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• Climas templados húmedos - geographia.

• Moderación marítima en las latitudes medias - geographia.

• Lagunas y barras litorales - geographia.

• Corea del Sur - geografía.

  a comienzos de la década de 1990 se estimaba que había unos 10,5 millones de cristianos, la mayoría protestantes. Es también importante la Iglesia de la Unificación, consede en Corea, aunque no es muy popular dentro del propio país. Otras influencias significativas en la religión son el ch'ŏndogyo (una religión primitiva ecléctica) el taoísmo y el chamanismo. 3.4 Lengua El idioma oficial, el coreano, forma parte de la familia de lenguas uraloaltaicas. Es similar al japonés en la gramática y c...

• Marruecos - geografía.

  17,8 ºC y la nieve cubre los picos de las montañas durante la mayor parte del año. Las precipitaciones en forma de lluvia se producen principalmente durante los meses deinvierno, siendo abundantes en el noroeste y ligeras en el este y sur. La precipitación anual es de 860 mm en Tánger, de 430 mm en Casablanca, de 280 mm en Essaouira yde 130 mm en el Sahara. 2.2 Recursos naturales La agricultura es el principal recurso económico de Marruecos, pero también son significativos sus recursos minerale...

• Andalousie.

  Alarcos Almería arabe (monde) - Histoire - Le démantèlement de l'Empire arabe (monde) - Histoire - Les conquêtes arabes Bétique Cordoue Costa del Sol Espagne - Géographie - L'organisation de l'espace Espagne - Géographie - La vie économique - L'agriculture Espagne - Géographie - La vie économique - Le tourisme Grenade Guadalquivir invasion Jaén Jerez de la Frontera Séville Úbeda xérès Les médias Espagne - carte physique Les livres Andalousie, page 247, volume 1 Cordoue,...

• Sudáfrica - geografía.

  diversos antílopes; la mayor parte habita en cotos de caza; una de las más importantes reservas es la del Parque nacional Kruger, situado en el noreste del país a lo largode la frontera con Mozambique, que cuenta con casi todas las especies salvajes autóctonas. Otro parque importante es el Gemsbok Kalahari, próximo a Cradock. Lasespecies de aves son abundantes, como el avestruz, el francolín, la codorniz y la pintada. Es muy corriente encontrar serpientes en todo el país y las aguas costerasalbe...

• « Les caractéristiques du marché aérien »

• Virreinato del Río de la Plata - historia.

  siguientes intendencias: Buenos Aires, con Santa Fe y Corrientes y los territorios del río Uruguay, bajo la denominación de intendencia general de Ejército y Provincia;Córdoba del Tucumán, que comprendía las ciudades de Córdoba, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan y San Luis; Salta de Tucumán, que abarcaba Salta, Santiago del Estero,Tucumán, Jujuy y Catamarca; Potosí; Paraguay; Cochabamba; Chuquisaca; y La Paz. Los territorios fronterizos con las posesiones portuguesas, esto es, Montevideo, Misiones, Mo...

• Omán - geografía.

  petróleo (306 millones de barriles en 2002); el 79,6% del total de las exportaciones anuales proceden de los combustibles. En 2003 se exportó por valor de 11.365 millonesde dólares, mientras que las importaciones totalizaron 6.572 millones de dólares, en su mayor parte equipamientos de transporte y construcción y bienes manufacturados.Sus principales socios comerciales son Japón, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Estados Unidos, Corea del Sur y Singapur. 4.5 Transporte y comunicaciones Omán no tiene...

• África: la Tierra de noche - geographia.

• Contaminación del agua - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  cultivo contribuyen en gran medida a este proceso. El proceso de eutrofización puede ocasionar problemas estéticos, como mal sabor y olor del agua, y un cúmulo de algaso verdín que puede resultar estéticamente poco agradable, así como un crecimiento denso de las plantas con raíces, el agotamiento del oxígeno en las aguas más profundasy la acumulación de sedimentos en el fondo de los lagos, así como otros cambios químicos, tales como la precipitación del carbonato de calcio en las aguas duras. Ot...

