...Elemental Geosystems, 5e (Christopherson) Chapter 1 Foundations of Geography 1) Geography is described as A) an Earth science. B) a human science. C) a physical science. D) a spatial science. Answer: D 2) The word spatial refers to A) the nature and character of physical space. B) items that relate specifically to society. C) things that are unique and special. D) eras of time. Answer: A 3) A principal methodology governing geographic inquiry A) is behavioral analysis. B) involves spatial analysis. C) uses chronological organization. D) is field work. Answer: B 4) Which of the following best describes the current emphasis in the field of physical geography? A) understanding soil development B) modeling economic interrelationships among countries C) studying weather D) understanding how Earth's systems interact to produce natural phenomena Answer: D 5) Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography? A) the production of maps B) memorization of the names of places on world and regional maps C) memorization of the imports and exports of a country D) understanding why a place has the characteristics that it does Answer: D 6) Which of the following terms...
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...Book Review Summary of Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament by John H. Walton Chapter 1 Chapter 1 is Walton’s introduction to the discussion concerning the congruence of the Old Testament with the world surrounding it. This chapter discusses the history, methodology, and reasoning behind comparative Old Testament studies. It then concludes with the principles and goals each student should possess as he or she studies the Old Testament. His synopsis of comparative Old Testament studies begins with the resurgence of Egyptian and Mesopotamian archaeological studies during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.[1] He then moves on to discuss the impact of Friedrich Delitzsch’s lectures concerning how the writers of the Old Testament borrowed from extrabiblical sources set the stage for many secular ideologies removing the special revelation aspect from the Bible. This allowed two things to take place. First, it brought out the comparative study of the Bible into a critical realm; and second, it made Assyriology, Egyptology, and Hittitology serious academic disciplines which have greatly enhanced modern man’s understanding of these ancient cultures. While Walton discusses several forms of Old Testament study, his opinion favors comparative studies. He starts with explaining the reasoning for sound methodological comparative study and moves on to answer the “why” it should be performed over other studies. In his view, it expands...
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...every corner, every building, every landmark and even every person in the city, crossing from east to west as well as north to south. In order to fully experience the impact of this strong characteristic of Los Angeles, I took four bus rides to go around the city: two on Metro Rapid Line 720 from Westwood to Downtown Los Angeles, with one at around 2:30 p.m. on 2014/10/14 and another one at around 2:10pm on 2014/10/27; one on Metro Rapid Line 2 from Westwood to Pacific Palisades at around 2:20 pm on 2014/11/16 and one on Metro Rapid Line 320 from Pacific Palisade to Westwood at around 4:30pm on 2014/11/16. Along my trip, I developed a sense of understanding of this particular city from east to west through observations. At the perspective of cultural development, the east part of Los Angeles far exceeds the west part. Historically, West side of Los Angeles was built earlier as part of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica. It was however, never really cultural orientated. Evolving from the rancho, this place later on developed into “wheat fields and orchard lands by Japanese immigrants.” (“West Los Angeles,” Last modified on 13 August 2014 at 00:34, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Los_Angeles.) Along my bus ride, few cultural landmarks were identified. Constructions along the road were mainly big American chain stores that were built in near decades. On the other hand, however, the east side has a richer culture comparatively. With the Korean Town next to the downtown area, the...
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...Analysis of ‘Kubla Khan’ regarding Colonial Discourse: As a product of the complex discursive web of the 18th century, the Orientalist Coleridge could not act out of such historical forces as colonialism that had gone into shaping him and his poetry.He, in post colonial discourse, was unable to go parallel with the theory of ‘Arts for Arts sake’ and ‘Willing Suspension of Disbelief’. In Kubla Khan,Coleridge is trying to establish the heagemony of Abyssinian Christianity which according to him is more pure and can only be revived by colonizers by the song of Abyssinian maid. These lines make this idea more clear: Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such deep delight ‘twould win me That with music loud and long, I would build that dome within the air! It is showing his hatred of corrupt religion of the East. His desire is to free mankind from political tyranny of tyrannical despots represented in the figure of Kubla. Although Kubla Khan was the conqueror and master of the world ... in Coleridge's view he was really no more than a passing historical representative cast up from the central 'Romantic chasm' . Kubla, a man of military skill and known for his administrative capabilities was called by the Mongols as Setsen Khan (The Wise Khan). He conquered China and established the Mongol dynasty, unifying the nation for the first time since the T'ang regime. Following the teachings of his mother, he tolerated all religions in the area, helping to win...
