Analyzing the importance of the physical geography in ethnic religions
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Religion
Analyze the importance of the physical geography in ethnic religions
Development and spread of ethnic religions largely depends on physical geography. For example, the study of ethnic religion involves what activities happen in a particular place and therefore the study must have a geographical bearing. The study of geography involves space and place while religion is the study of seeking coherence and meaning by people to their world. Religion influences landscape because of culture and lifestyle of a particular religion group. For example, among the Hindu religion bathing in the Ganges as a ritual affects the physical appearance of a particular period (Rubenstein, 2013)
Ethnicities
Explain the difference between ethnicities and nationality
Ethnicity is the racial ancestry of a particular group of people. For example, if a child is born in Germany but the parents are Chinese then the child would have a Chinese ethnicity, and not a German ethnicity. Therefore, ethnicity refers to people with a common identity who consider themselves unique from others. Nationality refers to one’s country of origin. For example, a person born in US and residing in Albania has an American nationality and not an Albanian nationality (Rubenstein, 2013).
Political geography
Describe the difference between a nation-state and a multinational state
A nation-state has a population that has a high degree of common culture and unity. The members of its population entirely belong to one national group. Examples of national states include Japan, Venezuela, and Iceland. However, this is only a belief because almost all the states regarded as nation-state have few people from other nationalities. A multinational state has more than one nationality within its political boundary. Examples of multinational states are the US and Russia (Rubenstein, 2013).
Development
Explain problems with financing development in developing countries
Financing economic growth in developing countries is a challenge because they have weak institutions, high-unemployed population, inadequate infrastructure, poor financial services, and poor laws governing the states. Many people living in developing countries lack formal rights and freedoms to the assets they use daily such as land and therefore cannot plan well for their future. They fear borrowing from financial institutions or losing their properties after investing in activities such as irrigation. African countries are the examples of developing countries that need help such as freer trade and the right to property (Rubenstein, 2013).
Food and agriculture
Describe the major differences between subsistence and commercial agriculture
In subsistence, agriculture people grow food and other products such as wool to cater for needs of their family or to exchange with others for food or products not available in their farms. Subsistence farming requires little money to sustain and the money received from the farming is very little. In commercial farming, the main objective is to produce enough farm products for sale with a purpose to make profit. The needs of the farmer do not determine the type and quantity of crops or animals to raise but the choice is largely determined by market demand and supply (Rubenstein, 2013).