COUNTRY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: GERMANY, PHILIPPINES, AND SAMOABy: Kailyn Hayes

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GERMANY(MORE INDUSTRIALIZED)

Formal- Berlin

Functional- Baltic Coast

Perceptual- West Europe

Absolute Location- 52.51° N; 13.38° E

Relative Location- Central Europe, East of Netherlands, and North of Switzerland

Climatic Zone- Temperate/Marine

Landforms- North European Plain or Rhine Forests

Vegetation-Forests

Land Use-Crops(33.25%)

What makes it unique?- The Berlin Wall, Cologne Cathedral, Cornflower is the official flower and Germans have Karnevals.

PHILIPPINES(NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED)

Formal- Manila

Functional- Luzon Urban Beltway

Perceptual- Different languages in certain regions (Tagalog, Cebuano and Ilokano)

Absolute Location- 13° N 122° E

Relative Location- Directly East of Vietnam

Climatic Zone- Tropical Marine

Landforms- Chocolate Hills, Mayon Volcano

Vegetation- Tropical Forests

Land Use-Crops

What makes it unique?- They have Jeepney which is an over the top bus for Tourists and the beautiful Puerto Princesa River

SAMOA(LESS INDUSTRIALIZED)

Formal- Apia

Functional- National Soccer Stadium

Perceptual- Pule

Absolute Location-13.83° N 171.75° W

Relative Location- Northwest of America Samoa

Climatic Zone- Tropical

Landforms- Moso’s Footprint and Agaroa Beach

Vegetation- Tropical Forests

Land Use- Agriculture(2.82%)

What makes it unique?- Samoans are known as the “happy people” and Samoa is made up of 7 islands. The official flower is the Paogo.

PART 2: POPULATIONGERMANY

Percent with aids- 0.1Infant Mortality Rate- 3.3Life Expectancy- 80GNI PPP- 44,540Natal Policy- ProContraception- YesFifteen and below- 18Sixty-five and above- 18Literacy Rate- 99Net Migration- 13%Internally Displaced Persons- 5,683

Urban- 73Rural- 25How long in school- 10 yearsPopulation- 80.9 millionCBR- 8CDR- 11NIR- (-02)Demographic Stage- 4Percentage of Doctors- 3.8Access to Health Care- YesPush Factors- Constant floods and unemployment

PHILIPPINES

Percent with aids- 0.1Infant Mortality Rate- 23Life Expectancy- 69GNI PPP- 7,820Natal Policy- AntiContraception- YesFifteen and below- 34Sixty-five and above- 4Literacy Rate- 95.4Net Migration-Internally Displaced Persons- 7 million by disaster and 133,000 by conflict

Urban- 63Rural- 55How long in school- 11 yearsPopulation- 100.1 millionCBR- 24CDR- 6NIR-1.8Demographic Stage-2Percentage of Doctors- 1.15Access to Health Care- YesPush Factor- Religious Persecution

SAMOA

Percent with aids- N/AInfant Mortality Rate- 16Life Expectancy- 74GNI PPP- 4,800Natal Policy- ProContraception- YesFifteen and below- 39Sixty-five and above-5Literacy Rate-98.8Net Migration- (-12,690)Refugees- 1%Internally Displaced Persons from a tsunami in 2009

Urban- 20Rural- 81 How long in school- 10 yearsPopulation- 0.2 millionCBR- 29 CDR-5NIR-2.4Demographic Stage-3Percentage of Doctors- 0.5Access to Health Care- YesPush Factor- Lack of economic opportunity

UNIT 3: CULTURE GERMANY Impact of pop/folk culture- Embracing

both

Cultural ideas in landscape- Dresden Elbe Valley

How do people treat environment- Not good because of industrialization

Heavily Dependent on non-renewable fuels- Yes

How do people define themselves- Hard-working

Is culture in art- Yes, the Foolish Virgins

Local Taboos- Do not participate in the Nazi salute

Dress Styles- Dirndl and Lederhosen

Types of Buildings- Gothic and Renaissance style buildings with many Cathedrals

Languages- 95% of people speak Deutsch

Types of Music- Bavarian Folk or Classical

Art- Renaissance paintings and the Waltz

Leisure- Hiking and sports

Religions- Roman Catholic

Discrimination- Against Muslims and Jews

Genocide- Holocaust

Gender- Salary gaps between men and women

PHILIPPINES Impact of pop/folk culture- Both

are strongly present Cultural ideas in landscape-Rice

Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleros

How do people treat environment- Good as they try to decrease tsunamis

Heavily Dependent on non-renewable fuels- Yes

How do people define themselves- Pinoy, Pacific Islander, or “Hispanic Asians”

Is culture in art- Yes; Roman Arena

Local Taboos- Don’t stare at people or hand coins to kids

Dress Styles- Barong and Ternos

Types of Buildings- Nipa huts, Torogan and modern day buildings

Languages- 28 million people speak Tagalog and others speak English

Types of Music- Pinoy Pop Art- Felix Hidalgo is a famous painter

and the Kuratsa which is a folk dance Leisure- Karaoke, Diving, and

Shopping Religions- Roman Catholic and

Muslim Discrimination- Against women in the

work place Genocide- Yes Mindano Violence in

1972 related to political and religious views

Gender- Women have higher education and are becoming more empowered

SAMOA• Impact of pop/folk culture- Many

people rely on tradition

• Cultural ideas in landscape- Falefa Valley

• How do people treat the

environment- Good

• Heavily Dependent on non-renewable fuels- No

• How do people define themselves- As Children of Samoa

• Is culture in art- Yes the Siapo

• Local Taboos- Never walk in front of your guests

• Dress Styles- Women wear Puletasi and men wear lava-lava

• Types of Buildings- Fale which are houses and Tunoas

• Languages- 82% speak Samoan while many speak English as well

• Types of Music- Samoan Reggae and Hip-Hop

• Art- Intricate cultural tattoos and Siva which is a Samoan folk dance

• Leisure- Surfing, Walking on beaches, and spending time with family

• Religions- Roman Catholic

• Discrimination- Against the lower class

• Genocide- No

• Gender- Only men can work night shifts and there’s Fa’afafine. Your work determines your gender.

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MORE!Famous Germans- Jasmine Sanders, Albert Einstein, Jermaine Cole, Tia and Tamera Mowery, and Martin Lawrence

Famous Filipinos- Bruno Mars, Manny Pacquiao Shay Mitchell, Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Famous Samoans- David Tua, Mike Lupati, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, and Troy Polamalu

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Kaneda, Carl Haub And Toshiko. 2014 World Population Data Sheet (n.d.): n. pag. 2014 World Population Data Sheet. Web. 4 Dec. 2014.