Problems Associated With Geography And Economic Development Across Countries

In the video “Guns, Germs, and Steel: Episode 3”, the relationship between geography and history is examined and, to no surprise, it is extremely strong. In fact, it may arguably be the strongest determining factor of a nation’s success. It is also important to note that geography is one of the most important factors in shaping a nation’s culture and way of life. This means that a nation who is successful in their own geography may not be as successful in one that is very different from what they are used to. Europe’s dominance over Africa is a fantastic example of this.

If each country specializes in areas where its advantages are greatest or disadvantages are least, the gains from trade will make each country better off than it would be if it remained self-sufficient. [3]

1) The countries of Europe have used their geography in many several ways like how it influences their climate, farming, and living. The Europeans saw that geography is going to make a difference in their lives they have to live with it and try to use it to the best of their advantage! For an example the Netherlands. The Netherlands are near the water so actually, their country is below sea level so they have built dikes to hold back the water. And they have built some of their windmills into watermills to use it to make electricity to help them succeed. The Pyrenees mountains are also used for protection or more like a borderland. The geography here is that the wind levels are going to change. It is not the tallest mountain range, but high enough that it can cause change to the weather that they have to live with. The climates of Europe are very vast, due to the fact the almost the entire Europe is on a plain that affects their climate of the continent. So France is going to have a mild climate than turkey where it is going to be very hot. Also oceans winds can also shape the climate.By the ocean, sea, or river it is windy and cold because of this! Because Paris has a river right by it the winds will affect the city too! So then the geography can affect this even more of choosing which way the wind goes and does it reach a certain point. So say in Germany the northern part of it where the coast is. It is going to have cold wind moving towards Frankfurt to say, so if there

A country needs to export more than import in order to maintain a good working economy. Wealth and power equal more export than import in a country’s trading system

The book by Jared Diamond “Guns, Germs and Steel” outlines a brief history, of how countries and groups of people became more prosperous and powerful through history. The book is focused on Diamond’s theory, of “Guns, Germs and Steel”; he argues that guns, germs and steel are the three main reasons for different countries rise to power. That being said the theory also places a tremendous amount of weight on the geographical attributes that certain groups of people had at their disposal, which allow for technological advances. Through this concept, Diamond in his theory attempts to demonstrate that prosperous groups of people through out history is not based on sheer intelligence and the different intellectual levels of people. He then looks at the advantages that different regions where given based initially on their geography. Such that China was unified much earlier in its history then Europe, due to there are less geographic barriers in China than Europe, therefore making communication easier between regions in China. Diamonds theory does go on to explain many of the worlds power differences

Geography is an important factor to consider when you look at this worlds past, present, or future. So whether it be the earths physical geographic features, the geopolitics stirring up trouble across the globe, or the economics of growing or shrinking countries; geography plays a major role. In todays society, geographic knowledge is one of the most important and valuable tools to possess. Without it, we are victims of ignorance and endanger ourselves, others, and the world. This ignorance, possessed by many, is posing a great risk of self-destruction. The author of “Why Geography Matters More Than Ever”, Harm de Blij, makes many strong points on this matter, but occasionally makes unsupported and unclear statements which tend to stray off topic.

In the book Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond, discusses in detail how material success was brought to some societies more easily than others. Diamond believes that geographic location was a key role in the success of these societal structures, however, it is also thought that a society 's failure could be attributed to the geography as well. Along with geography, food production, immunity, animal domestication, and the production and use of steel were all tied together to reach societal success.

A psammosere is a serial community; an ecological succession that began life on newly exposed coastal sand. Most common psammoseres are sand dune systems.

The importance of geography in terms on economic development has been a long disputed topic, yet it is the most obvious explanation to the yawning gaps between several different economies, like the situation between Western Europe and Africa, in which the1820 average GDP per capita in Western Europe was about three times that in Africa; then by 1992, the average was more than thirteen times as high (Gallup, Mellinger, Sachs 1999 p.176). By saying that there is an apparent relationship between geography and economic development, it is meant that the geography of an economy, like location, climate, and natural resources, strongly influences different aspects of the economy, like trade and institution, which, in turn, determine the

History is the most imporant thing in the world because it affects people and societies all around the world. Traces of history go all the way back millions of years ago forming wealth and power to this day. In this book Jared Diamond is determined to explain why there were so many different rates of human development on different continents and uses his opinions and information to back it up. There is evidence proving some theories to be correct while others are more questionable making Diamond even more curious to explain the unknown.

There are many cultures in the history of human kind, each very diverse and unique in its own way. There are many factors which lead to their diversity and uniqueness, such as the different interaction factors with other cultures. However, one of the most important factors of all is the geographical conditions in which the culture had to develop to. Geography can affect a culture greatly in many different ways. Geography provided the environment, resources, and the location crucial to the development of a culture. The most important factor of all is the resources which helps the culture to develop drastically.

Geography influences culture in many ways. A civilizations geography determines what kind of god(s) they believe in as well as influences from other cultures. These features provide a stepping stone for cultures that are solely based on geography.

In today’s world people, places, societies and environments are constantly changing. Both natural and human created events, shape the world and create strong relationships between the environment and society. Human geography and development studies are two fields seeking to analyse these interrelationships and answer key questions about major issues in the world such as poverty, inequality and conflict. Human geography is largely about studying the spatial aspects of relationships between people and society whereas development studies focusses more on the way societies function, focussing on issues such as poverty and inequality as well as the way in which ‘developing’ nations function compared to ‘developed’ nations. Through examples of poverty and inequality this essay will explain the ways in which development studies and human geography overlap and the ways in which they are different in their analyses.

Economic distance especially now more so than ever with the EU bailout of Ireland, financial resources are at an all time low and many markets might be dubious about trading with an Irish exporter. There could be difference in costs and quality of natural resources, financial resources, human resources, infrastructure, intermediate inputs or information or knowledge.

As a concept that has become common since the 1990s, globalization is described as the technological, economic, cultural, ideological, and economic changes across borders. It can also be regarded as the transformation of the global economy through the anarchy of financial markets or a technological revolution with social impacts. In contrast, regionalization is the growth of societal integration within a specific area that incorporates all the undirected procedures of economic and social interactions among the units in the region. Since these concepts are different in nature, they contain various strategies that are only effective in specific situations.