Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Levelling in Surveying (Geography)

Levelling  is a branch of surveying, the object of which is to Find the elevation of a given point with respect to the given or assumed datum. Establish a point at a given elevation with respect to the given or assumed … Continue reading

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Liberty in the Time of Coronavirus

Never before has ‘freedom from’ so worryingly related to ‘freedom to.’ Nearly three billion people currently live under lockdowns enacted by governments. In these uncertain times, most of us remain confined to our homes and accept these unprecedented restrictions as … Continue reading

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Hedonic and Eudaimonic wellbeing

The concept of happiness is the cornerstone of the assumptions of positive psychology. Happiness is characterised by the experience of more frequent positive affective states than negative ones as well as a perception that one is progressing toward important life … Continue reading

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The Modification of August Lösch

Starting in the 1930s, German geographer August Lösch began to build upon and modify Christaller’s model. He did this, in part, because he noticed that the variation in K is very important in shaping the organizations of centers and the … Continue reading

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