In a time of great powers and empires, just one region of the world experienced extraordinary economic growth. How?
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Matt Manish's curator insight,
January 18, 2018 7:48 PM
North Randall, Ohio was once home of the largest mall in America until it lost all of it's business to online shopping. Ironically, Amazon the online shopping website is looking to build a new warehouse in the old mall building that is now vacant. This would have a huge positive impact on the town's economy. The majority of citizens in North Randall are excited for Amazon's plans with this warehouse as it will create 2,000 jobs in the community. This is a big deal for North Randall since many of it's citizens lost their jobs at the previous mall. Overall, this is going to have a great impact on the North Randall community in a positive way and is a good example of economic geography.
tyrone perry's curator insight,
February 12, 2018 3:57 PM
When any business closes its bad for the company but worse for the employees. It leaves multiple people unemployed. But when a mall closes it is detrimental for the whole town/city and even at times the state. So when amazon says it is building a new warehouse that is going to be just as big the mall was where it once stood that is going to boost the surrounding economies and create much needed jobs. Amazon will big in revenue, jobs will create money and money will lead to spending which will also bing upgrades to the surrounding geographical areas!
Mr Mac's curator insight,
June 22, 2017 9:35 AM
Unit 5 - Commercial Agriculture, Agribusiness, Food Distribution; Unit 6 - Services, Distribution of Services, Service and Technology
Colleen Blankenship's curator insight,
February 19, 2018 1:48 PM
What is your take on this? What are the positives? Negatives?
Corey Rogers's curator insight,
December 14, 2018 5:58 PM
Most of the time when you think of Mexico you hear poor and unsuccessful cities and countries. But that is not entirely true because Mexico City is a very successful Primate City and is one of the wealthiest places to be. People need to be more mindful and do more research before making assumptions.
GTANSW & ACT's curator insight,
October 10, 2015 6:19 PM
An interesting addition to any study of global trade connections
BrianCaldwell7's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 8:06 AM
I have written in the past about how containerization has remade the world we live in, but not much about the role of the refrigerated container (reefer). So many economic geographies and agricultural geographies in the our consumer-based society hinge of this technological innovation. This is yet another podcast from 99 Percent Invisible that is rich in geographic content. Tags: transportation, food distribution, technology, globalization, diffusion, industry, economic, podcast.
Felix Ramos Jr.'s curator insight,
April 1, 2015 7:10 PM
Most people would agree that Opium is a devastating addiction. But what most of us don't see is the other side of the drug trade. This video shows the vulnerability of the drug-dealers and poppy-farmers. The Afghanistan government finds and destroys a poppy farm and the interview with a boy of the farming family is riveting. You can't help but feel bad for these people, especially the children who are directly effected by it.
Rachel Phillips's curator insight,
May 8, 2015 12:49 PM
Drug trafficking is a problem all over the world, but this is really something else. Realistically, these people are just growing flowers, but it's their intent that is the problem. I was always aware that Afghanistan was a major producer of drugs, but I had no idea the extent. I agree that if someone has illegal drugs, that they should be punished. But these poppies are these people's life line. That's not to say that what they are doing is acceptable, but you can't help but feel bad. They live in a poor region where they are doing what they need to just to feed their families. It's kind of heartbreaking, but there are laws against these drugs for a reason, and they should be penalized. Then there is the question of how do they choose one family to punish, when this is clearly a huge problem that is not easily hidden; these people are growing these plants in plain sight. The government has every right to punish them, and as upset as they are to have their crop destroyed, I would think it's got to be better than getting thrown into an Afghani prison. |
dustin colprit's curator insight,
September 29, 2018 10:24 PM
Having access to a coast provides many benefits to a country. If Peru follows through and allows Bolivia use of the coast, both countries may profit from the deal. If Bolivia is unable to gain access to the coast it will continue to be dependent on neighboring countries.
Kelvis Hernandez's curator insight,
September 29, 2018 10:40 PM
A deal between the two countries of Peru and Bolivia giving the latter a small stretch of land to call their own. This is a win for Bolivia who had been left without a coastal shore since Chile took their land in the late 19th century during the War of the Pacific. As both a sign of friendship and a dig on Chile, Peru leased out a "1.4 square mile patch of sand" to Bolivia for 99 years. Morales, the leader of Bolivia, knows how much a port would do for the country being able to export more goods, dock naval vessels and bring more trade and investment into the country.
James Piccolino's curator insight,
February 8, 2018 6:51 AM
I agree that it is important to categorize in order to learn and group things together. I understand some of the implications but it is nonetheless important to the way we learn about other areas. To do away with all labels of this kind will not make the topic and world view more inclusive, but instead make things so complicated that people will either not understand it or not bother with it's complexities. Things need to be distinguished between qualities and traits in order for proper analysis.
othni lindor's curator insight,
October 20, 2018 2:55 AM
This article explains how the World Bank is removing the term "developing country" from its data. This means that developed countries and developing countries all get lumped into one. This can change the way we view some countries compared to others. This can also help remove the stigma people have for certain countries. The downside to this is countries identify themselves differently from other countries and want to be identified as their own country. This can strip the identities of a country if it gets lumped together with another region or as one continent.
Mr Mac's curator insight,
July 6, 2017 8:16 AM
Unit 7 - Gentrifications - specifically addressing "generalizations about Gentrification."
