INTRODUCTION The Niger Delta of Nigeria is among the richest deltas in the world. Other major deltas are either famous for crude oil and natural gas (Amazon in Brazil‚ Orionoco in Venezuela‚ Mississippi in the U.S.A.‚ Mahakarn in Indonesia) or grow mainly rice (e.g. Indus in Pakistan‚ Ganges in Bangladesh‚ Mekong in Vietnam). The Niger Delta however has huge oil and gas reserves and ranks as the world’s sixth largest exporter of crude oil and the second largest producer of palm oil‚ after Malaysia
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New Year Trivia Check out these unique collection of New Year Trivia! The collection includes some of the most bizarre and peculiar New Year rituals from across the world. Surprise yourself by reading these New Year Fun Facts or perplex your guests by framing questions around these jolly fun-facts in the New Year Quiz you plan to host. Baby New Year Tradition Tradition of using a baby to signify the New Year was started by ancient Greeks around 600 B.C. They would carry a baby around in a
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instead of reaching Japan as he had intended‚ Columbus landed in the Bahamas archipelago‚ at a locale he named San Salvador. Over the course of three more voyages‚ Columbus visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles‚ as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America‚ claiming them for the Spanish Empire. Though Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas. Columbus’s voyages led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas‚ inaugurating a period of European
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Atlantic Ocean. It has a number of oceanic archipelagos in addition to its mainland area. Brazil is bordered by every other country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. All of the countries that Brazil borders are French Guiana‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ Venezuela‚ Colombia‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Uruguay‚ Paraguay‚ and Argentina. Brazil is located at 10 00 S and 55 00 W. Many people would say that it has a prime location for exporting because it is so close to the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil takes advantage of its location
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The Amazon Rainforest‚ and Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. Located in South America‚ encompassing parts of Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ French Guiana‚ Bolivia and much of Brazil. The Amazon‚ like the rest of the forests‚ has a great variety of fauna‚ flora and mineral deposits. All are important for balance‚ both climate and ecological. The Amazon forest is developed around the Amazon River and its watershed. The title of "lungs of the planet" that holds the
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Roberto Burle Marx was a landscape architect born in São Paulo on 4th of august 1909 to a Brazilian mother and a German father. Burle Marx first developed an interest in the landscape while in Germany studying painting‚ where he visited the Berlin botanical gardens and from there took an interest in Brazil’s native flora. Burle Marx returned to brazil in 1930 where he went to school at the National School of Fine Arts in Rio. Burle Marx started collecting plants and flowers around his home in Sao
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Christopher Columbus was born between August and October 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy. After 41 years‚ Christopher finally began his first voyage on August 3‚ C.1492. He had three ships‚ the Pinta‚ the Niña and the Santa Maria which the Queen and King of Spain gave to him for his first voyage. According to gilder lehrman‚ ‘Christopher sailed to the Bahamas that he called San Salvador but the indigenous people called it Guanahani. For nearly five months‚ Columbus explored the Caribbean Sea‚ Specifically the
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DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE DRIVING SUCCESS Marketing and sustainable development What is sustainable development? The term sustainable development means different things to different people. But‚ in essence‚ it is concerned with meeting the needs of people today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development therefore involves: A broad view of social‚ environmental and economic outcomes; A long-term perspective‚ concerned
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have several medicinal properties‚ including reducing stress and boosting energy levels. B-vitamins - A group of vitamins that can convert sugar to energy and improve muscle tone. Guarana seed - A stimulant that comes from a small shrub native to Venezuela and Brazil. Conclusion I hope this speech has helped you better understand the effects energy drinks have on our bodies‚ health and well being. so the next time you decide to drink an energy drink think about what you are really
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India‚ Sri Lanka‚ Canada‚ Indonesia‚ Poland‚ South Africa‚ Turkey‚ Colombia‚ the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ France‚ Brazil‚ Portugal‚ and more recently‚ Argentina‚ Czech Republic‚ Mexico‚ Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Pakistan‚ Egypt‚ China‚ Vietnam‚ Venezuela‚ the Philippines‚ and Russia. Toyota’s philosophy evolves from the company’s origins and has reflects in its famously developed terms ‘Lean Manufacturing’ and ‘Just In Time Production’. Toyota’s managerial values and business methods are also collectively
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