The Nile‚ is the longest river in the world‚ and is located in northeastern Africa. Its principal source is Lake Victoria‚ in east central Africa. The Nile flows north through Uganda‚ Sudan‚ and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea‚ with a total distance of 5584 km. From its remotest headstream in Burundi‚ the river is 6671 km long. The river basin covers an area of more than 3‚349‚000 sq km. Not only is the Nile considered a wonder by Herodotus‚ but by people all over the world‚ due to its impotance to
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THE NILE RIVER The Nile River is the longest in the world it is approximately 4160 miles long‚ It flows from high mountains in Africa.The Nile was a main means of travel. There are two branches‚ Rosetta Branch to the west‚ and Damietta to the east. Lake Victoria‚ and Lake Tana are two major sources. Without the water source ancient egyptians would have died out‚ because they relied on agriculture for wealth‚ and power. The Nile River was called Ar or Aur (means black) due to the annual flood left
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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION: West Nile virus (WNV) is a dangerous nervous system disease that spreads primarily by mosquitoes (2007). According to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2007)‚ there were 4‚269 West Nile Virus cases in the United States in 2006 and 177 were fatalities. The West Nile Virus does not discriminate from the rich‚ the poor or the uneducated. By administering the application of harmless pesticides we can not only cut down the death rate‚ but we can also provide
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1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. If you were to forecast the future‚ what would this analysis look like in 10 years? Potential entrants: Major online retailers‚ major jewelers‚ Village Silversmith Current Competitors: Ice.com‚ Gemvara‚ Diamond.com‚ Jamesallen.com‚ Astley Clarke Substitutes: Smaller/local Jewelry stores Buyers: Couples to be engaged Suppliers: Diamond mines‚ precious
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How The Nile Shaped Egypt Hannah Cogar How did the Nile shape Egypt? The Nile was practically the backbone of all of Egypt’s culture. Egypt depended on the Nile for thousands of years. They depended on it for many things‚ including farming‚ trade‚ protection‚ and it helped for them to invent many things that helped with today’s modern technology. How did they use the Nile for these things? As seen in Document B‚ the Nile had a yearly flood cycle that fertilized the land surrounding it. This
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The Nile River Herodotus‚ a well-known Greek Historian‚ Called Egypt: ‘The Gift of The Nile.’ If it was not for the existence of the Nile River‚ Egypt would have been miles of barren sand with no future. The Nile played such an important role in the development of the Ancient Egyptian civilization that the history of Egypt and the Nile cannot be separated. The Nile is 6650 km long and 2.8 km wide. This makes it the longest river in the world. It has a very large catchment area of more than
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The Nile The Nile river was the most important thing to Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians were very smart because they were settled near a river. Without the Nile the Egyptians wouldn’t survive‚ and even now we wouldn’t study their history. The Nile was so important because it gave them water and fertilizer for farming and they believed in a God of the Nile whos name was Osiris The God of The Nile River. "Irrigation along much of the river
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SCM44 Case Study Cheng Gong 1. What are some key success factors in diamond retailing? How do Blue Nile‚ Zales‚ and Tiffany compare on those dimensions? Blue Nile has an obvious advantage in product variety and product availability since customers can “build their own ring” by choosing from an inventory of about 75‚000 stones online. The Tiffany brand is very strong and well established. It is associated with glamour‚ luxurious‚ trust‚ and customer service. So Tiffany can get higher margins than
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contributor to food production and poverty alleviation all over the world. To encompass this subject‚ tilapia history‚ origin‚ aquaculture potential‚ constraints‚ current and future production levels were reviewed. Tilapias are native to the River Nile and Africa in general then they were introduced and disseminated worldwide. Positive aquacultural characteristics of tilapia made tilapias the most cultured species worldwide now and in the near future. Tilapia world production is expected to reach
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worth of diamonds are produced each year. An estimated ten million people worldwide are employed in the diamond industry. The United States Geological Society reported that in 2010‚ the United States was one of the world’s leading markets. Blue Nile was considered the largest online jeweler. Sanjay and Amy Bhargave were on the market for an engagement ring. After their disappointing experience of shopping for a ring in New York City and in the local jewelers in their hometown‚ one of Sanjay’s
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