HGP100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Urban Design, Environmental Impact Assessment, Anthropocene
17 Dec 2013
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Proposed that the physical geography of the world contributed to the inequalities of today (not cultural or biological superiority) Major axis in europe and asia were east to west and america and africa were north to south. The axis made the spread of agriculture and domestic animals over areas with similar climate. Geographic and environmental characteristics led to the immunity of diseases in agricultural animals. Division of countries into core, semi-periphery and periphery categories. There is a power hierarchy between core and periphery, core benefits from exploiting the periphery and the periphery depends on the core. The core dominant, powerful (military/economy) and wealthy countries. Semi periphery newly industrialized countries, new economic and political power. Periphery less developed countries, left behind due to unstable gov"t, poor education, and conflict history. (examples: russia, 99% of africa) The core countries are enriched by the impoverishment and the non- development of the peripheral countries. Colonial history of external rule led to the dependence theory.
