Geographic Comparison Between The North Atlantic Ocean And Mexico

Colombia is located in South America, is divided into five regions: Andina, Pacifica, Caribe, Amazonica and Orinoquia. It has thirty-two states. Colombia is bordered to the north by Panama, to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, south to Peru and Ecuador, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which has several islands as the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. Colombia has the largest number of species per unit area in the world, total is the second most diverse country in the world after Brazil. United Sates is located in North America where its 48 states and Washington DC, the capital district. Between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, and is the only U.S. state that is not in America. The country also

In this week’s chapter The Atlantic World which introduces the history from prehistory through 1566, there were two themes that stand out for me which are: The Big “C”s, Conquest, Commerce, Colonization, & Conversion and Race. The history resembles on the European expansion and the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover the American continent. The New World was another name given to America. The American territory differed in social, economically and politically. America was divided by three societies: Aztecs, Mayan and Incan which belonged to urban societies. Colonization was a breakthrough for both continents. They adaptation was about to begin, there were new things that one continent had

The study of the Atlantic as an interwoven community is a relatively new theory. Historians are beginning to see Atlantic History as “a sudden and harsh encounter between two old worlds that transformed both and integrated them into a single New World” , and not just separate entities with detached pasts. Atlantic History: Concept and Contours by Bernard Bailyn lays the framework for what Atlantic History is and how it should be studied. Bailyn states that the reasoning behind writing the book is that previous historians focus too much on the imperial history of the Atlantic world, when in fact the colonized areas had just as much of an effect on European powers as Europe had on their colonies. In this concise two part book, Bailyn’s main argument is that the concept of Atlantic History was inevitable because it is impossible to look at any major event of this time period without seeing its effects ripple throughout the entire Atlantic world.

the way north to Canada. It goes to the Mississippi in the east and down in the south to

* 20. Only a very wealthy man could afford the capital to invest in the land, machinery, and slaves needed to establish a sugar plantation. West Indian planters were very wealthy and translated their wealth into political power, controlling the colonial assemblies and even gaining a number of seats in the British Parliament.

Chapter 2 “The Rise of the Atlantic World” Footholds in North America Spain’s Northern Frontier • Spanish got their New World empire started by crushing Aztecs and Incas • Juan Ponce de Leon o Founded Puerto Rico and Florida o Killed by Native Americans (Calusa) • 300 settlers provoked Apalachee Natives o Split into groups  4 survivors – Cabeza de Vaca and company arrive in Mexico  De Vaca made alliances with Natives along the way  Inspired other Spaniards to go look for gold • Hernando de Soto o In search of gold in Tampa Bay-Appalachian Mtns-southern Plains o Natives confronted him in Mississippi (Maliba)  De Soto won, but his victory cost him lots of resources o Found no gold, but spread diseases that killed Native Americans in Mississippi

The “New World”, now known as the “Atlantic World”, is the history of the connections between western Europe and the British, Spanish, Dutch, and French colonies. They were all a part of the great imperial project set off by Europe. The main influence of the Atlantic World was the expansion of commerce from Europe and Africa to America. Some traveled in search of religious freedom, or to escape from oppression, but most were in search of economic opportunity. As this went on, slave trade began rising between Africa and European America. In the mid-eighteenth century, the “Great Awakening” began in Britain, which spread to the Americas, as did The Enlightenment, which helped spread scientific and technological knowledge. Artistic, scholarly,

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially locked body of water surrounded by the North American continent (Gulf of Mexico, 2000). The gulf links five southern U.S states: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas and six Mexican states: Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo (Gulf of Mexico Facts, 2015). The gulf surrounds Cuba and connects to the Atlantic Ocean.

The important part of the Atlantic system was the Middle passage because that was a key route for slaves to travel by ships, and the route was from West Indies to the West Africa. Generally, the Sugar Industry did improve the economy which impacted people in a good way because people started connected with each other.

During the 1500’s the Atlantic System served as trading networks connecting Europe, Africa and the Americas. For the purposes of transporting goods to and from the Atlantic basin (Bulliet, 516). A large portion of the Atlantic system was used for the African Slave Trade through what is called the Middle Passage (Bulliet, 516).

According to the map, locations near the Atlantic Ocean have higher air temperatures than locations further inland because water has a higher specific heat than land and therefore would retain its heat for much longer. Specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degrees Celsius. The process by which solar heat is absorbed by the ocean is much slower than land because water has a higher specific heat capacity but this also means that the ocean loses its heat slower. Since the temperatures on the map are between -8 and 20 degrees fahrenheit, it can be inferred that the season in the United States was winter. This means that the ocean still contained the retained heat that accumulated gradually from

In various occasions there have been several scandals with celebrities and other important people. Some celebrities and athletes have successfully dodged the media attention on some scandals. However, Ryan Lochte was not fortunate enough to keep his scandal a secret, and was soon exposed to the world of his wronging’s during the Olympic Games. Soon after his exposure, many companies that sponsored Lochte wanted out. Speedo was one of the main brands to discontinue Lochte’s sponsor and released an explanation on twitter. In addition, The Atlantic wrote about the issue with Lochte and the several companies that were quick to end their sponsorship with Lochte. Both texts are different, but each are a representation of what happens when someone like Lochte makes mistakes. While the speedo tweet only focuses on Lochte and their brand, The Atlantic expands on the various decisions of other companies. While both authors do an excellent job of conveying and interpreting their reasoning, The

9. What are the different types of shorelines? Describe each type briefly. There is a rocky coast, lowland beach and barrier island, as well as coral reef. A rocky coast describes the most common type of costal area. This is where there are vertical wave cut cliffs and horizontal bench cut cliffs. The erosion undermines the cliffs and sends the resulting debris into the ocean forming rough outcroppings. Beaches are not only the sand

Another example is in the Gulf of Mexico….an area called the “dead zone”. This is another example of resources squandered by the tragedy of the commons. As a result of the chemicals and fertilizers used by the farmers in the area and the rain during the winter months would wash the nutrients and chemicals down river to the Gulf of Mexico. This created a dead zone where no sea life can be sustained. This resulted as a direct reslt of over farming an area of historically fertile ground

on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and Chile, and on the west by Chile. The