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Papers on Geography
Guyana
Number of words: 1142 | Number of pages: 5.... also found in the vegetation and the
forests. The plants and trees are documented for their abnormal size and density.
Guyana has an excellent lumber industry, they sell some of the finest greenheart
as well as mora. Within the forests are a big variety of wildlife which can
range from deer to anteater and a few types of monkeys. The birds are very
diverse, they consist of for example sugarbirds, cotingas and manakins all which
feed on Guyana's vast array of insects.
Population , Education and Culture
Guyana has an estimated 800,000 people or on an average of 3.8 people
per square mile. Georgetown is the capital a .....
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Myths About South Africa
Number of words: 365 | Number of pages: 2.... the ecology of Mt. Kilimanjaro is fascinating, most of its visitors are hardly there long enough to learn much about it, and there in nothing very African about the climbing culture on the mountain.
"The people of Africa are violent and dangerous." The exact opposite is probably closer to the truth. It is safer in many African capitals to take a late night stroll than in many North American cities.
"I'll get ill in Africa." Travelers to Africa need to know that there are a number of serious diseases there, but that does not mean not eating, drinking, and breathing the stay. While the list of diseases is long, most are easy to a .....
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Gabon: An Example For All Of Africa
Number of words: 1132 | Number of pages: 5.... (The World Fact Book 1995)
As in most African countries, there are many Bantu tribes make up the
ethnicity of the country. There are four major tribal groups. The Fang, Eshira,
Bapounou, and the Bateke. (The World Fact Book)
The largest of these tribes is the Fang. They live mainly in the
northern area of Gabon. Many years ago they were considered the fiercest
warriors of the area. Now, they dominate many of the countries governmental
positions. (World Book Encyclopedia page )
One of the earlier tribes that is since gone was the Omyene. They lived
along the coast. The Omyene are important because they were the firs .....
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The Population Growth Rate In India
Number of words: 1549 | Number of pages: 6.... Kennedys who
adhere to religious strictures against artificial birth control, but the major
Indian religions have traditionally lacked such strictures.) Ironically, the
state of Kerala which had long had a Communist-led government had for many years
represented a population planning model because of its implementation of
programs fostering education and the emancipation of women. The success of such
programs has indicated that even the poorer classes can be induced to think in
terms of population control and family planning through education, but increased
affluence correspondingly increases the pressure for the limitation of fa .....
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Japan: Changes
Number of words: 503 | Number of pages: 2.... and quality. Economically, Japan has changed since 1945.
Militarily, Japan has changed a great deal. In the past, Japan's military was feared by countries around the world. They had conquered the country with the most people (China) and the country with the most land (Russia). They had a perfect record of winning every war they were ever in. After the U.S. defeated Japan in 1945, they renounced the right to have a military and their world military power came to a close. Japan also lost it's ability to wage war on another country effectively. Sure they could, but they would have no defense or offense in a war. In their past histo .....
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The History Of Thailand And Malaysia
Number of words: 831 | Number of pages: 4.... reached its peak during the 1100’s. It took over much of the land that is now Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Wars with the Thai weakened the Khmer kingdom. The Thai took over Angkor in 1431, and the Khmer abandoned the city. An independent Khmer kingdom, that had its capital near what is now Ohnom Penh, survived until the mid 1800’s.
The Mon and the Khmer were the first people to migrate to Southeast Asia as early as 300 B.C. They migrated from an area in central Asia that is now southwestern China, to a region that is now Cambodia. After the first people migrated to this region, many others also migrated here. The people .....
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Mexico
Number of words: 5779 | Number of pages: 22.... Comprising more than half the total area of , the plateau slopes downward from the west to the east and from the south, where the elevation varies from about 1830 to 2440 m (about 6000 to 8000 ft) above sea level, to the north with an elevation of about 1070 to 1220 m (about 3500 to 4000 ft). Two large valleys form notable depressions in the plateau: the Bolsón de Mapimí in the north and the Valley of , or Anáhuac, in central .
The coastal plains are generally low, flat, and sandy, although the Pacific coast is occasionally broken by mountain spurs. Baja California, a long, narrow peninsula extending about 1220 km (about .....
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Utah's State Symbols
Number of words: 2157 | Number of pages: 8.... early pioneers had few material resources at their
disposal and therefore had to rely on their own "industry" to survive. The
beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in
1848 and was maintained along with the word "industry" on the seal and flag
when Utah became a state in 1896.
Bird
Abundant nesting colonies of the California gull (Larus
californious Lawrence) have been reported as early as the 1850's in Utah.
These gulls are assumed to be the species that saved the crops of the early
Mormon settlers from crickets in 1848-1849. These birds now nest in large
colonies in the islands and dike .....
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The Dome Of The Rock In Jerusalem
Number of words: 357 | Number of pages: 2.... This dome is set upon a drum, which, in turn, rests upon the basic octagon that represents the earth, like a perfect crystal. The original facing consisted of glass mosaics, magnifying the beauty of the earth created by God, but the porcelain of the present-day dome, with its dominant blues, growing denser and darker as it descends from the drum to ground level, doubtless recalls the transition, almost dematerialized and transparent, from the crown in the sky formed by the drum to the walls of the basic octagon. The delicate lacework of the azure tiles in the gilded areas becomes less and less frequent as one descends from the .....
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Israel - The Presidential Brief
Number of words: 3404 | Number of pages: 13.... The leader in this battle against
Israel is Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement. Hamas uses many tactics to
achieve its goals of terrorism. These tactics include intensive
educational/propaganda programs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas. Suicide
bombings, riots, rock throwing, car bombings, stonings, and many other
destructive terrorist activities are also used periodically to gain news
attention to their radical fundamentalist beliefs. Since its formation in
1988 Hamas has vowed to do anything possible to halt the peace process which
they feel is unfair to Palestinians and other Arabs. The group is not con .....
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