Globalization, Tourism, and Economic Activity: A Deep Dive
DISADVANTAGES: Local people suffer from exploitation, local culture suffers, more pollution. Most of the money goes out of the country. GLOBALIZATION: When the whole world is seen as a provider of raw material and as a market. NIC’s: A country that has developed significantly in the last 50 years and has moved from being LEDC’s to MEDC’s. THE FIRST NIC’s WERE THE FOUR TIGERS: S Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Singapore. TODAY TOP NIC’s: Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines,
Read MoreAgricultural Factors, Landscapes, and Rural Changes
1) Physical Factors of Agricultural Areas
- Heat-Altitudinal Gradient: Temperature decreases 0.6°C for every 100 meters in altitude.
- Tilting-Fold: Flat surfaces facilitate farming.
- Atmospheric Agents: Some, like hail and torrential rains, can cause catastrophic situations for agriculture.
- Exposure to Wind: Wind can damage crops on mountain slopes.
- Terrain: The thicker the soil, the better it is for cultivation, as roots have more room.
2) Agricultural Landscapes
Subsistence Agriculture
Techniques are characterized
Read MoreGlobal Economics, Employment, and Environmental Perspectives
Economic Perspective
Developed countries and others utilize stock investing for future gains. Key stock exchanges include Tokyo, New York, and London. Chile is a major copper producer. The situation in 1973, when Salvador Allende aimed to nationalize mines, led to price fluctuations. Each stock exchange specializes in different sectors. Stock markets now significantly influence the future of both developed and developing nations. Multinational corporations, often headquartered in developed-world
Read MoreUnderstanding the Primary Sector: Agriculture, Livestock, and Forestry
The primary sector includes activities devoted to agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry, and the exploitation of mining resources. Key trends in the sector include a decrease in the active population. The active population engaged in this activity is aging, and working conditions are often challenging.
Agriculture
Extensive agriculture, common in America, focuses on high yields cultivated in large tracts with low labor input, such as U.S. grain agriculture. Plantation agriculture relies on technology
Read More15th Century Europe: Monarchies & Exploration
Europe in the 15th Century
During the fifteenth century, Europe pursued a demographic and economic recovery, overcoming the serious crisis of the late Middle Ages. Monarchs seized part of the political power from the nobility and centralized it. The disappearance of epidemics led to an increase in population, which also led to increased demand in the agricultural sector, gradually pulling it out of stagnation. Sea routes became active again. The development of trade and crafts increased productivity
Read MoreKey Geographic and Demographic Terms
Watershed
Watershed: The land area drained by a main sewer and its tributaries, whose limit is in the watersheds of each of the rivers that integrate it.
Natural Growth
Natural Growth: A demographic indicator in determining the quantities that the population of a country grows in one year; the difference between natality and mortality.
Real Growth
Real Growth: A demographic indicator that determines the quantities in real mode that the population of a country increases in a year. (Natural growth + Net
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