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...historical basics of Labov’s studies 3.2 Repetition of the studies in 1961 by Labov 3.3 Labov’s explanation of the observations 4. Labov’s studies in New York 4.1 The Social Stratification of (r) in New York Department Stores 4.1.1 Preliminary Überlegungen 4.1.2 The experiment 4.1.3 The results of the department store study 4.2 Study of Lower East Side 4.2.1 The MFY Survey 4.2.2 The ALS (American Language Survey) 5. The meaning of Labov’s studies for modern sociolinguistics 6. Conclusion 1. Topic and Introduction The topic of this term paper are “Labov’s studies in New York and Martha’s Vineyard”. Labov’s observations in Martha’s Vineyard served Labov as a model for his Master’s essay and his observations in New York as a model for his dissertation. The second chapter will give a survey of William Labov’s motivation for studying sociolinguistics. Chapter 3 is about his observations in Martha’s Vineyard. After that I’ll give a detailed description of his studies in New York (chapter 4) divided up into the two parts: First, the social stratification of (r) in New York City Department Stores (4.1) and second The Lower East Side (4.2). These studies are Labov’s most famous works and two of his early publications. With his studies he created the base for a modern way of analysing language without using tape-recorded interviews (see also chapter 5 of this term paper, the meaning of Labov’s studies for modern sociolinguistics). Finally a conclusion will be given in chapter...
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...African Archaeological Review, Vol 15, No. 3, 1998 A Review of Swahili Archaeology Felix A. Chami1 The Swahili people have been viewed as of Persian/Arabic or Cushitic-speaking origin. Scholars have used historical and archaeological data to support this hypothesis. However, linguistic and recent archaeological data suggest that the Swahili culture had its origin in the early first centuries AD. It was the early farming people who settled on the coast in the last centuries BC who first adopted iron technology and sailing techniques and founded the coastal settlements. The culture of the iron-using people spread to the rest of the coast of East Africa, its center changing from one place to another. Involvement in transoceanic trade from the early centuries AD contributed to the prosperity of the coastal communities as evidenced by coastal monuments. More than 1500 years of cultural continuity was offset by the arrival of European and Arab colonizers in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries AD. Le peuple Swahili a souvent ete considere comme un peuple dont la langue avait pour origine le Perse/Arabe ou le Cushite. Les chercheurs ont utilise des donees historiques et archeologiques afin de supporter cette hypothese. Cependant I'etude linguistique de cette langue, ainsi que de nouvelles decouvertes archeologiques suggerent que la culture Swahili trouve son origine au debut de l'ere chretienne. Ils furent les premiers fermiers a s'installer le long du littoral, fondant des...
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...Subsea7- A market environment analysis using PEST and Porter’s five forces Contents Subsea7- 1 A market environment analysis using PEST and Porter’s five forces 1 Description of the company-Subsea 7 3 A PESTEL analysis 3 Political, a critical factor in energy industry 3 Economy, the versatile market 4 Social factors, a diversified workforce 4 Technological research and advancement 4 A Porter’s five forces analysis 5 Bargaining power of the customers 5 Intensity of existing rivalry 5 Threats of substitutes 5 Threat of new competitors 6 Strategic recommendations 6 A better management and react to market fast 6 Focus more on deep-water development 6 Build a more effective team with expertise and experience 6 Expand our services to Middle East 7 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 7 Description of the company-Subsea 7 Subsea 7 is one of the world’s leading global company in offshore engineering, construction and commissioning work. It was formed by the joint merger of two big companies, Acergy S.A. and previous Subsea 7,Inc. The company owns a wide range of fleets, including pipelaying vessels, construction vessels, diving and support vessels, which adds up to a total of more than 40 units. These vessels are equipped with the modern advanced ROVs( remote operated vehicles) and best facilities in the market. The strong track records has made Subsea 7 the major player in the energy construction and installation sector in Europe, Africa and Asia...
