Name: __________________________ World History Unit Two: Global Inequality [pic] An Overview of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel Why do some nations have so much material wealth while so many others have so little? This was the question Jared Diamond posed in his book Guns, Germs, and Steel. After identifying a point in time when all societies were roughly equal (over 13,000 years ago), Diamond identified the key variables
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and It was made to protect South Carolina from invasion from the French in Louisiana and the Spaniards in Florida. Georgia was named in honor of King George II of England. The geography of Georgia was mainly forests and hilly plains. It is bordered by current-day states Florida, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, and Alabama. It is a state next to the Atlantic Ocean, and there are other bodies of water within the state including the Chattahoochee River, Lake Hartwell, West Point Lake, and the Savannah
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Cultural Awareness of North Korea By SGT Anderson, Alvin, D. ALC Class 718-12 SSG Rockhold North Korean Cultural Awareness Outline Understanding and respecting cultural differences is critical to our success in the world forum. We cannot hope to be a successful, diplomatic military without cultural awareness. 1. What Is Culture? a. The Definition of Culture b. Characteristics of a Culture 2. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea c. About North Korea
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Only 12 % of South Africa’s land area is cultivated 8 % is forested South Africa is the world’s largest producer of gold, Witwatersrand Gold is mined to depths below (10,000 ft) Diamonds are another important source of South Africa’s mineral wealth. diamond fields are located in the Kimberley area of Northern Cape. South Africa also has large reserves of chromite, vanadium, andalusite, manganese, platinum, nickel, and fluorite Cape of Good hope from cape point Climate South Africa enjoys
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Steve Butcher (1879-1965) My great-grandfather Steve Butcher was born in 1879 in Weston,Texas ( see map). In 1915 Steve Butcher left Weston, Texas in order to find more job opportunities near his wife’s hometown of Tishomingo, Oklahoma (see map). In the early 1900s in Oklahoma, there was a booming population of African-Americans. There were many agricultural jobs and many jobs for laborers. There were a lot of lands that were owned by second generation settlers and those lands were fertile until
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look towards the very eastern part of Asia, bordering China on the west and Russia, we find the infamous Korean Peninsula.The Korean peninsula consists of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the northern part of the peninsula and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the south, dividing on the 38th parallel. The peninsula split up in the 1950s during the Korean War, which involved the Communist North against Democratic South Korea. As the Korean War broke out on the peninsula in 1950, the
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South Korea is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People’s Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south. Like most ethnic group throughout the world, South Koreans have their own food culture to suit their unique history and climate. Not only has the geographical boundaries which separate it from its neighbors impacted on the food culture
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Business of Africa 1-18-14 South Africa South Africa is currently the most advanced nation on the entire continent of Africa. By exploring the rich history of South Africa, including its most prominent historical figure Nelson Mandela; as well as the geography, government, demographics and the economic and financial sectors; one can understand why South Africa is the most advanced nation on the continent. South Africa has been populated for millions of years. In one of South Africa’s provinces, Gauteng
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3 A. 1. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS RECENT TRENDS IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS Global trends 15 Following what seemed to be a swift recovery from the global financial crisis in 2010-2011, global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have again taken a downward turn. As the world economic recovery continues to be uncertain and fragile, global FDI inflows have declined by 18%, from $1.65 trillion in 2011 to $1.35 trillion in 2012. Inflows decreased
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Non-western art is a type of art that expresses cultures “beyond the west.” Non-Western perspective is known as being rich and represents other ways of viewing the world. There are multiple types of non-western art. The non-western style of art is shown in many cultures. Some of them being Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Oceania, China, Japan, and South America. These places use this style of art to show their old culture and religion. This art is used in everyday houses as a symbol for spiritual
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