I. The Shaping of North America • All of the world’s dry land was one huge continent and eventually broke off into seven • North America was created with The Canadian Shield being the first part to shape • About 2 million years ago‚ most of the land was covered in ice during the Ice Age • 10‚000 years ago melting of Ice – lakes II. Peopling the Americas • Ice Age caused sea level to drop creating a land bridge that connected North America with Eurasia bringing Asian
Premium United States Earth North America
PEST ANAYLSIS POLAND THE REPLIC OF POLAND Capital: Warsaw Area:312‚685 sq. Km Official Language: Polish Ethnic Groups:91‚5% polish‚ 0‚94% Silesian‚0‚04% Kashubian‚0‚07% German‚ 0‚07% Ukrainian‚ 0‚08% Belarusian‚ 7‚24% Other Government: Parliamentary Republik Time:Central European time CET( UTC+1) Population:38.501.000 (2011 Census) Government and political conditions: The President is tue head of states The government structure consists of a council
Premium Unemployment Welfare Social security
Do you know how and for what reasons the first 13 colonies of North America were found? Many of us today don’t know why these colonies were established‚ but we should because it’s an extremely important event in history. Many of the first settlers in the North America came from England‚ they came for reasons such as these: wanted land to plant on‚ religious freedom‚ wanted to become rich or famous‚ needed a new beginning‚ wanted to escape paying debts and others. The first successful settlement was
Premium Thirteen Colonies
The Cultures of Colonial North America‚ 1700 – 1780 The Enlightment and the Great Awakening were both huge impacts on the colonial regions of North America. During the Enlightment‚ the thinkers were arguing that the universe was governed by natural laws that people could understand and apply to their own advantage. The writers were emphasizing rationality‚ harmony‚ and order. Sons were being sent to college during this time and many people were reading and writing. However the Enlightment did
Premium Christianity
people believe that Christopher Columbus was the first European ever to set foot on North America. That belief changed when in 1963 a group of archaeologists found 1‚000 year old Viking artifacts on the tip of Newfoundland‚ where it is known as L’Anse aux Meadows. Over 2‚000 Viking objects were found and they uncovered a Viking-like settlement. Leif Erikson is believed to be the first European to discover North America‚ almost 500 years before Columbus did‚ and is much known for his exploring skills
Premium Leif Ericson Iceland
Janira Garcia 09-14-2012 1st Pd. Settlements of British North America Although there was economic and religious concerns during the colonial period it is believed and can be proved that economic concerns had more to do with the settling in British North American than religious concerns. Economic concerns that drove the settlements included‚ over population‚ standard of living‚ as well as high unemployment. Throughout history‚ people from around the world from different cultures have to American
Premium North America Canada United States
Slaveries effects on North America Slavery was present in the United States from the moment the declaration of independence was signed. It ’s presence during this critical time period of development in the United States‚ from the day the United States was founded and beforehand allowed for it to interweave itself in almost all aspects of America; primarily economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Slavery impacted America in numerous ways‚ from the political balancing act of free and slave states
Premium Slavery Slavery in the United States Compromise of 1850
Mini Case IT Investment at North American Financial Introduction: Stakeholders: * CEO: Bill Harris * CIO: Caroline Weese * CFO: Matt Harper * Senior IT Infrastructure: Brenda Liu. * VP of Business Banking Product Management: Cathy Benson * Director of Financial Strategy: Michael Cranston * Director of Risk and Compliance: Ian Ha * Head of Retail Banking: Sam Patel Issues: 1) Inconsistent alignment in IT budgeting and Enterprise strategies: * Business
Premium Project management Resource allocation Plan
Many cultures in all parts of the world have totally different ways of celebrating and doing things‚ then North America does‚ but these societies are slowly changing and beginning to have some of the same customs. Cultural globalization is the diffusion of ideas and values around the world to strengthen social relations. Food is a major part of globalization as one can get Asian or “Chinese food” almost anywhere in the world and not just in China. While the food is Americanized it is still a Chinese
Premium Fast food Fast food restaurant KFC
Columbia Southern University CURRENT SOCIOCULTURAL TRENDS 2 According to our text‚ there are eight current sociocultural trends that are transforming North America and the rest of the world. The four current sociocultural trends that I’d like to focus on are increasing environmental awareness‚ changing pace and location of life‚ changing household composition and increasing diversity of workforce and markets
Premium Sociology Natural environment Ecology