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Geography · 696 words
- When the railroads moved west to the Great Plains, the "Cattle Boom"
began. Southern Texas became a major ranching area with the raising of longhorn
cattle from Mexico. Cattle was branded by the rawhides who guarded them on
horseback on the ranges.
Before the Civil War, small herds of...
Geography · 285 words
- Euro-Regional Capital
is the capital of Belgium, and it borders the cities of Ypres, Ghent, Bruges, and Antwerp. Its absolute location is 50.85030 N, 4.35170 E (? Geography?). is in the central part of Belgium that lies between the rugged terrain of the Ardennes to the...
Geography · 5,275 words
- Picking research projects, sometimes for me, is an agonizing problem
that eventually turns into an enlightening experience; what was to be my
American Humanities research project was just such an experience. I had
preliminarily thought I'd look into cultural myths. While researching myths, I
ran...
Geography · 197 words
- My country is Sri Lanka. It is an island situated in the Indian Ocean. It is known as the ?Pearl of the Indian Ocean?. It is a beautiful country. The largest river in Sri Lanka is the Mahaweli and the highest mountain is Piduruthalagala. The highest waterfall is Bambarakanda.
The capital of my...
Geography · 369 words
- On September 2, 1945 the Japanese surrender. They had lost the war because United States drop two atomic bombs. The place where it drops the atomic bombs was Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The total estimate of casualties in Nagasaki was 40,000 people dead and Hiroshima casualties were 20,000 to 100,000...
Geography · 1,073 words
- Immigration to the United States (Maryland)
Over time, the United States has come to be known as the land of the free and the land of opportunity. We have become the strongest and the most powerful country in the world. Common everyday freedom of speech and freedom of religion are taken for...
Geography · 349 words
- Like many cities in Vietnam, did not escape the wrath of war.Since the beginning, has had quite a traumatic history.There are many citations to the of and the origin of its name.In the 15th Century ,this area were swamp,marshes and thick forest.By early 17th century, a small township was...
Geography · 200 words
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My country is Sri Lanka. It is an island situated in the Indian Ocean. It is known as the `Pearl of the Indian Ocean'. It is a beautiful country. The largest river in Sri Lanka is the Mahaweli and the highest mountain is Piduruthalagala. The highest waterfall is...
Geography · 882 words
- If the average person was asked about the , how many
would actually have anything to say? From all the places I have been in the
world, the stands out most in my mind. The mighty Zambezi River
forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia as they lie on the maps in our
libraries. Few people have...
Geography · 753 words
- An essay on can be educational but also very fun and
interesting. China differs from other culteres by its wide range of topics
such as government, religion, and its ethics...... I hope you find this essay
very informative and the info. not to be wrong.
Geography has always played a...
Geography · 2,295 words
- Outline
I. Thesis: Ancient Egyptians were the basis for many western traditions.
Their
influences are noticable in art, architecture, and religion.
II. The Old Kingdom
A. Zoser, the first pharaoh.
1. built the famed Step Pyramid
2. brought unity to Egypt
B. Religion
1. ...
Geography · 362 words
- is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean, just off the southeastern coast of India. Despite its modest size ' slightly larger than the state of West Virginia ' has a population of about 20 million people, almost equal to the population of Texas. The island is rich in...
Geography · 1,091 words
- Ukraine is a state in Eastern Europe, bounded on the north by Belarus, on the
north and east by the Russian Federation, on the west by Poland, Slovakia, on
the southwest by Hungary, Rumania, and Moldova, and on the south by the Black
Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Ukraine includes the Crimean Autonomous...
Geography · 172 words
- "AYUBOWAN" May you have the gift of long life! It is with this traditional greeting, that everyone is welcomed to , the paradise island. For a small island has many nicknames; Serendip, Ceylon, Tear drop of India, Resplendent Isle, Island of Dhamma, Pearl of the Indian Ocean....
Geography · 139 words
- is Islam's third most holy city, after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. These Muslims believed that in , Muhammad visited heaven from a site there. Muhammad was an Arab prophet who preserved the word of God in a sacred book called the Quran ( Arizona Geographic Alliance ). In...
