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Morgan Bathgate pd. 2
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylp-bathgate/culture

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Vietnam is the eastern most country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. The country was targeted by France in 1858 and was conquered in 1884, becoming a part of the French Indochina in 1887. After World War II, Vietnam claimed its independence, but the french continued to rule until 1954 after being defeated by communist forces.

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Kazakhstan and Burundi

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Kazakhstan is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, northwest of China and is west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River and is about 4 times the size of Texas. It is a previous member of the Soviet Republic and its first inhabitants, the Ethnic Kazakhs, consisted of a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes.

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The geographic location of the Netherlands was important in the old days because it helped protect the people who lived there, the rivers, lakes, wetlands and woods made it impossible to cross and get there. Celtic and German tribes were the first to inhabit it.

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Will Hoover Pt 2

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Year Long Project 2018 - Basic Geography

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Many of the points stated in this article greatly relate to what we have learned in class. Throughout the article it talked about fashion that originated in Angola that has now become popular in Portugal. This is an example of the diffusion of ideas.

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Ana

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Raised in America, now back in Mexico: 'The country I loved kicked me out,' written by Amanda Holpuch on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 on "theguardian" is a report on the recent troubles in the US government regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. DACA is a program set up by former President Barack Obama. It allows illegal immigrants that came to the US as children to apply for work permits and work in the US, even though they are illegal. President Trump is now trying to get rid of the program, which affects many Mexicans living in the US. If they were once protected by DACA, the repeal with unprotect them, and they will get sent back to Mexico, or their native country for those who are not Mexicans. The immigrants that are sent back knowing little to nothing of the land, as they were young when they left. Most getting sent back to Mexico cannot even speak fluent Spanish, and they are judged for speaking fluent English. They are unfamiliar and do not have an easy time fitting in, and are scared and frightened by the reality of being in a new place where they know no one.

This current event regarding Mexico and the United States shows a halt in globalization. President Trump is wanting to send the immigrants away, sending their ideas with them. The relocation diffusion by the Mexicans was done for a reason, and the lack of understanding of this is why it's a problem. The US is sending away people who usually left their homelands and came into the US illegally to give themselves a better life and situation than the ones they had in Mexico, or other countries. However, in the DACA specific cases, the immigrants being sent away are young and were children when they first arrived. They likely had no knowledge on what was going on, and were too young to make their own decisions and have control over where they were going. Their ideas spread through spatial diffusion and affected the culture that surrounded them and raised them. In my opinion, they are as much American as I am, other than the country they were born in. I think that they should have came into the United States the correct way, but I believe that the children had absolutely no say in what was going to happen, and that I do not understand the citizenship system enough to judge them for doing what they needed to do. Therefore, I do not agree with President Trump's thoughts on ending DACA. I researched further into the US politics side of it, and tried to understand exactly what has happened already and what is expected to happen, and I tried to understand his reasoning behind sending children to foreign places when America is their home. I found the new information from the video posted below, and it helped me to comprehend the information on DACA from a political standpoint and not from a immigrant's and a Mexican's standpoint, which is what the article was about. Further questions that I have from reading about this, is why is Trump so concerned about kicking them out, instead of helping to find a way, in his interpretation of the law, that would allow them to stay, and how does he see them as aliens and foreigners, rather than people that call the US their home and were raised by the community. I want to know why he holds so much value on where a person was born and not where they grew up and established themselves. On another note, I also would be interested to know what Mexico and other foreign countries are doing to prepare for the immigrants that are returning to their country, and how will the return affect the country?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/06/undocumented-mexicans-raised-in-america-daca-dreamers

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Raised in America, now back in Mexico: 'The country I loved kicked me out,' written by Amanda Holpuch on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 on "theguardian" is a report on the recent troubles in the US government regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA.

