Regional Geography

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A fascinating map of the Middle East. Much of the redrawn borders would likely ease tension in the Middle East. That is largely due to the fact most of the modern Middle eastern states like those in Africa are artificial creations of European colonialism. The artificial nature of the borders has led to decades of conflict due to sectarian and cultural conflicts that plague the middle east even today with endemic warfare. Three problems however present themselves on this map that are not addressed properly. First Yemen is divided into Sunni and Shiite groups and in this depiction it is not divided to compensate for this. Additionally Kuwait should not be its own entity and instead should be given to the Arab Shia State who claims historic ownership and has also been a very contested spot (leaving it there like Yemen would result in wars). Lastly and the most problematic would be the restoration of Israels pre-1967 borders. A major and potentially catastrophic demographic shift would have to take place. Furthermore the division of Israel and Palestine has been a point of contention and war in the Middle East for the past 60 or more years. The pre war of 67 borders would only keep tensions going. The proper solution would be 1 of two things. Divide the country north and south (with the Jews getting their historical lands to the south and properly name it Judea but also to disassociate with all the problems the modern state of Israel created). This would give both the Jews and Palestinians defensible borders and also provide each with a decent sized homeland along with half of Jerusalem. The second and darker option would be to eliminate one of the two countries and relocate its people somewhere else to prevent conflict but that option while solving the regional issue would create a global one by having to relocate millions of people.

To be quite frank with everything going on in the Middle East currently it is rather disgusting what Saudi Arabia does with its money. Rather than even act concerned over Syria or rebuild Yemen they decide to build a 2.2 billion dollar building that they don't need. They are also trying to build a ridiculously large building with this money for no practical reason other than to beat Abu Dhabi for the tallest building. It really highlights the wealth disparity not only in the Middle East but globally that they have this much disposable income. What is particularly frightening thought however is what will happen when the oil dries up and this type of spending leisure will be gone (a regime change would probably be the least of the countries worries due to its wasteful spending).

Another EU response to the migration crisis 

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Watching the Hurricanes path with nervous anticipation, as my only Grandchild lives just over the state line in Chesapeake, VA, from the ravages of the heavy rainfalls and flooding. Fred Issa,

My wife works at one of the Columbia hospitals.  Since she had to be at work, despite the conditions, I stayed with her parents right in the middle of this monster.  In my life, I've never seen anything like what I saw this past weekend, and would have never thought that it was possible in my home city. 

To make matters worse, since this was NOT a hurricane, and since meteorologists predicted it would start Friday, but it didn't start good until Saturday night, many South Carolinians (myself included) began to doubt the severity of the storm. 

This video talks about the decolonization of the Portuguese colony of Angola. The native Africans overthrew the government , in a Civil War, and deported all Portugual natives. People like this mans grandmother were those who were deported. She was a member of a stateless nation of people who were deported and did not know where to live. She eventually settled in te United States. 

This relates to AP Human geography because we dicussed both colonization and stateless nations and this involves both. Herspecific ethinic group was singled out even though they had been in Angloa for their whole lives and had made it their home. She eventually settled in a place she can belong though. In a multinational state called the US where we can except people from any race or nationality. 

This honestly doesn't surprise me at all. Geographically the Balkans are a very divided region with mountains and rivers everywhere. Historically this is true as well with the region being an almost constant state of turmoil. Peace outside of the past 20 years has historically been through domination by a larger and more powerful force (Macedon, Rome, Ottomans, Austrians and lastly Yugoslavia). There is even a term created referencing to this issue called Balkanize. Additionally the Balkans have been known to be a gateway to larger conflicts going past their local and regional problems such as WW1(caused by Serbia one of the stronger Balkan states). Generations of hostility going back all the way to antiquity effectively guarantee that this region will be a hotbed for problems and should be monitored closely. Especially if the European Union is to survive economically and politically. Another European war could shatter any sense of unity that they have been trying to attain over the past 2 decades.

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The unfortunate issue with the fires is that it is multifaceted in nature and thus can not be solved with a simple resolution. The main contributing factor which is palm oil use could only be solved through a cut off in consumption by the general public. However most will not bother for like the sweat shop issue with clothing in foreign countries many do not want to pay higher prices to protect the environment or even other human beings for that matter. A truly devastating result is the degradation of health for people and the destruction of wild life. The most notable of which is the Orangutan which is being pushed into near extinction by these measures. I fear that like the Tasmanian Tiger before it may already be doomed.It should also be noted that Indonesia needs to strengthen its law enforcement to stop these illegal fires otherwise it, its neighbors and the environment will be adversely affected now and in the future. They must act because unfortunately most in the West buying the products that use palm oil won't even notice.