...the idea of creating a passage way across Panama’s isthmus as a method of trade, though was the plan was removed two years later due to inhospitable conditions. Although these initial plans in the construction of the Panama Canal would thwart any future development at this location, one ambitious person would attempt to repeat history in engineering success....
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...Collision of Culture Panama is a country that has had a collision of culture. It was never really a country of its own, but an extension of Columbia. When the idea of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean together so that the cargo routes can circumvent traveling around South America, is when it became an area of name. First the French tried to create this connection and failed in the 1880’s. Again in the turn of the century the U.S. had an interest in creating this passageway and developed a treaty and proposed it to the Columbian Senate and it was denied, this in turn cause the Panamanians to rebel and the U.S. helped support them. The U.S. helped rebel the Columbian forces and they gained their independence. Although Panama got its independence when the United States backed the revolt from the Columbian senate, it is still a typical Middle American country. It has a population of 3.5 million people, seventy percent of it is mestizo and has its minorities that are made up of Amerindians, whites and blacks. The primary language is Spanish while English is spoken in many parts as well. The population is mostly in the uplands, tierra templada and tierra fria, west of the canal. Here they produce bananas, coffee, sugarcane, and seafood such as shrimp. Panama is also an entrepÔt. They store products here that come in from the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and prepare them for transport to South America. This has given the Panamanians infrastructure in the region...
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...Florida, offering costumers cheap airfare tickets, along with, hotel, car rental, and discounts on tourist attractions. Now with twenty-four seven telephone assistant to our customers, they can book their vacation at any time. We have been named one of the most competitive price companies within the travel agencies. After seeing our companies wrong, we believe that we are prepared to expand into South America this upcoming year. With that being said and much research, our company can only expand into one country. Travel Express has consider expanding into Colombia and Panama. We believe that these two countries have a lot to offer our clients, and also countries where not that many traveling agencies have expanded. The three major factors that we researched in order to come with this conclusion are their economy and government, climate and seasons, tourism. BENEFITS AND RISKS OF EXPANSION IN COLOMBIA OR PANAMA Economy and Government Colombia’s Economy and Government Colombia is currently a democratic country, with a central government and separate powers. Just like in the United States, Colombia has Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches (“About Colombia,” 2014). Their current currency is Colombian’s pesos; one American dollar equals a bit over two Colombian pesos. With the Colombia peso being so weak compare to the American dollar; tourist are able to get more for their money. For example, they can vacation longer in Colombia, visit more tourist areas, buy...
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...The Panama Canal: From Yesterday to Tomorrow By Clarence Moore North Lake College Introduction to Business Logistics LGMT-1319-73471 Professor Jeffrey Wendt April 2013 When the first European, Rodrigo de Bastidas, reached Panama in 1501, he could hardly envision the magnitude of the Isthmus’ future. As more Spanish caravels arrived, the search for gold was intensified. A shortened route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was not found by Magellan, who conceived of going around Cape Horn or passing through the Straits that were to bear his name. When sea routes were found to be to long the Spaniards turned to overland crossings, and when Vasco Nunez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513, he initiated a ceaseless march of traffic. Panamanians are still proud of the curious Balboa who discovered the Pacific, surveyed the Panama route across the Central America Isthmus and found that there existed a difference in the levels of the respective oceans. The Conquistador Herman Cortes was certain that no natural waterway existed between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and he expressed a desire to construct a sea passageway through Panama, Darien, Nicaragua, or Tehmantepec. The dreams of the foresighted Cortes went for naught as it was almost three centuries before serious consideration was again given to the construction of an interocean waterway (Liss). From the beginning of the sixteenth century until the beginning...
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...Colombia Colombia is a fairly large country located in South America. It is bordered by Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and by two bodies of water. These bodies of water consist of the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. This is the only country in South America that borders both oceans. According to Colombian Geography, Colombia has “a continental area of 1.141.748 km2 (440 829 square miles).” This makes it the fourth largest country in South America. Also, Colombia is one of the 13 countries in the world that the equator passes through (Colombian Geography). Colombia is made up of many cities but the capital is the largest city, Bogota. Bogota is one of the most populous cities along with Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cucuta,...
