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Botswana
... San
people, or “Bushmen”. Some San are hunter-gatherers, and some are farmers.
Several thousand whites are also included in Botswana's population. Most are of
British descent. Most whites earn more money then the blacks, and this causes
some racial tension. Although English is the official language of Botswana, most
people speak Setswana, a Bantu language. Eighty-five percent of Botswana's
people practice traditional African religions, while the rest are Christian.
Most Botswanan children attend elementary school, but only fifteen percent will
go on to high school. The small percent of people that go to college attend the
University of Botswana in Gaborone, the na ...
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Kuwait
... Kuwait is sorrounded by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, all of which seem to
occupy a bigger land area than this small helpful and peacful nation.
Kuwait's population exeeds 1.9 million people and covers a total land area
of more then 6 800 square miles. It's goverment is a constitutional
monarchy led by the Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al-Sabah and his crown
prince Sheikh Sa'ad Al-Abdullah al-Salim Al- Sabah.
Kuwait's major cities are Kuwait city, with a population of 46 00
located at 29.20N,48.00E, Salmiyah, with a population of 154 000 located at
29.20N, 48.00E and Hawali, with a population of 152 000 located at 29.20N,
48.00E. Life expectancy of the average Kuwaiti ...
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Israel
... the world had sympathy for the Jewish
people, at that time.
Along with this sympathy the world had expectations that the
Jewish people would be better, morally, than the other nations of the world.
As a result, Israel is often put under a figurative microscope and each
and every thing she does is analyzed. For many years people only 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 taxat ...
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Jamaica
... in Jamaica rises to 2256 m or 7 402 feet. They are made up primarily
of limestone. Farther to the west in the cockpit country the limestone has
eroded over many years to form large depressions, narrow valleys,
underground caverns and rivers. Most of the surface rivers are short, swift
flowing and descend quickly to the coast and consist of a series of rapids
and waterfalls. The island is ringed by plains separated by mountain and
sea.
The country is divided into three counties. They are Cornwall to the
west, Middlesex is central, and Surrey is to the east. Middlesex is the
largest county. Jamaica is also divided into 14 parishes which are
basica ...
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Egypt
... this area was
subject to seasonal flooding. Now the dam regulates water flow that allows
for more predictable crop planting, all though it has caused environmental
problems. The Sahara desert inhabits most of Egypt, which is hot & dry. It
is so hot they can't grow crops there, it is wasted land.
The climate is characterized by a hot season from May to September,
& a cool season from November to March. In the coastal region where it is
easy to grow crops, the annual temperatures range from 99 degrees to 57
degrees . Wide variations of temperatures occur in the desert, ranging from
114 degrees during the day to 42 degrees at night. The winter season
Te ...
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The Dominican Republic
... being the leading export
as well as bauxite, gold, and rock salt.
The population of the Dominican Republic is around 7.8 million. Close to 40% of
that population is under the age of 16. More and more Dominicans are migrating
to the cities for a better chance at life. This has greatly effected the rural
population by shrinking it steadily. About 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 ...
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Japan
... reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit or 30 degrees Celsius.
The low temperature in Tokyo, Japan occurs in the months of January
and February when temperatures only reach 30 degrees Fahrenheit or –1
degrees 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 s ...
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Report: Guatemaula
... which is
almost extinct, due to deforestation and poachers. Jaguar, ocelot, puma,
jaguarundi and margay - and their assorted diet of deer, peccary and tapir
- survive, though are rarely seen.
The Pacific coast is tropically scorching, with temperatures often hovering
around 38 degrees Celsius. The seemingly constant high humidity abates a
little in the dry season. The highlands are freezing at night, dank and
chill during the rainy season, and warm and delightful in the dry season
(October to May). El Petén's climate varies only from hot and humid to hot
and dry.
Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in Guatemala, and Roman
Catholicism is the principal rel ...
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Guyana
... to rapids and falls.
Natural Resources
The lands of Guyana have many valuable natural resources. Within the
lands you can find gold, diamonds, kaolin, manganese and bauxite. If you were to
travel a little ways off shore, you could also locate some petroleum. These
natural resources are very important in helping out the economy of this poor
country.
The lands have much resource also found in the vegetation and the
forests. The plants and trees are documented for their abnormal size and density.
Guyana has an excellent lumber industry, they sell some of the finest greenheart
as well as mora. Within the forests are a big variety of wildlife ...
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Alcatraz
... most heavily fortified military site on the West Coast. Together with Fort Point and Lime Point, formed a "triangle of defense" designed to protect the entrance to the bay. The island was also the site of the first operational lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States.
By the late 1850's, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island. While the defensive necessity of diminished over time (the island never fired its guns in battle), its role as a prison would continue for more than 100 years. In 1909, the Army tore down the Citadel, leaving its basement level to serve as the foundation for a new military prison. From 1909 through 1911, the mi ...
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