How does the following relate to geography? It's an important issue that's only escalating. Several days ago, Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar (Burma) and utterly destroyed much of the country. So far the death toll is at 22,500 people, but it's feared that almost 100,000 people died. Burma is ruled by an oppressive military government that overthrew Burma's true government in a coup a few years ago. Many of the people in Burma are poor and live in small, rural villages. Burma's government is very reclusive, so for several days they completely denied aid from other countries, and left their people to starve. Now they are accepting limited aid, but they won't let international aid workers into the country. Instead they are letting inexperienced soldiers pass out the aid, which they have plastered in government labels to make it seem like they are not taking aid from other countries. They're trying to trick the Burmese into believing that none of this aid is international.
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Political Geography - What countries are offering international aid and why is Burma's (Myanmar) government reluctant to receive it? How did the Myanmar government obtain power? Why is the Myanmar government trying to deceive its people about the source of the international aid? Economic Geography - Why is Burma a poor country? How poor is Burma that people are starving due to a disaster? What countries are offering the most aid, and from what region of the world? Weather and Climate - What is a cyclone and what parts of the world do they occur? What caused all the fatalities? Wind? Flooding? Location - Where is Burma? When did the country's name change? Who are Burma's neighbors? What is Burma's terrain? How large is Burma? How often do they get cyclones?
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Geography of the area that was flooded. The land is low lying and prone to flooding, a disaster waiting to happen. In fact does happen every few decades. This isn't the first time so why all the fuss? The land consists of the Irriwady river delta. The land is very fertile so people desire to live in the area so they can farm. They know the risks yet choose to live there anyway. Who cares where the aid comes from? The aid is getting to the people. How much experience is necessary to give away food and water?
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