Papers on Geography
Auschwitz
Words: 1099 - Pages: 4.... cramming up to 75 men, women, and children in at a time. The little ones and the weak ones had to be careful when they opened the doors because of the rush of the people getting off, they would often be trampled.
When they reach the train station Soribor Station. They were hurried along so fast that they never realized that the station was fake and was just connected round to deportation centers. The hands on the clock did not move, and the timesheet arrivals were fake also.
When they first arrived at , the victims were checked in and given an I.D. number. The I.D. number was then tattooed onto their body, usually the arm. Over 404,000 I.D .....
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Research Essay, East Timor
Words: 1044 - Pages: 4.... for an Independent East Timor) and the UDT (Timorese Democratic Party). After a time of political awakening the two parties during January to May 1975 formed a coalition. While on the border of East Timor, Indonesia looking on saw the emerging colony and sought to cleanse and destabilise the area with outcomes designed in favor of Indonesia. While still in that year only a few months later in August the situation deteriorated dramatically with Indonesia stepping up its campaign. During this time there was a split in the coalition, that had been formed only months earlier with the UDT breaking away and as a result of this it sparked a sho .....
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Effect Of The Environment On Western Settlers
Words: 622 - Pages: 3.... Rockies, naturally led to Oregon and California,
which caused an increase in the population of these regions at the time. These
trails, such as the Oregon Trail to the north, the Mormon and Spanish Trail to
the south, and the California and Overland trails in between were very rough and
bumpy, making the trek no easy task.
On the home front, the environment played an important role on the
family life as well.. Women had a more prominent role in society as we shifted
from the urbanized east to the more agrarian west. They were expected to do more
than they did in the past, such as make the clothing everyone in the family wore,
while the ma .....
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Tropical Africa: Food Production And The Inquiry Model
Words: 446 - Pages: 2.... feature of these border zones.
There are three climatic zones in Tropical Africa:
1. a region of persistent rain at and near the Equator, 2. a region on each side of this of summer rain and winter drought, and 3. a region at the northern and southern edges afflicted by drought.
All the climates listed in the previous paragraph are modified in the eastern parts of Tropical Africa by the mountains and monsoons.
The soils of Tropical Africa pose another problem. They are unlike the soils of temperate areas. Soils are largely products of their climates, and tropical soils are different from temperate soils because the climate is di .....
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Gabon: An Example For All Of Africa
Words: 1132 - Pages: 5.... Gabonese are of ages 15-64 years. The average
life expectancy is 55.14 years. Women live to be around 58, while men are
usually around 52 when they die. This is why only 5% of the population is older
than 65. The infant mortality is lower than many other African countries, 92.4
per 1,000 live births. (The World Fact Book 1995)
As in most African countries, there are many Bantu tribes make up the
ethnicity of the country. There are four major tribal groups. The Fang, Eshira,
Bapounou, and the Bateke. (The World Fact Book)
The largest of these tribes is the Fang. They live mainly in the
northern area of Gabon. Many years ago they wer .....
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Mexico
Words: 1046 - Pages: 4.... of about 6 % for the next two decades. By the late sixties it was realized, that the domestic industries have become lethargic and inefficient because of the shelter from international competition.
1965: The Maquiladoras Program
To help its manufacturing sector, settled the 's Border Industrialization Program. The BIP allows US and foreign companies to ship components and production equipment into , free of duty, for assembly or processing utilizing Mexican labor.
These Mexican facilities are commonly referred to as Maquiladoras, or in-bond assembly plants.
The BIP sought to attract foreign manufacturing facilities, technology and know .....
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Atlantis: We Will Ever Know
Words: 1001 - Pages: 4.... into the sea by the forces of nature, and its few survivors
managed to swim ashore and relate their story. (3) There the legend was passed
by word of mouth until an Egyptian priest related the story to Solon, a
character in Timaeus. The priest admired the achievements of prehistoric
Athenians, because when the rulers of Atlantis threatened to invade all of
Europe and Asia the Athenians, on behalf of all Greeks, defeated the Atlanteans
to avoid enslavement. (4)
The works of Plato opened the floodgates to endless speculation on
whether the continent described was fact or fiction. Atlantis has since been
placed in Spain, Mongolia, Pa .....
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"A Bridge So Far": Japan's Alkashi Kaikyo Bridge
Words: 327 - Pages: 2.... a half feet.
The bridge's construction was started in 1988 and was finished just
this year. It cost 3.3 billion dollars and weighs more that 350,000 tons.
The cable used on the bridge is composed of 290 strands and is 186,000
miles long. The bridge is equipped with a feature that no other bridge has.
That feature is mass dampers that include pendulums that help stabilize
the towers. This stabilizer was needed since the two towers are almost as
tall as the Eiffel Tower.
I love to watch how we accomplish so many great things and
hopefully I can be one of those people who is on the cutting edge someday,
but we can't develop a god- .....
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What Are The Main Contrasts To Be Found In Portugal?
Words: 1929 - Pages: 8.... overlooked.
Being situated on the westernmost edge of Europe and the Iberian
Peninsula, Portugal enjoys a relative privacy and independence from the rest of
Mediterranean countries. Bordering on Spain on two sides and the sea on the
others, the nation as naturally turned towards the sea, from which it draws both
its strength and wealth and turned its back on its greatest rival, Spain. Due to
its constant waves of invasion throughout the ages, Portugal is a vastly diverse
land, not only in geographical terms but also in terms of heritage. It is true
to say that Portugal does share a number of similarities with Spain, but it is
by no means .....
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Luxembourg
Words: 993 - Pages: 4.... farmland to the south, also creating many
jobs in farming.
The people of Luxembourg have no native costume. They borrow much of
their culture from Belgium, Germany, and France. Today, modern
Luxembourgers dress like other Europeans.
The people of Luxembourg like to eat smoked pork and beans, and
sometimes saurkraut. Smoked ham is available all year round, and pastries
are a Luxembourg favorite. Some of these pastries include rolls, muffins,
cupcakes, and a special dry cake translated "Random Thoughts". Luxembourg
makes beer and wine which is sold there and in other nearby countries.
The buildings in Luxembourg vary from .....
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