Coastal geography

Assignment Lebanon is found in the Middle East, at the coordinates 33˚N and 35˚E. Lebanon is a narrow and long country. It has a long coastline bordering the Mediterranean on its Eastern side. It has an alternating geography of 4 parallel areas that run North to South. Furthest west, there is the coastal lowland, that then rises to the Lebanon Mountains. Continuing Eastward the mountains descend into the Biqa Valley. Furthest West there is a narrow strip of mountain range, called the…

study by Bloom, Canning, and Sevilla (2003), found an interesting correlation between geography and poverty traps. To summarize, differences in income levels and the intrinsic geography of each country was tested. A poverty trap model using high and low equilibria was used. Results show that the high-level equilibrium state is the same for all countries and the physical aspects include are greater in cool, coastal countries with high, year-round,…

Ancient Greece was a land of warring clan-like city-states dispersed throughout the nation, filled with people who spoke many different dialects of a core language. Although life in ancient Greece appears similar throughout, the fundamental differences between the cultures themselves are very apparent through their tumultuous history of warfare and disunity. Contrary to popular belief, not all Greeks originated from the same common ancestral people. Spartans, renowned for their warlike spirit…

Ecuador, came to get it’s name due to the fact that it's close to the Equator. Ecuador is South America’s fourth smallest country, it’s often said to be one of the most geographically and ethnically diverse countries in South America, due to its wide range of diversity including its people and its foods and culture. Ecuador is located in South America, on the Equator it also extends out to sea to the Galapagos Islands. Ecuador is about in equal area to Nevada, is in the northwest part of South…

region. By definition Geotourism is “tourism that sustains, or even enhances, the geographical character of a place, such as its culture, environment, heritage, and the wellbeing of its residents”. Geotourism brings out the uniqueness of a given geography such as good ecosystem, agriculture, beauty in nature and art, heritage…

implementing counterinsurgency, one must be cross-cultural competence by having cultural awareness. This essay will offer cultural awareness of Spain focusing on three Operational Environment (OE) variables. Discussions will cover areas such as physical geography, military conflict history, analysis of weather and its effects on Spain, and civil considerations. Spain is culturally rich in history and dates to when first the Romans; then, the Visigoths and Moors of North Africa occupied the…

Boerner, Christopher and Thomas Lambert. “Environmental Injustice.” Public Interest, no. 118, Winter 1995, pp. 61-82. Christopher Boerner and Thomas Lambert in their article “Environmental Injustice” examine the injustices done to the minority communities in the United States concerning environmental pollution. The authors argue that minority communities face a lot of environmental racism, which has spurred concerns from civil rights movements. Advocates of environmental justice have been on…

holders of architectural and technological legacies of ancient indigenous civilizations as the first explorer Von Humboldt indicates what connections exist between realm's area, human culture and natural diversity that make those societies in the coastal valleys. These societies for thousands of years when the European invaders came to the border get the name Amerindians that call nowadays. Europeans from Spain, France, Germany, and Great Britain landed in Middle and South America and gradually…

At first, the people gathered around the river valleys and coastal lowland because of the easy access to water. This also made it possible for them to fish and support themselves. Then after the increase of urbanization in Korea, which happened soon after the end of the Korean War, there was more attention towards…

The proposed state is strategically located on an island in the Mediterranean sea, with an area of 270,000mi2. It is in close proximity to both the Strait of Gibraltar and the Strait of Bab al Mandab. This location allows the waters to be interconnected with Italy, Greece, Morocco, Syria, Turkey and other powers. This access to waterways allows to easily transport goods around the region and the world. Climate depends on a country’s location and it is another factor that determines a country’s…