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...SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND COLLEGES Social Living and Global Education 6 AY: 2015-2016 First Term Name:____________________________ Date:_________________________ Section:___________________________ Remarks:_____________________ HANDOUT # 4: GEOGRAPHY It’s impossible to define every geographical term in the world, but the following ones get you started. * 38th parallel north: Line of latitude that divided Korea after World War II * Adriatic Sea: Water that separates Italy from the Balkan peninsula * Aegean Sea: Water that separates Greece and Turkey * Alps: Mountain range in Europe; contains Mount Blanc and the Matterhorn * Amazon River: Second-longest river in the world, located in South America; greatest waterflow * Andes: Longest mountain range in the world, located in South America * Antarctic Circle: Line of latitude, south of which experiences a period of 24-hour sunlight * Appalachian Mountains: Mountain range in eastern North America * Arabian Sea: Branch of Indian Ocean between India, the Arabian Peninsula, and Somalia * Arctic Circle: Line of latitude, north of which experiences a period of 24-hour sunlight * Atlas Mountains: Mountain range in northwest Africa * Black Sea: Large sea separating parts of Europe and Asia * Cartography: The making of maps * Caspian Sea: Largest inland body of water, located in Asia * Chesapeake Bay: Largest estuary in the United States, bordered by Maryland...
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...pioneers could not treat or could not treat properly. Therefore the pioneers would perish because of the inability to treat hypothermia or heat exhaustion. Many of the ships had little shelter and often times there would be 3 man per bunk (Saffer, 14). The ship's room was taken up by supplies and food, but much of that food would spoil as there were many reports of wormy bread, dirty sugar and even vile tasting, dirty water. This food and water made many pioneers weak and very sick. Many fruits would also spoil causing the pioneers to catch scurvy, a disease that is commonly caught with lack of vitamin C. Pioneers with scurvy would develop anemia, debility, exhaustion, or swelling in some parts of the body. After crossing the Panama Canal, many pioneers stayed in Panama to rest, but many of them caught deadly diseases (Saffer, 14). Many of these diseases were typhoid, dysentery, yellow fever, malaria, and cholera. These diseases were caught because of the simple fact that the pioneers bodies were never exposed to the diseases and have no...
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...as a measure of overall economic activity Comm 445 101October 6, 2013 | Denis ZhekhovskiyStudent # 44043107 | The Baltic Dry Index , or BDI, is an index that provides "an assessment of the price of moving the major raw materials by sea, such as grain, cocoa, phosphates, fertilizers, animal feed, oil, coal, iron ore and metal (Financial Iceberg, 2012). Taking in 23 shipping routes measured on a timecharter basis, the index covers Handysize, Supramax, Panamax, and Capesize dry bulk carriers carrying a range of commodities including coal, iron ore and grain. BDI is a number issued daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, and is not restricted to Baltic Sea countries. (Baltic Exchange, 2013) | Baltic Dry Index vs. Time Graph(The Geography of Transport System, 2013) | The Baltic Dry Index is considered an excellent gauge of global trade, measuring the demand and supply of dry bulk shipping capacity in the real time. This avoids the effects of the substitution products and futures contracts that account for additional price fluctuations in the commodity prices, making it more difficult to interpret their results on the overall economy. An increase in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity indicates growth in trade of bulk cargo (usually the raw material for intermediate or finished goods), which points to growth in consumption and general economic health (Financial Iceberg, 2012). Unlike stock and commodities markets, the Baltic Dry Index is totally devoid of speculative...
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...GEO 210 – CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY – 40H “People & the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography” TNCC – FALL 2012 Instructor: Larry Snider – Phone: (757) 850-4912 E-mail: sniderl@tncc.edu (school); Skimmerva@aol.com (home) Office Hours: 4:30-5:30 p.m. M (Rm 947 Templin Hall), 6-7 p.m. T (Rm 131A Diggs Hall), 5:00-5:30 p.m. W (Rm 947 Templin Hall) and by appointment INTRODUCTION COURSE DESCRIPTION: (from VCCS Master Course file): Focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. Presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and non-material culture, language, race and ethnicity, religion, politics, and economic activities. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. COURSE CONTENT: Cultural geography entails the study of spatial variations among cultural groups and the spatial functioning of society. The course provides an introduction to the manner in which humans have modified the world, emphasizing patterns of migration, livelihoods of man, and environments in which these modifications have taken place and continue to occur. It focuses on describing and analyzing the ways population, religion, language, ethnicity and race, political factors, economy, agriculture, industry, the urban setting, and other cultural phenomena vary or remain constant from one place to another. The framework of geographic location of significant countries, regions, and physical features is also addressed in order to provide the necessary...
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...get to Asia, instead he had discovered something even bigger than a new trade route, he discovered a whole new world. Although this might seem as though he was viewed as someone who helped benefit the world (a hero), Christopher Columbus can also be classified as a terrorist due to the way he treated the natives he found on his journey and how he took control of their natural resources. Christopher Columbus, the son of a poor wool merchant, was born in 1451 in Genoa (Italy). Columbus had worked for his father in his early years until he was a teenager. He had gotten a job on a merchant ship that traded their goods at various ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Between his voyages he studied both cartography (mapmaking) and geography. In the 1470’s, Columbus had travelled and live in Portugal. This was the greatest European seafaring center of the age, which meant that it was the center for explorers. During his stay in Portugal he studied mathematics, astronomy and navigation. Together with all his mastered skills he began to come up with a plan that would change the world forever. During the 15th century, it was nearly impossible to reach Asia by land. This route was not only very long but also dangerous. The Portuguese explorers solved this problem by traveling by sea. These travelers would get into little caravels and travel south along the West African coast. This had made the journey a little...
