Are places that are near each other tend to be more similar?

How does the brandt line, walt rostow's modernization model, neocolonialism, and walterstein's world systems theory inform and intersect with each other when explaining economic development?

What is the "great pacific garbage patch"? (a) a large area of marine debris concentrated by rotating ocean currents (b) a large area around the pacific rim where debris collects from natural disasters such as tsunamis (c) an area in the pacific ocean where trash is intentionally dumped due to lack of landfill availability (d) a large trash dump located in hawaii

Rocks that contain crystals that are roughly equal in size and can be identified with the unaided eye are said to exhibit a texture.