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Mexico

... miles. Most of Mexico is just an immense elevated plateau, flanked by mountain ranges that fall sharply off to narrow coastal plains in the West and East. Much of Mexico's Central Plateau is a continuation of the great plains through the southwestern United States. The highest point in all of Mexico is Mount Onzaba (Citlaltepetl). It is 18,707 feet above sea level. Mexico's lowest point is near Mexicali. This area near Mexicali is thirty-three feet below sea level. The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. The metropolitan area of Mexic ...

Number of words: 788 | Number of pages: 3

Ecuador

... rate is an alarming 49%, and the economic growth is an even more astonishing number, 2.5%. Oil, Ecuador's main export, is expected to be depleted by the early part of the 21st century. This will make conditions even worse. Although the literacy rate is currently rather high, there are no schools in the rural areas, and school is only required until the age of 14. Malnutrition is extremely common. Most children get about what we eat for lunch for the entire day. The work rate among children is high. Cholera is a big problem in Ec ...

Number of words: 310 | Number of pages: 2

History Of The Marshall Islands

... so it is very hard to predict what went on. The only early history has been handed down from generation to generation in the form of songs, and we can also get some facts from the folklore and legends. One thing that they do know is that powerful chiefs ruled these large civilizations able to move such large stones to build temples and cities. They must have been somewhat advanced because they were able to build huge walls that were probably there to enclose a city. These walls weighed many tons and were 20 ft. long, and even some walls ...

Number of words: 1890 | Number of pages: 7

The United States

... state) is composed of a group of Pacific islands about 3,400 km (2,100 mi) southwest of San Francisco; Alaska occupies the northwestern extremity of North America, with a 10,780-km (6,700-mi) coastline on the Pacific and Arctic oceans. is geographically one of the world's largest countries, and it is the third most populous (after China and India). The 50 states are blessed with a variety of resources that provide the basis for a highly productive economy--in fact, is the world's wealthiest nation. For most of the 20th century the countr ...

Number of words: 562 | Number of pages: 3

France

... and towns that date back to the middle ages. -CROPS- Calais has intensive cultivation and highly mechanized farms, 5.1% of the labor force is employed in agriculture. This makes it an important agricultural region. The location of the region, north of France with year-round rainfall and relative temperatures makes it great for raising all kinds of crops such as grain, sugar, vegetables, etc. Therefor the climate also makes it great for growing gardens with all kinds of flowers and other plants. -BEACHES- Calais offers many o ...

Number of words: 439 | Number of pages: 2

Pompeii

... was that there were no records from . Nobody knows how the people were when the volcano erupted because there are not any records of people that survived and what their story is. We cannot get a perfect detail of what life was like in because we do not have anything from people that were at . "Beyond the bath a narrow passage leads to the kitchen and pantry, whence some narrow stairs bring to the underground store-rooms. In one of them there was a wooden case in which all the silverware for the table was found together with a co ...

Number of words: 1386 | Number of pages: 6

The Circle Of Fire

... which is the middle layer, This is made of a liquid plastic type of material called magma, This material is constantly flowing which causes the crustal plates to shift.3- The Inner Core, this is the very center of the Earth, Scientists aren't positive but they believe that it is solid lava. About 80% of the worlds Earthquakes occur in the Circle of Fire. (The Circle of Fire p. 13) They happen in a narrow belt of faults that run parallel with the equator from North and South America to Asia. In 1950 an Expidition from Scripps Institu ...

Number of words: 308 | Number of pages: 2

Ireland, History And Nature

... is the only sound which breaks the silence. Even the birds have stopped singing now, and the feeling of magic is even stronger than it was before. You continue down to the bottom of the valley. You drink some of the fresh, cold water from the brook, which finds it's way down from the high, steep mountains behind the valley and into the blue, clear lake a few hundred metres in front of you. On the other side of the valley, you see how the brook continues even further down. You decide that you wish to see where it ends. While you are walk ...

Number of words: 1815 | Number of pages: 7

Travelers Guide To Colorado

... has: many mountains to hike on, trails to walk on, nature centers to visit, and many other possibilities to do. The skiers have many mountains on top of other mountains to choose from to ski on. "Skiing is the major money making factor for Colorado." - Comptons Interactive Encyclopedia. The people that just want to get away from the everyday hustle and bustle, find it comforting to retreat to nature for a quiet and peaceful vacation. The information is unlimited. It just depends on what you want to find. "In Colorado, it's big ...

Number of words: 1123 | Number of pages: 5

South Africa

... effective, as well as realistic. Current Energy Profile South Africa is a nation with many reasources. It has many mines, that mine many different minerals, including coal, uranium, and diamonds. South Africa only has six-percent of the total population in Africa, but it produces sixty-percent of it's energy. Coal mines fill the country. It currently has more than sixty open mines open. In total, the country has 121,218 million tons of coal, and 55,333 million tons of that are projected reserves. Coal currently supplies 84% of South Afri ...

Number of words: 954 | Number of pages: 4

Mt. St. Helens

... by volcanic mudflows. Mudflows can raise Spirit Lake over 60 feet high! There use to be lots of tribes around Mt. St. Helens. The tribes named Mt. St. Helens Loo-Wit. Mt. St. Helens erupted five times. In 1802,1850,1978,1980, and 1992. Can you guess witch year we are doing the next paragraph on ?..If you guessed 1980 you are right! At 8:33 the people that had not left Mt. St. Helens surroundings heard a big boom, Mt. St. Helens had just blew off her top! On May 18,1980, Mt. St. Helens awakened from a short nap. There had been lots o ...

Number of words: 333 | Number of pages: 2

Australia's Future

... rejected the suggestion. A sensible stance, but the opposite to that being embraced by the nation. For trivial reasons Australians wish to embark upon the path of constitutional surgery and become a republic, a drastic operation fraught with danger. Changing the constitution is tinkering with the foundations of law and order, and can easily explode out of control, plunging the nation into anarchy or tyranny. Any rational nation would need a compelling reason before embarking on such a perilous undertaking- we have none, however we do have se ...

Number of words: 3173 | Number of pages: 12

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