• Contaminación del agua - geografía.

  cultivo contribuyen en gran medida a este proceso. El proceso de eutrofización puede ocasionar problemas estéticos, como mal sabor y olor del agua, y un cúmulo de algaso verdín que puede resultar estéticamente poco agradable, así como un crecimiento denso de las plantas con raíces, el agotamiento del oxígeno en las aguas más profundasy la acumulación de sedimentos en el fondo de los lagos, así como otros cambios químicos, tales como la precipitación del carbonato de calcio en las aguas duras. Ot...

• Sri Lanka - geografía.

  Alrededor del 75% de la población de Sri Lanka es de origen cingalés. Los tamiles autóctonos y los tamiles procedentes de la India son la minoría más numerosa, juntosalcanzan aproximadamente el 18% de la población. El resto de la población comprende descendientes de musulmanes (árabes), holandeses, malayos y veddas (el puebloindígena). 3.2 Divisiones administrativas El país se divide en 9 provincias ( palata en cingalés) y 25 distritos ( distrikkaya en cingalés) administrativos. Cada distrito...

• Toursim Today

  sales of air conditioners are soaring. The output of the disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow," whose screenplay anchored on the theme of global warming has taken great liberties with science, but has reinforced these concerns. The effects of global warming are already being seen with, for example, the withdrawal of some glaciers, rising a few inches of sea level by thermal expansion of water as well as reduction in thickne...

• América del Sur tropical - geographia.

• Oscar Arias, pèlerin de la paix

• Desiertos subtropicales: precipitaciones anuales - geographia.

• History of United States Business.

  their lives. But the rewards were worth it; a few lucrative voyages and a merchant could buy a townhouse, a carriage, perhaps a summer retreat. The merchant couldclimb the social ladder and circulate among the powerful in this highly materialistic society. This prospect of riches and the honor that accompanied them made Americancolonists willing to engage in highly speculative enterprises, such as shipping flour to the West Indies or importing goods from England by the thousands without beingcer...

• Les Etats de l'Amérique centrale (Travaux Personnels Encadrés – Géographie - Enseignements Pratiques Interdisciplinaires)

  'i!4 1''i"5''"*' • Montagneuse et particulièrement arrosée, l'Amérique centrale est sillonnée par de nombreux fleuves . • Au Belize, le rio Belize et le rio Hondo constituent une partie de la frontière avec le Mexique ; le Sarstun forme la frontière avec le Guatemala . • Le Guatemala est arrosé par les fleuves Motagua, Usumacinta, Chixoy et Sarstun. Il possède plusieurs lacs dont celui d'lzabal, qui communique avec la mer des Cara ·,bes, le lac Petén...

• Singapur - geografía.

  pequeños grupos de parsis y judíos. 3.3 Lenguas oficiales y habladas La República de Singapur tiene cuatro idiomas oficiales: el inglés, el chino mandarín, el malayo y el tamil. Al menos se hablan otros ocho dialectos del chino, la mayor partede ellos con ningún rasgo en común. El inglés es el idioma utilizado en la administración y en la educación. 3.4 Educación La educación básica es gratuita, y a pesar de no ser obligatoria, prácticamente todos los niños están inscritos en este nivel. La es...

• english history

  He was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics. Smith studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and the University of Oxford. Smith obtained a professorship at Glasgow teaching moral philosophy. Smith returned home and spent the ten years writing The Wealth of Nations , publishing it in 1776. He became famous for this book, which had a profound influence on modern economics and concepts of individual free...

• HISTOIRE DE KEYNE BRITISH

  He was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics. Smith studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and the University of Oxford. Smith obtained a professorship at Glasgow teaching moral philosophy. Smith returned home and spent the ten years writing The Wealth of Nations , publishing it in 1776. He became famous for this book, which had a profound influence on modern economics and concepts of individual free...

