1. Agricultural Revolution- The Agricultural Revolution began around 8500 BCE and lasted till around 3500 BCE. We know today that the hunter/gatherer societies eventually settled down.…
1) Geography- Where were they located? What is the place called today? What effect did the geographic setting have on the civilization that grew there? Were they geographically isolated from other civilizations?…
Where Did Agriculture Originate? a. Began before recorded history. A. Origins of Agriculture. a. Agriculture – Modification of Earth’s surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals for sustenance or economic gain.…
19) A forest has a GPP of 3.8 kg C/m2/year and the rate of cellular respiration is 2.4 kg C/m2/year. What is the NPP? A) 6.2 kg C/m2/year B) 1.4 kg C/m2/year C) 1.0 kg C/m2/year D) 9.12 kg C/m2/year E) 1.58 kg C/m2/year 20) The number of species in a given area such as a pond, the canopy of a tree, or a plot of grassland, is known as _______________.…
Agriculture- Practicing farming, to develope a variety of different kinds of products including crops and animals for a way to provide food. People use farming to make human development better and to be able to keep our human life. Cultures and climates have had different effects on the way different people practice farming.…
Geography is the study of the earth and its atmosphere. Early cartographers had a hard time making exact maps , due to the fact that they couldn't see an overview of the states. Nowadays we have satellites and better ways to make maps. Charles town was very hard to settle in because there was no good map view of where it was. Charles town was also very difficult to settle in because the resources.…
Austronesians- began to explore and settle on islands of pacific ocean basin as early as 2000 B.C.E. Chavin Cult- religion from the Andes mountains after 1000 B.C.E., disappeared about 300 B.C.E. Lapita- society from New Guinea to Tonga (1500-500 B.C.E.) with agricultural villages, networks of trade and communication, and hierarchical chiefdoms Maya- Mesoamerican civilization concentrated on Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras, contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar Mochica- society in the Andean valleys, near Moche River, artist legacy remaining, ceramics were made to represent gods and everyday life Olmecs- earliest known Mexican civilization, lived in rainforests along Gulf of Mexico, developed…
Three ways the environment affects the people are it’s cold weather, rain and flooding, and it’s very windy. Flooding can cost humans lots of money especially in areas with high concentrations of people. Two political issues currently involving Chicago is the cover-up of a teen shooting that happened last year and whether or not the mayor of Chicago should resign. By using the five themes of geography, one can get a good idea of what an area’s characteristics as explained in this paper.…
Man has become too powerful for his own good. Nature has its way of working to find equilibrium and man keeps disrupting this balance. They may have avoided some disasters but ultimately have caused more. Between glaciers, lakes, rivers, and man, we have a recipe for how Michigan has become the wonderful shape and state it is today.…
i. Boaters and boating equipment are being injured Along with the Great Lakes ecosystems being affected by the Asian…
Kaylee Kiewit What is Geography? Why do we study it? Mrs. Bezy/ English 9 Honors/ Period 5 8/11/17 Geography is “the study of the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere” as well as the activity of humans since we greatly impact the Earth around us. Themes of geography include location, place, region, movement, and human/environment interaction.…
In order to better understand a country, its people, and its issues, one must understand key information to provide context. In order to provide context, details concerning the physical geography, political geography, and the human geography are key in attaining the understanding of a country as a whole prior to moving forward in discussing key issues facing that country. The country that will be the focus of this analysis is South Korea. Physical Geography South Korea, a country in East Asia, amounts to 45% of the Korean peninsula containing rivers, mountain ranges, natural resources, and volcanic islands. The country is surrounded by three main bodies of water, the East China Sea to the east, the Yellow Sea to the west, and the Korea Strait…
History tells the story of human kinds past. The human species evolved from hunters and gatherers to Neolithic people, who began to build villages, which turned to cities all around the world. This transition gave humans a new way of life, focusing on things like building cultures and monuments, which will stand the tests of time. Throughout history, many civilizations have sprung up with different cultures, ideas, technologies, and political systems. However, not all these civilizations were successful and many were destroyed for several reasons.…
Finally, I will discuss the research a geographer would need to produce knowledge by exploration and observation in regards to a city. The central concepts of geography are the space, place, and environment. The three factors make up geography by explaining the physical and human characteristics of the place. Space is the location in regards to geographical coordinates or distance measured.…
In Ricardo Hausmann’s article, “Prisoners of Geography,” he discusses the effects of geography on the economic stability of a certain area. After several detailed explanations, Hausmann comes to the conclusion that geography is the deciding factor in the development of a region’s economy with no regards to the people’s desires. The author’s belief that citizens are bound and chained to their geography and the effects the environment has on their economy despite their efforts is an accurate description of the correlation between location and economy. At the beginning of the article, Hausmann introduces the main two factors of economic growth according to Adam Smith and Joseph Schumpeter, which are the country’s accessibility to markets and its technological progress.…