The Circle Of Fire
.... a narrow belt of faults that run
parallel with the equator from North and South America to Asia.
In 1950 an Expidition from Scripps Institute of Oceanography while
exploring the sea floor off the coast of California discoverd fracture
Zones.(Circle of Fire p 17) These fracture zones run parallel with the
equator from North and South America to Asia down to Thailand as well.
Often these fracture zones are not deep but they run ten to twenty miles
wide. And amazingly the run in an almost equal distanc .....
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Evolution Of Canada
.... of once great mountain chains
worn down and covered by the sea, contains valuable minerals--gold, silver,
platinum, copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, and zinc--making Canada one of the
most important mining countries in the world. The Shield's N portion is a
treeless plain with permanently frozen subsoil; in its S section are
forests.
Extending from the Shield's W border to the Canadian Rockies are
prairies more than 800mi (1,288km) wide that yield wheat, the dominant crop,
and are centers of livestock .....
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Central America
.... of the population. One measure of poverty is the earning
power of an individual. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is a measure
of income is around $12,000 in 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
(P .....
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The Town Of Cheltenham
.... mass production in larger urban centers to the south. Therefore the
economy of Cheltenham would rise. The Credit River produce lots of Hydro
electric power for the people of Cheltenham.
The two main reasons why the site was chosen for a town was the
transportation produced by the C.N.R. and the hydro electric produced from
the Credit River.
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The land use at the mill pond area between 1850-1870 in Cheltenham was
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Discover Italy
.... worry. R/I/T also takes you to the Historical
Colosseum, the old-fashioned streets of Rome, or even Renaissance Florence.
But whatever your needs, R/I/T keeps everything very flexible for you, the
customer. We have chosen a tailor made formula allowing you to plan your
trip according to your rhythm and style. This is why we do not fully guide
your vacation. It makes it cheaper on your half, and also gives you time to
recheck areas or sites that you like yourself. We leave time for you. So
come on in to one .....
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Kuwait
.... soil salinity. this phenomenon has been the
cause of the estimated 1% annual decrease in arable land for the region as
a whole. Hence, development of traditional agriculture is severely
restricted.
1El Mallakh, Ragaei (Kuwait, Trade and Investment. Boulder, Westview
Press Inc., 1989) pg 117
Kuwaitis are under no illusion that self-sufficiency will take less
than 20 to 30 years to attain and even then it cannot include such items as
beef and cereals. For Kuwait cereal production is considered .....
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The Ivory Coast
.... as many times as he chooses. For example, the current president
was re-elected to serve a seventh term in 1990. Plus, there is a National
Assembly comprised of about 120 people who help to govern the country.
The nation has a tremendously stable economy because of the great amount
of products that they produce for exporting. The Ivory Coast is the world's
largest cocoa producer and the third largest coffee producer. These
products alone bring in more than half of all export earnings. In additi .....
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Jamaica
.... caverns and rivers. Most of the surface rivers are short, swift
flowing and descend quickly to the coast and consist of a series of rapids
and waterfalls. The island is ringed by plains separated by mountain and
sea.
The country is divided into three counties. They are Cornwall to the
west, Middlesex is central, and Surrey is to the east. Middlesex is the
largest county. Jamaica is also divided into 14 parishes which are
basically like provinces or states. The parishes are Kingston, St. Andr .....
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Japan: A Changing Society
.... a major turn, too,
with the addition of borrowed words from all over the world.6 Japan
borrowed the American education system of elementary, middle school and
universities during this time.7 A new western style army and universal
military conscription program were soon set up by General Yamagata Autamo
as well.8 The Meiji period was an important part of Japan's changing
western ways. After World War II, Japan changed forever. With the Atomic
bomb physically destroying their cities, and their defeat des .....
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Jerusalem
.... Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is
believed that the Via Dolorosa, a street, was the site of the original
Stations of the Cross. Furthermore, it is maintained that Jesus was
originally buried at this site. The Church was rebuilt by Crusaders in 1099
CE, but it was originally built in the fourth century.
The St. James Cathedral is the center of attention in the Armenian
part. Many families who escaped the Armenian Holocaust in 1915 settled in
the Old City. Many of the residents of this part of the .....
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Kuwait
.... It's goverment is a constitutional
monarchy led by the Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al-Sabah and his crown
prince Sheikh Sa'ad Al-Abdullah al-Salim Al- Sabah.
Kuwait's major cities are Kuwait city, with a population of 46 00
located at 29.20N,48.00E, Salmiyah, with a population of 154 000 located at
29.20N, 48.00E and Hawali, with a population of 152 000 located at 29.20N,
48.00E. Life expectancy of the average Kuwaiti male is 69 years while the
life expectancy for the female scored 74 years of age .....
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Lebanon
.... east and Israel in the south. The
maximum distance from the nation's northern border to the southern one is
only 130 miles. And the maximum distance from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Lebanon-Syria border is 50 miles. In the south, along the border with
Israel, Lebanon's eastern border is only 20 miles from the sea.
Although a tiny land, Lebanon boasts a great diversity in its landscape
which makes it one of the most picturesque countries in the world. The
coast line is br oken by many bays and inle .....
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Mongolia
.... Chinese rule. During the
1911 Chinese Revolution, Mongolia, with Russian backing, declared its
independence; a republic was formed in 1924. Officially recognized 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 .....
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Mozambique
.... to groups that speak one of the Bantu languages. The
largest of these groups, the Makua-Lomwe, accounts for forty percent of the
population. The countries official language is Portuguese but few blacks
can speak it. Some Mozambicans speak English when conducting business
activities.
Most Mozambicans are farmers with extremely simple techniques although
farmers in some areas of the country use modern techniques.
Fifty five percent of the people of Mozambique practice traditional
African .....
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Nicaragua: People And Way Of Life
.... to school from the
age of six through twelve. Before 1980, only about half the children did
so because they were poor and couldn't afford to be sent or it was that
there weren't many schools around where they lived. Nicaragua did not have
enough schools, and many rural areas had no schools at all. But since then
the new government has built hundreds of schools. The government also held
a successful literacy campaign headed mainly by young volunteer teachers.
Nicaragua has two universities. The n .....
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