• Clima - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  2 CLIMATOLOGÍA Y ATMÓSFERA La climatología es una ciencia diferente a la meteorología, aunque se basa en sus análisis. La meteorología es la ciencia que estudia los fenómenos atmosféricos (viento,lluvia, aurora boreal, rayo...) y los mecanismos que producen el tiempo atmosférico actual; una de sus finalidades es elaborar pronósticos sobre el tiempo que hará en elfuturo. La climatología estudia la regularidad del tiempo, y se diferencia de la meteorología en que trabaja con datos medios en vez d...

• Titanic (motion picture, 1997) Titanic (motion picture, 1997), drama about the sinking of a luxury liner during its first transatlantic voyage, based on the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912.

  Derrick Lea (Leading stoker Barrett)Richard Ashton (Carpenter John Hutchinson)Sean. M. Nepita (Elevator operator)Brendan Connolly (Scotland road steward)David Cronelly (Crewman)Garth Wilton (First class waiter)Martin Laing (Promenade deck steward)Richard Fox (Steward no. one)Nick Meaney (Steward no. two)Kevin Owers (Steward no. three)Mark Capri (Steward no. four)Marc Cass (Hold steward no. one)Paul Herbert (Hold steward no. two)Emmett James (First class steward)Christopher Byrne (Stairwell stewa...

• Algerian War of Independence.

  commander. In Paris, General Charles de Gaulle was called to form a new government to save the situation. In June 1958 in Algiers, de Gaulle reassured the colons with the ambiguous phrase, “Je vous ai compris” (“I have understood you”). His September 1958 proposals forgreater Algerian integration into France failed to address the colons’ fears. In September 1958 the FLN created its own Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic(GPRA), with Ferhat Abbas as president. By 1959 de Gaulle realiz...

• Robot.

  V IMPACT OF ROBOTS Robotic manipulators create manufactured products that are of higher quality and lower cost. But robots can cause the loss of unskilled jobs, particularly on assemblylines in factories. New jobs are created in software and sensor development, in robot installation and maintenance, and in the conversion of old factories and the designof new ones. These new jobs, however, require higher levels of skill and training. Technologically oriented societies must face the task of retra...

• Whitehorse - Geography.

  Another issue in Whitehorse is water quality. Bacteria levels in Schwatka Lake, the city’s water source, have increased in recent years due to population growth in areasabove the lake. In addition, the city’s sewage treatment system discharges wastewater into the Yukon River. The level of waste treatment is not adequate, and thesewage poses a health hazard. Whitehorse is presently improving its sewage treatment system. VII HISTORY Whitehorse was founded during the Klondike gold rush of the lat...

• Mental Illness.

  note that under this definition, political dissidents could be considered mentally ill for refusing to accept the dictates of their government. VI PREVALENCE Mental illness affects people of all ages, races, cultures, and socioeconomic classes. The prevalence of mental illness refers to how many people experience a mentalillness during a specified time period. A United States and Worldwide In the United States, researchers estimate that about 24 percent of people 18 or older, or about 44 mill...

• Gun Control.

  Bridgeport, Connecticut, alleged that gun manufacturers acted negligently (not carefully enough) when marketing and distributing their products. The cities contended that gun manufacturers oversupplied gun dealers in areas with weak gun restrictions, knowing that individuals from areas with tougher laws wouldpurchase the guns. Other cities, such as New Orleans, Louisiana, and Atlanta, Georgia, used a different approach in lawsuits against gun makers. These cities allegedthat gun makers failed to...

• Indonesia (república) - geografía.

  3 POBLACIÓN Los indígenas de Indonesia tienen un origen predominantemente malayo. Los grupos étnicos más diferenciados son los javaneses y los sondaneses —que viven, sobre todo,en Java y Madura—, los balineses, en la isla de Bali, y los bataks en Atjehnese, en Sumatra. Otros grupos minoritarios distribuidos por las islas son una veintena de etniasmalayas, varios millones de chinos y otros habitantes de origen asiático. El número de holandeses, que se estimaba en torno a 60.000 a finales de la d...

