Kropotkin And Mackinder: Annotated Bibliography

In the world there are amazing regions to explore and see. However, we usually don’t see them in person. Writers use the fact that readers may not know anything about their region, but are able to read or experience the region the writers provide. In fact, Twain uses this to his advantages to talk about his home village near the Mississippi River, as well as, Jewett shows us the wilderness in Maine. Jewett and Twain uses regionalism throughout both of their writings, by creating their own types of settings. Each other shows how their region is different in their writing; Twain compared to Jewetts’ has many differences in their settings and some comparisons as well.

Acquisition and discovery are two extremely separated concepts, as one is fueled by the unknown, while the other is driven on by the known. Since the popular discovery of the Western Hemisphere, European expenditures and ventures to unchartered lands have constantly taken place, evermore mapping the Earth. However, once the geography of the World was understood, those same Europeans began movements to seize and occupy the lands they were once mystified and intrigued by. Although the Age of Discovery and the time of New Imperialism share similarities, regarding where each took place, in lands outside of Europe, the differences between the two are obviously more pronounced.

In the chapter “Geography Matters”, Thomas C. Foster explains the effect of geography on a story. Geography contributes greatly to themes, symbols, and plot, and most authors prefer to use setting as a general area with a detailed landscape rather than a specific city or landmark. In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, he does not reveal the actual region of America that the man and boy are traveling in, but describes the mountains and eventual beaches of their path. McCarthy might not have revealed their location because it might ruin the reader’s interpretation of the setting. For example, the pair come across a generic “gap” between mountains and this is a turning point because it confirms the man’s planned path to the south. In addition, going south symbolizes hope, a new beginning,

In the book Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America; By Harm de Blij I learned many things and my perspective about the world and what's going on it has changed after reading this book. After reading this I wished that I had payed more attention to what was going on in the world and now, I will work hard to keep being aware of the world so I am no longer ignorant of it. Harm De Blij points out many things and makes clearer for me.In Why Geography Matters, Harm de Blij exhibits how geography's viewpoints yield one of a kind bits of knowledge into the inter connections that stamp out onto our ever changing world. The book talks about three major problems. The environment. China. Terrorism. These are three problems that shows how we need to get ready for a big environmental change, diffusing a cold war with China before it really starts,and crushing terrorism: the majority of this requires geographic information.Harm De Blij makes a call to restore topography to America's instructive educational programs.

There are many different types of climates and landscapes in different parts of the United States. Some regions might have freezing temperatures and damp forests. Other regions might have blistering temperatures and dry deserts. We will discuss the similarities and differences of the climate and landscape between Florida and Massachusetts.

Harm de Blij’s Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever explains the necessity of geographic knowledge in today’s society and the need to further expand interactions within the United States and other countries. This novel expands on the economic, cultural, physical, and political geography of our nation. De Blij outlines on the importance of geographic thought by focusing on climate change, terrorism, the rise of states, and development in Africa.. I believe that while geography has proven to make a noticeable difference in the knowledge of our vast world, it will require an extensive amount of effort in order to make geography known.

In Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall argues that geography constrains and shapes all nations and their leaders. Their actions are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and concrete. He argues that to really understand world events, one must also consider geography. Physical characteristics affect the strengths and vulnerabilities of regions. In his book, Tim Marshall examines Russia, China, the Middle East, Latin America, the United States, Africa, Western Europe, Japan and Korea, and Greenland and the Arctic. In his examination of Latin America, he notes that bringing “Old World” knowledge and technology does little to improve a region if the geography is counterproductive. In the chapter on the Arctic, Marshall examines the Arctic’s unforgiving environment and the indisputable effects of global warming in the region.

In Ancient Greece, they had some dilemmas with the mountains, land, and seas. In Aksum, they profited from the sea, location, land, and resources. Geography proves itself over and over again that it is the mother of history throughout different time periods. Geography still and will continue impacting our lives because where a person lives can determine their future. Recently, people who live in California have been in danger because of all the wildfires. So many people died, homes were demolished, families lost homes. Also, the population of citizens that around or is surrounded by water, has a very high chance of being in danger. There have been many hurricanes, that caused so many homes to be destroyed, tons of people died, the flooding was to the extreme, many people were kind enough to go and help but the damage was already done. This shows that geography can really determine someone’s

What is the barrier to representing data geographically, and what should be done to overcome that barrier?

