Globalization: Cultural Trends
Course material - 5 pages - World geography
We can talk about brand appropriation: people who can in a way take advantage of this appeal to their own profit without necessarily complain with all the legislation and therefore without cleaning what the brand's owners want to clean. For example, on the street, we can buy a shirt from any...
Globalization - Material Processes
Course material - 6 pages - World geography
One interesting thing thinking about globalization is 1498, the first where a Portuguese expedition, sailing ships, manage to navigate around Africa. The Suez Canal did not exist at the time, but they managed to navigate around Africa and reached the reach the coast of India for the first time....
Migration
Course material - 9 pages - World geography
The Lewis model (and, generally, the dual-economy paradigm) implies a rural-urban migration (and full employment). At the same time, data (and casual observation) shows a large unemployed urban population in LDCs. In fact, urban populations often do much worse than the rural residents. Why, then,...
English basics - Culture, politics, sociology
Worksheets - 7 pages - World geography
European Economic Community founded in 1957, by« Inner Six» so France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg. Initially UK, unwilling to join the EU mainly because of its« special relationship» with the US, its Commonwealth and Geographic Localisation. 1960's years she realized...
The Korean Border
Presentation - 1 pages - World geography
The document is a presentation of the Korean border between North Korea and South Korea: In the Korean Peninsula, South Korea is separated from North Korea by a strip of land called the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It was created in 1953 to serve as a buffer zone between the two countries.
Spaces and exchanges - publié le 27/05/2023
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
In this notion, we talk about Spaces and Exchanges. It is first about the immigration in Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954, it's the legal immigration. To continue with legal immigration, we talk about the Green Card Lottery. Then we can talk about the illegal immigration with the example of...
Water and Power: A Californian Heist - Marina Zenovich (2017) - The Access to Clean Water in California
Artwork commentary - 3 pages - World geography
California, a state known for its sunny weather and lush agriculture, is facing a water crisis that threatens its very survival. "Water and Power: A Californian Heist" is a documentary that exposes the shocking truth behind this crisis, revealing how corporate greed and political corruption have...
The United States and the World: demography and energy in the world as predictable long-term factors
Course material - 11 pages - World geography
The current policy, and even more the future policy of any country is difficult to assess, because it depends on a lot of factors, many of them (public moods, politics, personalities) being of a transient nature. But the current and future policy of any country also depends largely on long-term...
Border dispute - The Hala'ibTriangle (Halayeb Triangle)
Worksheets - 2 pages - World geography
I am going to introduce you to the border dispute concerning the Hala'ib Triangle, an area of 20,000 square kilometers between Egypt and Sudan. It is along the 22nd parallel, which represents the border between the two countries, excepted at this very place where the current border is not...
South-Africa Presentation
Essay - 1 pages - World geography
On 1948, the ideology supported by the National Party government named apartheid was introduced in South Africa. The principal aim was to separate the blacks from the whites by numerous laws such as the prohibition of Mixed Marriages. Obviously, some people disagreed and decided to resist such as...
Present New Zealand's four main cities and the differences between New Zealand and France
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
In New Zealand, most of the population is concentrated in some big cities while the rest of the country, the rural part, remains unoccupied. However, is it the same in France or are there any discrepancies between both countries? In this essay, I will introduce the four main cities of New...
Deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
Deforestation is the phenomenon of reduction of forest areas. Deforestation is when forest areas are permanently lost (or at least lost over the long term) to other uses such as agriculture, urbanization or mining. Africa is also a large deforestation zone in the world. Côte d'Ivoire is one...
To what extent tradition, history, art, religion and politics can shape the economy of a region, a country or a continent? - The example of China
Essay - 5 pages - World geography
Economic growth and development in a country are not only the results of trade and economic policies. The economy, in a country, can also be boosted when the country offers a safe economic background such as secure private property or open trade guaranties. Institutions are fundamental in order...
Culture analysis - Japan
Essay - 5 pages - World geography
I chose Japan because it is the most exotic and culturally different from France. Therefore, I find it really fascinating to learn more about this incredible distinct island of culture! Japan could appear as an excentric, colourful and strange culture but also complex and confusing in terms of...
Notion spaces and exchanges
Worksheets - 1 pages - World geography
Hello, today I am going to present you the notion Spaces and Exchanges. To begin, we need to define this notion. Space is a continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied. Exchange is an act of giving one thing and receiving another in return. Following the Age of discovery, exchange...