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Sean

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Johann Riebe pd 1
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/nicaragua-uae/basic-geography

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Emina

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Katie Leatherman
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpleatherman/home?authuser=0

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Colin Arroyo Published Version
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/centralafricanrepublic-israel/basic-geography

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THE ACTUAL ONE -- Marcus Walkohttps://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpwalko/basic-geography

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Ben Bright
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpbright/home

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Hannah Wilburn, pd.1

https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpwilburn/home

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Kyle Gebhardt
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylp-gebhardt/home

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Molly Gulden
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpgulden/home

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Juli Foley

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Reid Fournier (new/real one)

https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/afghanistan-japan/home

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Cara Albert

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Alexa Elicker
Period: 1

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Will Griffith

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On July 25th, the Guardian published an article entitled "Libyan Rival Leaders Agree to Ceasefire After Macron-hosted Talks" by Patrick Wintour and Chris Stephen concerning renewed peace talks between the two major factions in the Libyan Civil War. According to the article, after years of civil war, the two major leaders in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar, began talks of a cease fire. Both leaders wished to reunify and stabilize the country, and wanted to begin the process of starting an election. The talks were mediated by French President Emmanuel Macron, but many deem it unlikely that the talks will bring about any stop to the violence. This is because each leader is expected to have a difficult time convincing their respective militias to lay down their weapons, especially Sarraj, whose government is weak. In short, this is a very important event, as it could help usher Libya into a time of peace.

This article best relates to globalization, which is the growth of global connections. Many countries have a part in this war. For one thing, Italy has major oil interests in Libya, making the country very important to Italy, and showing the complementarity between the two countries, which is a result of globalization. The UN and many Middle Eastern countries have also been meddling in the nation's internal affairs, as the UN, a collection of countries, has propped up Sarraj, while Egypt has conducted air strikes in the nation. This decrease in the importance of national borders is another hallmark of globalization. Finally, the article stated that the unrest in Libya has the potential to spill into the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe, which demonstrates how, in a globalized society, happenings in one country can diffuse into another. Personally, this event seems like an important step forward in reunifying the country. It shows that the two rival leaders are willing to negotiate peace and, even if it fails, will help pave the path for future treaties that will bring the nation back together and into peace. Really, these talks show that the world should still hold onto hope that Libya will right itself. One thing that I was still interested in learning about after reading the article was the Libyan Civil War. According to Aljazeera, the country began to fracture after the interim government, which replaced Gaddafi's regime after it fell, began to fall back on its promises to the people of Libya. As this was happening, General Khalifa Haftar led his forces on a series of campaigns to take the country. This began the Civil War which now afflicts the country. Finally, one question that I still have about this topic is why hasn't the West not gotten more involved in this conflict? What is the difference between this civil war and bringing down Gaddafi?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/25/france-raises-hopes-of-deal-between-libyan-rival-factions

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YLP 2017-2018 Libya and Austria - Basic Geography

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On July 25th, the Guardian published an article entitled "Libyan Rival Leaders Agree to Ceasefire After Macron-hosted Talks" by Patrick Wintour and Chris Stephen concerning renewed peace talks between the two major factions in the Libyan Civil War.

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Larn Habalooner ^ↀᴥↀ^
Enter at your own risk... no seriously. I do not recommend traversing any further into the waste land that is the inner sanctions of my (and my friends') mind.
ALSO: My mom is a fantastic camerawoman do not discriminate or she will cry thanks bye

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Kayla Graham

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Sam Schreier pd1

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Katrina

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Grace Wiedman pd. 1
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpwiedmangrace/basic-geography

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What issues might each country face based on their political or physical geography?

Kenya- Being right on the equator, Kenya obviously experiences extremely hot weather. Monsoon season, although it supports agriculture, can leave behind devastating floods. They are also located in Africa, which is one of the least developed continent, whose climate supports many types of disease transferred by mosquitoes.

Australia- Australia is known for its extremely dry conditions. As a result, droughts and brush fires occur frequently. In addition, Australia is rather cut off from other countries. It is not connected to any other continent, which makes traveling to it more tedious than that of other countries. Cyclones may also occur due to the warm, surrounding ocean on all sides.

Of your two countries, which has the most strategic location?

Although underdeveloped, I would argue Kenya is the most strategically placed country. As stated earlier, Australia is rather cut off from the rest of the world. On the other hand, Kenya is home to many refugees. It is a safe place for over 300,000 Somalis, as well as run aways from Uganda and Sudan. The increase in people will have to result in a more globalized world in order for the country to survive. In addition, Kenya has more rain in its climate than Australia, leading to better growing conditions for food, rather than a reliance on imports.

To what extent does the data collected suggest each county's development status?

