Geographic luck theory is that some countries developed faster with the resources they had than others and got more advanced in ways with guns‚ germs‚ and steel‚ therefore were able to obtain much of the world. It gave some people an advantage over others that enabled them to gain wealth‚ power‚ and strength. Geographic luck challenges the traditional explanation of inequality that claims certain races and ethnicities are genetically and culturally superior and inferior. Weaponry is a factor that
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The economic development of China By Jazz Exel‚ David van der Vlugt‚ Thomas Koop and Winsen Duker – 1TMA3‚ 2012/2013. When did the economic development started in China? Fifty years ago‚ China finally introduces ‘The New China in the Orient’. After years of warlords and domestic warfare‚ finally peace returned to the country. People were positive about the future. Fifty years later‚ the results are huge. By 1998‚ the GNP (Gross National Product) grew by over 29-fold‚ which is an average of 7
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Maya Civilization Many people do not know who the ancient Mayan people were or how they influenced the Aztec and a countless quantity of empires. “The ancient Mayan were indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatán‚ Quintana Roo‚ Campeche‚ Tabasco‚ and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras” (“Mayan Civilization”). Not only were the Maya individuals extremely smart but they were
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What makes a great civilization? A civilization depends on a number of factors which are important. These factors are the components that make a civilization. The main factors are good government and control‚ good geographical location‚ labour specialisation‚ complex beliefs and a unique writing system. Good control and good government is the most important factor in the development of a civilization. Suppose‚ the geographical location is very good for the civilization; there is easy access to
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National Geographic and CNN: A better look at the world. There is no other more diverse magazine or channel than National Geographic and CNN. For decades National Geographic has captured the world stories and its cultures bringing them to everyone who ever wondered about the world they live in. National Geographic is continuously demonstrating to the people of the world how diverse it really is. When reading or watching National Geographic‚ anyone can now open their mind and expose it
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The Dominican and Franciscan orders grew in the 13th centuries‚ with the advent of the medieval-modern civilizations‚ intent on spreading Catholic teachings. The preaching and crusades however needed more education‚ hence the adoption of new classes in the newly established universities in Oxford and Paris to better their theological‚ philosophical and religious work (Gracia‚ Jorge & Timothy‚ 2008‚ p 80). The phase saw more intense studies into the scientific literature from the Greek scholars and
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and settles On this earth‚ there are four kinds of ancient and prosperous civilization appeared long ago， They are the ancient Egyptian civilization‚ Sumerian civilization‚ ancient India and Chinese.The four civilizations have the same points and different points.In my opiniom‚the same point is the key to make a civilization in this time. First ‚they all lived near water.Sumerian near the Euphrates，India have Ganges River‚China have yellow river and Egypt have Nile.Water is the most important thing
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Geographic Luck Why is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world? According to UCLA biologist Jared Diamond‚ some countries grew faster than others because of geographic luck. It sounds like a simple theory‚ but there is a lot more to it. The lucky countries‚ like Spain‚ were lucky enough to have natural resources‚ indigenous plants‚ and animals that could be domesticated. With all of this at their fingertips‚ they were able to stop hunting and gathering and start farming. Farming
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“INTRODUCTION” Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer based information system used to digitally represent and analyze the geographic features present on the Earth ’s surface and the events (non-spatial attributes linked to the geography under study) that taking place on it. The meaning to represent digitally is to convert analog (smooth line) into a digital form. "Every object present on the Earth can be geo-referenced"‚ is the fundamental key of associating any database to GIS
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to notice that there are many geographic factors that effect regions across the world. A few of the most noticeable are monsoons and deserts. Over time these factors have altered the relationships between certain regions and benefitted our development in society. However‚ they can be extremely demoralizing as well. Not only is nature disrupted but the way in which people live on a daily basis. We are forced to make changes and adapt to the overwhelming geographic factors. Monsoons are one uncontrollable
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