systematic reports‚ based on scientific measurement and observations‚ of the Missouri River--not only its course‚ but its flora and fauna‚ depth and current‚ tributaries and inhabitants. They continued onward to document their observations in the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest. Lewis and Clark described for science at least 120 mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles and fish‚ as well as at least 182 plant species. They made the first attempt at a systematic
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cameleers came mainly from the arid hills and plains of Baluchistan‚ Afghanistan and the north-west of British India (today’s Pakistan). The cameleers belonged to four main ethnic groups: Pashtun‚ Baluchi‚ Punjabi‚ and Sindhi”.This information offers a new perspective into the lives of the Afghan Cameleers and their side of the story. The information also tells the reader that the majority of the Afghan Cameleers came from the Adrid Hills and the plains of Baluchistan. Other groups came from Afghanistan
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Indians adapted the horse lifestyle but were not as intermingled with them as the Comanche Indians. The Comanche Indians originated in the Northern Shoshones but were attracted to the abundance of buffalo and warm weather in the southern plains. When these Plains Indians acquired the horse‚ their migration to the south was much easier and quicker process than it would have been on foot. The horse was a dominant part in the lives of these Indians.4 With the movement into the new territory‚
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Modelo ’s Corona beer‚ since 1998. Fierce competition from the imported segment contributed to the decline in Heineken sales and as a result of it‚ Heineken N. V. bought back the distribution rights and established a wholly owned subsidiary in White Plains‚ N.Y.; in order to achieve a new market push in the United States (Roberts‚ 1999). Heineken operations are run from the New York headquarters‚ where data center plays an important role because it is responsible for running the day to-day operations
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grandmother’s grave and commenced on a journey to Rainy Mountain. The piece provides short stories and myths in regards to Kiowa’s history. The author begins by illustrating the settlement of the Kiowa tribe where “a single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain” (283 Momaday). Throughout the short passage‚ Momaday used traditional Kiowa’s myths to guide the readers and
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drove five hundred head of cattle through the severe winter cold of the rocky mountains of Colorado. There were six cows who had succumbed to the freezing weather. All were baby calves accept for the one mother cow. Several of the men folk fell ill during this journey. Along the way one of the men was lost due to the harsh conditions and poor weather. This trip was to get the cattle away from the cold and into the lower plains of Colorado. The trip was a total of fifty five days. Now that my grandfather
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middle‚ and the northern colonies‚ however it had both positive and negative effects on the English colonies in the New World during the 1600’s. In the north‚ the New England colonist did not have an easy time living off the land. The land was rocky‚ covered with forest‚ the soil was hard and not usable‚ and the growing season was short. For these reasons‚ farming was very difficult and sometimes impossible. Because of this the settlers had to find other means of making a profit and feeding themselves
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Hypotesis : Economic impact of Railways in India Railroads‚ therefore‚ became an inevitable option for the newly-developing giant in asia. As one of the pioneers in South Asia‚ india gave the needed performance for building a successful network of railroads and consequently this action has been one major factor in the process of fast economic development. Although former ruler‚ the great britian had already establish one for the colonial aims‚ india took reall good advantage of this already-perfected
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States. Currently‚ much of the oil we use comes from foreign sources. Many argue that we should reduce foreign oil dependency by reducing our consumption and by drilling for oil right here in the U.S. For approximately forty years‚ a debate has been brewing about oil exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is 19‚000‚000 acres of land in northern Alaska‚ a U. S. state."It is the largest protected wilderness in the United States and
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At the same surface air pressure‚ which one of the following air masses is least dense? Answer | | maritime tropical | | | arctic | | | maritime polar | | | continental tropical | | | continental polar | Air pressure drops more rapidly in a column of Answer | | cold air. | | | warm air. | Scientists predict that the American Southwest will experience ____________ in precipitation over the present century. Answer | | a decrease | | | an increase |
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