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Cuba
Number of Words: 327 / Number of Pages: 2
... the highest point in Cuba. Most of the soil of Cuba is relatively fertile.
One of the natural features of the island is the large number of
limestone caverns. Most of the many rivers of Cuba are short and unnavigable.
The main river is the Cauto, located in the Southeast. The coast of Cuba is very
irregular and is indented by numerous gulfs and bays. The total length is about
2500 miles. The island has a large number of harbors.
Climate
The climate of Cuba is subtropical, the annual temperature is 77°. The
annual rainfall averages about 52 inches. More than 60% of the rain fall during
the wet sea ...
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Morocco
Number of Words: 601 / Number of Pages: 3
... They learn to speak French in school. Well the lucky ones don't really do anything. The just eat and enjoy themselves. They have servants to live with them to do all their work. They get married pretty young. It is like an honor to have your daughter get married. Like my aunt got married when she was 15. She has good life. Most of the people drive moepads or Mercedes. At home they like to design there ceiling to look nice. Architecture is one of 's great arts. Most of the people wear robes called djellaba. Spain gave the Western Sahara to them. Other foods they eat like soup is Harira. Th ...
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Australia
Number of Words: 2035 / Number of Pages: 8
... constitutional conventions in the
1890s and ratified at referenda in all six colonies. It reserves for the
Federal Government the power over defense, foreign affairs, trade and
commerce, taxation, customs and excise duties, pensions, immigration and
postal services. Other powers are left with the States, but federal law
prevails if there is a conflict over concurrent powers. The Federal
Government also has the power to ensure observance at the state level of
Australia's international treaty obligations.
Currency
Australia's currency is called the decimal with the dollar as the
basic unit. ...
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Architecture In India
Number of Words: 1187 / Number of Pages: 5
... The carvings of the caves and rock however, appear to be synonymous with ancient India alone.
The reason why this type of architecture began in India is believed to be a result of the religion, beliefs and culture of India during this ancient time. The people of ancient India had a great belief in the gods and had many assumptions about the world. Their primary belief was that everything worked as a single process, that is, change and perfection, time and eternity, existence and transcendence were one.1 It is this belief that made the artist realize that art cannot be separated from nature ...
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Myths About South Africa
Number of Words: 365 / Number of Pages: 2
... is going to "Africa" to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. While the ecology of Mt. Kilimanjaro is fascinating, most of its visitors are hardly there long enough to learn much about it, and there in nothing very African about the climbing culture on the mountain.
"The people of Africa are violent and dangerous." The exact opposite is probably closer to the truth. It is safer in many African capitals to take a late night stroll than in many North American cities.
"I'll get ill in Africa." Travelers to Africa need to know that there are a number of serious diseases there, but that does not mean not eating, drinking ...
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Alcatraz Island (The Prison)
Number of Words: 1312 / Number of Pages: 5
... and let the inmate know the guards were in total control. Coming back from work inmates were checked eleven times and had to get through three metal detectors. Then in their cells they were counted up to thirty times a day (Stuller 87).
Well-behaved inmates could spend their Saturday and Sunday afternoons watching a movie or in the recreation yard. In the yard they could lounge about, lift weights, play in a softball game, or sit down to a game of chess, dominoes, or bridge.
A typical day went like this: At 6:30 AM you wake up to a loud clang of the prison alarm bell. You crawl out of bed just as a ...
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The Town Of Cheltenham
Number of Words: 1164 / Number of Pages: 5
... the people of Cheltenham.
The two main reasons why the site was chosen for a town was the
transportation produced by the C.N.R. and the hydro electric produced from
the Credit River.
Part B
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The land use at the mill pond area between 1850-1870 in Cheltenham was
mostly industrial uses. Most of the industries or buildings were located
very close to each other because they all depended on each other. The
industries in Cheltenham were located close to the Credit river. The
buildings were small compared to the industries we have ...
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The Pyramids Of Egypt
Number of Words: 448 / Number of Pages: 2
... Egyptians also had other means of burial practices. Many of the
pharaohs were buried in hidden temples. A famous discovery is the one of King
Tutankhamen.
King Cheops of the Fourth Dynasty chose a plateau in Giza for his
pyramid. He followed his father's constructions which was the first real
pyramid.
The pyramid of Cheops was also known as the Great Pyramid. One hundred
thousand Egyptians worked on it for twenty years before it was completed. It
was the largest tomb-pyramid ever built. It was said that if the pyramid was
taken apart, the stones could build a wall ten feet tall and one foot w ...
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The Dominican Republic
Number of Words: 707 / Number of Pages: 3
... half of the total population is
located between Santiago de los Caballeros and San Pedro de Macoris. Another
1/3 of the population is located in the capitol city of Santo Domingo and
between the cities of La Romana and San Cristobal. The annual growth rate is
estimated to be at 1.71% for the next couple of years until the year 2000.
Mulattos form the largest ethnic group in the Dominican Republic being roughly
73% of the population. The next largest group is 16% Caucasian and 11% Black.
The life expectancy from birth is for males 65 years and for females 69 years.
Out of 100,000 live births 61.4% ...
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Israel
Number of Words: 440 / Number of Pages: 2
... said the
nicest things about Israel, but that has changed, recently. Many people
think that one of the reasons for this change is because of the power the
Arabs have as a result of their oil and money.
Since 1948 Israel has had to deal with regular wars waged by its
Arab neighbors, with one of the highest taxation systems in the world and
with double digit inflation every year. There is a division among its
religious and non-religious people, and a division among its citizens of
European vs. North African origin. Israel has, in the past, had to deal
with not enough immigration and most rec ...
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