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Papers on Geography
The Industrial Heartland
Number of words: 722 | Number of pages: 3.... Great
Lakes to transport, which happens to be in the middle of the Industrial
Heartland. They usually have tons of material to move so water transportation
can carry lots of material, it's cheap, but it's also slow. Another important
route in this region is the St. Lawrence Seaway, which was an significant
factor in the decision of industries to locate in this region. Other main
waterways in this region are: Ohio River, Mississippi River, New York State
Barge Canal System, New York Harbour, Philadelphia Harbour, and Baltimore
Harbour.
There is also Railway to consider for transportation. They can almost
go anywhere in th .....
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Haiti
Number of words: 2640 | Number of pages: 10.... mountain range. The Chaine du Haut Piton,
runs along the northern peninsula reaching a height of 3,881 feet. The
Massif de la Hotte reaches a height of 7,770 feet at the extreme western
end of the southern peninsula. The other chains which include the Massif
des Montagnes Noires and Chaine des Cahos range between 3,701 feet and
5,184 feet high.
Haiti's shoreline is irregular and there are many natural harbors.
There are numerous rivers that are short, and basically unnavigable. Only
the Artibonite River which is the country's largest is navigable for any
length. Saumatre Lake is Haiti's largest saltwater lake located in the Cul .....
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Central America
Number of words: 1356 | Number of pages: 5.... the United States. In Central America on
the other hand, the wealthiest Country, Costa Rica, came in at just under
$2000. Distortion plays a role on the $2000 also, due to the fact the the
elite-rich have an enormous concentration of wealth and land ownership, the
real GDP of the poorer half of the population is around $200-$400 a year
(Pg 10, Booth and Walker). Accompanying poverty or as a result is poor or
unavailable education, health care, and an extremely bad job market.
Government 'for the people and by the people is not present is Central
America'. What is present is a corrupt military- big business conglomerate
which .....
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Egypt
Number of words: 587 | Number of pages: 3.... population is made up of the age group from 15 years of age to 64 years of age. In this age group, about 20,604,000 are males and 20,211,000 are females. This age group makes up 61% of the total population of . ’s population rises slightly with a 1.82% population growth rate. Its birth rate is 26.8 births/1,000 population and its death rate is 8.27 deaths/1,000 population. The life expectancy for a male in is only 60.39 years, while the female is expected to live for 64.49 years. For every woman in , about three children are born from them. There are really only two major religions that are practiced in , Muslim that i .....
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Venezuela
Number of words: 960 | Number of pages: 4.... and keys. A mountainous region about where Caracas is located, that includes the western coastal chain. The valleys in this region are semi arid and dry. The Andean Mountain region borders Columbia and contains 's highest mountain peaks. Mount Pico Bolivar is the highest elevation in ; it is 16,429 feet tall. The flat tropical Savanna is another region which lies between the coastal range and the Orinoco River. The last region is south of the Orinoco River. It is known as the Guayana Jungle. The Guyana is 45% of the national territory and a small population of the indigenous. The soil of the land is different in differen .....
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The City Of Pompeii
Number of words: 752 | Number of pages: 3.... they used to construct there buildings, I will also
mention some of the more famous buildings that were constructed at Pompeii.
The buildings that were built at Pompeii were manly constructed out
of a large verity of different types of stones that were found in the hills
of Pompeii. the stones were retrieved from the volcanic mass from mount
vesuvius. Here are some examples of the stones that the Romans used to
reconstruct their buildings, the Sarno limestone it could be sawn into
large blocks this stone is a fair building material and it consists of an
unattractive, cold gray color it was used for the capitals of th .....
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Mongolia
Number of words: 313 | Number of pages: 2.... by China
in 1946, Mongolia became a member of the United Nations in 1961. In 1966 a
Mongolian-Soviet assistance pact reinforced their anti-Chinese position.
Since then Mongolia has developed closer ties with the USSR; relations with
China have been strained, resulting in sporadic border incidents.
Yumzhagiyen Tsedenbal was first secretary and chairman of the Presidium
from 1974 until 1984, when he was replaced for reasons of ill health by
Zhambyn Batmunkh.
PROFILE
Official name: Mongolian People's Republic Area: 604,247sq mi (1,565,000sq
km) Population: 2,125,463 Density: 3.5per sq mi (1.4per sq km) Chief
cities: Ulan Bator, c .....
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China
Number of words: 1391 | Number of pages: 6.... be truly democratic, since it is the dictatorship of the vast majority, the ‘
people' over a tiny minority of reactionaries. The Chinese Communist Party
formed in 1921 is founded upon strict Marxist beliefs that coincide with ideas
expressed in the Communist Manifesto.
" The CCP has, as it's mission the creation
of a stateless classless society. Because the
dictatorship of the proletariat must be led by
the party of the proletariat, the CCP by virtue
of being the vanguard of the working class, and
because of its knowledge of Marxism-Leninism
and its organizatioal capacities, is best able to .....
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England
Number of words: 379 | Number of pages: 2.... is a great fortress, with not to pleasurable memories.
In there Queen Elizabeth 1 and Sir Walter Raleigh were imprisoned. Anne Buleyn
was killed there. You could take a tour deep below the castle to see the
beautiful crown jewels.
England is also famous for the Buckingham Palace. There is where the
Queen of England lives. At the Buckingham Palace you can see a wonderful
ceremony called the Changing of the Guard. In this ceremony men with red tunics
and black helmets march down the street.
One major thing England is famous for is Big Ben. Big Ben is a really
big clock tower. This clock determines the right time for every clock in .....
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Eritrea & Ethiopia
Number of words: 402 | Number of pages: 2.... fifty thousand Eritreans and three hundred thousand Ethiopians have been moved from their home due to fighting and bombings along the six hundred twenty mile border. Etiopean bombs have taken over seventy lives in Eritrea.
It is unknown who is at fault for this ugly dispute. The Eritreans are blaming the Ethiopians for certain troubles and the Ethiopians are blaming the Eritreans and denying the accusations.
The ending of this war does not seem to be coming that soon. Etiopia continues to bomb the weaker country, just as recently as May 16th bombed the major port city of Masawa and just a day prior to that on May 15th, the Ethi .....
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