The Yangtze River‚ or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia‚ and the third-longest in the world. It flows for 6‚300 kilometres (3‚915 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest‚ central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the biggest rivers by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze drains one-fifth of China’s land area and its river basin is home to one-third of China’s population.[5] Along with the
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Asia facing worsening water crisis: ADB MANILA: Asian countries‚ including India‚ are facing a worsening water crisis that threatens to curtail food production while taking an increasingly heavy toll on the region’s economies‚ the Asian Development Bank said. Governments‚ industries and people around the region urgently need to stop wasting so much of the precious resource if they are to limit the shortage‚ ADB infrastructure advisor Arjun Thapan said. "It needs to shrink and Asia needs to become
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Christianity in East Asia When Europeans started sailing the globe looking for new land they wanted to colonize they had many tools that they could use‚ ships‚ the astrolabe‚ muskets and cannons for showing their military might‚ manufactured goods to show their economic power‚ and their last tool was religion‚ specifically Christianity of the Catholic and Roman Catholic denomination to counter the spread of the Protestant movement in Europe. Dominican‚ Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries successfully
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Background of the company Air Asia Berhad is the name of the company who brings the name of the country‚ Malaysia to be known throughout the world. Air Asia Berhad was known as the only Malaysian-based low cost airline and also holds the status of a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. Air Asia was first established during the year of 1993 where during that time‚ it is a bad time for aviation industry to survive‚ but it becomes miracle‚ when Air Asia managed to survived and become the leader in providing
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With slavery in mind‚ Charles Christian Nahl and Louis Nagel created a lithograph‚ titled In Memoriam in 1865. The Lithograph was created in memory of Abraham Lincoln who was credited with ending slavery. This art work shows the Emancipation Act dissolving the chains of slavery. Chains are a metaphor for the bonds that Lincoln broke with the “Emancipation Proclamation.” The dragon represents slaveholders who have put their slaves in chains. The dragon died by the hand of Minerva—a goddess of wisdom
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people affecting their culture. Buddhism started approximately in the 6th century BCE‚ starting with the birth of the Buddha in India. The religion then spread through Central Asia‚ East Asia‚ and Southeast Asia (Keown). Among many branches of Buddhism‚ Mahayana has been diffused from first west‚ north‚ and east throughout East Asia (Skilton). The fundamental principles of Mahayana are liberation from suffering and the belief in the existence of Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva is someone who achieved Nirvana
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OUMM2103 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO AIR ASIA AirAsia 1 : The AirAsia Logo AirAsia was established in 1993 by DRB-Hicom‚ a Government-owned conglomerate. It started operations in 1996. Tune Air Sdn Bhd‚ Tony Fernandes’s company purchased this heavily indebted airline business from DRB-Hicom in 2001. AirAsia managed to become profitable and world renowned low-cost airline through visionary leadership and innovative business approach. Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International is AirAsia’s
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Imperialism of Africa and Asia had both good and bad effects. The people of Africa and Asia may not have directly benefited from imperialism‚ but overall what happened was necessary for the continents to compete with the rest of the world. The African people benefited when the slave trade was abolished. They gained technological advancements by industrializing. The longest lasting effect imperialism had on Africa and Asia is that they were able to function and participate with other nations in global
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ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN ASIA Asia contains 60 percent of the world’s population and some of the most active volcanoes. The region has a varied geography from the jungles of Indonesia to the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Volcanoes of Afghanistan : Afghanistan has a complex geology and tectonic history. Active volcanoes are located in eastern afghanistan‚ in a region that marks the collision zone with the Indian plate. The country contains mostly rugged mountains‚ with plains in north and southwest
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DREKETI HIGH SCHOOL Aspiration into Action FORM 403 – MASTER MARK SHEET – TERM TWO END EXAMINATION – 2013 NAME Eng M Pst Maths M Pst S/Sc M Pst B/Sc M Pst C/Std M Pst Ag/Sc M Pst Fijian M Pst H.Eco M Pst B. Tec M Pst Total Pstn P/F 1 Adi Maca Vakasigaleka 14 17TH 53 5th 13 15th 43 13th 16 21st 20 9th 15 9th 174 18th F 2 Alacia Tokivata 20 12TH 55 4th 14 13th 55 5th 39 10th 43 5th 21 5th 247
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