Methodological Framework for Studying Traditional Irrigation Systems: A Case Study of Valais Bisses in Vineyard Agriculture
Case study - 5 pages - World geography
For this project, I chose to focus my work on the ancient water distribution channels within the local Valais vineyards, called "bisses". Indeed, natural resources have become a focal point since increasing concern generated by a widely observed climate crisis, while water governance and its...
Monument/Memorial Sites in Japan - Research and Brainstorming
Tutorials/exercises - 8 pages - World geography
The Daigo Fukury? Maru (Lucky Dragon #5) monument commemorates a Japanese tuna fishing boat and its crew that were affected by the U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. The 15-megaton "Bravo" test caused radioactive fallout, or "ashes of death," to rain on the crew and the...
Observation and reflection about Daigo Fukuryu Maru
Case study - 7 pages - World geography
The Daigo Fukury? Maru is a large ship measuring 28.56 meters in length and 5.9 meters in width. (...) The site is located inside Yumenoshima Park, a green park area near the port. Therefore, the Hall is surrounded by green spaces, with a view of the water. There is a small garden that includes...
Columbus statue in Buenos Aires and its controversies
Presentation - 4 pages - World geography
For those who don't know, Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sought to find a route to Asia in 1492, but ended up in the Caribbean, triggering the European colonization of the Americas. While he has long been celebrated as the man who "discovered" America, his legacy is in fact...
Daigo Fukuryu Maru Memorial, Tokyo
Case study - 5 pages - World geography
In 1954, this fishing boat was hit by radioactive fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll (atoll in the Marshall Islands). The bomb was 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and caused widespread fallout, contaminating the crew of 23 fishermen and the boat...
On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way It Does - Simon Garfield (2012) - «Maps began as a challenge of the imagination, and they still perform that role»
Text commentary - 2 pages - World geography
« That map was a marvel. (...) It was late '67 now, even the most detailed maps didn't reveal much anymore; reading them was like trying to read the faces of the Vietnamese, and that was like trying to read the wind », here is how Michael Herr in Dispatches published in 2009, perfectly...
India: A Great Contradiction Between Its Two Different Populations
Case study - 1 pages - World geography
The document studies the case of India and the contrast between its two populations. The document broaches the themes of women, economic and social changes, as well as the challenges India faces today.
India, a place of contrast
Case study - 1 pages - World geography
If India has always been considered as « the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legends and the great-grandmother of tradition » (Mark Twain, American writer, 1885), the country is regarded as a place of contradictions given that it...
Shiroyone Senmaida: Analysis of the Process of Patrimonialization
Case study - 4 pages - World geography
Shiroyone Senmaida represents a major conservation challenge. It is a remarkable cultural landscape whose role is recognized in the transmission of traditional agricultural know-how (UNESCO, 2002). It bears witness to a rich culture dating back over 2,100 years, with traditional customs based on...
Presentation of a British city: Leeds
Presentation - 7 pages - World geography
This document contains a presentation of Leeds, a British city. The presentation tackles the geographic location of the city, its historical landmarks, activities, and famous people.
Social issues around the world
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - World geography
The aim of this exercise is to find 4 questions for each text that will help you continue the author's reflections, questions you may have asked yourself after reading the text.
Disasterland: An Ethnography of the International Disaster Community - Sandrine Revet (2020)
Book review - 4 pages - World geography
The book highlights a review of the solutions provided after the advent of disasters through the prism of international relations and perception by the international community. This involves producing a study describing the multiple actors, organizations and processes at work in the establishment...
Presidential Proclamation for National Native American Heritage Month - Barack Obama (2016) - Does preserving one's language and traditions help to build a unified nation?
Text commentary - 2 pages - World geography
Barack Obama recognizes the role of early Americans in shaping the nation's destiny, the president emphasizes the autonomy of young American Indians and Alaska Natives to determine their own future.
The trouble with Wilderness - Cronon (1996); The ambivalence of post-development: between reactionary populism and radical democracy - Ziai (2004) - Development and environmental geography
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - World geography
Cronon questions the wilderness, often seen as the only hope, an antidote - wrongly, in his view. Indeed, he believes that this nature is the work of the human hand. The term wilderness is a pure creation of civilization: what it refers to has evolved over time. This was reflected in various art...
