Entries by Daphne Hanson

Languages and their population

As you are aware languages are divided into groups, branches and families . Explain how many language families are there and how much of the worlds population speak one of these languages.. Name two largest families and contrast between them

Ethnic groups and boundaries. 

Conflicts can be caused by the relationship between ethnic groups and boundaries.  An example is a tension between Ghana and Benin.  The Ewe people are split in half by arbitrary boundaries established between the British and French spheres of influence in Africa in the late 19th century.

Mechanical and chemical erosion

Mechanical and chemical erosion, mud slides, dust storms, and coastal beach erosion are all subjects covered in this week’s reading.  Find an example of weathering or mass wasting (like eroded slopes or washed-away gravel, for instance) in your own neighborhood (or somewhere you’ve been.) Take a photo or two of it, and then post it […]

Mass wasting hazards

The identification of mass wasting hazards is important to geographic and geologic studies. It is important for scientists to identify these hazards in an attempt to protect the species of the earth, most particularly humans, and their constructs. For this question, use the U.S. landslide inventory GIS to analyze maps of landslides in two different […]

Nation-state stability

Describe one worlds largest multinational state and also one nation-state stability evaluate with one example. Analyze political circumstances in Ukraine and compare with situation in Cyprus