Ap Human Geography Vietnam

Three quarters of Vietnam is made up of mountains and hills, and densely forested highlands, with level land covering no more than 20 percent of the area.(Vietnam) Vietnam is an “S” shaped country stretching over 1,000 miles. It is divided into four geographic regions the highlands and the Red River Delta in the north, the Truong Son Mountains form the Central Highlands running almost the full length of Vietnam along its borders with Laos and Cambodia, the coastal lowlands, and the Mekong River Delta in the south.(Vietnam) The geographical aspects of Vietnam allowed for physical and mental exhaustion, fear of location, and fear of safety in the The Things They Carried .

Specifically, there is frequent touching within families and between friends. This Vietnam does not have the same feelings about personal space that the United States do. Additionally, in Vietnam, no one maneuvers or drives carefully out of the way, except to avoid a collision on the sidewalk or on the street. When I was in Vietnam, this past summer, I was walking on the sidewalk then, a guy to zip up and park his motorcycle right in front me, thus he did not even see me. Thus, Vietnamese merge into traffic from side streets all the time without looking. Another, in Vietnam there is no such thing as a line or saying “excuse me” to get by. For instance, when it is rush hour and you are taking a bus, it jam-packed, and there is no inch of breathing space. Once there was an older woman slapped my back couple times which made me irritable and annoyed. Afterward, she placed her hand on my back of my hip to shove me out of the way. For the reason that this older woman wanted to see if the seat in front of me was available. I looked at her and thought “what the heck is your problem lady!?!”, and she just smiled and waved gently while turning back. I realized then that she meant no harm by the pushing, she just wanted a seat. I was also shocked that pushing people aside is very common here because no one waits in line. Therefore, pushing people it is not

Before the 1900th century, various countries such as China and France dominated the country currently known today as Vietnam. Throughout the countries history the Vietnamese people were often times mistreated. The Vietnamese people had a strong craving for independence. In the early 20th century one man united the liberation cause; that man was named Ho Chi Minh.

According to Kashima (2010), defining what culture means is a difficult task. Culture can be considered the individual differences of identity. Culture is established by numerous things such as ideology and beliefs. While categories of culture are not limited to only country, a common classification of culture is that of different countries. Vietnam’s culture is diverse, influences from many countries have played a role in shaping Vietnam’s culture. Years of Chinese rule, French imperialism, social conflicts and war have given Vietnamese culture a unique richness of language, music and history.

America and Vietnam are two opposite countries with many differences. These countries are on completely different continents so of course they both will be completely different from each other. Their differences are what shows how America is a better country to live in. But on the other hand, Vietnam may not be a good country to live it, it is a lovely place to visit on a vacation. There are several similarities and differences between both America and Vietnam to show why America is the better place to live in.

Vietnam was a French colony dating back to mid 1800s. Vietnam was meant as a farming colony where they would grow things such as tobacco, tea, and coffee. The French treated their colony poorly by denying civil

     Vietnam has a very rich and cultural diverse background dating all the way back to 1066 when William the Conqueror invaded and paved the way for English colonization.

The emergence of the Vietnamese people can be traced to the fifth or sixth millennium B.C. The Vietnamese or Kinh ethnic group was formed in a region that is now northern Vietnam and southern China, which is the main ethnic group in the country, accounting for about eighty six percent of the Vietnamese population. Modern day Vietnam was established through French colonialism which led to an outburst of problems between the French and Vietnam. When the French left Vietnam in 1954, numerous Vietnamese people migrated to France. North Vietnam began a policy to forcefully reconcile the country with South Vietnam. However, conflict arose which introduced America to fight against Vietnam in the 1960s. As a result of the division between North and South Vietnam, nearly

The Vietnam War was one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Vietnam. Vietnam use to be a peaceful country until the idea of communism started spreading across Vietnam. Many wanted to stay democratic but saw what happened to the Germans and started to lean towards communism. Many also wanted to stay democratic and still had it hopes high that it will soon get their lives and economy back on track.

For centuries Vietnam had been under Chinese rule. The Vietnamese people were an oppressed society and were exploited by the Chinese. Forced labour was brought upon the Vietnamese people, and there were many tyrannical Chinese governers along with constant demands of tribute for the Chinese rulers. There had been many revolts by

Vietnam was a country divided into two by communism in the North and capitalism in the South. The Vietnam War, fought between the years 1959 and 1975, was, in essence, a struggle by nationalists in the north to unify the nation under a communist government. This was a long standing conflict between the two sides that had been occurring for years. It wasn’t until 1959 when the USA, stepped in, on the side of southern Vietnamese, to stop the spread of communism. It was a war that did not capture the hearts and minds of the American people as it was viewed as a war that the US army couldn’t win and so the government lost the peoples support for the war. This ultimately led to the withdrawal of the US army from Vietnam. Some people, like

So Vietnam has a lot of hills and mountains and there are two big rivers are the Mekong river and the red river. They adapt to their environment by finding work by the rivers, and Vietnam has a lot of plain and flatland for people to plant their crops.The climate in Vietnam is tropical and temperate zone. It has a high rate of rainfall and high humid zone. How do they adapt to their environment. They adapt to their environment

In addition, most the Communist Party of Vietnam are over sixty years old. In Vietnamese culture, children are grown up by taught to care about others first than themselves. Therefore, they have collectivism instead of individualism like the US. This country is still poor and more femininity. A family is the most important for them than anything. According to the Census, “Vietnam’s population reaches 85.847 million people”. They have fifty-four ethnic groups who have their own culture and living style. “The Kinh ethnic group equals 85.7%, and the other 14.3% belongs to other ethnic groups” (Census). The Kinh, also is called Viet, is the biggest and main ethnic group in the country and live in major cities such as Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Majority citizens speak Vietnamese, even though each ethnical group has their own pronunciation. For talking to another group, they know some words of their neighbor’s pronunciation, too. Minority groups live in mountain areas and farmed for living. They live more nomadic life style and agricultural style. Moreover, Kinh and minority groups have deep gaps of their

After this fortunate door-opener, Vietnam was known as one of the most rapid- growing economies worldwide.

Vietnamese cuisine can be very diverse due its geography and climate. There is no accurate average temperature for the whole country. The Vietnamese national culture emerged from a concrete living environment: a tropical country with many rivers and the confluence of great cultures (Vietnam Country). Vietnam is a long, narrow country in Southeast of Asia that borders south China, east of Laos and Cambodia. Vietnam is practically the size of Italy and Japan put together; and is divided into three regions: north, central, and south.