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Not to forget the Canadian Economy. Also, Mexico's economy is Growing, so add Mexico City and Guadalajara in there. I guess some of the ports like Tijuana-Ensenada, Mazatlan, Culiacan, Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco. Let's not forget Panama City.
I think that a few decades ago, It was definitely the Atlantic side, but now it looks like it is going more towards the pacific.
And of course you seem to forget that most of Canadas population is on the atlantic side and indeed Mexico also.
100% true. The relative importance of those two regions depend only of the USA.
Economically the Pacific Rim is more significant (Chinese and Japanese trade with the US playing a huge role). But about everything else the Atlantic Rim is (still) more significant : political, immigration, science and culture sharing, tourism, etc.
And of course you seem to forget that most of Canadas population is on the atlantic side and indeed Mexico also.
Not true, at all.
The most populated areas are in central Mexico. And from there the distance to both the Pacific and the Atlantic coast are pretty much the same.
And yes, since long before Roman times there has been a lot of interchange between the two halves. From the domestication of cattle (began in India, spread to Europe and the rest of Asia), pigs (SEA and China to the west), wheat and barley (from the Middle East to China and Europe), horses, dogs, fowl (from Asia to the west), technology (Mesopotamia, Levant, Mycenian, Indus, Huang He). The connection between Europe and N.American civilisations is far more recent really, a product of colonialism. But I suspect explain all of this to you is pretty pointless, so for the benefit of others.
Well again I don't live in mainland Europe I live on the island of Ireland which was not colonised by the Romans etc and is on the extreme western perhiphery of Europe.
Well again I don't live in Europe I live on the island of Ireland which was not colonised by the Romans etc and is on the extreme western perhiphery of Europe.
Yes, but you were talking about Eurasia, were you not?
I think you should draw the line at 200 km on road from the ocean for the cities.
Santa Cruz, Las Palmas, Sevilla, Malaga, Bilbao, Gijon, La Coruna and Vigo are Atlantic,
Madrid, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Granada and Cordoba are NOT.
I don't see the Mediterranean sea as Atlantic, only if Iberia didn't exist.
Only Atlantic cities in Germany are Bremen, Hamburg, Kiel, Lubeck and Rostock.
I think you should draw the line at 200 km on road from the ocean for the cities.
Santa Cruz, Las Palmas, Sevilla, Malaga, Bilbao, Gijon, La Coruna and Vigo are Atlantic,
Madrid, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Granada and Cordoba are NOT.
I don't see the Mediterranean sea as Atlantic, only if Iberia didn't exist.
Only Atlantic cities in Germany are Bremen, Hamburg, Kiel, Lubeck and Rostock.
Well I mean more countries that border those oceans. Basically, it's Asia + Australia + Western US vs Eastern US + Europe. I guess South America could be split too.
Historically, the Atlantic Realm was more powerful than the Pacific Rim because of the Eastern US, Western Europe, Caribbean, etc. It has cities such as New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, San Juan, London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon, Casablanca, etc. This is why the World Map is usually centered on the Atlantic Ocean. There was more trade between Europe and North America from the 16th century to the 20th century. However, The Pacific Rim is starting to becoming more powerful in the 21st century when the cities and the states are becoming more developed on both sides of the Pacific. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Honolulu, etc.
The pacific rim was Britain's great trading partner in the past, and the area has a long history of trade, whilst in terms of Europe it sits in between the North American and Asian time zones as well as Africa, which has the fastest economic growth of any continent. I welcome the economic growth of these regions and hope it leads to a more stable and prosperous world in the future.
And of course you seem to forget that most of Canadas population is on the atlantic side and indeed Mexico also.
Wrong. Most of Canada's population is in Ontario and Quebec. Look at a map. The Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador, are not that densely populated compared to Central Canada.
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