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The Geography of Panama and the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is one of the greatest works of engineering and
modern achievements of mankind. An all-water passage through the
continental divide of the Panama region had been suggested since early
Spanish colonial times of the 16th century. Today a canal that was cut
through the Isthmus of Panama is a reality. It's presence has greatly
affected Panama in many ways, politically, economically, and socially.
The Panama Canal is possibly one of the most well known man made
geographic features ever.
Only five days after the U.S. secured Panama's independence from
Columbia, the first canal treaty was signed with the United States.
Signing the treaty for Panama was Frenchman Philippe Bunau-Varilla,
who was interested in selling the remaining assets of the French
company that had earlier tried to build the canal. When the canal
opened Panamanians were upset that they could not exercise sovereignty
over the canal. They could not tax it, license it, or direct it, since
it did no...
Cabeza de Vaca’s Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America shows that while Christians thought themselves superior to natives, both sides were diverse and could commit good, bad, or neutral behavior towards each other. Therefore, the Indians and the Christians were much more similar than different. This is apparent in de Vaca’s accounts of Indian to Indian behavior, Christian to Christian behavior, and Indian to Christian behavior (and vice-versa).
Spearheaded by the efforts of President Teddy Roosevelt, the canal was built so travel time and distance between the opposing American coasts could be drastically shortened. Its construction was approved with the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty negotiated with Great Britain in 1901. Colombia, which controlled the area, was given an offer of $10 million plus an additional $250,000 annually for a 99-year lease but refused it, wanting more money and claiming it infringed on their sovereignty (Divine 691). Roosevelt, angered by Colombia’s defiance, backed Panamanian rebels who would quickly declare independence in late 1903 with the aid of the U.S. Navy (Divine 692). The same lease offer was now tendered to the newly found Republic of Panama and they accepted after the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed in 1903; the treaty would give the U.S. control of a 10-mile wide canal zone across the Isthmus of Panama (Divine
Next, he built the Panama Canal to protect both seas of America.
...dered the construction of the Panama Canal which connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
In conclusion, the Panama Canal and the Great Wall of China are extensively different and served different purposes. They are set in separate parts of the world and used in a variety of different ways. Despite their differences they have many similarities including, their fatality rate and their military involvement. But by far, the greatest similarity of all is that both the Panama Canal and The Great Wall of China still remain as one of the greatest marvels of the
Over the course of the Spanish-American war , the obvious need for a canal came apparent.The canal would stregthen the navy, and it would make easier defense of the islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The problem of where to build the canal came into play. Congress rejected Nicaragua and Panama was an unwilling part of this project. The course of the building was shifted to Colu...
...more of an imperialistic nation, which was Roosevelt?s goal all along. In 1977, the United States signed a treaty with Panama stating that the U.S. would end its control beginning in the year 2000, and Panama would resume the operation and defense of the Panama Canal. Therefore, presently, the Panama Canal is neutral, but is still very important due to the U.S. We still have a say on what happens to and goes on around the canal, and if something were to happen to stop the flow of the ships through the canal, the United States would be allowed to step in and take care of the problem. Over the last ten years, nearly $100 million have been spent on repairing and widening the canal. Through all the thinking, planning, hard labor, and toiling put into the Panama Canal, the canal became arguably the most important canal ever and one of the greatest engineering feats ever.
The official name of Panama is the Republic of Panama or (República de Panamá). Panama is located on the narrowest and lowest part of the Isthmus of Panama that links North America and South America. This part of the isthmus is situated between 7° and 10° north latitude and 77° and 83° west longitude. Panama is slightly smaller than South Carolina, approximately 77,082 square kilometers.
The History of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal is called the big ditch, the bridge between two continents, and the greatest shortcut in the world. When it was finally finished in 1914, the 51-mile waterway cut off over 7,900 miles of the distance between New York and San Francisco, and changed the face of the industrialized world ("Panama Canal"). This Canal is not the longest, the widest, the deepest, or the oldest canal in the world, but it is the only canal to connect two oceans, and still today is the greatest man-made waterway in the world ("Panama Canal Connects). Ferdinand de Lesseps, who played a large role in building the Suez Canal in 1869 (Jones), was the director of the Compagnie Universelle Du Canal Interoceanique de Panama ("Historical Overview").
