Terrorism and its Effects on Globalization and its effects on Belize

    Globalization has played a huge role in helping terrorism spread. For example the development of better communication has helped terrorist groups grow. Communication also allows multiple countries to be involved in one terrorist group. For example, Al Qaeda has multiple members stationed all over the world. Terrorism can also disrupt the economy. When groups, like Al Qaeda, make threats, or go through with attacks, it is usually a statement on how much power the group has over civilians.

            Terrorist attacks are usually centered on one area, but they affect citizens all over the world. For example, the September eleventh attacks on the U.S. killed not only Americans but citizens from around the world who were in the area's where the attacks occurred.

Figure 1: Pictured above is Al Qaeda terrorists preparing

for an attack.

Figure 2&3: Pictured above on the left is the attack on the twin towers in New York City,

pictured on the right is the attack on the pentagon in Washington DC. Both

attacks occurred on September 11, 2000.


        Belize is a country that usually does not appear on the news for things like terrorism. Recently terrorism has made an appearance in Belize. To View an article on one of the most recent terrorism threats use this link http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/07/john_mcafee_spymaster/.

Works Cited:

Rowntree, Les, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, and William Wyckoff. Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World. Fourth ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Print

Figure Sources:

Figure 1:  https://www.google.com/search

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Figure 3: https://www.google.com/search

Urban settlements in Belize.

    One thing geographers look for in urban settlements in countries like Belize is the agriculture; the Belize area is the perfect example of why geographers look at aspects like agriculture. Looking at agriculture aspects of Belize is important because the country of Belize is able to grow different types of food and expand their economy. Another aspect geographers look at in urban settlements is the population growth. It is important to note the population growth because if the population is higher, then there are more people to contribute to the economy.

    Belize does not have many urban areas but the biggest city in Belize is Belize City, 52% of the population live in urban areas, but they rely more on the agriculture of the rural, which makes up 48% of Belize's population, to support their growing economy. The population growth in Belize has unfortunately decreased dramatically within the past few years. The citizens of Belize are currently experiencing a very high growth in their unemployment rate, which is 16.1% and shows as an outcome that the economy is weak. many people from other countries have provided help to try and boost the Belize economy by providing medical help, clean water systems, and the spread of religious beliefs, thousands of people from other countries have gone to help the people of Belize on mission trips and are trying to help the people get jobs and get more of their economy going.

           
Figure 1: Pictured above is the beautiful and urban Belize City, Belize.

Works Cited:

Rowntree, Les, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, and William Wyckoff. Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World. Fourth ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Print. 

www.belizeforum.com/belize

www.heritage.org/index/country/bleize

Figure Sources:

Figure 1: https://www.google.com/search