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Spain
Words: 1937 / Pages: 8 .... Semitic elements are also present.
Population Characteristics
The population of Spain at the 1991 census was 38,872,268. The estimate for 1995
is 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 .....
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Japan
Words: 2110 / Pages: 8 .... in its
islands, and it pursued its own historic path on the periphery of a great
Chinese civilisation. The Japanese borrowed some cultural ideas from China.
(4,p.1-2). Although the population is largely homogeneous, there is
considerable regional diversity. This diversity is reflected in life-styles,
dialects and speech differing patterns of historic and economical
development. The four largest islands are Hokkaido(2), Honshu, Shikoku,
and Kyushu. Honshu, the largest island, is usually divided into five
regions; Tohoku (3), Kanto (4),Chubu (5), Kinki(6), and Chugoku (7).
According to Cultural Atlas of Japan, Hokkaido is Japan's northern
f .....
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Mexico City
Words: 361 / Pages: 2 .... Because of this huge water tanks are filled in a
far off distance so pollution does not leak into the water supply.
Education and Culture
In Mexico City there are nine Universities. The biggest University
is the National Autonomous University of Mexico, which is located at the
south of the city. Most of Mexico City's culture is the museums that are
located throughout the city. The Museum of Anthropology, Modern Art, and
the National Historical Museum, have exhibits of pre-Columbian artifacts.
Another part of Mexico City's culture are the Ballet Folklorico
performances at the Palace of Fine Arts and Mexico's most important
religious shrine, .....
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Vienna Vs. Virginia
Words: 404 / Pages: 2 .... the center. While on the other hand VA was established in the 1500’s as a colony. Filled with great plantations and fields for growing tobacco or food goods. Many cities in VA lack a randomness, since they were made with horses in mind, and now cars. Here the streets are wide and either made of pavement or asphalt. 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 hav .....
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What Are The Main Contrasts To Be Found In Portugal?
Words: 1929 / Pages: 8 .... although these are for the most part overlooked.
Being situated on the westernmost edge of Europe and the Iberian
Peninsula, Portugal enjoys a relative privacy and independence from the rest of
Mediterranean countries. Bordering on Spain on two sides and the sea on the
others, the nation as naturally turned towards the sea, from which it draws both
its strength and wealth and turned its back on its greatest rival, Spain. Due to
its constant waves of invasion throughout the ages, Portugal is a vastly diverse
land, not only in geographical terms but also in terms of heritage. It is true
to say that Portugal does share a number of simila .....
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Mozambique
Words: 299 / Pages: 2 .... only 120 days in the south. In the cool season may
to august temperatures range from 16 deg c to 27 deg c (that is 60 dea to 80
dea F). In the hot season august to November temperatures range 28 deg c to 32
deg c (85 deg f to 90 deg f ).
The country has a wealth of mineral resources , especially copper ,lead, zinc ,
and coal . Copper accounts for more than 80% of this countries export earnings.
The copperbelt where four large copper mines and several smaller mines are
located is where most mining takes place it lies north of lusaka along the
Zairian border . The many rivers near the mines have valuable potential for
hydroelectric power.
Its .....
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Alcatraz Island (The Prison)
Words: 1312 / Pages: 5 .... the entire structure. The cell house was three stories of reinforced concrete. Elevated gun galleries were built at each end of the cell house. Inmates were monitored constantly by guards on a central walkway surrounded by bars. All doors on the island were electronically operated and were designed to slam 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 recrea .....
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The Enigma Of Atlantis
Words: 230 / Pages: 1 .... went on? Even though
the people of the ancient items didn't usually record events in history, have
you ever heard of passing it on from generation to generation?
Have gods ever laid before such cruel punishment on any civilization
like Plato claims was laid on Atlantis? To say that there was terrible heat,
then tidal waves, and earthquakes during a twenty four hour period of time is
unheard of.
Atlantis is just an island of the Greek Myths and that's all the island
of Atlantis is a myth. The idea that an island almost half the Atlantic Ocean
away (Thera) could be Atlantis is insane. According to what Plato said the
island Thera was supposed t .....
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Atlantis
Words: 1025 / Pages: 4 .... architecture, which is strong proof that Egypt was a colony. Mexico and Peru are also supposed Atlantean colonies. The Peruvian numerical system is very similar to Atlantean numerals. Mexico has a culture very similar to that of the people of .
is closely related to a multitude of islands, peninsulas, and even continents. Plato believed that Thira, Crete, and the Canary Islands all used to be parts of . Scientists even believe that the island of Thera might possibly be . It was also said that was closely linked to the Americas and the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Because of it’s size, was said to be a land bridge between the Americas and the area a .....
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Myths About South Africa
Words: 365 / Pages: 2 .... for Kenya. Kenya and South Africa are only two of more than fifty countries in Africa. Each country on the continent has its own political, economic, social and physical profile. Kenya and South Africa are not the only noteworthy destination in Africa.
Another associated myth/behavior here 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 i .....
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