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Toronto Geography, 2007.
This paper discusses the geography of Toronto from a global point of view.
1,284 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that typically, Toronto and the surrounding area are not the first places to come to mind when one is considering the major global hubs throughout the world. Yet, that writer points out that because of its unique location astride the border of two sizeable nations, the United States and Canada, Toronto is certainly a global paradox of both small town mentality and cosmopolitan enterprise. The writer maintains that one primary reason Toronto has evolved into an international crossroads of sort is that from the outset its development was not impaired by any natural barriers that would have prevented early forms of commerce and transportation. The writer concludes that it is clear that, geographically speaking, Toronto is a global region to which its current social, political, and cultural apparatus is presently enhancing. The writer uses several tables and images in this paper to support the information provided.
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Overview
Economic
Urban
Social
Conclusion
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"Clearly, Toronto's geography has facilitated its global stature as a regional centre of commerce as well as immigration."
"Toronto's population is very urban in nature. One attribute of urban, as well as suburban life is transportation and the character a city's transportation habits adopt. Toronto's population is very dependent on all facets of transportation, public and private but especially on individual transportation solutions."
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Marketing Geography in Toronto, 2005.
This paper evaluates two different retail developments in Toronto, Canada.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This marketing geography paper addresses two different retail developments in Toronto: (1) Commerce Court, and (2) Danforth Avenue. The author reports visits to each site and estimations of customer density based on 15 minute point observations. The paper describes Commerce Court as a convenience-oriented planned retail area catering to locally employed consumers and the Danforth Avenue as a surface, neighborhood retail area encouraged by local residential areas, specialty shops and restaurants, which also draw leisure consumers from other areas.
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"Ken Jones (2004) noted retailing as a major component of the Canadian economy (p. 185). In the next pages, two very different Toronto retail areas provide a sense of how successful retail areas are geared to expected, often particular, clienteles. North American research has shown the great importance of the shopping environment to customer tastes and encouragement given to different kinds of retail ventures (Walmsley & Lewis, 1993, p. 159). "
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Urban Geography, 2005.
A review of "The Changing Face of Toronto: A Study in Urban Geography" by Donald Kerr and Jacob Spelt, and related articles.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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The book and the two articles chosen for review were selected as they represent critical "bookends" in the field of Canadian urban geography during the formative period in which immigration transformed physical and social landscapes of Canada's cities. As this review demonstrates, while Donald Kerr's and Jacob Spelt's "The Changing Face of Toronto: A Study in Urban Geography" explores the geography of Toronto as both a "natural" and a human construct, articles by Carlos Teixeira and Gilles Lavigne on how Portuguese immigration has shaped residential neighbourhoods in Montreal and Toronto focus on the human element in the shaping of space.
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Human Geography, 2006.
An overview of the topic of human geography.
1,457 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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Geography, as a science, has two main branches--physical geography and human geography. This paper examines how, while physical geography deals with all aspects related to the environment, human geography handles much more sensitive issues, such as how the human being, as an individual and in a group, blends into the environment he lives in and how certain processes develop within such a group. It also looks at how more specifically, human geography is concerned with such aspects as political, economical, social or demographic geography, anything related to human activity and evolvement in a geographic context.
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"In terms of social geography as part of human geography, perhaps no other book exemplifies the traditional human relations and traditions still existing in Gabon, part of Western Africa, nowadays. If we consider Africa and Gabon, as an integrant part of the African continent, we may point out towards three separate historical periods that determine local cultural geography. These are pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial .
One of the characteristics of African culture, including Gabonese traditions, is the fact that while historically and temporarily, the countries of Africa belong to the 21st century, in many cases, the tribal traditions have persisted in many regions and these clearly belong to pre-colonial times."
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Geography: The Study of the Earth, 2002.
A paper which studies the importance of studying geography as a subject and how a knowledge of geography has survival values for Americans.
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses the importance of teaching geography to students - a subject which provides the tools for students to read a map, understand international news reports, follow economic trends and weather reports. The paper shows that without this knowledge, Americans would have little understanding of the world beyond their borders and remain isolationist in nature.
