Another consequence of the exploitative use of water resources is the destruction of mangrove forests and the fragmentation of the habitats of endangered species. The United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fl Continue Reading...
For example, the soil in the Loess Plateau area is notoriously erodable and it is difficult to revegetate the steep slopes with a sufficiently dense cover of plantation and grass. Moreover, rainfall in the area is generally insufficient to support t Continue Reading...
Yellow River Pollution A report published by Terra Daily (2006) reports that the famous Yellow River of China "is becoming more polluted, with water flow dropping despite billions of tons of waste being pumped into it…" The largest part of the Continue Reading...
Yellow River's Flooding History Flooding is the most common hydrological hazard occurring in various regions of the world. For instance, statistics have recorded 3000 such disasters since the beginning of the 20th century. This is attributed to the Continue Reading...
Babylon and Yellow River Valley Civilizations Compare and Contrast Political Religious and Social Aspects The history of the ancient world is mainly the history of the five great civilizations: Egypt, Babylon, China, Greece and Rome. These civilizat Continue Reading...
China is still regarded as a developing country, its rapid growth has put it in a position to compete with the top players in the world economy. With the advancement of technology and globalization, for example, China has been able to communicate and Continue Reading...
China and the Mongol Conquest China and Mongol Conquest The 13th century saw the influence of the Mongol Empire which Genghis Khan established stretching from the borders of Poland in the west to the East around Yellow Sea. Grandson of Genghis name Continue Reading...
When the storm occurs, people are asked to restrict their outdoor activities so they will breathe in the polluted air. The magnitude of impact is directly connected with the intensity of the storm. The more severe ones can cause problems for people Continue Reading...
We also know that they engaged in robust trade, both domestic and foreign and even over the Hindu Kush and into the Persian Gulf areas. Between 1800-1700 BC, though, most of the cities were abandoned, perhaps from environmental reasons (deforestatio Continue Reading...
The cultures shifted from a primarily agrarian economic base to one that used metal as a means to craft practical and ritual objects. In addition to the ritual cauldrons that were emblematic of the Xia dynasty, other uses of advanced metallurgical t Continue Reading...
In the year following that incident, China's State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) announced a five-year plan to address the widespread water pollution issues, committing a budget of 125 billion dollars to that national effort (Pacific Enviro Continue Reading...
State Development in China and Indus ValleyIntroductionThe beginning of Chinese state development may be traced back to the Neolithic era when the first inhabited settlements arose. The Yellow River is the site of the early civilizations(Price et al. Continue Reading...
Dawenkou Culture The Emergence of Social Complexity in Neolithic China This work will focus on the burial assemblages of the Dawenkou site in Shandong Northern China and will revolve around the main idea that these burial sites present convincing Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Political Structure of Ancient Chinese Dynasties: This essay topic explores the intricacies of the political systems that were established during ancient China's dynastic periods. It analyzes the e Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Silk Road and Its Impact on Ancient China: Explore how the Silk Road facilitated trade, cultural exchange, and economic growth in Ancient China, influencing its development and interaction with the Continue Reading...
Regions People think of the Middle East and mistakenly think that the area is all the same. Most people think about the dry sand and the hot sun. People who do not know much about the area assume that all of the countries have the same land types a Continue Reading...
For example, the Chinese had no need for European foodstuffs but they did want European silver ("Early Global Commodities" 2010). Trade between China and Europe was not as robust as it was between the Arab world and Europe because of the lack of dem Continue Reading...
Sustainability of the Water Supply in the Caribbean Water sustainability is not merely an environmental problem. It is a political and social issue as well. Research articles such as "Challenges to manage the risk of water scarcity and climate chang Continue Reading...
Boom times on the gold coast of China" by Mike Edwards and Michael Yamashita (1997) discusses the industrial boom in the Pearl River Delta. This area of southern China, adjacent to Hong Kong, was experiencing a boom in the 1990s in manufacturing. Th Continue Reading...
While this investment has flourished to this point despite strained cross-strait relations, deterioration in the China-Taiwan relationship would threaten Taiwanese investment in China. Taiwan's firms have already been warned by their Ministry of Ec Continue Reading...
