<span>As in any other country, geography shapes the history and the economy. Geography commands not only the climate, rivers mountains, but also religion and culture. China to begin with is among the largest countries in the world, and is the most populous. Most of its population is at the coast, because it has access to water and to ocean, thus can feed themselves better than people from the mountains. Inside the country, there are deserts and mountains, and ancient Chinese preferred those location to build monasteries and sacred places,and also used it as a protective shelters in times of war. Geography also affects what people's diet, their soil is good for rice, given the humidity, which cause the ancient Chinese to live on rice-paddies, in large families.Due to extensive labor it required to grow rice on the farm, Chinese had a lot of kids, which they try to prevent lately. So geography affected their social life, living in big families, with many children, embedded respect for elderly, and reinforced family ties. Another particularity, are Chinese rivers, The Yellow river, is lately drying out, but it is known to flood many provinces in ancient times, so people would grow certain flood resistant plants there, and also build cities, that can rely on waterway for their water supply and transportation.</span><span> </span>
The machine-gun was one of the deadliest weapons of the Western Front, causing thousands of casualties. It was a relatively new weapon at the start of the war, but British and German forces soon realised its potential as a killing machine, especially when fired from a fixed defensive position.
The Vickers machine-gun (above) was famed for its reliability and could fire over 600 rounds per minute and had a range of 4,500 yards. With proper handling, it could sustain a rate of fire for hours. This was providing that a necessary supply of belted ammunition, spare barrels and cooling water was available. When there was no water to hand, soldiers would urinate in the water jacket to keep the gun cool!
earthquakes are able to reach any area! It has no limits unlike tsunamis. It can destroy way more and even break earths crust, they can cause even avalanches! And damage roads making it hard for people to drive to where they need to go.
European colonialism and colonization was the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over other societies and territories, founding a colony, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