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"Geography helps us understand why some countries are important to us even when we are not the best of friends. For example: China is the largest country in the Far East. We are not that friendly with them, but we tolerate each other. If we didn't have a mutually helpful trade agreement, relations might be even more strained. The Chinese understand this and even have a saying for it. "Wenhua shi mei yu gujie de," which means, "Culture has no national borders." According to a paper written by Clarissa Smith, "In the age of mass media and instant communication, this must be more true than ever, even in a highly controlled society." "
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ICT and Geography, 2002.
An analysis of the effectivness of the use of information communication technology in the U.K. geography classroom.
2,497 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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The recent Government drive to integrate information communication technology (ICT) into compulsory education has lead to much activity in schools. It is the purpose of this paper to investigate how far and how effectively ICT is currently being used within geography teaching and to establish the key issues that effect ICT being included within the geography classroom at key stage 3.
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Key Issues Concerning the Use of ICT in Geography at KS 3
The Role and Benefits of ICT in Geography
Ideas for Promoting Better Use of ICT in the Geography Classroom
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"The speed and automatic function of ICT, offers a number of advantages to teachers of Secondary Geography. It can for example enable the drawing of graphs, so that pupils can observe change, e.g. variations between seasons or variations of weather in temperate and tropical countries, or so that pupils can compare similar elements in data between contrasting localities, e.g. comparing bus services in rural and urban areas in the UK. Data can be sensed and stored automatically, so that monthly and seasonal patterns can be graphed from daily readings at a later date."
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The Geography of Music, 2005.
Examines the cultural geography of two styles of music.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper selects two musical styles and explores their cultural geography, while considering the extent to which they demonstrate diffusion, place creation/environment and resistance/expression. The styles discussed are American Rhythm-Blues of the 1950s (i.e. McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters" and Chester Burnett "The Wolf") and British Rocking-Blues of the 1960/70s (i.e. Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones). The geography of music is a fairly new phase of geography and music study, it has only been fully developed in the last 30 to 40 years. Much study has been done into cultural geography's effect of global music and this paper concentrates on American music, which relies heavily on place creation, diffusion, environment and expression to create memorable music that remains viable and fresh for decades.
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"Developed from jazz, blues, and countless other forces, the first rock and roll songs are attributed to bands like Bill Haley and the Comets and Elvis Presley. Historian Barlow continues, "Hence, blues diffusions can be traced to African-American rhythm and blues, soul, and even rap musical styles. Moreover, they can be traced to the flowering of rock and roll, and then rock music, among white youth" (Barlow 61). As rock and roll music grew in popularity, it was simply natural that different cultures would develop their own forms of the music, and this is true with rock, which led to offshoots around the world, including British rockin' blues by bands such as Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Rock too is a form of social protest, and so, it defines a time and a place in culture and society, just as the blues defined an earlier era, and then helped create other defining musical styles."
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World Geography and the 10th Grade Curriculum, 2003.
Exhaustive overview of efficacy and rationale for incorporating world geography into a high school curriculum.
13,146 words (approx. 52.6 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This research proposal introduces the paper and provides an overview of what can be expected from including world geography into the subject resource guide. This paper assumes that world geography is not currently included. The study is to determine the importance and desirability, if they exist, of including world geography in the 10th grade secondary social studies curriculum.
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The World According to Barber
In the Realm of Hyperbole
Cheerleaders and Naysayers: Right and Left?
The World According to Friedman
The World According to Gray
In The Realm of Pure Polemics
A Global Climatic Division?
Centers and Peripheries
The Byways of Global Ignorance
A Manifesto for Global Geography
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"Today, in the process of focusing on teaching to standards and preparing for achievement tests, teachers may easily lose sight of the glaring global problems that need to be addressed in social studies classes Typically, teachers present such issues in contexts that are closest to the student (e.g., school, community). Research has shown though, that studying world geography provides students with the analytical skills they will need to understand a problem from an international perspective. World geography can also help students understand the concept of an economic region."
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Landscape Geography, 2006.
