Essays on Eurasian

Question 1

The development of the human society depends so much on the interaction of the members of the society. The people living in the same society share most of the characteristics because their forms of interaction are defined by the conditions of the environment in which they live (Tignor et al. 288). Most of the social problems that face members of the same society contribute to the history of the society. Additionally, the development of the human societies faces the effects of their interaction. Consider for example societies whose members have been together for almost their entire life. Such members ...

Introduction

One of the largest areas of the world where pastoral nomadism and irrigating agriculture had been predominant throughout the history is Central Asia. There existed a set of aspects of geography and ecology of Central Asia that influenced the emergence of pastoral nomadism and irrigation agriculture in that territory. In this paper we will attempt to explore some of the causes and effects of pastoral nomadism and irrigating agriculture in Central Asia, taking into consideration its ecological and historic settings.

Ecological reasons

First of all, let’s speak about some of ecological reasons of the appearance of pastoral nomadism and irrigating ...

Various Regional Trade Associations exist in Central and Eastern Europe for economic and trade development. However, not all former Soviet republics belong to these RTAs. One such RTA is the Eurasian Economic Community. Most have however maintained links, strong or weak, with Russia in various interlinked associations. These relationships have both positive and negative consequences. In particular, some of the associations with Russia have presented several economic challenges to the former Soviet republics. Political and religious developments have also suffered some setbacks as a result of the associations with Russia (Mitra, 2008). Continuity in links with Russia has led ...

1.0 Tectonic Setting of South China Hong Kong, which is located near the southeastern margin of the Eurasian Continental Plate (ECP), called the Cathaysia Block, in Southeast China, rests on a stable intraplate region of the ECP some 700 km from its nearest plate boundary, an area that underlies Taiwan and trends southward to the Philippines and northeastward to Japan (Pappin, Koo, Free, & Tsang, 2008). Although stable, this continental intraplate region has been associated with earthquakes in the past as it straddles the northeast-trending Lianhuashan Fault Zone. There are two major fault zones, which trends in the regional northeast ...

The number of Roman Catholics in the United Stated has shown an enormous growth over the last two decades affecting the whole structure of the general population. For example, while they were concentrated in the Midwest and Northeast in the past, today they overpopulate the Southern and Western parts of the country. This reallocation is not typical only for the Catholics. It is a result of citizens’ internal migration and immigration. In her article Who Are U.S. Catholics? Numbers Show a Surprising Shift, written for National Geographic, Victoria Sgarro cites Marc Grey who is a Senior research Associate at ...

The term “Silk Road” was used to refer to the long route used by merchants to trade exotic goods and glittering bazaars. The merchants used camel caravans to trade across Asia. In the book by James Millward, he outlined the historical background of the Silk Road, when it flourished and its contribution to cultural exchange in the world, particularly in the Eurasian region. The author argued that the Silk Road facilitated the culture of communication across the Eurasian continent. He has further listed some of the goods that were exchanged during this period and their importance. Millward explains some ...