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Liberia
Number of Words: 1641 / Number of Pages: 6
... and land claimed by other countries. Liberia was able to maintain its
independence only with the help of the United States. Following World War II,
the modern port, airport, hospitals, hydroelectric station, and other projects,
all financed by the United States, were opened. There has been frequent
military conflicts and civil wars. In August 1990, forces from several African
countries entered Liberia to try and stop the bloody civil wars. The fighting
only became worse and the Prospects of a negotiated settlement were dim.
LAND AND RESOURCES
Liberia's straight sandy coast is 350 miles lo ...
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A Trip To Panama City
Number of Words: 946 / Number of Pages: 4
... eating choices range
from American fast food to excellent internationall cuisine. Eager to begin our
sightseeing, we grabbed lunch at a nearby McDonald's after checking in then
caught a bus. The buses in Panama are a tourist attraction in themselves. They
are brightly painted, hung with fringe, and have constantly blaring Salsa and
Caracas music playing. They are cheap (50 cents a ride). but are very crowded.
After asking several drivers “Donde va este autobus?” we finally found one going
to the Plaza Independencia. This plaza is the main square of the colonial town
and is bordered on one side ...
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Lassen Peak
Number of Words: 270 / Number of Pages: 1
... located in California,USA.I chose this volcano because it's
located in California, and California is one of my favourite places in the
world.
Now I'am going to tell you a little bit about Lassen Peak.This volcano is
located in Northern California.The volcano consists of a chain of vents aligned
roughly north to south, extending at least 8km north.Volcanism began at Lassen
Peak between 600,000 and 350,000 years ago. The people that studied this
volcano only use the last 35,000 years to predict the volcanoes next eruption.
The most recent eruption at Lassen Peak was in 1914-1917 A.D. The er ...
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Rome
Number of Words: 4215 / Number of Pages: 16
... Caesar returned back to Rome and began his political career as a
member of the popular party. In 69 Before C. Julius Caesar helped Pompey to
obtain the supreme command for the war in the East. When Julius Caesar
returned to Rome from Spain in 68 Before Christ he created one of his
greatest contributions to history the Julian calendar. In 60 Before Christ
Julius Caesar organized a union that was known as the First triad, made up
of Pompey, commander and chief of the army, Marcus Licinius Crassus the
wealthiest person in Rome, and Julius Caesar himself. In the years 58 to 49
Before Christ ...
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China's Cities And Places
Number of Words: 486 / Number of Pages: 2
... million, Tianjin is China's third largest city. Hefei is
the capital of east China's Anhui Province. The city, divided into north
and south sectors by the Yangtze River, boasts 600,000 people and is a
developing industrial and education center. Xiamen is nicknamed the "Sea-
Floating Garden." The harbor city of southeast China's Fujian Province is
mainly comprised of an island off the East China Sea coast. Lovely scenery,
a subtropical marine climate, and Xiamen's liberalized trade zone annually
attract over three million tourists to the city. Situated near China's
geographic center, Lanzhou is the cap ...
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Lebanon
Number of Words: 2511 / Number of Pages: 10
... Sea to the Lebanon-Syria border is 50 miles. In
the south, along the border with Israel, Lebanon's eastern border is only 20
miles from the sea.
Although a tiny land, Lebanon boasts a great diversity in its landscape which
makes it one of the most picturesque countries in the world. The coast line is
br oken by many bays and inlets of varying size. At some points, the mountains
wade silently right into the sea - then climb suddenly tier on tier away from
the Mediterranean to the sky. Because of the limitation of flat agricultural
land, all but the steepest hillsides have been patiently and neatly te ...
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Geology Of The Deschutes Basin
Number of Words: 773 / Number of Pages: 3
... a break in geologic activity of about 5 million years landing us around 8 million years ago. This is when the new Cascades were created. The new Cascades caused there to be a great difference in the climate on the West Side and the East Side of the mountain range.
Our field trip started by driving through the city of Bend and its geology. In Bend there are two Buttes. There is Pilot Butte, which is the oldest, and there is Awbrey Butte. Pilot Butte is a composite cone with no crater. This Butte is surrounded by older lava from the Newberry crater area. Both Pilot and Awbrey Butte are Kipukas beca ...
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France
Number of Words: 439 / Number of Pages: 2
... to anyone. There are many fine resorts including Le Tourquet. These resorts are elegant and offer sandy beaches, luxury rooms, casinos, and nightlife. Their guests are pampered and spoiled.
-SEASIDE-
The beautiful seaside is a great place to spend an evening if you don’t want to spend your time at the attractions that are dotted along the coastline.
-SAILING-
This is also a great way to spend your afternoon, out on a private sailboat enjoying the spectacular view. Or, if you can’t sail your own boat, have someone else do it for you. At one of the many seaports you can find th ...
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Mesopotamia
Number of Words: 1908 / Number of Pages: 7
... the land was fertile, irrigation was essential. Because the n climate didn’t have rain for almost eight months of the year and the flood stage was so late in the season, it was essential to prepare dikes and levees to protect the fields.3 Irrigation is the artificial watering of land to sustain plant growth by diverting water from it’s source to the field, providing not too much nor too little moisture. Irrigation expands the amount of arable land and the production of food throughout the world.4 Whenever man irrigates, they do it to conform to the limitations of ecological circumstances.5 Although ...
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Vienna Vs. Virginia
Number of Words: 404 / Number of Pages: 2
... Vienna’s roads are narrow and many are still cobble stone.
Language is very different even though English was made from mostly German. American’s have over 900,000 words to choose from. A great many more that the 500,000 the Germans have. The chief reason form this is because where English made a new word, German speaking peoples have just combined two. Map and Landcarte for example.
The transit systems are the most different of the three. Vienna has over 80 busses, 40 Strassenbahns (street cars), 6 U-Bahns (under ground trains and 8 Schellbahns (fast trains that circle the city). It’s the second ...
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