watershed of the Amazonian central plain‚ i.e. all water drains down into the Amazon. It stretches 340 km west of the join between the Jaú and Negro rivers between 1°40’-3°00’S and 61°26’- 64°00’W. It covers an area of 23‚000 km² making it the largest forest wildlife park in South America. Being in such a forested area it has a high amount of rainfall each year accompanied by a warm and humid climate‚ reaching up to 2000mm or rainfall per year. 2. Why is it a UNESCO world heritage site: outline the
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There are many countries in the Carribean. One of them is Puerto Rico. It is located between the Carribean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. In addition Puerto Rico is also to the east of the dominican Republic‚ with a longitude and lattitude of 18° 15" N and 66° 30" W. Puerto Rico is a tremendously small country‚ being at aproximately 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Puerto Rico’s land is 60% mountainous. Its main mountain range the Cordillera Central or the Central Mountains Range‚ which extends
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can place soft falling flakes and chilled wind around me‚ which is what I think of most when Frost writes‚ “Of easy wind and downy flake” (548). The last and most important element of my dreamy creation is the simplicity of silence. The silence in winter is what I consider to be the end to tie up everything I see. In relation‚ I can receive an idea of how Frost felt‚ but maybe not with what exactly he saw. His poem‚ though‚ still speaks to me no matter
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In our country‚ we are supposed to have six seasons — Summer‚ Rains‚ Early Autumn‚ Late Autumn‚ Winter and Spring. Actually there are summer‚ Rains and winter. But we can feel the delicate shades of difference between Early and Late Autumn‚ or between spring and summer. Of all these seasons‚ I like summer the most. This may seem Stanger‚ but it is a fact for me. Let me first narrate the good and the bad sides of the seasons clearly. In summer‚ the heat becomes oppressive. It causes physical hardship
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Class – IV Social Studies MM-50 Q1. Name the type of forest to which the following trees belong: __ / 5 Tree Type of forest ___________________________ Ebony tree ___________________________
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persistent friends‚ I finally gave in. It was a trip for sheer relaxation and nature learning. All six of us – Ainul‚ Dayang‚ Farah‚ Suhaila‚ Yus and I finally agreed to meet up at the school’s bus stop before embarking on our journey into the virgin forest. As I was half way walking towards the school‚ it suddenly started raining. I hastened my steps to the school’s bus stand. Luckily for me‚ it started pouring when I arrived near the school. Only then‚ I realized that I was 10 minutes late for the
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1. Where Are The Worlds Rainforests Located? Tropical rainforests are located around the equator. The weather is bright and sunny for about the same time every year‚ the reason for this being is because they’re located between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer‚ were sun consistently shines. On a yearly basis approximately 160-400 inches (4‚064mm-10‚160mm) of rainfall is recorded on average for each rainforest‚ surprisingly these sunny and wet conditions are quite stable. The top 5 countries with
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Despite the R$200 million in investments and close security‚ deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region has shot up by 16% in the twelve months ending this past July. More than 5‚831 square kilometers of the immense forest has been eradicated in the twelve month period‚ even with the 30% increase in surveillance.“What is a surprise is that deforestation is once again seen in great extensions (of the region)‚ which contradicts everything we have been working for‚” said Environment Minister‚ Izabella
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last two years I have learned that it is necessary to have balance my life. I decided to reward myself for achieving and maintaining this balance with a vacation to Hawaii. While there I enjoyed the beach‚ visited a volcano‚ explored a tropical rain forest‚ and slept outdoors. Immediately upon arrival I headed to the beach and buried my feet in the gleaming hot white sand. I stood on the edge of this breathtaking tropical island and saw water so blue‚ that it more resembled liquid sapphire. The ocean’s
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Northgard is a Real Time Strategy game that puts players in command of a Viking clan who after years traveling find themselves in the mysterious land of Northgard. In this land filled with bountiful resources and dangerous creatures‚ these clans must not only survive in their new surroundings‚ but also bring fame and glory to their newly build civilization through colonizing key locations on the map‚ documenting the history of their clan‚ or concurring other clans looking achieve the same goal. Inspired
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