Posts Tagged ‘geography’
Cities: Urban Studies & Urban Economics
Emergence of Cities:
Since inception man’s aim has always been to improve one’s standard of life and to attain happiness. Further man is a need as well as desire driven being. However, life is a continuous activity surrounded with problems. If these problems left unsolved gradually it leads to chaos. Therefore, the purpose of knowledge as well as man’s activities has always been to solve the pro Read the rest of this entry »
Contributions of Ancient Arabian and Egyptian Scientists on Geography
Md. Wasim Aktar
Deptt. of Agril. Chemicals, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
The Muslims had to travel to distant lands across plains and cities, deserts and mountains, rivers and seas in connection with trade, jihad and the administration of their vast empire and other purposes. Within one hundred years after
the advent of Islam, their empire Read the rest of this entry »
Geography of India – Mountains, Plateaus and Rivers
India is having unique geographical structure. From top to bottom of India, Indian geography completely changes. India is a mixed land that has mountains, deserts, hills, plateaus and much more. It is a landlocked country, but also geographically diverse. That is why India is considered a subcontinent in itself. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea in the west and the Bay of Bengal in the east. This mixture of the geography of I Read the rest of this entry »
Geography and your Children’s Health: a Worthy National Topic of Debate
It may seem odd at first; to phantom that the very natural resources that we need to live, work and play, are also associated with an array of health problems. The truth is a hard one to swallow. So, don’t be surprised that you haven’t heard the following information blasted on local news! However, this crucial information affects our children’s health at epidemic rates.
Amazingly there are 25 milli Read the rest of this entry »
Gcse Geography Coursework
The General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCSE is a certificate that is issued to students between the age of 14 and 16 and only on certain subjects. This certificate is awarded to students in the United Kingdom but there is also an international version of this program known as IGCSE, and it can be taken anywhere in the world. If you are or have a student in your family who needs one of these certificates, they can tak Read the rest of this entry »