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- 6701: Italy
- ... help an adult son or daughter purchase an apartment near their own. Many young women work outside the home, and grandparents often help care for the children of working mothers. Many urban areas provide public child-care centers. City growth and the increased use of the automobile have led to some serious problems with urban pollution in Italy. In large cities, the air pollution poses a health hazard and has damaged ...
- 6702: Mexico
- ... since 1940. These changes allowed a significant lowering of the death rate, especially infant mortality. The more recent decline in the growth rate results from increasing urbanization, higher educational levels, and a lessened dependence on child labor. In 1910 Mexico had a population of about 15 million, and by 1940 the number had increased to only 20 million. In 1960 there were more than 34 million people and by 1970 more ...
- 6703: Iraq: A Country on the Rise
- ... of 68,121 per year. 83% of the country is immunized for measles and DPT. Education is also very poor. The literacy rate is only about 60% (49% in females, and 70% in males). A child is only educated from ages 6-12. Also, there are only 31 museums in Iraq. The population in Iraq in 1993 was 19,162,000 people. It is estimated that in 2025, there will be ...
- 6704: Colombia
- ... significant reserves include petroleum and natural gas, coal, gold, silver, iron ore, salt, platinum, and some uranium. Compulsive Age Of Education There isn't a standard age for the beginning of education for the Colombian child. All that is required is five years of education for each student. 85% of all Colombian children over age 15 can read and write. To make a comparison, in the United States schooling begins at ...
- 6705: China
- ... have no more than two children. By the late seventies apparently the Chinese population was still growing. Thus in 1979 the government formed a new policy that allowed families to have no more than one child. Because of this program it is known that women who give birth to daughters are abused by their husbands for not having a boy. One of the problems with such a program is that it ...
- 6706: Canadian Identity Test.
- ... nice to other countries and are less hated. One main thing known about Canada is that we are a center for sports, we also have less racism than the U.s., because if a black child walked into a school in the U.s. 30 years ago he would be made fun of called names and even failed by the teachers because of his skin color. But back in the 1800 ...
- 6707: The Population Growth Rate in India
- ... adoption will result. The anonymous abandonment of children to charitable agencies is the another practice that is illegal but impossible for the government to prevent, for the agencies understandably hesitate to refuse to accept a child from a parent apparently intent on abandonment for fear that infanticide will then be resorted to by such a parent. And, although Indian law requires that an adoption agency give priority to placement with families ...
- 6708: Jamaica: "Jammin," Life in Jamaica
- ... as many tourists learn, stay out of the slums and the woods. Without a good guide, it is easy to get robbed or lost (Butwin 29). The country of Jamaica is like a small, helpless child in a world of wise adults. Jamaica struggles to survive on its own with rather outdated methods, and may not be as well off as older wiser countries, but within its boundaries the people are ...
- 6709: Australia
- ... 3,000,000 school children and about 1.7 million full-time university students (1992). Many Australian children attend preschools. Then starting at age six all children must attend school, but at age fifteen, a child may leave school and start work. In high school a student will be immersed in studies of many different subjects. Aboriginal children have a bilingual education. Vacations consist of the following: five days at Easter ...
- 6710: Toledo Bend
- ... especially by the fascinating hydroelectric power plant. Assuredly, to the parents who have young children, many marinas are located along the lakefront. One in particular, is called the J & L Marina. This marina is a child's dream and a parents romance getaway. The marinas are equipped with log cabins, a long stretch of beautiful shore, an arcade, and some even have waterslides. In addition to sports, many golf courses are ...
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