Economic Globalization: Integration and Impact on World Markets
Globalization
Globalization is a primarily economic process which is the increasing integration of individual national economies into a single market economy worldwide. [1] [2] The identification and assessment may vary depending on the interlocutor.
Globalization is sometimes mistakenly associated as the product of public international bodies like the WTO, IMF, and WB. However, globalization is an autonomous process and a spontaneous order unrelated to the management of such public bodies, [3]
Read MoreRomanization of Hispania: Society, Economy, and Culture
Romanization of Hispania
Society
During the second century AD, the population of Hispania is estimated to have been between three and a half and five million people. This population was composed of a conglomeration of social groups differentiated by their degree of wealth, rights, and participation in public affairs. It was a slave-based society. During the Late Empire, a transition to the colonato regime began because of the scarcity of slaves and the decay of the city as the unit of production and
Read MoreAgricultural Practices in Latin America: Challenges and Diversity
Key Agricultural Activities
Agricultural activities encompass the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for various purposes. Both are intrinsically linked to the natural conditions of their environment, including soil types, climatic conditions, labor availability, technology, capital, population habits, and agrarian policies. While agriculture’s role in the overall economies of the Americas may be limited, it remains essential for several reasons:
- It provides food for direct consumption
Urbanization in Spain: Pre-Industrial to Post-Industrial Cities
Urban Settlement and the Concept of a Town
Defining the city space is complex and involves both quantitative and qualitative criteria:
- Quantitative criteria are based on population figures. In Spain, the National Statistics Institute (INE) considers municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as urban.
- Qualitative criteria define the city based on morphological, functional, sociological, and spatial aspects.
- The morphological criterion considers the formal aspect of the city.
- The functional approach
Imperialism: Causes, Consequences, and Global Impact
Imperialism
A system in which the culture, politics, and economy of the world are organized according to the domain of some countries over others.
What Were the Causes of Imperialism?
Economic
- Search for new economic areas to establish export markets in industrial production, raw materials, and energy, get a low cost, and use cheap and low-skilled labor (construction of infrastructure to promote the distribution).
- Search for new places to invest capital in areas of low competition (minority) or newly
Rural Spain: Agriculture, Livestock, and Forestry
The Rural Area
It is a territory that has been undeveloped agricultural space where agriculture, livestock, and forestry are developed. Because of the recreational service industries, rural areas have become more heterogeneous and complex, and the issue is broader.
Physical Factors and Human Elements
The Natural Environment
a) The relief shows a high altitude and abundant erosion slopes, which make mechanization difficult. 70% of the land is between 200 and 1000 meters high. b) The climate is characterized
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