Scotland
Presentation - 2 pages - World geography
Scotland is a country located at the North of England. It's a part of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Its capital is Edinburgh and its currency is the same as the whole British id est the pound sterling. The Scots speak English, Scottish Gaelic and Scot.
Globalization: Cultural Trends
Course material - 5 pages - World geography
We can talk about brand appropriation: people who can in a way take advantage of this appeal to their own profit without necessarily complain with all the legislation and therefore without cleaning what the brand's owners want to clean. For example, on the street, we can buy a shirt from any...
Globalization - Material Processes
Course material - 6 pages - World geography
One interesting thing thinking about globalization is 1498, the first where a Portuguese expedition, sailing ships, manage to navigate around Africa. The Suez Canal did not exist at the time, but they managed to navigate around Africa and reached the reach the coast of India for the first time....
Migration
Course material - 9 pages - World geography
The Lewis model (and, generally, the dual-economy paradigm) implies a rural-urban migration (and full employment). At the same time, data (and casual observation) shows a large unemployed urban population in LDCs. In fact, urban populations often do much worse than the rural residents. Why, then,...
English basics - Culture, politics, sociology
Worksheets - 7 pages - World geography
European Economic Community founded in 1957, by« Inner Six» so France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg. Initially UK, unwilling to join the EU mainly because of its« special relationship» with the US, its Commonwealth and Geographic Localisation. 1960's years she realized...
The Korean Border
Presentation - 1 pages - World geography
The document is a presentation of the Korean border between North Korea and South Korea: In the Korean Peninsula, South Korea is separated from North Korea by a strip of land called the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It was created in 1953 to serve as a buffer zone between the two countries.
Spaces and exchanges
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
In this notion, we talk about Spaces and Exchanges. It is first about the immigration in Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954, it's the legal immigration. To continue with legal immigration, we talk about the Green Card Lottery. Then we can talk about the illegal immigration with the example of...
Water and Power: A Californian Heist - Marina Zenovich (2017) - The Access to Clean Water in California
Artwork commentary - 3 pages - World geography
California, a state known for its sunny weather and lush agriculture, is facing a water crisis that threatens its very survival. "Water and Power: A Californian Heist" is a documentary that exposes the shocking truth behind this crisis, revealing how corporate greed and political corruption have...
The United States and the World: demography and energy in the world as predictable long-term factors
Course material - 11 pages - World geography
The current policy, and even more the future policy of any country is difficult to assess, because it depends on a lot of factors, many of them (public moods, politics, personalities) being of a transient nature. But the current and future policy of any country also depends largely on long-term...
Border dispute - The Hala'ibTriangle (Halayeb Triangle)
Worksheets - 2 pages - World geography
I am going to introduce you to the border dispute concerning the Hala'ib Triangle, an area of 20,000 square kilometers between Egypt and Sudan. It is along the 22nd parallel, which represents the border between the two countries, excepted at this very place where the current border is not...
South-Africa Presentation
Essay - 1 pages - World geography
On 1948, the ideology supported by the National Party government named apartheid was introduced in South Africa. The principal aim was to separate the blacks from the whites by numerous laws such as the prohibition of Mixed Marriages. Obviously, some people disagreed and decided to resist such as...
Present New Zealand's four main cities and the differences between New Zealand and France
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
In New Zealand, most of the population is concentrated in some big cities while the rest of the country, the rural part, remains unoccupied. However, is it the same in France or are there any discrepancies between both countries? In this essay, I will introduce the four main cities of New...
Deforestation in Côte d'Ivoire
Essay - 2 pages - World geography
Deforestation is the phenomenon of reduction of forest areas. Deforestation is when forest areas are permanently lost (or at least lost over the long term) to other uses such as agriculture, urbanization or mining. Africa is also a large deforestation zone in the world. Côte d'Ivoire is one...
To what extent tradition, history, art, religion and politics can shape the economy of a region, a country or a continent? - The example of China
Essay - 5 pages - World geography
Economic growth and development in a country are not only the results of trade and economic policies. The economy, in a country, can also be boosted when the country offers a safe economic background such as secure private property or open trade guaranties. Institutions are fundamental in order...
Culture analysis - Japan
Essay - 5 pages - World geography
I chose Japan because it is the most exotic and culturally different from France. Therefore, I find it really fascinating to learn more about this incredible distinct island of culture! Japan could appear as an excentric, colourful and strange culture but also complex and confusing in terms of...
