North Korea and Bosnia-Herzegovina are two countries who have many interesting features. They are similar yet different in many aspects of their physical, political, and cultural geography. Bosnia-Herzegovina’s and North Korea’s climate and natural environment are similar, even though they are around 5,000 miles apart. Both countries’ histories have been rocky, yet their history aided these countries in getting to where they are today.
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s climate is a mix of a continental, also known as temperate, and a Mediterranean climate. A continental climate is made up of warm, humid summers and snowy, cold winters. In a Mediterranean climate, the temperatures are more moderate with milder winters than a continental climate, and sunny, dry summers (Milivojevic 24-25). In the mountains, the winters are cold and the summers are mild and rainy; however, most of the country experiences mild winters and hot, dry summers (“Bosnia-Herzegovina” 4). Bosnia-Herzegovina has a differing climate in different areas.
Bosnia-Herzegovina has a mild climate. In the upper portion of Bosnia-Herzegovina, normally known as Bosnia, the climate is close to that of continental Europe. The average temperature in the area of Bosnia is about 32˚F in January and the average temperature in July is about 72˚F. It also has a lower average rainfall and snowfall in the winter than the Herzegovina area. The Herzegovina area, which is closer to the Mediterranean Sea, is normally warmer than the Bosnia area. The average temperature for January is 42˚F and the average temperature in July is 78˚F. Herzegovina has most of its rainfall from October to June (Englar, 13-14). Bosnia-Herzegovina has two main climate regions.
Bosnia-Herzegovina has many natural fe...
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...different today. North Korea is also very strict in their culture, while Bosnia-Herzegovina is a free practice country. Bosnia-Herzegovina and North Korea are two different countries, but still have similarities.
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Blaine Harden, former national correspondent and writer for the New York Times, delivers an agonizing and heartbreaking story of one man’s extremely conflicted life in a labor camp and an endeavor of escaping this place he grew up in. This man’s name is Shin Dong-hyuk. Together, Blaine Harden and Shin Dong-hyuk tell us the story of this man’s imprisonment and escape into South Korea and eventually, the United States, from North Korea. This biography that takes place from 1982-2011, reports to its readers on what is really going on in “one of the world’s darkest nations” (back cover of the book), that is run under a communist state and totalitarian dictatorship that was lead by Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and currently lead by Kim-Jong un. In Escape from Camp 14, Shin shows us the adaptation of his life and how one man can truly evolve from an animal, into a real human being.
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1984 demonstrates a dystopian society in Oceania by presenting a relentless dictator, Big Brother, who uses his power to control the minds of his people and to ensure that his power never exhausts. Aspects of 1984 are evidently established in components of society in North Korea. With both of these society’s under a dictator’s rule, there are many similarities that are distinguished between the two. Orwell’s 1984 becomes parallel to the world of dystopia in North Korea by illustrating a nation that remains isolated under an almighty ruler.
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Due to the moderating effect, this ecozone has long, mild summers (18 to 22°C) and cool, short winters (-3 to -12°C), with around 720 to 1000mm of precipitation, and 180 to 260 growing days annually. The Westerlies can also alter the weather quickly in this ecozone.
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The highlands here can receive up to 80 inches of rainfall a year and average temperatures in the low 60s F (Brittanica.com). Attoh classifies the remaining areas as the B (dry climate) subcategory of Bsh (semiarid climate).... ... middle of paper ... ...
In Jamaica, the climate is tropical and humid with warm to hot temperatures all year round. The average temperature in Jamaica is between 80 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Jamaican nights are considered cooler than the days and the mountain areas are cooler than the lower land throughout the year. Jamaica is an overall sunny climate with minimal periods of extended rainfall outside of its rainy season. The coldest season of the year is winter. While it does not snow during the winter months, the climate is cooler due to the winter activities in the mountains. When compared to Jamaica, the United States has a broad range of climates. Due to its large size and wide range of geographic features, United States has examples of nearly every global climate. The northern part of the country tends to be cooler than the south. In general, summers are hot and humid in the plains and southern states while the southwest states are very hot and quite dry. The coldest season of the year is winter. Winter in the southern states is mild, while in the north, northeast, and in the western mountains, conditions are often quite cold with heavy snow and sub-freezing
The history of modern Bosnia began with the country of Yugoslavia in the 1900s. At the beginning of World War I, the Baltic region was controlled by Austria-Hungary. The trigger for WWI actually took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia, when a group of insubordinate Serbs assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand (heir to Austria-Hungary). In the ashes of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Baltic countries formed the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1918. The Kingdom united as the country of Yugoslavia in 1929, of which Bosnia was a constituent republic until Nazi Germany invaded in 1941. After Nazi Germany fell, President Marshall Tito took over the country and controlled it. Although President Tito was a Communist, he did do some good in the country, especially by keeping the Soviet Union at arm’s length, which planted unity in his country against a common enemy. When Yugoslavia was under Tito, it had some of the best times in Slavic
North and South Korea were not very different politically or culturally from one another before mid 1940’s (White, Bradshaw, Dymond, Chacko, Scheidt, 2014, p. 125). However, North Korea started the Korean War when they invaded South Korea in 1950. These two countries, which were once the same, are vastly different in the areas of politics and culture The Koreas’ continue to disagree and not be at peace with each other since the Korean War despite small steps toward progress over the
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About one third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the rainy monsoon season, causing for bad economic development. Bangladesh has three main seasons; tropical, mild winter that lasts from October to March, a hot humid summer that goes from March to June, and a humid, warm monsoon season that brings them back to October. The terrain of the country is mostly flat plains across the country and hilly on the southeast side. Bangladesh shares many cultural and geographical features with nearby West Bengal. The country has come so far in the last few decades by gaining their independence.
South Korea, once a broken country filled with broken families, has transformed itself into a fine example of perseverance in a tough situation. South Korea and its neighbor to the north have developed past where they were before the Korean War, but in different ways. The two countries, while certainly dependent on each other, are vastly different. Their conflicting styles of government and their differing cultures speak for themselves in this case. South Korea has, over the years, changed dramatically from the crippled country of the Korean War into a blossoming beacon of Asian cultural and economic changes. The combination of its recent economic importance, its heavy cultural influence, and its constant danger of participating in a war makes South Korea one of the most influential countries in the world.
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