This paper discusses landscape geography in relation to culture and offers two Ontario examples.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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The paper indicates the advantages of the subfield of landscape geography that is distinct from other sub-disciplines, discussing two Ontario examples that reveal how landscapes can shape more than one culture according to human relationships. The paper presents research/fieldwork towards inner city Toronto's landscape shaping 'homeless' culture and also how the Muskoka landscape influences local and visiting cultures. The paper examines how it is the same landscape but different phenomena, due to use/economic interaction with an environment.
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"The study of landscape geography has involved a long struggle to distinguish its subject matter and approaches from those of physical geography. Landscape geographers make much not of local details within phenomena, but towards a good deal of theory to do with both a landscape's influence on culture and the aesthetics of geography. In some respects, landscape geography is like the study of ecology in attention to soil types, vegetation and the effects of land formations or waterways. There is much in common with fields of historical and human geography, too, in the attention given habitation, patterns of settlement or how local cultures have been influenced by terrain and climate."
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Regional Geography of Canada, 2006.
A paper discussing the regional geography of Quebec and Ontario.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, $ 106.95
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Regional Geography studies certain regions within the confines of this planet. It is extremely descriptive and specific. This research paper explores the regional geography of Canada. The paper examines Canada's physical, social, political and cultural issues, which includes the regional geography of Canada. Canada has six geographic regions: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Western Canada, Atlantic Canada and the Territorial North. The paper focuses on two regions: Quebec and Ontario.
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Cultural Geography in South East Asia, 2002.
Examines the cultural geography of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, focusing on Buddhism and ethnicity.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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In this paper, 3 countries in Southeast Asia (Laos, Myanmar and Thailand) are described from the perspective of cultural geography. The role of Buddhism and ethnicity are evaluated in relation to these countries and the value of a cultural geography is discussed as a tool for enabling an understanding of cultural differences and the relevance of geography to culture.
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Artisanal Production and Geography, 2006.
An analysis of artisanal production and theory forming in geography.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the two major waves of economic geography, that is the epistemological wave and the hermeneutic of cultural wave. It also discusses incorporating artisanal production in theory forming in geography and why this is so important to research in geography.
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"Artisanal Production and Geography The relationship between art and science has always been a contentious one. In many causes art and artisanal production have been ignored by disciplines wishing to be more scientific. This situation is discussed by Trevor J. Barnes in Retheorizing Economic Geography. Barnes argues that there have been two major waves of economic geography. These are the epistemological and the hermeneutic or cultural wave. The epistemological wave was characterized by a strong reliance on science (Barnes 546). For this reason the social, cultural and artistic were usually not dealt with in economic geography during the first wave."
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Geography in "Gone With the Wind"., 2002.
A look at the use of geography in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper examines and analyzes author Margaret Mitchell's use of geography in her epic novel, Gone With the Wind. The paper demonstrates how the characters, setting, and plot development of the novel all directly result from geography.
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Post-Modernism in Geography, 2005.
An examination of insights into the manifestations of postmodernism in the field of human geography.
1,509 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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Post-Modernism is a relatively new movement that has shaped many different academic fields and human geography is no exception. This paper examines how postmodernism has affected approaches to urban planning, highlighting differences between postmodernism and modernism. The nature of the postmodern turn is explored and indeed the very plausibility of the movement is questioned in the context of contemporary human geography.
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"Manifestations of postmodernism in forms of art, architecture, literature and geography are visible in the world today. The often abstract, chaotic, intangible buildings such as the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao and the Disney Hall in L.A. prove that the condition exists and is practised on a global scale, at least in the architectural discipline. Postmodern expressions in geography are diverse. Its influence in the city is probably the most commonly cited, in particular its impact on urban design and planning. Postmodernism departs radically from modernist conceptions of how to regard space: postmodernists regard space as "something independent and autonomous, to be shaped according to aesthetic aims and principles which have nothing necessarily to do with any overarching social objective, save, perhaps [...] beauty as an objective in itself" (Harvey 1989, p.66). "
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The Changed Core-Periphery Patterns of Canadian Economic Geography, 2002.
A detailed economic geography of Canada including historical and regional overviews.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
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This analysis includes several perspectives including historical and regional overviews of Canadian geography and its specific relation to economic development and activity. This essay concludes with issues that relate to recent economic changes such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Globalization.
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