Despite immigrants and strategic location, Kenya is still a very underdeveloped country. Diseases such as HIV and AIDS have swept the country, leading to a measly life span of 62 years. Drugs have also infiltrated the country, as people see it as an escape from their poverty. After all, the average yearly income is only $1,246. For these reasons, it is apparent Kenya has a lot of development to do.

Australia, however, has a much better situation. They are a growing economic power, ranked 5th in the world. Their average income is much higher at $78,832. Their sanitation and water availability is top notch- a polar opposite of Kenya. Thus, their lifespan is higher, at an average of 82.45 years. From this data, one could conclude Australia is a much more developed country.

Current Event: Riots from Kenya's election
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-election-riot-shooting-kisumu-uhuru-kenyatta-raila-odinga-a7889421.html
"Two shot dead in Kenya election riot"

Article by Harry Cockburn

8/12/17

Unrest has been imminent in Kenya since the recent election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. He was just elected for his second term, in a very close election of 54.3% of votes to 44.7% against Mr. Odinga. The unrest is caused by a suspicion of a rigged vote. The re-elected leader has urged them to get along saying: "Elections come and go, Kenya is here to stay. There is no need for violence." However, the unrest continues, especially in the crowded capital of Nairobi. The country hopes the unrest will soon dissipate.

This current event is an example of Hierarchical diffusion. The tension began in the capital of Nairobi, and has hopscotched around the country since. This occurrence reminds me very much of the USA's presidential election this past November. Riots and unrest were the reaction to the unexpected results. Tensions still occur with some against president Trump. As I looked further into what made the citizens unhappy, I came upon this quote: "As a Supreme Court, they cannot annul the wishes of the people. And we will revisit this thing". These words were stated by the president. It can be seen that the president putting off the people's request has angered the people. They were not satisfied to "revisit" the issue. Despite Kenya's underdevelopment, globalization is apparent here as they display that same need for instant gratification as the United States, as well as many other countries. The question stated by President Kenyatta is very interesting, and I believe it displays a narrow-minded viewpoint of the people. The election will not last forever, and neither will the president, but Kenya will not either if the violence continues. I believe all people should look at life through a larger lense to see what things will pass away and what will remain, and react in a manner appropriate for that situation. My biggest question for both Kenya and the U.S.- when will the presidential tension end?

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YLP 2017-2018 Kenya & Austrlia - Basic Geography

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What issues might each country face based on their political or physical geography? Kenya- Being right on the equator, Kenya obviously experiences extremely hot weather. Monsoon season, although it supports agriculture, can leave behind devastating floods. They are also located in Africa, which is one of the least developed continent, whose climate supports many types of disease transferred by mosquitoes.

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Maxwell Hahn

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Being the birthplace of Islam, Saudi Arabia is home to two of Islam's holiest shrines. The Saudi Arabian government is an monarchy and the modern state was founded in 1932. The king of Saudi Arabia, currently King Salman, has the official title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

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Sarah Moll
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpmoll/home

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Sutton Vaughn

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On August 7th, 2017 Pete Wise wrote an article in The New York Times describing how a vast ancient aquifer could help the give the people in Northern Namibia a good water supply for drinking and agriculture. The aquifer is called Ohangwena ll located under both Namibian and Angolan soil, and it has already began improving conditions for the people in Eenhana. The aquifer was discovered in 2012, but because Namibia's financial status isn't the best, it is taking longer to complete the project of getting water to the people of Northern Namibia. Namibia has very dry climate conditions and experiences drought quite often, therefore this project is very important in order to become a permanent drinking water reserve.

The addition of this permanent water supply is an example of globalization because it is connecting the people in Northern Namibia in need of it, and now they're able to get it. Everyone's supply of water in Northern Namibia will be coming from the same place, therefore they're more globalized. The aquifer and all of the places the water is going to can be considered a functional region because the node would be the aquifer, and all of the areas receiving a new water supply becomes dependent on the aquifer. I believe that this project will be extremely beneficial and help the country out in the long run. I feel this way because in the article, the leader of the project, Quinger, explains that industrialization stops during drought, therefore, "using groundwater from Ohangwena II is the only option to make social and economic development happen." In 2016, Namibia experienced its worst drought that has hit in 25 years, so I decided to look further into that. I visited the site, https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jul/13/namibia-drought-coca-cola-meat-construction-industry-water-crisis-climate-change and found out that crops were failing and livestock was dying, so residents of the country were asked to cut down their daily water usage, as well as businesses. The only question I have regarding this topic is how much money is currently being spent in Namibia for this project.