• Joseph Stalin I INTRODUCTION Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), general secretary of the Communist Party

  V FOREIGN POLICIES Although Stalin’s policy in the mid-1930s was to support the Communist International (Comintern) in forming a popular front against the rise of fascism in Europe, hegave up the idea of collective security with the West and in August 1939 decided upon an alliance with Nazi Germany. The “Secret Protocols” of the German-SovietNonaggression Pact carved up Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence; the Soviets allowed Germany to invade Poland in exchange for Hitle...

• Joseph Stalin.

  V FOREIGN POLICIES Although Stalin’s policy in the mid-1930s was to support the Communist International (Comintern) in forming a popular front against the rise of fascism in Europe, hegave up the idea of collective security with the West and in August 1939 decided upon an alliance with Nazi Germany. The “Secret Protocols” of the German-SovietNonaggression Pact carved up Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence; the Soviets allowed Germany to invade Poland in exchange for Hitle...

• Joseph Stalin .

  V FOREIGN POLICIES Although Stalin’s policy in the mid-1930s was to support the Communist International (Comintern) in forming a popular front against the rise of fascism in Europe, hegave up the idea of collective security with the West and in August 1939 decided upon an alliance with Nazi Germany. The “Secret Protocols” of the German-SovietNonaggression Pact carved up Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence; the Soviets allowed Germany to invade Poland in exchange for Hitle...

• Silk Road - History.

  and high in value because they were carried on the backs of the limited number of camels in each caravan. Thus, of necessity they were luxury items, not bulky rawmaterials or essential goods for daily use. The oases and towns along the route, which were located in or near remote areas, profited from the Silk Road trade and reliedon it for their existence. The great empires of Persia, China, and Rome, however, could easily have survived without the commerce in luxury goods. V SPREAD OF RELIGION A...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: The Golden Fleece - anthology.

  It remained to lull to sleep the dragon that guarded the fleece, and this was done by scattering over him a few drops of a preparation which Medea had supplied. Atthe smell he relaxed his rage, stood for a moment motionless, then shut those great round eyes, that had never been known to shut before, and turned over on his side,fast asleep. Jason seized the fleece and with his friends and Medea accompanying, hastened to their vessel before Æetes the king could arrest their departure, andmade the...

• Space Exploration - astronomy.

  to produce 250,000 newtons (56,000 lb) of thrust. The Germans launched thousands of V-2s carrying explosives against targets in Britain and The Netherlands. Whilethey did not prove to be an effective weapon, V-2s did become the first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km (50 mi)—the height at which outer spaceis considered to begin—before falling back to Earth. The V-2 inaugurated the era of modern rocketry. A2 Early Artificial Satellites During the years following World War II, the...

• Tobacco - biology.

  quality cigars are made entirely by hand, most cigars are manufactured by machine. Chewing tobaccos are generally made from thick grades of leaves to which binders and flavorings are added. Chewing tobacco is formed by pressing the tobacco intoblocks known as plugs. Snuff is made by grinding tobacco into fine powder, which is then allowed to ferment for a long period of time. Frequently, snuff is scented withspices, such as jasmine or cloves. V TOBACCO INDUSTRY Over 6 million tons of commercial...

• Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901).

  homesteaders against pressure from the powerful railroads. He fought vigorously for Civil War veterans, supported high taxes on imports (called tariffs), payments todisabled and opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese immigration to the U.S. for 10 years ( see Immigration: From 1840 to 1900 ). He also introduced 101 special pension and relief bills in six years. Harrison's name was well known by the Republican National Convention in 1884. In spite of this, Congressman and forme...

• Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) - Histoire

  homesteaders against pressure from the powerful railroads. He fought vigorously for Civil War veterans, supported high taxes on imports (called tariffs), payments todisabled and opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese immigration to the U.S. for 10 years ( see Immigration: From 1840 to 1900 ). He also introduced 101 special pension and relief bills in six years. Harrison's name was well known by the Republican National Convention in 1884. In spite of this, Congressman and forme...

• Library of Congress.

  manuscripts, books, and films. The Digital Library’s eventual goal is to make available 80 million items from the Library of Congress’s collection that are not easilyavailable elsewhere. V ORGANIZATION AND FUNDING The librarian of Congress serves as the director of the institution. Tradition, politics, and strong personalities have shaped the function of this office. Although the Libraryof Congress was established in 1800, the office of librarian was not created until passage of a law in 1802....

