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The Australian Outback
Number of words: 560 - Number of pages: 3.... attitude is things will get done when they get done and there is no
rush. Some would say that reminds them of an old southern style person.
They make visitors feel welcome and treat them as if you were one of them.
One of the biggest differences between most Americans and people form the
Outback is they tend to not judge people. They accept people for what
they are and don't stereotype.
The main source of income for Australians is sheep herding. Large
herds of sheep are so close to the Alice which causes a very bad odor. The
odor of sheep is much worse than a paper mill or se .....
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Thailand: My Perspective
Number of words: 1209 - Number of pages: 5.... cuisine. The Thais are renowned for their friendliness and hospitality to strangers. Although they're often depicted as fun-loving, happy-go-lucky folk (which they often are), they are also very strong-minded and have struggled for centuries to preserve their spirit of independence.
Thailand's two coastlines and countless islands attract schools of water babies. Diving and snorkeling are-particularly popular in Phuket. The islands of Chumphon Province, just north of Surat Thani are less developed and the reefs here are practically undisturbed. Touring the islands and coastal limestone .....
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Travelers Guide To Colorado
Number of words: 1123 - Number of pages: 5.... on what you want to find.
"In Colorado, it's biggest city is it's capitol." -World Book Atlas 1993. The
capitol of Colorado is Denver. Some of the attractions Colorado offers is:
skiing, hiking, and exploring. These play a major role in Colorado's economic
progression. The land in Colorado is rocky and steep basically all over. This
does not make it a very good place to farm or raise livestock. (Unless you raise
Mountain goats) Although it is not good agriculturally, Colorado is a beautiful
place to see.
The recreation in Colorado is ideal for the outdoors (wo)man. The major
sports end of .....
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Rome, Italy
Number of words: 459 - Number of pages: 2.... realized that the land was easily accessible,
that the land next to the river was rich farmland, and that transportation
would be effortless.
The city continued to grow steadily by attracting new settlers and
the promise of a better future. As the Roman Empire expanded, Rome emerged
as an Administrative Center as it came to be acknowledged as the capital of
the great Roman Empire. The city also began to acquire new settlers for
religious purposes. In the sixteenth century the Church of Rome accepted
the term Catholic to apply as a title for Protestant and Reformed Churches,
which became a .....
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The Geology Of The Massif Montgris
Number of words: 1769 - Number of pages: 7.... More precisely to Torroella de Montgris. Torroella is in the
North East of Spain, just inland of the Mediterranean sea. This remarkable old
town lies at the foot of the rather imposing Massif Montgris.
Locally known as "El Montgris" (literally the grey Mountain) the massif rises up
over the town and dominates the skyline. Torroella sits on quaternary
conglomerate deposits. These are easily eroded, hence the valley between Pals
(10Km to the south) and Torroella is extremely flat. The valley is bisected by
the river El Ter, which flows at a leisurely pace from the foothills of the
Pyren .....
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"The Baltics: Nationalities And Other Problems"
Number of words: 9109 - Number of pages: 34.... The Borussians, who moved
southward to what is now East Prussia, were early subdued and assimilated
by the Germans, while the Letts tended to push northward into Livonia."(1)
The area we now call the Baltics remained sparsely populated and
predominantly non-Christian until about the middle of the 13th century,
when the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Knights began the first
incursions into the region. "The first invaders of these regions were the
Danes, who conquered the northern half of Estonia in the twelfth and early
thirteenth centuries. German merchants and missionaries had mean .....
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Venezuela
Number of words: 960 - Number of pages: 4.... into five major regions. The coastal strip with a continental shelf, and it has over 300 islands and keys. A mountainous region about where Caracas is located, that includes the western coastal chain. The valleys in this region are semi arid and dry. The Andean Mountain region borders Columbia and contains 's highest mountain peaks. Mount Pico Bolivar is the highest elevation in ; it is 16,429 feet tall. The flat tropical Savanna is another region which lies between the coastal range and the Orinoco River. The last region is south of the Orinoco River. It is known as the Guayana Ju .....
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Eritrea & Ethiopia
Number of words: 402 - Number of pages: 2.... four years after the thirty-year struggle for independence. It has been estimated that two hundred fifty thousand Eritreans and three hundred thousand Ethiopians have been moved from their home due to fighting and bombings along the six hundred twenty mile border. Etiopean bombs have taken over seventy lives in Eritrea.
It is unknown who is at fault for this ugly dispute. The Eritreans are blaming the Ethiopians for certain troubles and the Ethiopians are blaming the Eritreans and denying the accusations.
The ending of this war does not seem to be coming that soon. Etiopia continues to b .....
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Southeast Asia
Number of words: 316 - Number of pages: 2.... from massive
architectural complexes to tiny bronzes. Every country has their own
individual style. For instance, Thailand's work is either cast-bronze
figures of gods and goddesses, heavenly beings, or mythological animals.
Their art always expresses religious beliefs made primarily of curved lines
and slick features. The art of Indonesia also expressed religious beliefs
but was much more defined. The art of Indonesia had more carving and
molding which portrayed much more work and love of art.
One thing that all of Southeastern Asian art has in common is the
depiction of their devotion to .....
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Russia
Number of words: 1041 - Number of pages: 4.... with about 30 percent. Agriculture takes13
percent of all, and construction has 12 percent. Only about 1 million
people, 1.5%, are registered unemployed, but the unemployment rate is much
higher. Thousands work with no pay or with very few hours.
Russia was the main country in the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics(USSR).
The East European Plain is full of rolling lowlands. The eastern
boundary of this region, the Urals, are old mountains that have eroded. The
Urals do not go above 6,200 ft. The Caucasus Mountains form the southern
border of the Russian plain. West Siberia is swam .....
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