Papers on Geography
Travelers Guide To Colorado
Words: 1123 - Pages: 5.... 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 biggest city is it's capitol." -World Book Atlas
1993. The capitol of Colorado is Denver. Some of the attractions Colorado
offers is: skiing, hiking, and exploring. These play a major role in
Colorado's economic progression. The land in Colorado is rocky and steep
basically all over. This does not make it a very good place to farm or
raise livestock. (Unless you raise Mountain goats) Although it is no .....
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The Panama Canal
Words: 838 - Pages: 4.... was drawn up as early as 1529, but was shown to the
king. In 1534 a spanish offical suggested a canal route close to that of the
present canal. Later more of the canal plans were suggested but no action was
taken upon any of these plans suggested.
Later on there is more in the canal. The Spanish goverment abandoned
its interest in the canal but in the early 19 th century the books of the
Germam scientist Alexander von Humboldt brang back the interest in the project
of the canal, and in 1819the Spanish goverment formally athorized the
construction of a canal and the creation of a company to build it. Nothing
came of this effort, how .....
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Eritrea & Ethiopia
Words: 402 - Pages: 2.... total urban population of eleven percent.
Today these two countries are in a battle over an undefined boundary. A war that has just reached its second year this month began May 6th of ’97, just four years after the thirty-year struggle for independence. It has been estimated that two hundred fifty thousand Eritreans and three hundred thousand Ethiopians have been moved from their home due to fighting and bombings along the six hundred twenty mile border. Etiopean bombs have taken over seventy lives in Eritrea.
It is unknown who is at fault for this ugly dispute. The Eritreans are blaming the Ethiopians for certain troubles and the .....
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Australia
Words: 417 - Pages: 2.... and an upper house (The
Senate). Decisions put forward and approved in the House of Representatives must
then be approved a second time by the Senate. The only exception to this is the
Queensland Government, which has only a House of Representatives.
Local governments are stationed in centre of the town or city that they provide
to. State governments are run from the state capitals, while the Federal
Government sits in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
There are six states, and two major territories in Australia. The states are:
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western
Australia. .....
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Jamaica
Words: 3668 - Pages: 14.... to the west in the cockpit country the limestone has
eroded over many years to form large depressions, narrow valleys,
underground caverns and rivers. Most of the surface rivers are short, swift
flowing and descend quickly to the coast and consist of a series of rapids
and waterfalls. The island is ringed by plains separated by mountain and
sea.
The country is divided into three counties. They are Cornwall to the
west, Middlesex is central, and Surrey is to the east. Middlesex is the
largest county. Jamaica is also divided into 14 parishes which are
basically like provinces or states. The parishes are Kingston, St. Andrew,
St. T .....
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Mexico
Words: 2531 - Pages: 10.... Mexico has a rich
history in music and art and their culture is a rich, complex blend of
Native American, Spanish and American traditions.
The people of Mexico were developing art and cultures long before the
Spanish thought of “discovering” the “New World”. Their cultures were far
ahead of any European cultures at that time. Many different peoples with
their own ethnic differences coexisted. They had a cultural identity, for
instance, they cultivated corn, they had a singular structure of government,
they used the 365 day calendar, they built pyramids, they used similar
rituals and worshipped the same gods and goddess .....
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Australian Immigration And Its Effects
Words: 1167 - Pages: 5.... who followed, the
Aborigines had very little impact on the environment.
Following the Aborigines, Asian seafarers are believed to have traveled
to Australia to trade on the north shores. Experts are not sure, but they
believe that these seafarers are the ones who first introduced the dingo into
Australia almost 3,500 years ago. The dingo rapidly became the top predator and
is probably the cause of the disappearance of the Tasmanian wolf and the
Tasmanian devil from Australia. They will hunt down almost anything but they
are not known to attack humans. They will attack kangaroos, wombats, rabbits,
and even lizards. After the settlers a .....
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Chicago: A City Of The Senses
Words: 650 - Pages: 3.... the close quarters of such a
place revealed to me a different world entirely: commuters rushed about
continuously, convinced they would never reach their destinations on time. On
the elevated train, faces contorted in distress and I heard laughter and loud
sighing. The flash of an Indian woman's purple sari caught
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different facial expressions, personalities, and wardrobes present added
sparkle to the otherwise dull and uninteresting dimension of public
transportation.
While watching these different characters, I was drawn to the highest
floor of the Sears Tower, where lights illuminated the .....
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Disneyland
Words: 532 - Pages: 2.... that Mickey and Goofy were just
normal people, yet I was overwhelmed at the time to meet such stars.
Several years passed, and I was now a twelve year old who remembered
Disneyland as a place where “little kids” go to meet Mickey Mouse. Fortunately
upon arrival to the park I realized I was wrong. I soon realized that that my
mature height of five feet and one-half inch had given me a golden key to the
doors of some of the biggest thrill rides the world will ever know. I was now
seeing Disneyland in a totally different way. I ran from ride to ride, my level
of excitement raging as never before. My stomach was being twisted, juggl .....
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Violence In Algeria
Words: 1101 - Pages: 5.... 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 of the death tolls escalated during Ramadan. The targets were poor innocent villagers with no sin at all. Days, weeks, years passed, but the brutal killings didn't stop.
These massacres caused a growing concern for everyone. Many people left the country to run away from death. The victims are usually the innocent villagers. Among those who get attacked, there are very few survivors. They complain .....
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