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China

... main goal was essentially nationalist: a prosperous modern economy. While there continued to exist substantially economic inequalities, distribution of wealth was probably a bit more equal than in most Western countries. While there were great variations in income between different villages, and between different jobs in the urban sector, the overall averages showed a clear pattern: the cities were much richer than the countryside. Most capital investments were going into urban industries. The urban workers, using considerable amount o ...

Number of words: 584 | Number of pages: 3

Vienna Vs. Virginia

... by the Roman Empire. It had a mote, church, shops, and palace. Now the mote has been filled in and the city is five times larger. It’s design is centric meaning all from the center. Streets either go straight to the middle or are a circle around the center. While on the other hand VA was established in the 1500’s as a colony. Filled with great plantations and fields for growing tobacco or food goods. Many cities in VA lack a randomness, since they were made with horses in mind, and now cars. Here the streets are wide and either made of ...

Number of words: 404 | Number of pages: 2

South Korea

... between the occupying forces of the United States in the south and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the north. The capital and largest city of South Korea is Seoul. In contrast to North Korea, South Korea is relatively poor in mineral resources. The principal resources are coal (mostly anthracite), iron ore, and graphite. Other minerals include gold, silver, copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, and uranium. Reserves of natural gas have been discovered offshore. These minute resources are not as depended upon by the people of South ...

Number of words: 1272 | Number of pages: 5

Australia

... remarks necessary to gain your confidence and investment. Sun Cosmetics, Inc., the parent company, was founded in 1955 and has been a publicly held company since 1973. It was incorporated in the State of Massachusetts. Any U.S. legal conflicts fall under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts state court system. It's annual North American sales of sunscreen products are in excess of $20 billion. Sun Cosmetics created Oceana's development team for the express purpose of penetrating Australia's regional markets. Its members were select ...

Number of words: 3711 | Number of pages: 14

Mauritania

... and it's commodities are foodstuffs, consumers goods, petroleum products, capital goods, and it's partners are Algeria 15%. China 6%, US 3%, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy in which does not even make up one percent. It's inflation rate has gone to high for anyone to afford any products. Mauritania's few infostructures are it's single railed railways, highways, ports, erchant marines, and small airports.[1][3] Population, Location, Area, Climate Mauritania is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Sen ...

Number of words: 2124 | Number of pages: 8

Report: Guatemaula

... The vast jungle lowland of El Petén fills the interior, characterized by a mix of banana plantations and soils rich in dinosaur bones. Guatemala's national bird is the quetzal - a gorgeous creature which is almost extinct, due to deforestation and poachers. Jaguar, ocelot, puma, jaguarundi and margay - and their assorted diet of deer, peccary and tapir - survive, though are rarely seen. The Pacific coast is tropically scorching, with temperatures often hovering around 38 degrees Celsius. The seemingly constant high humidity abates a littl ...

Number of words: 422 | Number of pages: 2

Monaco

... in society had the right to vote and that all people even if guilty of an haneous crime had the right to live out their natural life ( the abolishement of the death penalty). Many wealthy people moved to Monaco during this time. Until 1963 the people of Monaco did not have to pay taxes. Then when under pressure from France the prince passed laws to tax its citizens. Monaco has a bombing economy with two-thirds coming from production of beer, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, precision surgical instrumunts ,and processed foods. Monaco is ...

Number of words: 547 | Number of pages: 2

Violence In Algeria

... 1994) Algeria's worst conflict seems to get worse and worse day by day. The total number of people massacred is very high. During 7 years of civil war, more than 75,000 people have been killed. The victims include civilians, rebels, and members of government security forces. (More than 400 massacred in Algeria 1998, Page 1) Each year during the 7 years, the massacres took place throughout Algeria. Every day was no exception. Even during the holiest month of the year for the Islam, Ramadan, the killings didn't stop. Actually, the number ...

Number of words: 1101 | Number of pages: 5

Haiti

... and on the west by the Windward Passage. The Haitian landscape is characterized by broad bands of rugged mountain ranges. The word “Haiti” in the language of the Arawaks, the first inhabitants of the island, means “mountainous land.” In all, five mountain ranges cross this country. The longest mountain range, the Massif du Nord, runs southeastward from the Atlantic coast and crosses the border with the Dominican Republic, where it changes its name to the Cordillera Central. Haiti's highest peak is Pio La Selle, which at 8,793 ...

Number of words: 2640 | Number of pages: 10

Ural Mountains

... reaching deep into history. Physical Features The Urals divide into five sections. The northernmost Polar Urals extend some 240 miles from Mount Konstantinov Kamen in the north-east to the Khulga River the southeast; most mountains rise to 3300-3600 feet above sea level, although the highest peak, Mount Payer reaches 4829 ft. The next stretch, the Nether-Polar Urals, extends for more than 140 miles south to the Shchugor River. This section contains the highest peaks of the entire range, including Mount Narodnaya which reaches 621 ...

Number of words: 567 | Number of pages: 3

Cancun

... of the Spanish language because “Spanish is the official language but English is widely spoken” (Orbit Travel). There are a wide variety of water sports one can choose to do in Cancun. People can go para-sailing and get a great view of the ocean. Others can go scuba diving on the ocean floor and see all of the beautiful, different types of fish in the crystal clear water. The reefs off Cancun are among the best in the world. Some can go jet skiing and let the fresh, clean, wet air brush their body as they ride through the waves. Some ...

Number of words: 719 | Number of pages: 3

Ethiopia

... features of Ethiopia on figure 2. Climate: The Climate in Ethiopia is of three different climatic zones. These being the cool or dega zone, consisting of the central parts of the western and eastern sections of the high plateaus and the area around Harar, with terrains roughly above 7 900 ft. in elevation. The second zone is the temperate, or weina dega zone, comprising portions of the high plateau between 4 900 and 7 900 ft.. The final area being the hot or kolla zone, encompassing an area with an altitude less than 5 000 ft. The c ...

Number of words: 2420 | Number of pages: 9

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