|
|
|
» Browse Geography Term Papers
The Ivory Coast
Number of Words: 309 / Number of Pages: 2
... Plus, there is a National
Assembly comprised of about 120 people who help to govern the country.
The nation has a tremendously stable economy because of the great amount
of products that they produce for exporting. The Ivory Coast is the world's
largest cocoa producer and the third largest coffee producer. These
products alone bring in more than half of all export earnings. In addition,
sugarcane, pineapples, oil palms, rubber, cotton, and bananas are also
grown for export. The major problem of the country is the foreign debt
which has grown extremely large due to massive amounts of loans given to ...
|
|
Ellis Island
Number of Words: 1701 / Number of Pages: 7
... Island saw little action during the war. The army and navy hardly ever used the island. Sometimes the Army assigned recruits there.In 1835 the Navy opened a weapon head quarters on the island. The navy continued to store weapons on the island until May 24, 1890 when it moved it's storage place for arms. Shortly after this Ellis Island was turned into an immigration center by the federal government.
The change of Ellis Island into an immigration center took major construction. A channel had to be dug to receive ferry boats, new docks and buildings had to be built.
The main building made ...
|
|
Egypt : The People
Number of Words: 1024 / Number of Pages: 4
... is a wooden platform
mounted on four or five iron disks. The sharpened edges of the disks crush the
stalks of wheat so that the grain can be separated from the chaff. The water
buffalo or cow also supplies the fellah's family with milk and with calves that
can be sold. Very often the fellah shares his house with his animals. This is
unsanitary, but it is the farmer's preferred way of protecting them. The theft
of an animal could mean economic catastrophe for the poor fellah.
The fellah wears a loose, long cotton robe called a gallabiyea, loose
cotton pants, and a wool cap, which he makes himse ...
|
|
Hawaii: Prologue Of History
Number of Words: 2624 / Number of Pages: 10
... from Hawaii's own nobility and ali'i. They looked among themselves
for suitable husbands and wives, so breaking in from the outside even through
marriage was hardly possible. The only time they were successfully challenged
prior to statehood was when Sears, Roebuck and Co. opened a store on Oahu.
Closing ranks, the Big Five decreed that their steamships would not carry
Sears's freight. When Sears threatened to buy its own steamship line, the Big
Five relented. In the end, statehood, and more to the point, tourism, broke
their oligarchy. After 1960 too much money was at stake for Mainland-based ...
|
|
Culture, And Arts Of Argentina
Number of Words: 1339 / Number of Pages: 5
... narrow or
provincial in terms or European literary standards.
Latin American writing can be divided into three broad periods:
colonial literature, from the time of European conquest to independence;
the literature of independence, which began in the early 1800s in most of
Latin American; and modern literature, which began in the late 1800s and
was accompanied by the comprehension of a distinguishing national voice, at
some point in the 1900s. Additionally, a native tradition, which began
before the European conquest, consists of literature in Native American
languages.
At the time of the Euro ...
|
|
Italy
Number of Words: 648 / Number of Pages: 3
... 2,000 years ago. Florence was the home of many artist of the Renaissance, a period of great achievements in the arts. Venice, with its intricate canal system, attracts tourists from all over the world.
Italians take great pride in the quality of their cooking. They traditionally eat their meals at midday. Large meals usually consist of a pasta course, followed by a main course of meat or fish. Sometimes a course of antipasto (appetizers) is served before the pasta. Antipasto usually consists of a variety of cold meat and vegetables, such as prosciutto (a type of spiced ham), salami, olives, and artich ...
|
|
Mexico
Number of Words: 2531 / Number of Pages: 10
... 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 goddesses of the sky, of nature,
of fertility and of war. The same concept of cosmic duality - the beginning
and the end - appears in the religion and art of all early Mexican cultures.
The strongest example of this shared belief ...
|
|
The Industrial Heartland
Number of Words: 722 / Number of Pages: 3
... limestone, and many other kinds of mines use the Great
Lakes to transport, which happens to be in the middle of the Industrial
Heartland. They usually have tons of material to move so water transportation
can carry lots of material, it's cheap, but it's also slow. Another important
route in this region is the St. Lawrence Seaway, which was an significant
factor in the decision of industries to locate in this region. Other main
waterways in this region are: Ohio River, Mississippi River, New York State
Barge Canal System, New York Harbour, Philadelphia Harbour, and Baltimore
Harbour.
There is ...
|
|
Cancun
Number of Words: 719 / Number of Pages: 3
... snorkeling or others can go on jungle tours with tour guides that take
small groups on a fun adventure around the ocean that they will never
forget. If one enjoys adventure and a little danger, they can surf through
the waves. “Most hotel beaches have lifeguards, but as with all ocean
swimming, use common sense--even the calmest-looking waters can have
currents and riptides” (Orbit Travel.) Those who prefer the calm water,
can go deep sea fishing recreational sailing, or sky diving.
The nights in Cancun are just as much fun as the days. There are
so many pubs and clubs that one can choose to go t ...
|
|
Guyana
Number of Words: 1142 / Number of Pages: 5
... this poor
country.
The lands have much resource also found in the vegetation and the
forests. The plants and trees are documented for their abnormal size and density.
Guyana has an excellent lumber industry, they sell some of the finest greenheart
as well as mora. Within the forests are a big variety of wildlife which can
range from deer to anteater and a few types of monkeys. The birds are very
diverse, they consist of for example sugarbirds, cotingas and manakins all which
feed on Guyana's vast array of insects.
Population , Education and Culture
Guyana has an estimated 800,000 pe ...
|
|
|