• Hong Kong - geography.

  higher than China’s average standard of living. In 2006 Hong Kong’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) was $27,679.20, although much of the wealth isconcentrated into relatively few hands. IV ECONOMY Hong Kong’s position as one of the world’s most important economic centers is based on several factors. It is located midway between Japan and Singapore, and it liesastride the main shipping and air routes of the western Pacific. It also has long served as a major port of entry and trade for...

• Panama Canal - Geography.

  The size of ships using the Panama Canal has steadily increased. About 27 percent of the vessels that use the canal are built to the maximum dimensions that can passthrough it (a category called “Panamax”). This has prompted further widening of Gaillard Cut, so that the larger Panamax vessels may transit safely. However, some ofthe world’s commercial and military ships are too large for the canal. Since the 1940s, new U.S. battleships and aircraft carriers have been built exceeding the canal’sdi...

• Gerald Ford.

  In May 1973 the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Activities opened hearings and in a series of startling revelations, Dean testified that Mitchell had ordered thebreak-in and that the president had authorized payments to the burglars to keep them quiet. The Nixon administration vehemently denied these assertions. In March 1974 a grand jury indicted Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and four other White House officials for their part in covering up the Watergate break-in andreferred to Nixon...

• Gerald Ford

  In May 1973 the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Activities opened hearings and in a series of startling revelations, Dean testified that Mitchell had ordered thebreak-in and that the president had authorized payments to the burglars to keep them quiet. The Nixon administration vehemently denied these assertions. In March 1974 a grand jury indicted Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and four other White House officials for their part in covering up the Watergate break-in andreferred to Nixon...

• George Herbert Walker Bush.

  Lebanon. More troubling was the disclosure that agents operating under direct White House supervision used profits from the arms sales to buy weapons for thecontras, a group of anti-government Nicaraguan rebels, despite an explicit congressional ban on such aid. Bush later claimed that he opposed the arms-for-hostagesdeal, but offered little evidence to back his claims ( see Iran-Contra Affair). C 1988 Presidential Election While the Reagan-Bush program helped produce prosperity for the wealth...

• George Herbert Walker Bush - USA History.

  Lebanon. More troubling was the disclosure that agents operating under direct White House supervision used profits from the arms sales to buy weapons for thecontras, a group of anti-government Nicaraguan rebels, despite an explicit congressional ban on such aid. Bush later claimed that he opposed the arms-for-hostagesdeal, but offered little evidence to back his claims ( see Iran-Contra Affair). C 1988 Presidential Election While the Reagan-Bush program helped produce prosperity for the wealth...

• Ship. I INTRODUCTION Ship, vessel that is buoyant in the water and used

  B1 Biremes Experience soon proved that longer ships posed a new set of problems: They were weaker structurally, more difficult to maneuver, and presented a larger target to anyenemy ship with a ram. In the 8th century BC Mediterranean shipbuilders eliminated these problems with the bireme , a war galley built to accommodate two levels, or banks , of oarsmen. Oarsmen on the lower level rowed oars from ports cut into the side of the vessel, while those above rowed from the deck. This arrangemen...

• United Kingdom - country.

  B Natural Regions and Topography The island of Great Britain can be divided into two major natural regions—the highland zone and the lowland zone. The highland zone is an area of high hills andmountains in the north and west. The lowland zone in the south and east consists mostly of rolling plains. The zones are divided by an imaginary line running throughEngland from the River Exe on the southwest coast to the mouth of the River Tees on the northeast coast. The lowland zone has a milder climat...

• United States House of Representatives.

  Because of the high cost of elections and the short two-year term of office, members of the House campaign almost constantly. They spend much of their time raisingcampaign funds, and they frequently return to their districts to keep in touch with voters. Because the elections are so frequent, House members tend to pay closeattention to how their votes in Congress will be seen in the short term. House members tend to come from wealthier family backgrounds than average Americans. Few working class...