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Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. [1] Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also ...
2.1 Population Distribution 2.2 Consequences of Population Distribution 2.3 Population Composition 2.4 Population Dynamics 2.5 The Demographic Transition Model 2.6 Malthusian Theory 2.7 Population Policies 2.8 Women and Demographic Change 2.9 Aging Populations 2.10 Causes of Migration 2.11 Forced and Voluntary Migration 2.12 Effects of Migration
The introduction of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has also been instrumental in quantifying data in the humanities for study by its place. [2] In the 21st century, the increasing availability of smaller scale geographic data tracking individuals through mobile phones has led the spatial turn to spawn the mobilities turn which focuses on ...
In Mesopotamian cosmology, four rivers flowing out of the garden of creation, which is the center of the world, define the four corners of the world. [1] From the point of view of the Akkadians, the northern geographical horizon was marked by Subartu, the west by Mar.tu, the east by Elam and the south by Sumer; later rulers of all of Mesopotamia, such as Cyrus, claimed among their titles LUGAL ...
For the French National High School Level (baccalauréat), a grade of 8–10 typically gives the right to take an additional oral exam in order to try to improve that average to 10 and pass. A grade between 10 and 12 is a simple pass (without grade); between 12 and 14 (more rarely 13–14) the grade is called "assez bien" (rather good); 14–16 ...
More than one-quarter of females under the age of 25 were below the $1.25/day international poverty line and about half on less than $2/day. [ 52 ] Women's participation in work has been increasing globally, but women are still facing great issues with regards to their wage discrepancies and the differences made in comparison to what men earn ...
Although historically, the earliest snowfall occurred on 10 September 1908 [159] and the latest on 2 June 1975. [ 160 ] Rainfall, although light, is quite a common occurrence in Liverpool, with the wettest month on record being August 1956, which recorded 221.2 mm (8.71 in) of rain and the driest being February 1932, with 0.9 mm (0.035 in). [ 161 ]