This book is a wonderful that relates the history of the Oregon Trail. Coupled with that history is the experience and personal history of the Rinker Buck who decide to traverse the entire trail in a covered wagon with his brother, Nick. Rinker Buck brings an historical bend to the trail portion. Not only does he give it is history, but Rinker Buck often puts the trail in its unique perspective as a molder of USA and reflection of much of our psyche. Spreading west and expanding ? Of course. Conestogas never used ? Interesting. But the cradle of mass production ? Not so common a thoughts about the trail. There were more captivating insights such as that that make this more than a dry journey across the USA Desert.

Every civilization throughout history has their ups and downs. What if these ups and downs could all be connected back to one main factor, to one influence? Throughout history, it can be noticed that the location of a civilization affects the shape of its culture, economy, trade, and security of its borders. It defines which societies rise to power and which lose power. Geography influences history in many ways, as can be seen in the Indus Valley, Greece, and Aksum civilizations. The Indus Valley built large mud walls and drainage systems to lessen the effects of massive flooding. In Greece, many wars occurred between city states due to the differences in culture caused by separation by mountain ranges. In Aksum, they utilized their access to different bodies of water to become the head of trade. Each of these civilizations utilized their geography and its advantages, but also eventually fell victim to its disadvantages.

As a text seemingly disparate from Edith Wharton’s other novels, scholarship surrounding Summer has tended to focus on gender and power constructions between Mr. Royall and Charity Royall. Recent scholarship, however, has focused on the social and cultural aspects of Summer. Elizabeth Ammons has taken a stark stance, problematizing Wharton’s portrayals of race by reifying normative racial constructions of the early twentieth century (68). Anne MacMaster notes the centrality of racial representations, though they appear to be marginal concerns to the plotline, in Wharton’s other work, The Age of Innocence. Likewise, Pascha Antrece Stevenson has argued that Wharton’s portrayal of Charity Royall is representative of the nineteenth century

This text is something that a student who was not well versed in Geography would be able to easily navigate and understand all the key topics. Though being harder to navigate the extensive pool of information, Warkentin’s close up look on each key sub-region within BC is a greatly detailed aid that allows a non-BC native have a look into each section laid out. In terms of learning the most about the province in a short span, Warkentin’s text was able to pull on more specifics of the province in comparison to a broad minimal overview of such topics. As the text represents what the ideal format for course materials, the way that Bone was able to concisely present his information in a comprehensible way that was visually pleasing to the reader. As a means to learn about geography in a broad sense, Bone was able to use his materials to put out a chapter that was able to teach the prime topics without appearing wordy or trivia-rich. As much as the physical text matters, Bone’s use of maps, pictures, and tables was able to aid in the overall understanding of the topic and allowed for the reader to have a concrete image of what was being spoken about. Warkentin’s text although very useful, and content rich did not happen to have as much of a visual aspect to aid the compartmentalisation of the topics discussed. Overall in looking at the texts as a

In our world today, we see progress everywhere we go. We see new innovations, we think of new ideas, and we hear all kinds of improvements in our current technology. Every day, people are coming up with ways on how to make life easier or how to communicate with each other faster. “Modernization theory emphasizes the process of increasing social integration and its economic, social, and cultural ramifications” (Linder and Strulik, 2011). But the question is, how do people come up with all these designs? Do they use the modern way wherein they learn from modern technology and concepts, or do they us the traditional way wherein they learn from the inventions and theories from the past? For me, there pros and cons to both sides. Not everyone is traditional but not everyone is modern. Some people base their ideas on what they believe in while some base it on scientific facts. This is where religion

Physical geographers apply the positivist approach in trying to understand the physical world. Bennett defines positivism as “a philosophy of meaning, of what you say that something is true, when you offer it as something which others must also accept because it is, according to some allegedly neutral standard true” (2009, 310). In this paper the way in which geographers use the positivist theory to understand the physical world will be discussed along with the advantages and limitations of using this method.