URBAN GEOGRAPHY TERMS Action space—The geographical area that contains the space an indivdual interacts with on a daily basis. Annexation—the process of legally adding land area to a city. Beaux arts—This movement within city planning and urban design that stressed the marriage of older‚ classical forms with newer‚ industrial ones. Common characteristics of this period include wide thoroughfares‚ spacious parks‚ and civic monuments that stressed progress‚ freedom‚ and national unity. City
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thought by most of our general population to be the first colony in the New World. This is only half true. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony‚ however it was not our first attempt at a colony. There were a few attempts to colonize the New World before Jamestown and one in particular that is found to be interesting is Roanoke also known as the Lost Colony. It received this name due to the fact that the colonists that settled this colony disappeared very mysteriously. This poses the question
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In 1788 the first fleet disembarked on the shores of Botany Bay. Shortly thereafter Australia became the first colony founded entirely upon the work of convicted felons. The traditional interpretation of the Australian colonies is that‚ it was a period of harsh and brutal forced labor‚ where convicts were treated as human commodities and labor was extracted by punishment. Convicts were subjected to various types of reprimands such as shortened rations‚ leg-irons‚ being placed on treadmills‚ head
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The Buzz on Colony Collapse Disorder Denise Collins According to the National Geographic News website‚ the domestic honey bee population has decreased 50% in as many years (Roach‚ 2004). Many reasons are blamed for the decrease in honey bee numbers including diseases and pesticides. Scientists have given the decline in honey bee population phenomenon a name‚ Colony Collapse Disorder. While some experts maintain that Colony Collapse Disorder is a nuisance and not a catastrophe‚ it is a serious
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the seventh century‚ Europeans established colonies in North America. The English colonies were originally established because proprietors from England were granted charters to settle and govern lands. Other European colonies were established around trading posts. Over time‚ the English gained control of the thirteen colonies through force or purchase; eventually‚ by regions were known as the Southern‚ Middle and New England colonies. Although the colonies were under the control of the English and
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English Colonies Among the new colonies war and fighting seems to be a hot topic for all. I personally wouldn’t have minded to live in Pennsylvania or South Carolina. The great land and location to water made both of these good destinations. It wasn’t a tough choice to choose the colonies I wanted to live in. On the other hand the ones I wanted to avoid were most of them. The Caribbean islands and Georgia seemed like a bit of a downfall. They aren’t completely bad‚ but there’s enough evidence
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The Geography of New Zealand By Clayton Brown Kirkpatrick Period 7 February 25‚ 1996 The well-known country of New Zealand is a small‚ resourceful nation located 1‚000 miles off Australia ’s south east coast. New Zealand has an impressive economy that continues to grow‚ a physical landscape that attracts people from around the globe‚ and although small‚ New Zealand is a respected nation for its advanced civilization and stable government. The geography of this prestigious nation can be
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Chapter 3 Settling the Northern Colonies 1619-1700 The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther . He declared that the Bible alone was the source of God’s words. He started the "Protestant Reformation." John Calvin He spelled out his doctrine in 1536 called Institutes of the Christian Religion. He formed Calvinism. King Henry VIII formed the Protestant Church. There were a few people who wanted to see the process of taking Catholicism out of England occur more quickly
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destination I chose‚ I’d choose to use the ticket as a round-trip go to the Roanoke Colony that disappeared in the late 1600s. I’d like to witness the event that made the Roanoke Colony disappear without any trace of the perpetrator‚ and bring back the information to modern day for historians. In the late 1600s‚ Queen Elizabeth I commissioned to establish a permanent settlement in North America‚ and was so this colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. Their food supply soon became desperate‚ so they
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America (Massachusetts Bay) in the 17th century‚ in New England‚ situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England‚ including portions of the U.S. states of Massachusetts‚ Maine‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Territory claimed but never administered by the colonial government extended as far west as the
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