.... into a new plane of analysis and implementation. These five themes include location, place, human-environment interactions, movement, and regions. Location answers the question of "where?". If you plan to meet someone at a specific time, and a specific place, the question of "Where will you meet?" must first be answered. To resolve this situation, Geography employs Absolute Location, and Relative Location. Absolute Location applies a grid-matrix system to the earth's surface in the form of coordinates. These coordinates, longitude and latitude, allow geographers to pinpoint exac .....

.... Impediments Initiative helps the Japan foreign trade goes a lot easier. In mid 1990 Japan was rank third for domestic product and weren’t far away to get second place. Japan was exporting passenger car, petroleum, iron and steel, electronic equipment, coal, pulp and natural gas. Petroleum is 35 per cent worth out of all exporting stuff. Japan gets 5 billion worth of cash from exporting and importing. Late 1990 the role of heavy industry grows in importance for the economy. The Japan manufacture for steelmaking was rank first, so was textile. In 1913 Japan was the second best for trading. .....

.... hot concentrated flow of debris and gas, and Ash fall - fine volcanic particles held in suspension. Other hazards include the remobilisation of ash, volcanic tremors and avalanches. A future eruption would effect population, buildings, transport, water supply, livestock and crops. In the event of an eruption many of the surrounding villages (especially in the valleys) would have to be evacuated. LOCATION: Mt. Ruapehu is situated in North Island, New Zealand (Fig.1) within the Southern end of the Taupo volcanic zone, which stretches NE to White Island in the Bay of Plenty (Fig.2). Mt. Ruapehu .....

.... of Mexico, which is located at the south of the city. Most of Mexico City's culture is the museums that are located throughout the city. The Museum of Anthropology, Modern Art, and the National Historical Museum, have exhibits of pre-Columbian artifacts. Another part of Mexico City's culture are the Ballet Folklorico performances at the Palace of Fine Arts and Mexico's most important religious shrine, the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadeloupe, is located on the outskirts of the city. History The history of Mexico City began in 1325 when a group of nomads from the north settled on an is .....

.... the island were electronically operated and were designed to slam and let the inmate know the guards were in total control. Coming back from work inmates were checked eleven times and had to get through three metal detectors. Then in their cells they were counted up to thirty times a day (Stuller 87). Well-behaved inmates could spend their Saturday and Sunday afternoons watching a movie or in the recreation yard. In the yard they could lounge about, lift weights, play in a softball game, or sit down to a game of chess, dominoes, or bridge. A typical day went like this: At 6:30 AM you wak .....

.... building until 1930. Other points of interest include: It took 2.5 million rivets to build. It also took 300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it. It sways no more than 12 cm in high winds! It's height can vary up to 15 cm depending on temperature. It's made up of 15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets). It took 40 tons of paint! The base of it is 101 meters. There are 1652 steps to get to the top. It was almost torn down in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna - used for te .....

.... are grains, vegetables, and pyrethrum- group of small flowers used in making insecticides. Farmers raise cattle for meat and dairy products. On the coastal waters, fishing is rich. Ecuador is the leader in the tuna fishing. Ecuador also fishes herring, mackerel, and shrimp. Transportation The lack of all-weather roads held back economic development in Ecuador for many years. In the 1960's new roads have helped people to get from one place to another. The Pan American Highway runs through Ecuador from north to south. Communication The largest newspaper, El Universo, is published in .....

.... Chinese government decided to implant the "wan xi shao" family planning program. This program allowed families to have no more than two children. By the late seventies apparently the Chinese population was still growing. Thus in 1979 the government formed a new policy that allowed families to have no more than one child. Because of this program it is known that women who give birth to daughters are abused by their husbands for not having a boy. One of the problems with such a program is that it is difficult to enforce. This is why the government provides positive economic incentives to .....

.... Eastern-rite Catholic population in the western part of the country. Protestant, Judaic, and Moslem religions are also practiced. The major churches are the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Baptist Church, and the Ukrainian Evangelical Alliance. EDUCATION In Ukraine, all citizens are guaranteed an equal opportunity for a free education. There are 22,300 general education schools in the whole country. There are also 778 schools for higher learning. The literacy rate for males is 100% and for females this number is 98%. FOOD Ukra .....