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Lauren Halbruner

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Rezna Mahmoud
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpmahmoud/home

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Malaysia is located in Southeastern Asia and its side borders Thailand. Malaysia had been formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore that had occupied the area had joined the Federation. Today, Malaysia had spread out its economy by relying on exports of raw materials to help its manufacturing and overall health and wealth of the country.

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Sarah Levy

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Burundi

On September 4, Nick Cumming-Bruce, a writer for the New York Times, wrote about a recent and ongoing issue between Burundi and the United Nations. Burundi leaders are being charged with many crimes against humanity like rape, enforced disappearances, and execution done by the police and the military. Over 500 people have been interviewed and over 400,000 have fled the country. Burundi is also a country on the council for Human Rights, but there is a debate on whether they should maintain that spot. Reports have found that there had been over 500 killings in 2016 over the span of five months, many women were raped, and men had been thrown in jail while being surrounded by decapitated inmates.

This article can relate to mobility, globalization and region. It can relate to mobility because of the diffusion happening. Relocation diffusion is occurring because of the people fleeing the terror caused by the government and military. Region is also a prominent theme because Burundi is a functional region because of the way it can function politically, socially, and economically. Globalization is also found in this issue because of the UN's involvement. The Human Rights Council and the UN have to investigate and discuss what will happen with the officials of Burundi. I feel that this issue is terrifying and heartbreaking. I feel the utmost sympathy for the citizens who live under the terror of this government committing these horrific acts. The United Nations is highly focused on their president, Pierre Nkurunziza, and his alleged criminal actions. President Nkurunziza ran for a 3rd term in 2015, even though a third term is not allowed in Burundi's constitution, and won re-election. I researched further into the fact Mr. Nkurunziza won re-election even though it is not constitutional to hold office for three terms in Burundi. It was stated that his party said he was eligible because he was first elected by lawmakers, not by democratic election. I feel that this whole issue should have been addressed when it first occurred a year ago. I am wondering how the Burundi government officials got away with the crimes? Also, I am curious how the rest of the world did not think something was happening if people were disappearing and fleeing the country?

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YLP Burundi and Kazakhstan - Basic Geography

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On September 4, Nick Cumming-Bruce, a writer for the New York Times, wrote about a recent and ongoing issue between Burundi and the United Nations. Burundi leaders are being charged with many crimes against humanity like rape, enforced disappearances, and execution done by the police and the military.

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The official language of El Salvador is Spanish and the most followed religion is Roman Catholic. Soccer is popular and they use music and art and costumes to connect to their history and show their culture proudly. During the countries civil war, many fled to parts of the United States, Canada, and neighboring countries.

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James Wetherhold

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Broke Bowen
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/philippines-unitedkingdom/

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Molly Concannon

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YLP Guatemala + Finland - Basic Geography

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Guatemala is much less developed than Finland because of the ways that it doesn't take advantage of its rich soil and hurricanes devastate its economy where the country doesn't recover much.

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Will Hoover Pd 1

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Zsanna Smith
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpsmith/home

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https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylppapuanewgineaalgeria/basic-geography
Lily Pallis pd. 2

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https://sites.google.com/s/0By1KXAFGt3iJanRKRk4xcjl3c1E/p/0By1KXAFGt3iJS2M1RmtELUtqVVE/edit

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Colin Arroyo period 1 https://sites.google.com/s/0B-TAXjuDQxQ_R0F6ZHI5Y3RnX28/p/0B-TAXjuDQxQ_cmFPdU5ld0ZCN0k/edit

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Ellie Williams

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The geographic location of the Netherlands was important in the old days because it helped protect the people who lived there, the rivers, lakes, wetlands and woods made it impossible to cross and get there. Celtic and German tribes were the first to inhabit it.

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Pepe Renteria

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Asa Y. Brunk
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpbrunk/home

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Kayla Graham
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpgraham/basic-geography

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Tyler Schwarzman

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Each country faces issues due to their political or physical geography. South Sudan is a landlocked country, so its access to hydroelectric power is limited, along with a very scarce amount of freshwater resources outside of the Sudd.

