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- 721: Egypt: Notes
- ... had a goverment, built pyrmids and knew how to write. They were also very religious. One of the things that they beleived in was life after death. Before then, in the prehisoric era, Egypt had rain and a lot of grasslands. Then the Egyptians hunted with either a bow and arrow, an ax or both. The arrows were made of flint. Gradually the rains decreased and the lands dried up. The ...
- 722: Alberta
- ... Alberta was 43.3 C at Fort Macleod on July 18th, 1941. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Alberta was at -61.1 C at Fort Vermilion on January 11, 1911. The greatest amount of rain to have fallen in Alberta was 1440m at Cameron Falls 1975. The greatest snowfall for Alberta was 1066cm of snow at Columbia Icefields in 1973-74. (McClelland and Stewart, 1995) Some geographical highlights about Alberta ...
- 723: Fiji
- ... s climate is maritime tropical. Daytime temperatures range from twenty-eight to thirty-two degrees Celcius during the cool season, from May to November. In December through April temperatures are a few degrees higher. The rain comes in warmer weather. Some people consider Fiji to be paradise. Fiji’s magnificient outdoors, beautiful weather, mouth-watering food, interesting culture, and friendly people make it better than paradise.
- 724: Is Mesopotamia a Civilization?
- ... lived in the skies or heavens and ruled over the earth and below the earth was a gloomy underworld. According to the Mesopotamian, the gods controlled every aspect of their lives. The gods could bring rain, floods or misfortune to a business or illness to a family. The people were the marionettes of the gods. The Mesopotamian created a strong mythology to explain their gods’ relationship to earth. The Mesopotamian also ...
- 725: Alcatraz Island (The Prison)
- ... heads in their bunks to fool night guards, they climbed into a utility corridor above the B block, into the ceiling and then cut through a vent. They made an inflatable raft out of stolen rain jackets. The preparation took 6 months. On June 11 they exited through the roof, climbed down a drainpipe and got away. Officials found personal belongings in the bay but no bodies. If they made it ...
- 726: Mexico
- ... 22° to 29° C (72° to 85° F) in July. The rainy season lasts from May to October. Although sections of southern Mexico receive about 1000 to 1500 mm (about 40 to 60 in) of rain a year, most of Mexico is much drier. Rainfall averages less than about 640 mm (about 25 in) annually in the tierra templada, about 460 mm (about 18 in) in the tierra fría, and about ...
- 727: Ellis Island
- ... experience. They were often penniless and were unable to travel any farther than the already crowded cities where their ships first docked. Crossing the North Atlantic on ship with hundreds of people was harsh. Wind, rain, and high seas gave a pitching movement. Immigrants lied cramped in narrow bunks surrounded by the smell of unwashed bodies, oders of seasickness, and the smells of old food. They were often separated from family ...
- 728: Newfoundland
- ... the eyes darkened, as soon as the colour went out of the skin – and it always went immediately – everything changed, and never for the better. The blood, suddenly unsustained, shrank away from the surface like rain water disappearing into the earth. And with it disappeared a force that no corpse of a woman could ever represent, however impeccably it was prepared. It was a quality that could manage sickness and pain ...
- 729: Nicaragua
- ... local earthquakes, rises between the lakes and the Pacific coast. In the east, the Caribbean coastal plain known as the Costa de mosquitoes (Mosquito Coast) extends some 45 mi. inland and is partly overgrown with rain forest. The four principal rivers, the San Juan, Coco (Wanks), Grande, and Escondido, empty into the Caribbean. The natural resources of Nicaragua are primarily agricultural. Deposits of volcanic material have enriched the soil, which is ...
- 730: Cuba
- ... about 2500 miles. The island has a large number of harbors. Climate The climate of Cuba is subtropical, the annual temperature is 77°. The annual rainfall averages about 52 inches. More than 60% of the rain fall during the wet season, which extends from May to October. The island lies in a region heavily hit by hurricanes during the hurricane season.
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