.... and administrators. The third varna consisted of the Vaishya or merchants. The Shudras belonged to the lowest varna. During classic period, hundreds of sub-varnas, jatis, developed. Membership in a caste was determined by birth and Hindus were not allowed to marry members of other castes. The village was governed by its headman and a council. Both were members of highest caste in the village. Villages compose kingdoms and empires which were ruled by monarchs. In 1018 A.D. Mahmud of Chazhi invaded India from Afghanistan. This was the date when Muslims started to rule India. Islam, the religion of new invaders had a gre .....

.... These first two sections are typically Alpine and are Strewn with Glaciers and are heavily marked with permafrost. Farther south come the Northern Urals, which stretch for more than 340 miles to the Usa River in the south; most mountains top 3300 feet, and the highest peak, Mount Telpos-Iz, rises 5305 ft. Many of the summits are flattened, the remnants of the ancient Peneplains uplifted by geographically tectonic movements. In the north, intensive weathering has resulted in vast "seas of stone" on mountain slopes and summits. The lower Central Urals extend more than 200 miles to the Ufa river, rarely exceeding 1600 ft., althought t .....

.... When you walk across the lake you see shades of blue and green. The tale states that there once lived a princess whom fell in love with a shepherd. Her father, the king, would not allow them to be together, so he set the princess, who had green eyes, on one mountain top, and the shepherd, who had blue eyes, on the other. They say that their tears of sorrow went all the way down the mountain and collided, creating a lake, which appears to be blue and green. (Perrson) There is a place northeast Sao Miguel called Furnas. Furnas is a hot spring that is heated and fueled from volcanic activity that lies beneath the island. T .....

.... Agriculture exports provide income to pay for any necessary food import! s. Mining is not very important in . The Dead Sea, the world's saltiest body of water, is 's leading mineral source. Compounds drawn from the sea yield bromine, magnesium, potash, and table salt. Phosphates, copper, clay, and gypsum are mined in the Negev Desert. Energy resources is a resource not much used due to poor energy resources. There are no coal deposits or hydroelectric power resources and only small amounts of crude oil and natural gas. They depend primarily on imported crude oil and coal to meet it's energy needs. Trade is very important bec .....

.... that transportation would be effortless. The city continued to grow steadily by attracting new settlers and the promise of a better future. As the Roman Empire expanded, Rome emerged as an Administrative Center as it came to be acknowledged as the capital of the great Roman Empire. The city also began to acquire new settlers for religious purposes. In the sixteenth century the Church of Rome accepted the term Catholic to apply as a title for Protestant and Reformed Churches, which became a strong presence of what came to be known as Roman Catholic. Today , Rome still remains as an Administrative Center as it serves as the nat .....

.... official name of Rwanda is called The Republic Of Rwanda. Rwanda is also landlocked which doesn't help much either. Since it is landlocked I will tell you which countries it is surrounded by on the north it is by Ughanda, on the east by Tanzanian the south by Burundi and finally on the west it is next to Zaire. Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world and it is one of the most densely populated country in the world. One of the reasons for Rwanda being in such a bad state of poverty is that there was a Civil war between the Hutu and the Tutsi which fought for stupid reasons. Well at least I think that they are stu .....

.... brooks meander through rugged terrain as they constantly erode away at formations of prehistoric slate and limestone, making it easy to find fossils and rocks shaped and brilliantly colored by these ancient but persistent streams. Waterfalls nestled deep in the woods serve as ideal places for a picnic or simply to reflect upon civilization without being faced with the world's ordinary pressures. While driving on the winding rural roads, you will greet many deer with your headlights; hopefully not this other parts of your car. Raccoons can become a nuisance by scavenging through your garbage at night while rabbits can be found .....

.... copper, iron, lead, zinc, sulfur, and quicksilver. Other valuable products include sugar, cocoa, rubber, cotton, tobacco, indigo, and henequen (for making twine and bags). Most of the farms are small family holdings and are worked by crude methods. Modern farming machinery is used on the large estates. The government is trying to change the country's dependence upon the coffee crop. Farmers who grow cotton for export receive bonuses from the government. The population is an estimated 2,072,506, with a population density of 157 people per square mile. Of the 13, 176 square miles, 63% is rural, 37% is urban. Its greatest len .....

.... excellent internationall cuisine. Eager to begin our sightseeing, we grabbed lunch at a nearby McDonald's after checking in then caught a bus. The buses in Panama are a tourist attraction in themselves. They are brightly painted, hung with fringe, and have constantly blaring Salsa and Caracas music playing. They are cheap (50 cents a ride). but are very crowded. After asking several drivers “Donde va este autobus?” we finally found one going to the Plaza Independencia. This plaza is the main square of the colonial town and is bordered on one side by a cathedral with twin mother of pearl towers that took 108 years to compl .....

.... on figure 3. The temperate zones temperatures range from 15.6C to 29.4C. The temperature in the hot zone of the lowlands can reach temperatures as high as 60C. There are two distinct seasons in Ethiopia the rainy season, or kremt, lasting from mid-June to mid-semptember. the other is the Dry season, or bega, lasting from mid-September to mid-June. In April and May there is slight transition period. The greatest amount of precipitation is found in the southwest areas, near gore. They receive approx. 104 in. a year. The littlest amount of precipitation is found in the Great Rift Valley receiving less than 4 inches per year. .....