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...South America GEA1000 Josslen Leonard South America GEA1000 Josslen Leonard...
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...Geography and the Development/Diffusion of Human Society Veronica Morales Western Governor’s University Geography and environment plays a significant role in the development of early societies. The development of the early societies occurred as people from different regions interacted with one another as they shared and extend acquired knowledge. As a result, primitive people began to establish and populate regions of the ancient world forming structures of the early society. As societies expand, they form into civilization with sophisticated form of communications and development of technologies. Physical geography as well as natural resources can shape the cultures and societies around us. We know that early societies have adapted their ways of life for survival. The success or failure of the society can lead to expansion or downfall of a civilization. Environmental and geographic factors are known to contribute in the development of early civilizations such as Mesopotamia as well as the development of the United States through the process of diffusion from people and ideas over time. In the early civilizations, the presence of water symbolized life. Mesopotamia was the birth of early civilization due to its significant geographical characteristics, the rivers. The accessibility to water source from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers provided the early civilization with the knowledge to bring forth dependable food source. Mesopotamia was located in between two rivers...
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...0099 - 2201 - 2011 Page | 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market value The Chinese alcoholic drinks market grew by 9.8% in 2011 to reach a value of $96.5 billion. Market value forecast In 2016, the Chinese alcoholic drinks market is forecast to have a value of $145.6 billion, an increase of 50.9% since 2011. Market volume The Chinese alcoholic drinks market grew by 5.7% in 2011 to reach a volume of 53.2 billion liters. Market volume forecast In 2016, the Chinese alcoholic drinks market is forecast to have a volume of 67.6 billion liters, an increase of 27.1% since 2011. Category segmentation Beer, cider & FABs is the largest segment of the alcoholic drinks market in China, accounting for 65.1% of the market's total value. Geography segmentation China accounts for 38.7% of the Asia-Pacific alcoholic drinks market value. Market share SAB Miller is the leading player in the Chinese alcoholic drinks market, generating a 17% share of the market's value. Market rivalry Growth within the alcoholic drinks market has been robust and steady within the last few years, which tends to reduce the rivalry to some extent and attract new players. China - Alcoholic Drinks © MARKETLINE THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED 0099 - 2201 - 2011 Page | 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 2 MARKET OVERVIEW...
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...Why was this so? Concentrate on one country in your analysis. Latin America is the vast continent with three distinctive regions of Central America, South America and the Caribbean coast, and is composed of 33 republic countries varying in terms of population size from over 19 million Brazilians to 11 thousand citizens of Grenada. The ethnic make-up of modern Latin America comprises a variety of racial and ethnic groups such as Europe, Africa, Asia and American-Indians, all of whose root is based in 4 different continents. The notable physical geography is the range of Andes Mountains that are long narrow backbone of the continent from Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and on into Chile, and cut off the east coastline and the west inland areas. The other features are the Amazon and rivers, huge tropical rain forest, and lastly, an abundance of natural resources as well as vast hectares of farmland. These geography features are an important factor that hampered economic growth due to difficulties in public transit and transportation between regions, hindrance of social and political unity, and therefore, unable to achieve a formation of large unitary state, like North America, that led to separation into large and small 30 countries. To comprehend Latin America’s struggle to achieve the first world status following their political independence, one must have a look at the infancy of modern Latin America just like a psychiatrist tries to understand the childhood...
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...Economics 211 Comparing the Economic Development of Sudan and Libya Professor George Hartner March 20, 2014 University of Regina In comparing the economic growth of developing countries, in this case Sudan and Libya, it is important to understand the variables impacting the growth of the two nations. These variables include social conflict, corruption within the institutions, transportation issues and the commodities in which their economies are structured around. Social conflict has had a great impact on both of the nation’s economic prosperity as well as their infrastructure. As well, corruption has greatly impacts the availability of financial resources for the citizens of either nation. In this comparison of nations, I will argue that Libya is more economically developed and has more economic potential than Sudan. The commodities in Libya offer a future of wealth for the nation and the potential for immediate growth economically and socially. Social conflict and civil war has affected and continues to affect many nations around the globe. Sudan is a nation which has been involved in decades of civil war and as a result has left the nation struggling to survive, leaving almost no basic infrastructure to create order within the nation. They were left without schools, a functioning government or financial institutions. From this, many problems have arisen. Groups such as the Lebanese Hezzbollah terrorist sect have set...
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