors including disease, weather and geography. These factors led to the rise and fall of many civilizations, as well as an interest in resources by foreigners. Although this made it difficult for…

Ancient Rome Summaries The Geography of Ancient Rome: Ancient Rome’s development of civilization was affected by geography. Rome began with the downfall of the foreign kings in 509 B.C. , but Romans like to say that the history of their city is from 753 B.C. Ancient Rome is located in Italy, Europe, and is near the Mediterranean Sea. The first settlers of Rome were the Latins. The Latins came from a region surrounding Rome. They chose Rome as a spot for its mild climate, good farmland, and its…