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    Ethiopia is a country of 102 million people and is known for its ancient culture, especially the fact that human origins lead to the African nation. Ethiopia sits in of the most economically vibrant regions of the world and exports vital resources to major economic powerhouses such as India, China and the United States of America. The growth rate of Ethiopia in terms of Gross Domestic Product was 8 % in 2015. It is one of the fastest growing nations in Africa currently. Ethiopia has maintained

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    Bright lights, colorful signs, and delicious smells, all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood, where the majority, if not all the population is of the same belief, and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture. China town

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    Issamel Velazquez Human Geo 4/12/13 P3 Chapter 14 Key Issue 1 1. A resource is a substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use. 2. The problem is that most resources are limited, and Earth has a tremendous number of consumers. 3. Geographers observe two major misuses of resources: We deplete scarce resources, especially petroleum, natural gas, and coal, for energy production. We destroy

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    With the sources provided it is evident how influential the social structure is on urban geography and the human agency in the continuum of the socio-spatial dialect. The talk by Wilkinson outlines social problems that correlate to inequality that is widening throughout developed countries. The Figures provide statistics of the inequality within Canada and the patterns that are not temporary but also not inevitable as discussed in the article about the Three Cities of Toronto. The article analyses

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    Welcome to AP Human Geography Ms. Anderson Phone: 548-4051 room 112 E-mail: panderso@hs.spotsylvania.k12.va.us Course Description: The new college-level social studies course provides students with the opportunity to identify and analyze contemporary concerns and problems from local, national, and global perspectives in Human Geography. Using geographical tools and skills, we will explore issues such as population distribution and composition, cultural patterns and processes, political organization

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    In the past, the world has been organized and categorized in many ways. One way in which human geographers make sense of the world is to divide its countries into two categories - developed countries and developing countries. Throughout the world today, there are many ways in which a country can be labeled as a developed or developing country. Developed countries can evolve faster than developing countries because of a low infant mortality rate, a higher life expectancy, a lower physiological density

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    Human Geography is not simply the study of the Earth. It also encompasses the people, places, and things that make up the Earth, which makes it so much more important to have at least a basic knowledge of. Living in ignorance of what is important can only get you so far. In my opinion, being aware of events happening in other parts of the world is essential. Just because it is not happening to you does not mean it is of little importance or that it will not have an effect on you. This class is going

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    Inequality, a topic that I believe runs through the centre of Geography, dominates both the UK, and the entire world. In the UK, numerous economic, cultural and political factors divide the North from the South. To name a few: there is a missing year of life expectancy north of the line, children south of the line are much more likely to attend Russell group universities, house prices have recently soared in the South, and politically, the South tend to vote conservative, while the North vote labour

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    Eratosthenes was born in a small Greek colony called Cyrene, he was a very talented Grecian who has a young man traveled to Athens to pursue studies. In all my years of reading about the ancient Greeks and studying geography, the name “Eratosthenes” had always come up. Taking AP Human Geography last year, my teacher was captivated by Eratosthenes and he would continuously state facts about him. But a unique statement struck me and could never leave my head. When talking about the earths tilt, latitude

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    In Human Geography, we are studying industry. In order to understand how people build cities, we are now play SimCity. At first, when I open Simcity, I saw there was a woman she introduce herself to me, told me to build the road. Also there was a man appear, he introduce himself then show me the house and told me to grab the house and build up the beautiful house. When I finish build the first house the next thing she show me to go grab the Building supplies store and I go get it. After that she

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