Lopez‚ Jaymie A. D2B World History and Civilization 1 August 4‚ 2014 MY REFLECTION I choose Social Science as my major because I wanted to know a lot more about the field of economics and our history not only our history but the history of the whole world which made me get the WHISCVI1 subject‚ In this subject the use of technology was demanded. There were multiple assignments‚ quizzes‚ and reports. Using powerpoint presentation as our visual aids in sharing our knowledge is very important. Incorporating
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Global Warming Nowadays many ecological and social changes are happening‚ which affect our planet Earth in a negative way. These changes more or less‚ are caused by the rise of global temperatures. All of this problems‚ disorders and pollutions are the products from one of the biggest challenges that we people are facing today that is Global Warming. This serious problem causes the rise of the average temperatures in the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans‚ and it is projected that it will continue
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into small states originated from medieval times. It wasn’t until the Europeans‚ when they thought of dividing into states was heard. Ancient States- The first state to evolve was Mesopotamia and it was known as a city-state. Every now and again‚ one city-state would gain control over another. Meanwhile‚ Egypt emerged as an empire and controlled banks along the nile river. Early European states- Political unity in the ancient world
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HUM 120 Study Guide 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 1. What is the difference between culture and civilization? Give some specific examples from our own contemporary period of each. 1. Culture is by definition smaller than a civilization. 2. .Culture can grow and exist without residing in a formal civilization whereas a civilization will never grow and exist without the element of culture. 3. Culture can be tangible or intangible whereas civilization is something that
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Multiple Choice: (C) - Mesopotamia comes from the Greek word “mesos” - meaning middle‚ and the Greek work “potamos” - meaning river. As such‚ Mesopotamia means “between rivers”‚ which is apt‚ considering it was build between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia had an arid climate that could facilitate the irrigation of crops. (B) - The first man to be considered an emperor was Sargon of Akkad‚ also known as Sargon the Great. His reign in Mesopotamia lasted from 2334 to 2779 BCE. He ruled
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BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY (BASED ON SYSTEMATIC APPROACH) 1. Physical Geography (i) Geomorphology Is devoted to the study of landforms‚ their evolution and related processes. (ii) Climatology Encompasses the study of structure of atmosphere and elements of weather and climates and climatic types and regions. (iii) Hydrology Studies the realm of water over the surface of the earth including oceans‚ lakes‚ rivers and other water bodies and its effect on different life forms including human life and
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(expanding population) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given year (regardless of who produces it) Dividing the GDP by a nation’s total population gives us the per capita GDP Human Development Index (HDI) A measure of a country’s standard of living using its per capita GNI‚ years of education & life expectancy 1. OECD Countries (core) = .879 2. Latin America & the Caribbean = .704 3. Europe & Central Asia = .702 4. East
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2) Situation identifies a place by its A) mathematical location on Earth’s surface. B) unique physical characteristics. C) primary dimensions. D) location relative to other objects. E) nominal location. 3) Site identifies a place by its A) location relative to other objects. B) mathematical location on Earth’s surface. C) unique physical characteristics. D) primary dimensions. E) nominal location. 4) New York City’s ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and
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Andrew Schoonover Mrs. Temple AP World History 19 September‚ 2014 Egypt and Mesopotamia: Comparing and Contrasting (Final Draft) Around 6‚000 years ago‚ the ingredients necessary for civilization began to form independently from one another in several different places around the Earth. Two of the most famous and foremost of the early civilizations were Egypt and Mesopotamia. Egypt and Mesopotamia were fundamentally different in their religious beliefs and slightly different in their formation of city states versus unified states
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affected the way civilizations interact with other civilizations or regions. Ancient Egypt was an example of this. The Nile River is a geographic feature that has led Egypt to be a very prosperous civilization and is the reason why it produced many of Egypt’s earliest civilizations. The geography of Japan caused the country to be isolated for a very long time and it has led the Japanese to be self sufficient. Ancient Egypt had many geographic features that made excellent natural barriers. The Nile River
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