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Cassidy Lenker

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Logan Nutt
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/mongoliaserbia/home

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Sarah Rice
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/s2r/home

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Previously known as Siam until the 1930's, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country to never have been colonized by European powers. In 1932, a constitutional monarchy was formed as a result of a large yet bloodless revolution; since the revolt in 1932, there have only been minor complications concerning Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat and those succeeding him.

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Katie Leatherman
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpleatherman/basic-geography

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Trent Yatsky

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An article was published by the African News Agency titled, "American volunteers evacuated from Burkina Faso over security concerns." This article was written by Mel Frykberg regarding how changing circumstances and safety concerns have caused American volunteers to be evacuated. The specific safety concern wasn't revealed, but recently there was a terror attack on a cafe. That attack left eight foreigners and seven locals dead. Overall, terror attacks seem to be becoming more frequent, and cautiousness is increasing.

The American volunteers in Burkina Faso shows how globalization can help make the world a better place. America and Burkina Faso were brought closer together by modern day technology, and gained things from it. Personally I think this whole series of events is extremely unfortunate, because Burkina Faso is clearly in need of help in many aspects, and we can no longer provide aid, at least temporarily, because of violence that is occurring. I further researched the terrorism that is happening in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is target for terrorist groups because it contributes to the UN Peacekeeping Initiative in Mali. Terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso are almost always without warning. Recently there have been attacks on police and military near the borders, and it is not uncommon for terrorists to kidnap people as well. I learned this on gov.uk in an article regarding foreign travel advice. I am still wondering what kind of police and military are in place in Burkina Faso, and how much they are able to stand up to terroristic events. I also wonder how much Burkina Faso will be hurt by the American volunteers evacuating, and losing that help they got form them.

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YLP Germany & Burkina Faso - Basic Geography

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An article was published by the African News Agency titled, "American volunteers evacuated from Burkina Faso over security concerns." This article was written by Mel Frykberg regarding how changing circumstances and safety concerns have caused American volunteers to be evacuated. The specific safety concern wasn't revealed, but recently there was a terror attack on a cafe.

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Martin Manning

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This article was about the best course of action that should be taken by the U.S. and South Korea to deal with the latest nuclear threat from North Korea. It was written by Sung-Yoon Lee of the New York Times on September 6 2017. The new nuclear threat was a missile test North Korea did over labor day weekend in which they proved they had discovered how to create the more powerful hydrogen bomb. The article went on to mention how North Korea times these tests in order to maintain a feeling of fear in South Korea to ensure they don't try and attack North Korea.

This event has a lot to do with the situation of South Korea and globalization a whole. Lee mentions that these tests are often done because of how close North and South Korea and the North wants to ensure that the South doesn't think they have stopped developing and that it would be safe to attack them. However, the response to these tests tends to be global in nature. The United States almost always responds in some and often ends up saying South Korea needs to address the problem. Lee suggests we should respond economically instead of military. She suggests the complementarity between China and North Korea should change from being fairly open to much more restricted. This would put economic strain on the North that they may not be able to address. My opinion is that yes something needs to be done to address North Korea's blatant hostile acts that go completely against nuclear agreements already made. If they continue unchecked they will grow in a ambition and may actually use their weapons at some point to try and take over. Germany in the 1940s proved that ignoring a country that is being openly hostile will not solve anything. However, I don't know if military action right away is the best option as they may also cause North Korea to respond violently. I looked farther into the fact that some Chinese banks are laundering money to North Korea either knowingly on not. I found out from the U.S. Department of Justice that 4 Chinese nationals and a trading company were charged with facilitating illegal U.S. dollar transactions in North Korea. I want to know how North Korea finally figured out the hydrogen bomb and how countries around the world will respond to this frightening new development.

Link to the article:
The Way to Make North Korea Back Down

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YLP Republic of Korea & Swaziland - Basic Geography

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This article was about the best course of action that should be taken by the U.S. and South Korea to deal with the latest nuclear threat from North Korea. It was written by Sung-Yoon Lee of the New York Times on September 6 2017.

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Jeremy Fetterhoff

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Reid Fournier
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/

afghanistan-japan

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Sarah Moll
https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpmoll

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Liechtenstein is a small, landlocked principality sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria. During the Middle Ages, the area now known as the Principality of Liechtenstein was part of the Raetia region in the Holy Roman Empire. Much of Lichtenstein's culture is directly derived from surrounding European influences and is a tremendously religious state, as Catholicism is the main religious practice.

