Water use in terms of the tradition of acequia has more spiritual meaning and traditional beliefs and customer which endured over the decades. Water use on today's modern society is different as it is neither exclusive to the community bound with the territory of an aequia. However they are struggling to preserve their old ways with two factors, one the political and laws about views water resources and also the demand as population grows.
Cities are major water users with growing water needs. Housing developments drain off water from the rivers, but do not return water to the river. As a result, ditches are drying up, water flow is slowed and it is difficult for framers to rely on acequias to meet their water needs. Land values have gone up, so when a farm is sold, it may no longer need the ditches. If the ditch is not maintained, then farms further down may not have enough water.
American settlers outnumbered Mexican citizens. They began to take over the regional administration and to insist on special US-based privileges such as owning slaves, appointing their own lawmen, and using US legal principles for land-ownership. None of these things were acceptable to the Mexican
<span>Japan adopted: the education, legal code and confucist ideology. The Japanese adoption of Chinese culture distinguishes them from many other peoples strongly affected by the expansion of Chinese civilization. The Japanese were selective in their adoption of Chinese ideas and institutions and remained politically independant.</span>
<em>Industrialization in Great Britain began with the global 'Industrial revolution', a pioneer. Industrialization in Russia was the last in Europe, a laggard.
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<u>Great Britain’s industrialization was driven by individual citizens, while Russia’s was guided by the government. </u>
