The Zwin canal was Brugge’s lifeline, being that it was Brugge’s connection to the sea. Up until 1500 the Zwin had lead to a boom in Brugge’s economic status, boasting a population in Brugge of over 200,000 individuals. This was double of London and made Brugge a widely renowned city. However, once the Zwin canal silted up and became inaccessible for travel, it created a domino effect (Lonely Planet). To silt up is a simple
During the 1880s, Melbourne had considerably grown from a dusty old town into an outstanding city; it even had the nickname of “Marvellous Melbourne”. Melbourne’s population was approaching 300000 and it had considerably grown since it was founded. At this time, Melbourne was the second largest city in the British Empire. The middle classes lived in detached villas on large blocks of land, while the working class lived in comfortable cottages in the Northern and Western suburbs. Large industries were placed in the Western suburbs and the extremely wealthy lived in massive mansions near the Yarra River.
In the 1896 election, the success rate was much higher. William Jennings Bryan managed to secure over 6.5 million votes, which is 176 electoral votes. This compared to the previous election results is an extremely good result. This shows the huge backing the Populists have gained since the 92’ elections. The majority of the voters were from the south and west of the States, which is where much of the rural land was, also, McKinley won the east and north, which is where the big business was, and where the majority of his support was.
Blackpool Case Study Blackpool is a seaside borough in Lancashire on the North West coast of England which faces the Irish Sea. Its estimated population is 142,000 which makes it the 4th most densely populated borough outside greater London in England and wales. During the middle ages it was only a small costal hamlet. However, when it became popular to travel to the coast for holidays (in the 18th century), Blackpool started to become popular, especially when roads were built leading to it and stagecoaches ran for major cities such as Halifax and Manchester during the late 1700’s. Then, people such as Henry Banks built new buildings including a church there throughout the early 19th Century, causing a population boom from a mere 500 inhabitants to approximately 2500.
Around 1 million Africans are employed to the biggest soft drink brand in the world - Coca-Cola. They have been there since 1929 and is the continents largest employer, "with 65,000 employees and 160 plants". A study at the University of South Carolina found that, "1% of South Africa's economy was tied up, one way or another, in the distribution and sale of Coke". With the population of each African nation being typically higher than in most other continents, it gives a large pool of opportunity to global companies like Coca-Cola to invest in local labourers at a reasonable price. The fact is that a high population also opens up a large pool of customers as well.
(270). Most of Latin America had gained independence by tend first quarter of the nineteenth century. The protracted struggle elevated to power small, privileged elite who, with few exceptions, enjoyed many benefits from the Spanish and the Portuguese colonial systems and reaped even great rewards during the early decades of nationhood. The authors Burns & Charlip pointed out in their book Latin America, an Interpretive History that: “the independence of the new nations proved almost the nominal because the ruling elites became economically subservient to Great Britain. The impetus to bulk a nation-state came from above.
‘Cruise tourism is the fastest growing segment of leisure tourism’ (Klein 2011:107). Between 1980 and 2010, the cruise industry has seen a passenger growth rate of 7.5% on average per year and in 2010 it’s estimated that 15 million passengers took a cruise of 7.2 days average length (Cruise Lines International Association, 2011). Klein (2011), states that with such rapid growth there are concerns for the impact on the environment, local economies in popular ports and on the sociocultural nature of communities. This paper will seek to examine these impacts and the development and structure of the cruise industry as it stands today. Cartwright and Baird (1999) reveal that in 1801 the first steam driven ship commenced service in Scotland and over the following years wooden steam ships were used only for short journeys.
Access to commodities such as fabrics, spices, and gold motivated a European quest for a faster means to reach South Asia. It was this search that led the Portuguese down the coast of West Africa to Sierra Leone in 1460. Due to several technological and cultural advantages, Portugal dominated world trade for nearly 200 years, from the fifteenth to the sixteenth centuries. While, in the fifteenth century, the rest of Europe was decimated by the Black Plague, Portugal was protected by its physical isolation. Additionally, Portugal had an unusually strong national identity, due to its natural geographic borders, allowing the pooling of the considerable economic resources necessary to fund these ambitious explorations.
People of mixed races continue to be the fastest growing population in the United States, according to, Buzzle.com, a population that has tripled during the last century. We are a nation that has grown from 100 million, in 1915 to 200 million, by 1967 to a whopping 300 million, in 2006. We are expected to grow into a population of 9 billion by the year 2050(Buzzle.com). Another example of societies evolving as a whole is our judicial system, although not perfect, I challenge you to find a better one. We have evolved from public executions,
The population provides the much needed labor force that has propelled the country’s industrial and agricultural sector to great heights of productivity. China’s population is the largest in the world. As per mid-2011, the country had a population of over 1.3 billion people (Rosenberg, 2011). This is a 20% representation of the World’s total population because the world population is estimated to be around 6.7 billion. Besides providing labor for industries, the large Chinese population forms a ready market for goods and services.