Hong Kong
.... near Deep Bay. Few large wild
animals inhabit the dependency.
Climate
Although within the Tropics, Hong Kong has a subtropical climate
because of the southwestern monsoon, a moist, warm, equatorial wind that
brings a rainy season between May and August. The mean annual temperature
is 22.2° C (72° F), with a range from 15° C (59° F) in February to 27.8° C
(82° F) in July. Typhoons occasionally cause great destruction.
People and Principal Cities
The population of Hong Kong is abou .....
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Australia
.... in Council. Each of
the state has its own judicial system.
The Constitution
This document was drawn up in constitutional conventions in the
1890s and ratified at referenda in all six colonies. It reserves for the
Federal Government the power over defense, foreign affairs, trade and
commerce, taxation, customs and excise duties, pensions, immigration and
postal services. Other powers are left with the States, but federal law
prevails if there is a conflict over concurrent powers. The Federa .....
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The Australian Outback
.... the United States.
The natives of Alice Springs are different from normal Americans.
Their attitude is things will get done when they get done and there is no
rush. Some would say that reminds them of an old southern style person.
They make visitors feel welcome and treat them as if you were one of them.
One of the biggest differences between most Americans and people form the
Outback is they tend to not judge people. They accept people for what
they are and don't stereotype.
The main source of inco .....
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Southeast Asia
.... of the gods in his
earthly rule.
Southeast Asia's works of art range anywhere from massive
architectural complexes to tiny bronzes. Every country has their own
individual style. For instance, Thailand's work is either cast-bronze
figures of gods and goddesses, heavenly beings, or mythological animals.
Their art always expresses religious beliefs made primarily of curved lines
and slick features. The art of Indonesia also expressed religious beliefs
but was much more defined. The art of Indonesia had .....
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The City Of Pompeii
.... also have a lot of art that is included in there architecture. In
this research I will talk mostly about their building techniques, and the
type of materials 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 fro .....
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The People Of El Salvador
.... the two nations remained poor for 10 years afterwards.
In the 1970's the government, in turmoil because of population
increases and rampant poverty, was corrupt and lead by coups. In 1972 the
military overthrew the old President and put up their own President. The
people unhappy with the unfulfilled promises for reform, became restless
and formed a political party called the Federation Democratio
Revolucionario. This was a sect of the FMLN a militaristic political party
that wished to gain power. With .....
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The Lowell Observatory
.... looks over the city. You are guided through a
tour and experiments, and also are allowed to use the telescopes they have
located on Mars Hill.
There are a total of nine telescopes, eight which are at the
observatory, of these many of them are historic, such as the 24" Clark
Refractor that is 102 years old. The Pluto telescope dome and John Vickers
McAllister telescope dome, which is 16" long, are also telescopes you would
find at Lowell Observatory. The most modern telescope they have ther .....
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Mexico City
.... and new buildings are constructed with special foundation
to prevent them from sinking. Mexico City's high altitude gives it a mild
climate and the nights are cool throughout the year, although it's in the
tropics.
Mexico City has many beautiful palaces that were built during the
Spanish colonial period. These buildings now houses government offices,
museums, or shops. Mexico City is Mexico's center of higher education,
transportation and tourism.
Mexico City has more than four thousand elementary, vocat .....
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The Philipines
.... facts about the Philipines. the population is
67,898,000,former colonial status Spanishcolony,U.S dependency,and
Japanese.Natinal days are July 4th and June 12th,chief of states mrs.
Coragan Aquino,it rains 200 centimeters yearly,97.5 % of the forest is
owned by government,the islands were formed by underwater coral reaves
rising.the population is growing rapidly and more than 37% of the estimated
66milion people are below the age of fifteen and at least 600,000 new jobs
must be created yearly thos .....
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Utah's State Symbols
.... The Beehive and word "industry" became the official motto and
emblem for Utah on March 4, 1959. Industry is associated with the symbol of
the beehive. The early pioneers had few material resources at their
disposal and therefore had to rely on their own "industry" to survive. The
beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in
1848 and was maintained along with the word "industry" on the seal and flag
when Utah became a state in 1896.
Bird
Abundant nesting colonie .....
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The Country Of Italy
.... He also made prerequisites to the helicopter, tank,
and sub marine among other things. He also invented the crane and an early
day cannon, which he never made public because of the vile applications.
Other artists such as Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel, which was one of his greatest works. Galileo Galilei who was an
astrologer made many sky maps, and discovered nebulas and created the
theory that the earth rotates around the sun. Dante Alighier who is know
for his many great .....
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Colombia
.... southern portions regions
are called Selvas they are drained by the caqueta and the Amazon
rivers.natural resources are coffee,allovial fertile soil {Colombia
contains several fertile low lying valleys,but only about 5% of the
country`s land area,chiefly at higher elevations,is cultivated.Soil
exhaustion and erosion,largely the result of primitive slash
burning\farming methods,are problems in argricultural regions}
,salt,oil,gold,fine timber hardwoods,
rice,cacao,tobacco,bananas,beans,maize sugar,illegal .....
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Mauritania
.... Area, Climate
Mauritania is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. It's geograph-ic
coordinates are 20 00 N, and 12 00 W. It's neighbors are Algeria to its
northwest, Mali to it's west, Western Saharas to it's northeast, Morocco to
it's north, and to its south Burkina Faso. It's total area is about
1,030,700 sq miles and it's land area about 1,030,400 sq miles which is
slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico. It has land .....
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Ohio
.... location also helped it, as well as all of Ohio, ô
achieve a dominant position in the early growth of the oil refining
business.ö Cleveland had many rail lines that brought crude oil from
western Pennsylvania and Ohio, then these rail lines distributed the
finished product to other states. Finally, Clevelands location made it a
major place for the development of the iron and steel industry. Iron ore
was brought to Cleveland in ships owned by Clevelanders from the Lake
Superior region. Th .....
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Russia
.... Russia numbers 72.5 million. Industry is
the country's leading employer, with about 30 percent. Agriculture takes13
percent of all, and construction has 12 percent. Only about 1 million
people, 1.5%, are registered unemployed, but the unemployment rate is much
higher. Thousands work with no pay or with very few hours.
Russia was the main country in the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics(USSR).
The East European Plain is full of rolling lowlands. The eastern
boundary of this region, the Urals, are old m .....
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