Introduction The continent of South America has about one-eighth of the Earth’s land surface‚ situated between latitudes 12°N-55°S and longitudes 80°-35°W; no other continent has a greater latitudinal span. Eighty percent of its land mass is within the tropical zone‚ yet it extends into the subantarctic. The extensive zones of temperate and cold climates in the vicinity of the Equator‚ in the Andes‚ are unique. The land area of about 17‚519‚900-17‚529‚250 km² is under the jurisdiction of 13 countries
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East/West Characterising Toilet attendant: “this in nothing yet.” “I don’t know if it’s a threat or a boast. This is what they call Berliner Schnaeize –snont. Its attitude; it in your face.” Anna: “I liked the sweeping rouge of words from ‘heartfelt’ to ‘heartsick’. And I liked the order‚ the directness that I imagined in the people.” On the former GDR “….its bewildered people.” “The demonstrators‚ in shock‚ obediently pulled their cards from their wallets. Then they seized the buildings
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The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old ones were abolished‚ international organizations were established‚ and many new and old ideologies took a firm hold in people’s
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World war 1- diseases and women’s roles Even when the soldiers were not being attacked it was still very hard to survive during World War 1. During world war 1 the disease of the trenches started going around. The soldiers had to live in trenches that were built in the ground‚ these holes were filled with water. The soldiers had to stand in these holes almost all day which meant they had their feet wet and cold all the time. When it was time to rest they could finally take their shoes off the only
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EAST ORCHIDS Established in 1989‚ East Orchids was an orchid farm located in the campus grounds of the University of the Philippines in Diliman‚ Quezon City. The enterprise started as a hobby of Mrs. Prieto before it was organized as a business. At the time of the case‚ the owners were also evaluating expansion strategies. What are the prospects of East Orchids given that Mrs. Prieto never had any formal training on orchid growing and business management? Author: Arturo Benedicto M.
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Asian Immigrant Families in America The United States of America is a country founded and built by immigrants. Many people from all over the world has migrated to this country in hopes of building a brighter future for themselves and their children. America has always been viewed as the land of opportunity‚ and this is the reason why so many people have moved to this country. While all immigrants are faced with similar problems‚ some immigrant groups are faced with more difficult problems than
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Asian Paints: A well focussed company 2 The company shows an uninhibited appetite for growth in revenues and profits Colours of many vibrant hues The financials of Asian Paints are awash in as many brilliant hues as the varied colours of the paints that it has on offer. The company’s revenues and profits are growing yearly at a fast clip‚ (revenues up 26% at Rs 91.2 bn‚ with pre-tax profits growing 21.5% to Rs 13.6 bn in 2011-12 as compared to the preceding year) and the company is simultaneously
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WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany
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school because apparently slavery is the only horrible thing that Europeans did and not how colonization severely damaged Africa’s society‚ economy‚ and environment. So isn’t it time to finally talk about how colonization ruined Africa? The land of South Africa has been diminished to destruction from mining without the consent of the people of the land. Within
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The Asian societies successfully restricted the Europeans in terms of Christianity and some terms of trade by isolation and banishment but they were unsuccessfully restricted by means of trade with the Mughal India and South East Asia. The Christians were banished from Japan and China and the others refused to conform to Christianity. The Christians did not have much success anywhere spreading Christianity. In Saint Francis Xavier’s letter on the missions to India in 1549 he discussed his unsuccessful
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