Chinese Mathematics In ancient China, the science of mathematics was subsumed under the larger practice of suan chu, or the "art of calculation." The Chinese are believed to be one of the first civilizations to develop and use the decimal numeral sy Continue Reading...
Technology As scientist come up with new technology for the welfare of mankind in this world they end up producing luxuries. The attitude of the people towards the environment is changing due to the fact that they need more and more luxuries and th Continue Reading...
Asian Culture It was created in 1949. It was first showcased in 1936 (Berlin). Cannot find any record of this person…is this the most common spelling of the (1936, Berlin) It was standardized in 1958. It was first created in 1958. There Continue Reading...
East Asian Civilizations (1) Unequal Treaties (2) sino-japanese war 3 (3) MARCH 1ST MOVEMENT (1) CHINA IN DECLINE (1) CHINA's CIVIL WAR 7 (1) UNEQUAL TREATIES The growing demand for Chinese tea, silk and ceramics by British had created severe Continue Reading...
Geography on Political, Cultural, and Economic Development of Early Civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus Valley The focus of this study is the effect of geography on the political, cultural, and economic development of early civilizatio Continue Reading...
This rationale may prove correct to some degree, but only in those areas where the villagers have no means of communication between villages and thus no way of exchanging opinions and finding out about irregularities and breaking of the law. Kolhamm Continue Reading...
Zhu Yuanzhang: First Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was founder of the Ming Dynasty, the one dynasty that endured for so long (1368-1644), considering the fact that it was established by a commoner. The reason Ming Dynasty and its first emperor Continue Reading...
The most important accomplishments of the Yangshao include silk production, the erection of walled cities, and unpainted pottery made on wheels. Unlike Yangshao pottery, Longshan creations were simple polished black but because of the use of the whe Continue Reading...
21st century unfolds, we are told that the world is embracing globalism -- a key change in the economic, political and cultural movements that, broadly speaking, move the various countries of the world closer together. This idea refers to a number o Continue Reading...
Li Po's corpus of work reveals the poet's unabashed joie du vivre and celebration of sensory pleasures, particularly the pleasure found in drink. His lifestyle parallels the content of his poems, too, as Li PO was known not for being an elite or erud Continue Reading...
As Yogurt and ice cream as a product category are pure milk-based products, the richness and superior quality of Yak milk will definitely make a highly successful brand. Product proliferation and also its extension into rural markets through repeate Continue Reading...
Ancient Chinese Contributions (1) Identify eight to ten of these useful inventions or contributions. Cultivation of millet: millet was discovered in Northern China, with valid evidence from places like Jiahu, Peiligang, and Cishan. In Cishan, arche Continue Reading...
Environmental Themes in Grapes of Wrath This essay reviews environmental themes from the following five books: Dust Bowl by Donald Worster, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Killing Mr. Wa Continue Reading...
Some Chinese researchers assert that Chinese flutes may have evolved from of Indian provenance. In fact, the kind of side-blown, or transverse, flutes musicians play in Southeast Asia have also been discovered in Africa, India, Saudi Arabia, and C Continue Reading...
The population in Indonesia is 202,110,000, with people speaking the Javenese language. The religion of Indonesia is Sunni Muslim, and the majority of people there live to be 63 years old, with 1 out of 100 people owning cars. Indonesia is a mixed Continue Reading...
Other things being equal, higher sap sugar content translates to lower costs of production and greater profits (World Book Encyclopedia 1992). Black and sugar maples start their growth later in the spring than red or silver maple. As maples begin t Continue Reading...
Aquaculture in the Midwest Except for bucolic scenes of fishing on rivers meandering across the Midwest and Great Plains, most people don't equate fish with that region, at least not huge catches of commercial fish. However, as long ago as 1996, "tr Continue Reading...
Social, Economic and Political Results From Railroad Development in the United States In the span of about fifty years in the middle of the 19th Century, the United States changed from a vast country separated by wide, empty spaces to a country conn Continue Reading...
The biosphere consists of all living organisms on the planet. The atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere function collectively to provide he environment which sustains the biosphere. These four spheres interact to create ecological systems. These e Continue Reading...