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Maxwell Hahn

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Being the birthplace of Islam, Saudi Arabia is home to two of Islam's holiest shrines. The Saudi Arabian government is an monarchy and the modern state was founded in 1932. The king of Saudi Arabia, currently King Salman, has the official title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

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Cole Lutcavage

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Sarah Levy

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Kazakhstan is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, northwest of China and is west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River and is about 4 times the size of Texas. It is a previous member of the Soviet Republic and its first inhabitants, the Ethnic Kazakhs, consisted of a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes.

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The Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) gained its Independence from France in 1960, and since then, cocoa production/exportation and foreign investment has made the Ivory Coast one of the most successful West African countries. In 1999, a military coup overthrew the government, and after several years of fighting, the rebels held the north, and the government held the south.

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Amalia Ried/Period 2

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Amalia Ried - YLP1

What issues might each country face based on their political or physical geography?
Moldova will face hardships when it comes to trade by water as it is landlocked. This can affect the economy; Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. However, it can still receive goods from Romania and Ukraine. Rivers in these two countries lead to locations somewhat near Moldova's border. Despite this, Moldova has very arable land. Nearly 75% of Moldova's land is agricultural.

Due to Tunisia's terrain, it is prone to natural disasters. Its regions that are a part of the Sahara will face drought even thought it is near the Mediterranean sea. In areas that are on the coast have very high risks of flooding and can lead to massive destruction. If it rains to much in the mountains, which does not happen often as it is very dry, it can create mudslides. This can destroy villages or towns at the base of a mountain.
Which of the two countries has the most strategic location?
Tunisia has the most strategic location. Its proximity to the Mediterranean is what makes it strategic. The Mediterranean has plenty of positive resources such as accessibility for trade. The Mediterranean can connect Tunisia to many countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and Turkey. The Mediterranean is also home to many fish. This can provide food to not only Tunisians, but neighboring countries through trade. The sea can also attract tourists on cruises. Tourists typically bring in bountiful amounts of money, boosting Tunisia's economy.
To what extent does the data collected suggest each country's development status?
The data prove that Tunisia is developed and Moldova is undeveloped. Tunisia has a phenomenal location at the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Moldova however is landlocked, giving it many restrictions compared to Tunisia. It is because of this that Moldova has a struggling economy and Tunisia is successful. Tunisiais developed because of its economical success because of its site factors. Moldova is undeveloped because of its lack of prominent site factors.

Tunisia Takes a Big Step to Protect Women From Abuse
Published August 1, 2017

By Lilia Blaise

New York Times

In the week of July 24th, 2017, Tunisia's women celebrated and rejoiced in the capital, Tunis. The Tunisian government passed a law, making it easier to prosecute an abuser and a sexual offender. The government also established punishments for harassing anyone sexually in public. Lilia Blaise, a writer for the New York Times, writes that these laws mean that the voices of domestic and sexual assault victims have been heard. Tunisian women are overjoyed as they could help prevent their fellow females from experiencing what they had to experience. Overall, the crowds in the streets of Tunis, in late July, had the right to be cheering. The women of their country had just won a battle in the fight against domestic and sexual assault. This, however, came after a long struggle. Sixty percent of Tunisian women are victims of domestic violence and many victims report their assaults to the police, opening themselves up, only to not be taken seriously or even turned away. However, one case caused Tunisia's new parliament to open its eyes. After a 13-year-old girl was raped and impregnated, she was ordered by a judge to marry her attacker. The parliament agreed it was time to help women of all ages in their country, leading them to pass laws protecting women.

