.... Celsius. The language spoken in Japan is Japanese. The other languages are minority languages. The religion in Japan is made up of 85% of Shinto and/or Buddhism and the other 15% are made up of others such as Shinko Shakyo (new religions) and Christianity. People in Japan have the ethnic backgrounds of 99% Japanese. The other 1-% includes Koreans, Chinese, and Ainu. The food and drink that is eaten here is mostly rice. The drink is sake, which is a strong alcoholic beverage. Sake is the drink that is used when the people in Japan and the people who are .....

.... in gradually increasing soil salinity. this phenomenon has been the cause of the estimated 1% annual decrease in arable land for the region as a whole. Hence, development of traditional agriculture is severely restricted. 1El Mallakh, Ragaei (Kuwait, Trade and Investment. Boulder, Westview Press Inc., 1989) pg 117 Kuwaitis are under no illusion that self-sufficiency will take less than 20 to 30 years to attain and even then it cannot include such items as beef and cereals. For Kuwait cereal production is considered too expensive and un .....

.... and 33 amphibian species. Among the larger mammals, elephants, hippopotamuses, buffalo, zebras, giraffes, lions, and various kinds of African antelope, such as wildebeests, impalas, kudu, and waterbuck are common. Black and white rhinoceroses were reintroduced successfully after having been wiped out by hunting early in the 20th century. A fence around the perimeter of the park reduces poaching (illegal hunting) of wildlife. It also protects domestic animals outside the park from the spread of wildlife diseases by restricting animal movement. A certain number of .....

.... to rapidly increase every day. There are many people that move to Mexico City and many people that are born there every year. These factors contribute even more to its overcrowding and overpopulation. Another problem is Mexico City's habitat. It is located in the Valley of Mexico, which is highly vulnerable to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. These natural disasters cause much destruction to Mexico City. Yet still another problem with Mexico City's habitat is the overall instability that is caused by the fact that much of the city is located on a weak, dry-lakebed surface. Mexico City's rap .....

.... is classified as having all four seasons where the climate is totally different depending on what time of year it is. The Southern portion of this region has 4 seasons but all of them are much warmer. The third region includes Western US and northern Mexico. It is mostly dry throughout this region because most of it is made up of deserts and plains. The other part is made up of mountains. Where conditions do depend allot on elevation in this region. The fourth Climatic region is a thin strip of land that extends from Southern Alaska to Southern Californ .....

.... they broke from the Church of England, came to in the hope of starting a new life. They sailed in 1620 on a ship called the Mayflower. They made a peace treaty with the Indians and prospered happily until they merged with the Bay Colony in 1691. was also jump-started when the Puritans came in the 1630’s seeking religious freedom. The Puritans came to seeking to purify their lives. Life for the Puritans was very hard. In the 1650’s, the Quakers tried to preach against the Quakers. However, as time went on and they started gaining wealth, their life wasn’ .....

.... common. Most children get about what we eat for lunch for the entire day. The work rate among children is high. Cholera is a big problem in Ecuador; Abourt 650 people died of it last year. The infant mortality rate is also high, although it has lowered drastically in the past three years. Only 16% of the roads are paved and many houses do not have running water or electricity. People are trying to improve these conditions in any way they can. The man who started the clinic is trying to help the children. He will use the money for medical supplies, fo .....

.... The first settlers are called “Lapita People.” They were named this after a type of pottery they made ,which is found on all of ’s island. Pre-historians said that the disappearance of this pottery style in all of the islands of the Pacific east of New Guinea was followed by the appearance of this pottery in . This leads them to believe that the people migrated to (People and History, no pg. #). Captain William Bligh received major credit for discovering and recording the islands. He sailed through after the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. Shipwrecked sailors a .....