A study of Spain
Case study - 10 pages - World geography
Religion is a very important subject in Spanish life and the most practiced religion in Spain is Catholicism. Catholicism in Spain plays a huge role in Spanish society for numerous centuries. When I was in The Canary Islands, I had the chance to live in the middle of a one-week religious...
Aquitaine: Case study
Case study - 4 pages - World geography
The Atlantic coast of France, extending over several kilometers, was until in the 70s as the South marginalized but follows a turning economy. Indeed, the South Atlantic coast will know economic development through tourism and aquaculture. The sizes of these coasts are important we will use the...
Bermuda Triangle
Presentation - 13 pages - World geography
-Three sided area in the Atlantic Ocean. -Bermuda -Miami -Puerto Rico -The compass points to true north rather than magnetic north -On December 5, 1945, the disappearance of Flight 19. -Five Navy bombers mysteriously vanished while on a routine training mission. -A rescue plane was sent to search...
Helen Hunt Jackson's report
Text commentary - 10 pages - World geography
Dissertation basée sur le report d'Helen Hunt Jackson sur les conditions des indiens dans les missions californiennes. Elle y donne des solutions pour empêcher la situation de s'envenimer, qui sont analysées ici. Dissertation based on the Report on the Conditions and Needs of the Mission...
Study of the population in United Kingdom
Essay - 4 pages - World geography
There are 61 million inhabitants in United Kingdom, a territory twice smaller than France . It means that there is an high density in United Kingdom, but also , as in others countries some social problematics. This study will provide you an overview of the population of United Kingdom today. We...
The access to drinkable and pure water in the third world.
Essay - 4 pages - World geography
Ce court exposé explique les enjeux principaux de l'accès à l'eau potable pour les populations du Sud. A travers un propos précis et chiffré, ce document permet d'appréhender efficacement ce problème majeur, en passant en revu les divers acteurs (Etats, OIG, ONG...) tout en étayant...
The Brazilian Development
Essay - 11 pages - World geography
In the last few years, we assisted at the considerable development of Brazil. In fact, its economy is now considered as the ninth most powerful economy of the world and Brazil is now the leader in South America. It is now playing an important role in the international trade of goods and services....
The Caribbean Islands
Worksheets - 3 pages - World geography
The Caribbean Islands are located in the southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and in the north west of South America. This is commonly recognized as a sub-region of North America. It includes more than 7,000 islands, islets, and reefs, and 38 territories. This is composed...
Statistical Comparison of France and Turkey - Calculation and analysis
Course material - 13 pages - World geography
Data is most of the time considered as the plural of datum. Datum only constitutes of one element of the whole of data. Data or datum represents some information which can be quantitative or qualitative. Data represents accurate information. Mean can be defined as average, a collection of numbers...
International Market Research:Trinidad-and-Tobago
Essay - 4 pages - World geography
Trinidad-and-Tobago is a island, positioned in the northeast of Venezuela. The country is ideally positioned between United States, Europe, Africa, and South America. This position can be an advantage to export to or to import from South America. However, despite the fact that temperatures in...
A history of modern Lebanon, Fawwaz Traboulsi
Text commentary - 2 pages - World geography
Shihab's social and political project shaped the Lebanese political life for at least a decade. After the stabilization of the country and the return to national unity, Shihab's main task was to build 'the State of independence' in Lebanon and to achieve social and economic...
Development and causes of poverty in Rwanda
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
Rwanda is a socially and politically unstable country. It has been divided and ruined since 1930, by Belgian colonizers and wars. It cannot be denied that Rwanda suffers from many troubles. The first trouble has been colonization. Rwanda still suffers from the colonization period. This period has...
The Geography of the World System and limits
Essay - 6 pages - World geography
The world has become a challenge for geography: The World is a space, a territory under the control of a conglomerate. The World is a proper name designating an appropriate location; it can be taken as a geon i.e., a particular space, a region. The general geography has a thematic approach...
Urban segregation in Sao Paulo
Essay - 7 pages - World geography
Since the 1950s, the majority of Latino-American cities have experienced a demographical growth and a major extension of their urban area. Some writers had even talked about the “monstrous cities”. In about half a century, from 1950s to 1990s, the demography of the cities boomed from 13...
The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa - Geography and history
Course material - 15 pages - World geography
USA is the largest agricultural producer in the world with an agricultural trade surplus of 16.5 billion dollars. It is a major producer of oil (but still needs to import), gas and coal, the second largest producter of silver, gold and copper. Its industry is powerful with a leading position in...
