Primary Sector: Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Overview
Theme 4: Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries
Agriculture, livestock, and fisheries are economic activities belonging to the primary sector.
These primary activities today exhibit huge diversity and inequality between countries. Agriculture and livestock are often subsistence-oriented for household consumption, while the market addresses production for sale.
Current fishing faces ecological problems that require regulating catch and fishing areas.
The primary sector includes activities related to procurement
Read MoreAristotle: Life, Politics, Ethics, and Human Nature
1. Life and Work
Aristotle was born in Stagira (Macedonia) in 385/4 BC. His father, Nicomachus, served as a physician to King Amyntas III of Macedon, who claimed descent from Asclepius, the god of medicine. In his childhood, Aristotle was linked to the Macedonian court. In 367/6 BC, at the age of seventeen, he moved to Athens to study at Plato’s Academy, retaining ties to Stagira. Plato, around fifty years old at the time, considered Aristotle one of his most brilliant disciples. After Plato’s death
Read MoreCivil Law Essentials: Possession, Property Rights, and Inheritance
Review 1
1. Savigny’s theory of possession emphasizes the subjective element. It distinguishes between property (legal power) and possession (material power), where property is a right in law, and possession is a de facto situation.
2. Things that can be owned include all tangible items within commerce, natural forces, and immaterial things like industrial property or copyright.
3. Treasure refers to hidden caches of money, jewels, or precious objects of unknown legitimate ownership.
4. Copyright protection
Read MoreWorld War II Key Battles: North Africa and Pacific Campaigns
North African Campaign
The North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the deserts of North Africa from June 10, 1940, until May 16, 1943. This campaign included battles in Libya, Egypt (Western Desert), Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps arrived to support their Italian allies who were retreating from British attacks. The Allied forces reorganized as the 8th Army, comprising units from the British, Australian, Indian, South African, New Zealand, and
Read MoreKant’s Philosophy: Reason, Ethics, and Historical Context
Kant’s Core Philosophical Ideas
What is Man?
- What do I know? Science. In the Critique of Pure Reason (CPR) – 1781
- Prologue: Trials are divided into: transcendental aesthetic, transcendental analytic, and transcendental dialectic. We grasp phenomena through senses (sensitivity) and transcendental conditions (pure intuitions of space and time). Understanding categorizes concepts (categories). Science is based on a priori synthetic judgments (universal and necessary, not empirical).
- These judgments are
Spain’s Early 20th Century Turmoil: From Crisis to Dictatorship
The Crisis of 1909 and 1917
Liberals faced the Catalan issue. After the victory in the municipal elections, a confrontation arose between Catalan and Spanish factions within the Lliga environment. This led Montero Ríos to enact the Law of Jurisdictions (1906), whereby crimes against the army and its honor would be tried by the military. This involved the violation of rights and freedoms, facilitating the union of all Catalan forces into Catalan Solidarity. Among conservatives, a power struggle emerged
Read MoreEffective Study Habits, Favorite TV Shows, Cherished Celebrations, and the Impact of Music
Effective Study Habits and Routines
Nowadays, many people pursue university degrees, which is essential for future job prospects. Therefore, having a study routine or habits is necessary.
My study habits include studying daily. If I focus on a specific subject one day, I study others the next day. I prepare a timetable, dividing subjects into specific time slots, such as an hour or an hour and a half, followed by a half-hour break. Additionally, I take notes: first, I read the theory, then I underline
Read MoreEssential English Verbs and Their Spanish Translations
Cut | Cut | Cut Hit | Cortar |
Hit | Hit | Pegar, Golpear | |
Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Doler, Hacer daño |
Let | Let | Let | Dejar, Permitir |
Put | Put | Put | Poner |
Set | Set | Set | Poner (the table) |
Shut | Shut | Shut | Cerrar |
Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer |
Build | Built | Built | Construir |
Catch | Caught | Caught | Coger |
Feed | Fed | Fed | Alimentar |
Feel | Felt | Felt | Sentir |
Fight | Fought | Fought | Luchar |
Get | Got | Got | Conseguir, Recibir |
Hold | Held | Held | Abrazar, Sujetar |
Lay | Laid | Laid | Poner huevo/mesa |
Lead | Led | Led | Liderar |
Leave | Left | Left | Salir de |
Lend | Lent | Lent | Prestar |
Light | Lit | Lit | Encender |
Meet | Met | Met | Encontrarse con |
Pay | Paid | Paid | Pagar |
Say | Said | Said | Decir |
Sell | Sold | Sold | Vender |
Send | Sent | Sent | Enviar |
Shine | Shone | Shone | Brillar |
Smell | Smelt | Smelt | Oler |
Speed | Sped | Sped | Acelerar |
Spell | Spelt | Spelt | Deletrear |
Spend | Spent | Spent | Gastar |
Athenian Politics and Society: From Origins to Democracy
Athenian Politics Today: Democracy
Geographical Location of Attica: Attica was a city in central Greece, a peninsula stretching into the sea between the island of Evia to the north and the isthmus of Corinth to the south. The region has very little land exploitable for agriculture, with only small valleys between the mountains and the sea. They cultivated wheat, barley, grapes, and olives.
Athenian Social Organization: Athenian society was organized around families and genos descended from the first
Read MoreEnglish Vocabulary, Grammar, and Literature Essentials
Vocabulary Unit 2: Travel
Air travel: viaje en avión. Ancient: antiguo/a. Backpack: mochila. Backpacking holiday: vacaciones con mochila. Bed and breakfast: pensión (con alojamiento y desayuno). Binoculars: prismáticos. Boat trip: excursión en barco. Bring to light: sacar a la luz. Business trip: viaje de negocios. Buy postcards and souvenirs: comprar postales y souvenirs. Camera: cámara. Camping holiday: vacaciones para ir de acampada. Campsite: área de acampada. Caravan: caravana. Charge
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