Regional geography

the Internet and digital socialization in the last five years. Digital social connectedness has literally revolutionized our lives. It would do a favor for humans with getting across to others despite a lack of spare time and the limitations of geography. In the past before the digital technology has revolutionized, I only afford to socialize with friends at the school, public places and home. This activity had been constrained because of limited distances and time. Fortunately, this day, there…

differences in the above aspects. In the physical patterns, as mentioned earlier, Japan and Cambodia are countries in Asia. However, Japan is located in the east coast of East Asia. Japan itself is known as a chain of islands, or “archipelago” in terms of geography. There are thousands of islands that make up this country, including the four main islands: Honshu, the largest island; Hokkaido; Shikoku; and Kyushu. It also means it is surrounded by the body of water, including the Sea of Japan to…

human's place in the world that incorporates all of time. Big History applies to AP World History because Big History includes the periods of AP World History, and more. 2. o 8000 BC – 600 BC: technological and environmental transformations ● Big geography and the peopling of the earth ● The Neolithic Revolution…

Power Transition, Balance of Power, and the Rise of China: A Theoretical Reflection about Rising Great Powers By: Shih-yueh Yang Summary In his introduction Yang states that there is a “uncertain” understanding of what the consequences might be of China’s rise to power as the global hegemon (pg. 36). Throughout his article he critiques A. F. K. Organski’s theory of power transition, Mearsheimer’s the balance of power, and then at the end presents a revised version of the two that uses are few…

History Adrift History, according to Edward Said, is an being that “leaves its traces on all of us whether or not we recognize them”. Said’s suggestion within this statement is that we all, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, become historical subjects and are intertwined through the relationship of past and present moments. Examples of the unknown traces of existence that history can leave be behind are found in modern academia, art, and many other areas of life. However, due to various…

It is so deeply entangled with other social problems such as income disparities, education, housing, gender, race, and even geography, that people are having trouble to say which factors are cause and which are effect. Wealth and health are closely linked (Adler, 2008). Higher incomes can provide better nutrition, schooling, access to care, recreation, and housing (Adler, 2008)…

Introduction This essay is assigned to discuss the role of “Futures” methodologies such as Scenario planning, Forecasting or Alternatives methodology and the various drivers of change in a global perspective on tourism and hospitality business. This essay is going to discuss what has already been researched by different researchers on the topic of future tourism as well as what has been learned by these discussions. The issues that has been brought to light in regard to their knowledge used in…

export the finished goods to other countries. This leads to an increase in trade and opportunities for the developing economies in Asia that are parts of the IPNs. Furthermore, the growing IPNs has a tremendous impact on merchandise trade patterns and regional integration among Asian countries which will benefit the countries participating in IPNs in terms of gaining access to…

together could even be seen in the culture that developed in Black London. It became a melting pot of different customs and world views because of the different backgrounds of people that lived there. Nationalism however is much more limited in geography. Nationalist movements occurred in a specific…

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