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...OBST 590 - Old Testament Introduction Book Summary II Ancient Near Eastern Thought and The Old Testament By Walton ___________________ Submitted to Dr. Ashraf Basilious 27 February 2013 CONTENTS iNTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER I REVIEW 2 chapter ii review 4 CHAPTER III REVIEW 6 CHAPTER IV REVIEW 7 CHAPTER V REVIEW 9 CHAPTER VI REVIEW 11 CHAPTER VII REVIEW 13 CHAPTER VIII REVIEW 15 CHAPTER IX REVIEW 17 CHAPTER X REVIEW 18 CHAPTER XI REVIEW 20 CHAPTER XII REVIEW 22 CHAPTER XIII REVIEW 23 CHAPTER XIV REVIEW 24 CONCLUSION 26 Introduction The “Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament”, by Walton covers many issues which an individual unless wanting to seek more than what is written in the bible would want to perform endless days of research and ability to see firsthand by reading Walton’s book. These areas covered in Walton’s book cover the time from when the Old Testament had begun to be written back in BC and later re-found along with other textual artifacts earth in the 18 and mid 19th century AD. The discoveries of both biblical, and other un-biblical artifacts is covered within Walton’s book to how and why some individuals who have a different form of religious beliefs. To how in the past the individual living during early Near Eastern thought processes had been in regards to God or in many cases when not Israeli or Christian involved gods which were based off an...
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...editions with 25 languages, with a global distribution in excess of 160 million copies. IKEA sees the Far Asia as an emerging market still in its infant stage. Its number of retail outlets in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong are very small and comprises a mere 3% of the company's total sales. These stores were expected to be more successful in the near future. IKEA's imminent strategic expansion into this region exemplified its ambitions to dominate this emerging market. This Case Study illustrates how IKEA's ventures into China and Japan are laden with unique marketing challenges which it had not encountered before in other international markets. Read the attached case (Case Study: "IKEA: A Long March to the Far East" - Source: Oxford University Press) and answer the following questions; 1. Based on your analysis, what are the opportunities and challenges for IKEA in their market operations in (a) China; and (b) Japan? 2. Describe the market entry strategies that IKEA adopt in China and Japan respectively. 3. What are IKEA product, pricing, marketing communication and distribution decisions in the two Asian markets? To what extent these marketing mixes have been adapted to the preferences and needs of these markets? 4. For each of these markets, discuss and justify what, in your opinion, IKEA's marketing strategy should be in the near future to gain market shares and achieve higher...
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...of money being contributed towards the infrastructure and the maintenance. This reflects the local economy’s success and how they are able to keep attracting customers in order to maintain the infrastructure. The roadways leading into the City of Oshkosh are well paved and there are minimal potholes due to the entrance of tourists and college students. All of the major roads leading to Main street and to the university are phenomenal compared to the residential roads around campus where the majority of the houses are occupied by students. There is a great deal of money being distributed for road maintenance and the surrounding economic status depicts this distribution. One example from our field work is a photo we captured on the corner of East Irving Ave and Jefferson Street, we discovered an old garage that is in decent shape with a greatly...
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...door to increased profits and flattens the playing field in business. Degree of competitiveness helps to examine the present status and future prospects of an industry. This paper is an attempt to measure the extent of global competitiveness in world Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres (JAF) industry. Roy (2006) (1-√∑ 2) the formula for degree of competition is applied where Mi is the market share of each individual nation in global JAF production, i ranging from 1 to k. For each year we can calculate one such measure, generating there by a time series data. Based on time series analysis one can indicate the 1 Degree of Global Competitiveness: A case Jute, Kenaf & Allied Fibres Industry 2 past trend and future direction. The position of India has also been indicted along with top ten nations. Key words: Global competitiveness, world JAF production, market share, trend analysis, degree of competitiveness INTRODUCTION Jute ranks next to cotton as a natural fibre. Jute is a bast fibre crop along with a family of few other natural fibres together generally called as Jute & Allied Fibre Crops (JAF). They mainly occur in the equatorial, the tropical and the sub-tropical...
