Geographic determinism can be explained as the way the natural or physical alignment of the earth predisposes states and different societies towards various development courses. Many human features and phenomena include economies, beliefs, genes, life expectations, and incomes among other things that are influences by both geographic and non-geographic factors....

On Thursday, June 27, 2013, US President Barack Obama announced the end of trade privileges with Bangladesh over safety concerns and working conditions of its factories (Shah, 2013). Bangladesh will be suspended from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The GSP is a program which promotes economic growth in developing...

Historically, regional and national boundaries were based largely on natural landforms such as mountain ranges and rivers. For example, the boundary between France and Spain is due to the Pyrenees Mountains. However, in recent history, regional boundaries have been arbitrarily formed based on economic and political reasons, a good example...

The war involved the nations of Miskito and other Indians, such as Sumo, and Rama. The communities were involved in domestic and global power struggle, and they fought for their cultural survival. There was tension between nations of Miskito and the Sandinista state, which escalated into violent confrontations in 1979....

Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean Sea which has beautiful sand beaches on its coastlines, as well as rugged mountains in the interior. This has greatly influenced the country in many ways both in history and today as it allowed for refuge and freedom as well as the development...