of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚[3] and Fiji. The name "Diwali" is a contraction of "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī)‚ which translates into "row of lamps".[4] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas or dīpas) in Sanskrit: दीप) filled
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Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: This research paper seeks to present and discuss the poverty in municipality of Tboli. More specifically‚ it answers the following questions: 1. What are the causes and effect of the small scale? Some effects of mining on the environment 1. It destroys forest and wetlands. 2. It may mean that you have to cut down lots of trees just to get to the spot that has all the gold or iron ore. 3. Many mine require tailings dams to prevent waste being washed
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rise was closely connected with the adoption of Carnival by Trinidadian slaves‚ including canboulay drumming and the music masquerade processions. Chutney music is a form music indigenous to the southern Caribbean‚ popular in Guyana‚ Trinidad and Suriname. This contemporary fusion of genres was created by Indo-Caribbean indentured labourers whose ancestors were from Bihar‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Bengal and the South Indian area around Madras. Chutney music evolved to chutney soca . Chutney soca music is a
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population has substantially increased in recent years‚ both from conversions and the immigration of adherents from other parts of the world. In the United States‚ the number of Muslims has been variably estimated at 2-6 million; 20% of the population of Suriname is Muslim. Islamic Beliefs At the core of Islam is the Qur ’an ‚ believed to be the final revelation by a transcendent Allah [Arab.‚=the God] to Muhammad ‚ the Prophet of Islam; since the Divine Word was revealed in Arabic‚ this language is used
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Janelle Mae C. Margallo III-Sodium Asia There are 27 countries in Asia; Asia stretches from former "stans" of the USSR to the Pacific Ocean. Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Greater Arabia The 23 countries of the Middle East
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South America‚ the Amazon Rainforest spans over the Amazon basin of South America‚ stretching over 2.1 million square miles. * The Amazon Rainforest spans over nine countries‚ including Brazil‚ Peru‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ Suriname and French Guiana. * 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is contained within the borders of Brazil. * The map coordinates of the Amazon Rainforest center is 3° 9′ 36″ S‚ 60° 1′ 48″ W. * The region has an average temperature range of 68-93
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settlements in places as widely dispersed as Mocca (Arabian Peninsula)‚ Surat (Gujarat)‚ Colombo and Galle (Sri Lanka‚ formerly Ceylon)‚ Calcutta (Bengal)‚ Beijing‚ Macau and Canton (China)‚ Deshima (Japan)‚ Manilla (Philippines)‚ Malacca (Singapore) and Suriname (then called ‘Dutch Guiana’ in northern South America). The Dutch also ventured south of the Indonesian archipelago and mapped New Holland – (most of) present day Australia. In 1602‚ the Dutch
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Types of economic activities 1. Primary industry * First stage in the production process * Major employer in poor countries * Involves the exploitation of natural resources * Includes activities such as agriculture‚ mining‚ fishing and forestry * Products are of low economic value * Products are either food for human consumption (e.g. fish) or raw materials for other economic activities (e.g. rubber for the tyre industry) 2. Secondary industry
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Rainforest Case Study: The Amazonian Rainforest Habitat types of the forest: Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Guyana‚ Bolivia‚ Suriname and French Guiana. The rainforest is made up of several different layers. These include: The emergent layer Most of these trees are broad-leaved‚ hardwood evergreens. There is a lot of sunlight here‚ these trees receive the most‚ and the trees
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