This current event in Tunisia relates very much so to concepts discussed in class. The new law passed by the country's parliament affects the complementarity between different genders in Tunisia. Domestic and sexual assault does not just happen to women, but to men as well. Tunisia, however, has more cases of women being assaulted than men. These laws impact the relationship between men and women. Women are going to feel safer and be safer compared to what they lived with on a day to day basis just a few weeks ago. Tunisia is one of the first Islamic countries to use its legislative power to defend women. Over the next few years, other Islamic countries will begin to follow in the steps of their neighbors. This is known as hierarchical diffusion; one government impacting the decision of another. Personally, I believe that every country on this planet can learn from Tunisia's actions in helping women. Domestic and sexual assault happens everyday in America and everywhere else around the world. There is still more that we can do despite our many laws protecting American men and women. As it turns out, sexual assaults in Pennsylvania are more protective towards women. According to Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Laws, any sexual offender gets no less than 5 years in prison and is given a fine of up to 25,000 dollars. According to revealnews.org, states such as Mississippi, certain actions that would be considered assaults in many other states, are not at all chargeable. My question is, what can everyday citizens do to improve the laws in states like Mississippi? The simple answer is to speak up, become educated, and help educate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/world/africa/tunisia-women-domestic-violence.html?mcubz=0

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Amalia Ried - YLP1 What issues might each country face based on their political or physical geography? Moldova will face hardships when it comes to trade by water as it is landlocked. This can affect the economy; Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. However, it can still receive goods from Romania and Ukraine.

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On September 6th, 2017 an article titled "Internet Shutdown Amid Planned Anti Govt Protests by Togo Opposition" was written by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban for Africa News. This current event is about protests taking place in Togo over presidential term limits. The first bloody protest was held on August 19-20. On September 6-7, protests are planned to take place. The country changed their constitution in 2002 which allowed an unlimited term. However, the people do not like this now, so many violent and bloody protests have emerged. Many people have been killed or jailed in the process. As an attempt to diminish the protests, the government shutdown the internet and blocked many social medias.

The protests happening in Togo relate to the concepts of mobility and globalization. For a while the idea of the president serving too long had been stirring in the back of people's minds, but no one acted upon it. This thought has now spread to a majority of the county through contagious diffusion. Residents of Togo are now going to extreme measures to make sure they are hear and to try and get what they want. It also seems to relate other political events happening across the world. For example, there are currently people who do not want Donald Trump in office. Although they are not the exact same situation there are people that have similar goals. Togolese residents seem very determined to change the constitution yet again. In my opinion, I think the actions taken were drastic and could have been avoided. The cause of the protest makes sense to me regardless of the course of action. In the US we have term limits so that the same person does not take total control of the power causing a dictatorship. I think that peaceful actions could have been taken instead and still made the same point. One thing mentioned in the article that I researched further was the constitution change in 2002. From an article found below, I found out that the idea of taking the time limit off of office positions was not taken lightly. There was much hesitance as to what would happen to the government power balance as a whole. Although this particular document does not define the outcome, from current knowledge we can know that the did indeed revise the constitution. Some further questions that I have about the happening refer more specifically to the protests rather than the background information. Such as what are the lower government officials opinions about the unlimited time, and do they encourage or discourage the protests? One last question that I had, was who is leading the protests and why do they feel violence is going to make the government change their mind? The protests in Togo are happening to try to stop a growing dictatorship, and are becoming violent quickly.

Main Artice: http://www.africanews.com/2017/09/06/internet-clampdown-amid-planned-anti-govt-protests-by-togo-opposition/

Extended Research: http://www.togo-confidentiel.com/texte/Politique/Modification_de_la_Constitution.htm

English Version Research (Google Translate): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SuUt_spk-U0zKE-FS9tlsobDAzwiGgOg8p7MU9J39C0/edit?usp=sharing

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On September 6th, 2017 an article titled "Internet Shutdown Amid Planned Anti Govt Protests by Togo Opposition" was written by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban for Africa News. This current event is about protests taking place in Togo over presidential term limits. The first bloody protest was held on August 19-20.

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Alexa Elicker
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Marcus Walko
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The first people to reach New Zealand were the Polynesian Maori during A.D. 800. Britain and New Zealand entered into a treaty in 1840, called the Treaty of Waitangi. This treaty gave Queen Victoria power over New Zealand. Once the British established power in New Zealand they began the first organized colonial settlement.

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Lauren Halbruner Period 2
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This is an example of Hierarchical Diffusion. It is a rule that the government (who have power over the citizens) put in place, and the people have to follow it. It is also an example of globalization. The trend started in Cochabamba, which is one city in Bolivia.

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This shows a lack of mobilization on Hungary's part because of their refusal on accepting refugees. This also shows that Hungary wants to preserve their culture and not have refugees change it. I believe that it is wrong of Hungary to deny refugees if they can take them in without any strain to their economy.