Deanna Wiist's curator insight,
September 12, 2017 9:01 PM
This post will need many disclaimers, but I think that it is a valuable addition to our gentrification materials since the key take-home point is that gentrification doesn’t happen the same way in all places (geographic context matters!). Some of the generalizations about gentrification around the country might not apply to some specific examples. Are these generalizations true in some (and possibly most) contexts? Sure, but unfortunately once people hear the word gentrification, they assume a base set of assumptions about the situation which may or may not be true. The 5 myths outlined in this video (more detail in this Washington Post article) are:
Tags: neighborhood, gentrification, urban, place, culture, economic.
Mr Mac's curator insight,
August 8, 2017 4:58 PM
Unit 4 - Local Politics, Unit 6 - Economic Development, Unit 7 - Urban
Douglas Vance's curator insight,
February 2, 2018 3:40 PM
Whenever international attention is drawn to a city or specific place for an extened period of time, every city will make strides to make their city look as good as possible to international visitors. In the case of Rio, that involved altering bus routes and relocating poor populations to areas that would be away from the gaze of the international community. Using urban planning to reshape entire neighborhoods and essentially the makeup of the city itself is rarely undertaken and does not occur withour massive side effects as shown in the video with violence and protests against such actions.
Zavier Lineberger's curator insight,
February 9, 2018 10:46 PM
(South America) It's depressing to see the dramatic turn of events in Venezuela's political and economic climate in recent decades, coming from the richest country in Latin America to the country with the world's highest inflation rates and number two on country murder rating. This causes increased levels of crime, stealing and looting food for families to survive. The Venezuelan government has refused foreign aid and yet cannot find a solution to fixing the lack of food, healthcare, and medicine. This problem affects several South American countries and always poses a threat of travelling across borders. We tend to think of the Western World as more enlightened yet just south of the US we find authoritarian countries with the highest crime rates in the world, starving its own people.
Katie Kershaw's curator insight,
February 15, 2018 2:05 PM
Sometimes the world seems like a really hopeless place and this article definetly supports that train of thought. Venezuela only a few years ago produced enough food to feed themselves and actually had enough surplus that they were able to export. What they couldn’t grow they would import. The food shortage that the country is facing is not an agriculture problem in the sense that the land is incapable of producing food or shipping routes have been compromised, but a problem with how the government started running the system. As one farmer said, “‘The system is created so you can’t win.’” The government took ownership of many large farms and fertilizer and feed production. Those groups have barely been producing anything and causes the entire agricultural community to suffer and Venezuelans to starve. Another problem that is making the situation in Venezuela even worse is that the economy collapsed and inflation is rampant. The value of currency is so low that people cannot even afford the scarce food available. There are few employment opportunities, making finances even more strained. But perhaps the most upsetting part is that children are literally starving to death and there is nothing hospitals can do to stop these deaths because they themselves do not have the resources. The combination of an economy in shambles and a botched agricultural system have left Venezuelans in turmoil with little government effort to help. The government is not only not providing help, but they are literally refusing aid from foreign governments who have offered. Geographically, Venezuela is located in an area with sufficient farm land and large reserves of oil, so they shouldn’t be struggling. But people have the ability to ruin or ignore what nature has provided them and that is why Venezuelans are withering away.
Stevie-Rae Wood's curator insight,
September 29, 2018 10:05 PM
Venezuela has so much potential to be such an affluent country however it is severely mismanaged. It seems when the political power was lifted Venezuelas economy went down the tubes. There’s no hope in city for these people because the people in office do not even want to acknowledge that there’s a lack of food crisis. It is so bad that many Venezuelans have lost twenty pounds in only a year. Some call it the Maduro diet. The situation of the lack of food is a big problem the biggest concern is how fast Venezuela got to into this dire crisis. Even the meat in Venezuela is losing weight. Pigs for example have lost close to 60-70 Ibs with the food humans are suppose to be consuming losing weight. How can there be enough food to feed this crisis.
Ivan Ius's curator insight,
March 4, 2016 10:18 AM
Geographic Thinking Concepts: Patterns & Trends; Interrelationships
Norka McAlister's curator insight,
February 2, 2015 5:19 PM
Containers are part of globalization. It saves time and allows for extra space to store more products. Also, it is easier to handle using ships, railroad, and trucks while also facilitating more quality in terms of safety. However, on the other hand, with the creation of these containers employ mainly the use of technology which, unfortunately, downsizes the workforce. This, as a result, increases the unemployment rate for citizens. Although, when it comes to recycling, the idea of making houses with these containers helps families in diverse ways such as decreased costs, energy efficiency, and very short construction time. Containers have shaped the concept of shipping and living for many years, impacting regions with more business and expansion trades around the world.
Cody Price's curator insight,
May 26, 2015 10:57 PM
This article describes the basics of globalization and what technology really allowed globalization to spread, the shipping the container. It allowed thing to be shipped organized and more efficiently. These containers fit together perfectly. It helps ideas and products transport all over the world and spread pop culture.
This relates to the idea in unit 3 of globalization. These shipping container allow ideas and products to be shipped all over the world. The shipping container was the key to better connecting the world.
BrianCaldwell7's curator insight,
April 5, 2016 8:14 AM
I've posted here several resources about the global economy and the crucial role that containers play in enabling globalization. In this article for National Geographic Education, I draw on many of these to to put it all in one nice container. Tags: transportation, globalization, diffusion, industry, economic. |
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