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...The store itself seems neglected, alongside an Aldi that wasn’t too far away. This illustrates that the area is low-income and there is a need for multiple dollar stores nearby. Additionally, there were countless amount of currency exchange facilities, called “PLS Check Cashing”, their purpose and operation is to have the poor rely on them in order to act as a middleman for services such as cashing in government benefits, and unfortunately, preying on the poor with loans such as an auto title loan (See Appendix 9). Liquor stores could be found on almost every block, though they also provide a resource of convenient stores for individuals and families to shop for groceries. As far as the supermarket goes for the neighborhood of Hermosa, is a grocery store called “International Foods” in which it is incredibly small and a Cermak, which has very poor quality food (See Appendix 10). Stopping inside the store showed that much of the food was well-aged. No such thing as an organic foods or retailer anywhere near the area such as Trader Joe's or Whole...
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...China Supply Chain implemented to postpone capital investment in logistics infrastructure, and optimize operation efficiency by shortening delivery lead time and reducing cost of logistics operation. The research draws attention to Nike China’s vision of increasing revenue to $4B by 2015, which means 60% growth from 2012. Even though the China Logistics Center (CLC) had been in operation since August 2010 to support the fast growing business, the expected demand would exceed CLC’s capacity shortly in 2014. Further analysis also indicates that China is not only a key market for Nike, but also a main manufacturing base. It happened that products manufactured in south China had been shipped to CLC in east coast then shipped back to customers in south. The former Logistics Operation Director who was in charge of implementing “Direct Ship” introduced how the initiative helped overcome the challenges: Setup consolidation hubs near the main manufacturing bases of South and East China Coast, where also the import ports locate. Cross dock products from consolidate hubs to customers in nearby regions. Nike China and Richard Xing NIKE, named for the Greek goddess of victory, is the world's #1 shoe and apparel company. NIKE designs, develops, and sells a variety of products and services to help in playing basketball and soccer (football), as well as in running, men's and women's training, and other action sports. NIKE's operations are divided among six geographic segments: North America...
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...ہڑپّہ (Punjabi) | A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa's final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC. | Location | Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan | Periods | Harappan 1 to Harappan 5 | Cultures | Indus Valley Civilization | Harappa (pronounced [ɦəɽəppaː]; Urdu: ہڑپّہ; Punjabi: ہڑپّہ) is an archaeological site in Punjab, eastern Pakistan, about 24 km (15 mi) west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. The current village of Harappa is 6 km (3.7 mi) from the ancient site. Although modern Harappa has a railway station left from the period of British Raj, it is today just a small crossroads town of population 15,000. The site of the ancient city contains the ruins of a Bronze Age fortified city, which was part of the Cemetery H culture and the Indus Valley Civilization, centered in Sindh and the Punjab.[1] The city is believed to have had as many as 23,500 residents and occupied over 100 hectares (250 acres) at its greatest extent during the Mature Harappan phase (2600–1900 BC), which is considered large for its time.[2][3] Per archaeological convention of naming a previously unknown civilization by its first excavated site, the Indus Valley Civilization is also called the Harappan Civilization. The ancient city of Harappa was heavily damaged under the British rule, when bricks from the ruins were used as track ballast in the making of the Lahore-Multan Railroad. In 2005, a...
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...PROP 6200: Development Prototypes Zara’s Dillema Write Up Sumeet Sohal 213299268 The Plan: Live at home until 2018 to save enough funds for down payment and avoid mortgage insurance. Have at least $75,000 for the down payment, closing and transaction costs, new furniture and other unexpected costs. Get $50,000 assistance from parents for down payment. Monthly Net Income: $90,000 Gross, $65671.50(After Taking Out Personal Taxes: $21,754, CPP 2,480, EI $931) Assets (Present): None .Liabilities (Present): Student Debt ($25,433) + Credit Card Debit ($5,064) Based on the evaluation of Zara’s criteria, current financial situation and overall circumstances, Zara should purchase a one bedroom + den unit (574 sqf) in SQ2 located at Queen Street West and Spadina Ave. The condo, situated in Alexandra Park neighbourhood, is home to several retail stores and home to young professionals which fit Zara’s criteria fairly well. Zara is concerned that she will be “house poor” if she purchases a condo at the present time. However, after a closer look at her savings for initially staying at home until the possession date in mid 2018, she will have enough funds for a decent size condo unit and not be house poor. To ensure that Zara was making the right decision, a closer look at relevant facts including the macro environment, personal financial situation and preferences, and options would be appropriate. Experts are predicting that the Toronto...
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