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Josiah Steffan

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Sam Burdette https://sites.google.com/masdstudent.org/ylpsyriabelgium/basic-geography

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Jade Klebe - YLP1

Rwanda
There is a good mix of difficulties and benefits Rwanda could experience based on its physical location. To begin, Rwanda is right in the middle of the continent of Africa meaning not only is it hard to get trade because they're landlocked, but also because the trade must go through a few large states before reaching Rwanda. However, Rwanda does have access to several lakes and rivers which could benefit in providing the nation with water for drinking and hydro-powering machines.

This data suggests that Rwanda is a more underdeveloped nation. This is because Rwanda may not get as much access to the globalizing world due to its distance from trade waterways. Because of that, Rwanda does not have the materials to improve their nation as others have improved their own. Also, without new and improved technology, the country of Rwanda would be much less connected with the world, and wouldn't hear about the new advancements everybody is making.
France
There aren't many difficulties France may experience based on its physical location, but instead a variety of benefits. France borders the ocean on two fronts which gives it a large access to waterways for food, water, and trade. The only possible downside on France's location is the fact that they are less connected to the rest of Europe because of how outside their location is.

This data suggests that France is an extremely developed nation. It has a very large access to waterways, which gives it a chance to import foreign materials and ideas into its society. It also is a very large nation which can be seen as threatening by others, which calls for France to advance and improve itself as much as possible in case war threats ever come about.
Comparison
France has the most strategic location of the two because of its larger access to waterways than Rwanda, the size of the country compared to Rwanda, and the excess of rivers and lakes it has compared to Rwanda.

Rwanda Current Event
The article "Paul Kagame re-elected president with 99% of vote in Rwanda election" was written by Jason Burke on August 5, 2017 for the website The Guardian. In this article, Burke tells us about how Paul Kagame was re-elected president of Rwanda for his third term, despite the controversial actions he has taken in office. Besides his sometimes questionable decisions, and the fact that he has been accused of running a one party state, Kagame still has most of Rwanda's support. He won almost 99% of the vote, due to the way he pulled Rwanda out of the state they were in in the 1994 genocide where almost 800,000 people were killed. He greatly helped infant mortality and poverty levels to drop, while also helping literacy rates and other indicators of development to soar. After his re-election, Kagame promised to rebuild Rwanda with better schools, roads, and clinics to try and sustain economic growth.

This article has many connections to what we have been learning lately. First off, Rwanda can be categorized as a perceptual region because everybody in the country sees themselves as a region based on their leader/president. Secondly, the way Kagame's popularity soared after he helped pull Rwanda out of their genocide is an example of contagious diffusion. A part of this article that I researched further were the public's opinions on the way Kagame ruled Rwanda. I found another article on The Guardian, written about Diane Rwigara, one of the few people to outwardly oppose the president of Rwanda. The author of the article, Tom Gardner writes about one of Diane's close friends saying, "He woke up the next day in a hotel room, his phone missing, remembering nothing from the previous night. 'I'm used to it,' Rwigara says. Her best friend disappeared last December after she started speaking out against Kagame and the RPF. He has still not reappeared. 'That's life here. I'm just happy this one came back.'" Obviously, people of Rwanda feel so strongly about the glory of their president that they would be willing to personally attack someone who would dare speak out against him. I feel as if it is a good thing that Paul Kagame was re-elected president after all the good he did for Rwanda, but it is too much for the citizens of Rwanda to be committing treacherous acts against their own people just because of a difference in opinion. My question after all of this is, who else opposes Kagame, and what has happened to them? How much worse can it get for Diane Rwigara?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/paul-kagame-secures-third-term-in-rwanda-presidential-election https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/04/rwanda-pretty-girl-makeup-inside-dark-and-dirty-diane-rwigara-paul-kagame-election

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Jade Klebe - YLP1 Rwanda There is a good mix of difficulties and benefits Rwanda could experience based on its physical location. To begin, Rwanda is right in the middle of the continent of Africa meaning not only is it hard to get trade because they're landlocked, but also because the trade must go through a few large states before reaching Rwanda.

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South Africa is a country in Africa. It was part of Britain until 1931. It has had elections for quite some time, and is one of the more civil countries in Africa. That said, they had some disenfranchised groups until 1994, so they still are making progress.

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