Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
GREENLAND
U.S.
(Alaska)
60
°
CANADA
40
°
40
°
UNITED STATES
ATLANTIC
BERMUDA
OCEAN
BAHAMAS
MEXICO
Tropic of Cancer
CUBA
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
20
°
20
°
20
°
JAMAICA
U.S.
(Hawaii)
BELIZE
HONDURAS
NICARAGUA
HAITI
PUERTO
RICO
PACIFIC
GUATEMALA
EL SALVADOR
COSTA RICA
PANAMA
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
OCEAN
VENEZUELA
SURINAME
FRENCH GUIANA
COLOMBIA
GUYANA
Equator
0
°
ECUADOR
BRAZIL
PERU
GROSS NATIONAL
HAPPINESS
BY COUNTRY,
2009
BOLIVIA
20
°
20
°
20
°
Tropic of Capricorn
PARAGUAY
First quartile (52.5-76.1)
URUGUAY
CHILE
ARGENTINA
Second quartile (43.6-51.9)
40
°
40
°
40
°
40
°
Third quartile (34.5-43.5)
Fourth quartile (16.6-34.5)
160
°
140
°
120
°
80
°
60
°
40
°
No data
60
°
60
°
60
°
60
°
SOUTHERN
OCEAN
0
1000
2000
3000 Kilometers
0
1000
2000 Miles
Figure 14.2 .
Gross National Happiness, 2010.
Data from: Centre for Bhutan Studies.
Key Questions
For Chapter 14
1.
How have identities changed in a globalized world?
2 .
What is globalization, and what role do networks play in globalization?
3.
How do networks operate in a globalized world?
HOW HAVE IDENTITIES CHANGED
IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD?
Gillian Rose defi nes identity as “how we make sense
of ourselves.” She explains that we have identities at dif-
ferent scales: we have local, national, regional, and global
identities. At each scale, place factors into our identities.
We infuse places with meaning and emotions based on
our experiences in those places. Relatively few people liv-
ing in today's globalized world are world travelers. And
many of those who have traveled the globe have missed
out on the uniqueness of place by visiting only global