Since it was first discovered by European explorers, Latin America has supplied raw materials and labor to Europe and other locations around the world. Eduardo Galeano writes about the exploitation of native Latin Americans in his 1973 book Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent. Galeano takes a historical approach and examines colonial and post-colonial interactions between Europeans and Latin Americans. He asserts that the native Latin Americans were essentially powerless to fight this exploitation because of the dominance of the European powers. In his 2008 book Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug, Paul Gootenberg writes about the discovery of cocaine and its transition from a regional good to a global commodity. Gootenberg combines history and economics in his view of the relationships between the two powers. Unlike Galeano, he shows a side of Latin American history in which the native people of Latin America had power, however limited, to control their positions in the economic system imposed by the Europeans. Gootenberg accepts Galeano’s theory of dominance as a starting point but complicates it by including the agency of the local people of Latin America, especially Peru. Gootenberg shifts the focus of his book from the national and European players to the local Latin American actors involved in the cocaine commodity chain—from growers and harvesters to refiners and distributors. This theory involves more of the disparate components present in the economies of Latin America; therefore, it is a better way to describe historical relationships between Latin America and Europe.
There is also the Atlantic Ocean and rivers nearby which helps with the trade and transportation of goods. There is also the Adam-Onis Treaty line in 1819 that divided the spanish possessions with the Oregon country, unorganized territory, slave states, free states and
Life isnt fair, and there are times in which we feel as if there is a divide within our nation, and globally. In ( title of the book) we see just that. Tabbis structures the book into 9 different stories in which prove that our world is not perfect, and examines stories in which the public might not know about. The main theme that I discovered within the book that ties into what we talked about in class was “Two Americas”. In elaboration, there is a divide within. For example, the differences between big corporations, and low income people. Differences include but not limited to the criminal consequences, the economics, and the “Unspoken Rule”. Another way I see the Two Americas would be the past vs the present. Ways such as drug and alcohol and the history and how it has
Human activity has major effects on geography. When studying the earth you can come to several conclusions about the geography of any particular civilization. Distribution of life in the civilization allows you to analyze whether their geography is their own destiny. Do people control their own destiny? Is geography something that people can control? Technology is really the key to why geography can be overcome by any people.
Until commercial air travel began flying between Lima and Arequipa (a southern Peruvian city) in the late 1920’s, one of the Nazca most beautiful mysteries was still completely in the dark. Nazca lines have puzzled virtually anyone who has taken interest in their true meaning. Archeologists, anthropologists, scientists, and historians have still to this day never figured out the exact reason for these huge desert-drawings, but there are some very promising theories. When I first saw the pictures of the geolyphys (lines and figures in the sand) my initial thought was: who could see these? They didn’t have planes when these were first made (around 200 B.C)? Because of the lack of technology then, I figured it must have been for their ‘God’ or ‘Deity’ to see and enjoy. What I did not realize is the topography of Peru is very mountainous, and each drawing is done in an area where viewing from a mountain is sufficiently high enough. Academics have theorized and tried to explain the Nazca lines in multiple ways. Some explanations are reasonable, such as; Inca roads, irrigation plans, and to be enjoyed from primitive hot air balloons. Some of the “less” reasonable theories are drawn from virtually no evidence and have gone as far as saying that the lines are actually landing strips for aliens spaceships.
Federico Guillermo Enrique Alejandro de Humboldt, conocido como Alexander von Humboldt, fue un Alemán que ha marcado hasta la actualidad varios aspectos de la ciencia moderna. A continuación, explicare brevemente su biografía antes de llegar al destino previamente invadido por España: México, el cual se llamaba “Nueva España” en ese entonces. Tiene una educación con profesores privados bastante amplia, como es la filosofía, física, grabado, dibujo, política, ciencias físicas y naturales, biología, historia moderna, matemáticas, geografía, geología y también varios idiomas; aporta lo que actualmente conoceríamos como el principio de la ciencia moderna. Él explora tierras lejanas, desconocidas y extrañas por los Europeos: el continente Americano, enfocándonos en México; en el analiza y estudia la naturaleza con detalle, haciendo mapas, dibujos, escrituras y recolecta varias cosas para después poder analizarlas. Viajan en mulas o a pie, colectan y estudian plantas, animales y rocas cargando consigo mismos pesados y delicados instrumentos de medición, los cuales eran mas de 25 y los mas modernos de su época e incluso gasto su propia fortuna para comprar estos instrumentos hechos de metal y madera, incluyendo: telescopio, microscopio, sexante, cuadrantes, barómetro , teodolito e higrómetro. En América, donde observa la población indígena con ojos llenos de cultura, le da interés por lo humano. Nueva España se encontraba con varias condiciones injustas sociales, políticas y sociales que vivían los habitantes a lo que Humboldt decide oponerse y hacer un cambio, ya que no tenia prejuicios. Lo acusan ya que puede ser un posible espía para Estados Unidos, ya que les entrega algunos mapas de la región de México, la cual mas tarde conquista...