Understanding Globalization: Causes, Spheres, and Impacts
1.1 Concept of Globalization:
Process of increasing independence among states and regions of the world. 1.2 Causes of Globalization: Scientific and Technological Advances: Advances in telecommunications allow us to connect with people and companies in real time. Progress in Transport: Motorways and speed trains facilitate rapid transport of goods. Spread of Capitalism: After the Cold War, capitalism became the dominant economic system. Multinational Corporations: Growth of companies has led to large
Read MoreMining, Natural Resources, and Energy: A Comprehensive Overview
MINING
A mineral is an inorganic natural substance, with a specific chemical composition, which is found in the Earth’s crust. Mining is extracting minerals from their deposits. It is a primary sector activity because products are obtained from nature. It is linked to the secondary sector because it provides materials for industry and construction.
- Surface mining: it’s used when the mineral is near the surface and is used to mine metals. Quarries are used to mine rocks
- Underground mining: it’s
Factors Affecting Agricultural Production and Landscapes
Unit 2
Climate
Some climates are good for agriculture and some climates are so extreme that they are only good for livestock farming.
Extreme cold: many plants cannot grow below 10ºC.
Excessive heat: most plants can’t survive in temperatures over 45ºC.
Humidity is important, but excessive precipitation could provoke the growth of weeds.
Relief
Agriculture is better suited to flat areas.
Mountainous areas are harder to cultivate and are difficult to access with machinery. The best agricultural activities
Read MoreRural vs Urban: Habitat, Economy, and Lifestyle
RURAL
| RURAL | URBAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat size and type. | Few inhabitantsIt can bedispersed or concentrated.Lower population density. Greaterpresence of the natural environmen | Greater number of inhabitants (morethan 10 000 habs.). High populationdensity |
| Architecture andphysiognom | Low buildings (houses), built withnatural materials. Farming fields,pasture areas, fishing ports, narrowroad | High-rise buildings (floors), intransformed materials. Concentration ofblocks, services, factories, major road |
| Economic activities. | Greater |
Muslim Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula: Al-Andalus and Its Legacy
Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
8th century, Muslims had expanded far beyond their original territory on the Arabian Peninsula.
- Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula was the continuation of Islamic expansion across the Mediterranean region.
- It was also possible by a civil war between rival groups of the Visigoth nobility. In 711, one faction requested help from Musa, a Muslim ruler in North Africa.
Muslims defeated the Visigoth King Roderic in the Battle of Guadalete.
The Muslims called their new
Read MoreThe Intruder: Social Upheaval in Basque Mines at the Turn of the Century
The text. VICENTE BLASCO IBÁÑEZEN THE PASSENGER OF THE ELBOW INTERVENTION (1904)
The text I have here is an excerpt from the poetic novel “The Intruder“. The writer, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, is a novelist born in Valencia, which may be his most political novel. The text summarizes the social upheavals of Biscay, the riots between the Carlists, the nationalists, the proletarians of the mines and the times of the furnace and the middle class of the developing middle-class city. The writer describes
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