mention the beautiful coral islands‚ the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian Sea are those unique groups of islands. The lush rainforests of the North-East India are in contrast to the dry Thar Desert of Rajasthan in the west of the country. This is a brief description of what this variably landscaped country seems‚ (though in a simple manner). India has a bio diverse region that is mostly due to the varied land features. It is home to the
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may measure over 30 inches each in length and reach 15 inches in circumference at the base. Female bighorn or "ewes" have slender‚ straighter horns that grow throughout their lives to lengths of 8-10" for Rocky Mountain bighorn ewes and 12-17" for desert bighorn ewes. Young bighorn that are less than 1 year of age are referred to as lambs. ~ At the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ bighorn sheep in North America were estimated to number between 1.5 and 2 million‚ but today less than 70‚000
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Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation‚[1] but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.[2] [3] Usually‚ the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally-changing pattern‚ although technically there is also a dry phase. The major monsoon systems of the world consist of the West African and Asia-Australian
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At present‚ the people are facing severe loadshedding/blackout problems due to shortage of power supply. Industries are closing down. Millions of Man hours have been lost leading to an increase in poverty and economic loss of billions of rupees to the country. It is happening despite the facts that about 60% of Pakistan’s population has an access to electricity. And according to World Energy Statistics 2011‚ published by IEA‚ Pakistan’s per capita electricity consumption is one-sixth of the World
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writing fades away for a time. The Chinese cultures were to the north and northeast‚ past the giant Himalayas. Crossing the Thar Desert and thick jungles to the east‚ one would have come to the early people of the Ganges River Valley. The Indus people were isolated from the Mesopotamians and other near-east cultures to the west / northwest by the Hindu Kush and vast deserts. Finally‚ the people of the Indus Valley were hemmed in to the south by the Arabian Sea / Indian Ocean. Nevertheless‚ the Indus
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1. Damodar Valley Project (ITVP): Damodar Valley Project is a joint venture of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The project sets an example towards managing our water resources on scientific lines. Before completion of this project‚ flood in Damodar River caused damage to thousands of people and loss of property worth crores of rupees every year. So it was called the ’Sorrow of Bihar (now Jharkhand) and West Bengal’. After the completion of this project the river has become a ’boon to’ these states.
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2012 “Energy Crises in Pakistan” MUHAMMAD HAMMAD MALIK Chairman “Special Committee on Energy Crises” Youth Parliament Pakistan 7/30/2012 “Energy Crises in Pakistan” ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It gives me intense pleasure to present a report of the “Special Committee on Energy Crises” Youth Parliament of Pakistan. The report is a result of extreme efforts done by the members of the committee on the topic of Energy Crises in Pakistan. I am grateful to my colleague members of the committee Muhammad
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bothered by leafmunching bugs? A. physiological‚ faster plant growth B. physiological‚ addition of a bitter taste to the plant ’s leaves C. structural‚ increased leaf cuticle thickness D. structural‚ change in leaf color 2. An animal that lives in a desert biome will most likely have adaptations that help the animal to A. insulate its body. B. store body fat. C. conserve water. D. swim efficiently. 3. Which of the following resulted from a genetic variation that was favored by natural selection? A.
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There are some parts of the world that once visited get into your heart and won’t let go. For me India is such a place when I first visited‚ I was stunned by the richness of the land by its lush beauty and exotic architecture by its ability to overload its senses with the pure‚ concentrated intensity of its colors‚ smells‚ tastes and souls. It was as if all my life I was seeing the world in black and white and when brought face-to-face with India‚ experienced every thing rendered in brilliant Technicolor
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environmentalists. Maloney says that Southern California is pushing for solar power in the desert cause the amount of sunlight with virtually no clouds‚ "but its also the home to the Mojave ground squirrel‚ the desert tortoise and the burrowing owl‚ and to human residents". Maloney also states that the US Bureau of Land Management says that it had applications submitted for solar power that would cover 78‚490 acres in the desert. For the entire US‚ the number of applications grew from zero two years ago to more
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