11 World Realms Common Charactersitics

-Common Language and Religion - English and Christianity (Majority Protestant)

-Economic - Core Countries/More Developed Countries (MDC’s)

-Political - Both former British Colonies

-Diverse climate zones

• North America

• Southeast Asia

• Latin America

• Austral

-Common Language and Religion - Spanish (and Portuguese) and Roman Catholic

-Economic (Semi-Periphery and Periphery, Mostly Less Developed Countries (LDC’s)

w/some becoming more developed

-Political (Mostly Former Spanish Colonies except Brazil, Jamaica, Belize, etc.)

-Very diverse climate zones

• North America

• Europe

• Latin America

• South Asia

-Common Religion - Christianity (although religious affiliation has declined in recent

years)

-Common-ish language - All Indo-European Language Family (English, Spanish, French, Etc.

-Economic/Political - European Union (mostly Core Countries/MDC’s)

-Mostly “Mid-Latitude” Climate Zones

• East Asia

• Europe

• North America

• Sub-Saharan Africa

-Common Language and Religion - Arabic and Islam

-Economy divides - some oil rich MDC’s; some poor LDC’s

-Politically diverse but Islam influences many governments

-Physical Geography - “Arid/Semi-Arid” (Dry) climate zones

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• South Asia

• Russia and the Caucusus

• North Africa, Southwest & Central Asia

-Mostly Christian religion with Local religions

-Political- Former European Colonies/Abusive Rule

-Economic - Primarily LDC’s/Periphery

-Aids Epidemic

-Monstly “Tropical” and “Dry” climate zones

• Austral

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• North Africa, Southwest & Central Asia

• Latin America

-Large Country Dominates

-Economic - Semi-Periphery, Becoming more developed

-Mostly Russian and Mostly Orthodox Christianity

-Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia former Colonies of USSR (common recent history)

-Azerbaijan is a Muslim country in the Caucasus Region which has lead to much friction

on these region.

-Some would include “The Caucasus” in the Middle East region

-Climates vary with Russia being colder and more humid than the Caucasus

• Russia and the Caucasus

• Austral

• The Pacific World (Oceania)

• East Asia

-Physical Geography - Himalayas dominate the Northern part of the region

-Political - Former British Colonies

-Religion - Hindu and Islam

-Language - Urdu and Hindi Language very similar

-Extremely High Population Density/Urbanization rates that continue to grow

-Diverse climate zones

• Southeast Asia

• North America

• South Asia

• Russia and the Caucasus

-Religion - Confucianism and Buddhism

-Languages - very different

-Economic - Japan/South Korea are Core/MDC’s, China and others are Semi-Periphery

but developing

-Diverse climate zones

• Sub Saharan Africa

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Europe

-Religion: Buddhist (with growing Islamic influence and even less Christianity)

-Languages - Very diverse

-Political - European Colonialism impacts still felt

-Economic - Periphery, Semi-Periphery “Emerging Markets” are developing quickly

-”Tropical” climate zones

• The Pacific World (Oceania)

• Southeast Asia

• North Africa, Southwest & Central Asia

• Austral

-Common Language and Religion: English and Christian (Former British colonies)

-Economic - MDC’s, Semi-Core

-New Zealand’s population is less than Chicago and its Suburbs!

- Australia mostly “Arid” climates, NZ cooler/more humid

• North America

• Southeast Asia

• Russia and the Caucasus

• Austral