a gorgeous place to visit‚ so full of rich culture and amazing food. That’s not all of it though; Spain is one of those places you have to experience yourself. Located in South Western Europe; Spain borders two different seas: the Mediterranean Sea and the Balearic Sea‚ and the Atlantic Ocean. Most areas of the country enjoy three hundred days of sunshine every year. It’s no wonder why people visit this beautiful country. Spain is divided into 50 administrative provinces (including Balearic
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the Sahara is the world’s third largest and hottest desert. The desert covers large sections of Algeria‚ Chad‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Mali‚ Mauritania‚ Morocco‚ Niger‚ Western Sahara‚ Sudan and Tunisia. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea‚ including parts of the Mediterranean coasts‚ to the Atlantic Ocean. The desert landforms of the Sahara are shaped by wind or by occasional rains‚ because large regions of the Sahara don’t receive rainfall for years at a time. The Sahara’s climate consists of basically
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Improper disposal of the dead led to further spread of the disease. (Doc 1) The epidemic originated in north eastern Mongolia‚ then on to China‚ and then other parts of Asia. Constantinople was next‚ and then the disease spread across the Mediterranean Sea on to Italy‚ Africa‚ and Spain. Eventually it spread to Great
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where they bordered one another 3. What was the Monsoon System? P. 235 The sailors learned about the patterns of the ocean winds and were able to use them to their advantage They established links by way of the Red Sea between India and Arabia in he east and Egypt and the Mediterranean in the west 4. Which three empires in the classical period really focused on Silk Road trade? P. 236. Han Empire Parthian Empire
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city of Atlantis had been passed down for years. Most people ignored it and said it was a made up story. Plato wrote that Atlantis had many great works of art. (The Unexplained Atlantis 9). Plato describes Atlantis as an ancient power of both land and sea (The Unexplained Atlantis 11). Some people say that Plato wrote the two dialogues for his students at his academy. Plato had written that after the tsunami in Japan had occurred‚ an earthquake and floods around Atlantis had sunk the city. The people
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Tyrian Purple was a violet-purple dye used by the Greek elite to color garments. In fact‚ the wordPhoenician derives from the Ancient Greek wordphoinios meaning "purple". As trading and colonizing spread over the Mediterranean‚ Phoenicians and Greeks seemed to have unconsciously split that sea in two: the Phoenicians sailed along and eventually dominating the southern shore‚ while the Greeks were active along the northern shores. The two cultures clashed rarely‚ mainly in Sicily‚ which eventually settled
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began to migrate outward in all directions between 1700 and 1200 B.C 5. Migrations – movement of people from one region to another B. The Hittite Empire 1. Anatolia is a huge peninsula in modern-day Turkey that just out into the Black and Mediterranean seas 2. Separate Hittite city-states came together to form an empire there in about 1650 B.C. 3. The Hittite empire went to dominate Southwest Asia for 450 years but signed a peace treaty‚ pledging to each other that they would together fight
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Country Report ISRAEL Submitted To: Dr. Sonia F. Manlangit Submitted By: Li‚ Joon Marie A. Mañalac‚ Sharlene R. Total Population 2012 estimate 7‚941‚900 (97th) 2008 census 7‚412‚200 Density 347/km2 (34th) 925/sq mi Total Land Area * 20‚770/22‚072 km2 (153rd) 8‚019/8‚522 sq mi * 2% water 445 km2 (172 sq mi) of inland water Total Land Area Devoted to Agriculture * Only 20% of the land area is arable. Since 1948‚ the total area under cultivation has increased
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a sovereign state located in southwestern Europe. Spain and Portugal form the Iberian Peninsula‚ this is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea‚ to the north and north east by France and Andorra‚ and to the west and north west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain also is formed by Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea‚ Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and Ceuta and Melilla‚ two aotonomous cities located in north Africa. Catalan Gallego Euskera
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Santorini‚ Greece Santorini is located in the Aegean Sea and is Greece’s largest volcanic Cyclades Island. Essentially the remnants of a massive volcanic eruption and outbreak of earthquakes‚ Santorini is the world’s only inhabited caldera. Since then‚ now crescent shaped‚ Santorini has been a major contender in the tourism industry by drawing hundreds of new travelers to visit each year. Voted "Best Island" for 2011 by Travel and Leisure Magazine‚ Santorini is best known for its pristine
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