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Term Papers on Geography
The Country Of Italy
Number of words: 1248 - Number of pages: 5.... was the wife of an officer
in Renaissance Italy. He also made prerequisites to the helicopter, tank,
and sub marine among other things. He also invented the crane and an early
day cannon, which he never made public because of the vile applications.
Other artists such as Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel, which was one of his greatest works. Galileo Galilei who was an
astrologer made many sky maps, and discovered nebulas and created the
theory that the earth rotates around the sun. Dante Alighier who is know
for his many great works, and G .....
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South Korea
Number of words: 1272 - Number of pages: 5.... zinc, and
uranium. Reserves of natural gas have been discovered offshore. These minute
resources are not as depended upon by the people of South Korea as in the North.
The north is heavy in mining these resources because they have a large surplus
of them, and the north is not; they have moved on and found other economical
niches.
The population of South Korea (1995 estimate) is about 45,182,000 people.
The country's estimated population density of 1188 per sq mi is one of the
highest in the world. The majority of the population lives in the southern a .....
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Rome
Number of words: 4215 - Number of pages: 16.... or
also known as the popular party. In 82 Before Christ., Sulla condemned
Julius Caesar, who fled from Rome when Sulla died in 78 Before Christ.
Julius 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 .....
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Hiking The Appalachian Trail
Number of words: 1040 - Number of pages: 4.... Trail, it is suggested to shop around for a
good pair of hiking boots, a tent, and a sturdy backpack. Hiking the
distance mentioned above obviously requires excellent footwear, and a light
pack. Figure in fatigue and you need a comfortable tent to sleep in at
night.
Good boots are "solid" on the bottom, so that you cant feel rocks
or stones through the soles. If you can press in the bottom of the sole
with your thumb, the soles are probably too soft to give your foot proper
protection. The top of the boot should be stiff to hold the ankle in place
an .....
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Mauritania
Number of words: 2124 - Number of pages: 8.... airports.[1][3]
Population, Location, Area, Climate
Mauritania is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. It's geograph-ic
coordinates are 20 00 N, and 12 00 W. It's neighbors are Algeria to its
northwest, Mali to it's west, Western Saharas to it's northeast, Morocco to
it's north, and to its south Burkina Faso. It's total area is about
1,030,700 sq miles and it's land area about 1,030,400 sq miles which is
slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico. It has land
boundaries are Alger .....
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Ethiopia
Number of words: 2420 - Number of pages: 9.... plateau between 4 900 and 7 900
ft.. The final area being the hot or kolla zone, encompassing an area with an
altitude less than 5 000 ft. The cool zones temperatures and precipitation can
be seen on figure 3. The temperate zones temperatures range from 15.6C to 29.4C.
The temperature in the hot zone of the lowlands can reach temperatures as high
as 60C.
There are two distinct seasons in Ethiopia the rainy season, or kremt, lasting
from mid-June to mid-semptember. the other is the Dry season, or bega,
lasting from mid-September to mid-June. In April and .....
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Flint, Michigan
Number of words: 718 - Number of pages: 3.... the beginning, there were many advantages of having GM as the
dominate employer in Flint. The quantity of GM jobs in Flint provided for an
economic boom town in the 1960's and 1970's. Money from General Motors trickled
down from the workers to every part of the economy of Genesse county. The
population was on the rise which meant more homes, roads, and businesses. It
was all to good to be true. When Roger Smith (then President of GM) decided to
relocate numerous jobs from the Buick City, it was time for Flint to pay the
piper. The large dependency on GM br .....
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Spain
Number of words: 1937 - Number of pages: 8.... 39,276,000, giving the country an overall density of about 202 per sq mi.
Spain is increasingly urban, with more than 80 percent of the population in
towns and cities.
Principal Cities
The capital and largest city is Madrid (population, greater city, 1991,
3,010,492), also the capital of Madrid autonomous region; the second largest
city, chief port, and commercial center is Barcelona, capital of Barcelona
province and Catalonia region. Other important cities include Valencia, capital
of Valencia province and Valencia region, a manufacturing and railroad cen .....
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