Phpkb v1.5 proffesional GENERAL KNOWLEDGE DAYS AND YEARS * The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as Anti –Terrorism Day. * 20th August is celebrated as Sadbhavna Divas. * July 11th is observed as world population day. * January 15th is celebrated as army day. * The centenary of mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in South Africa was celebrated in may 1993. * National Maritime day falls on April 5th. * Journalist day was first celebrated all over the
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BACKGROUND INFOMRATION Deforestation occurs for many reasons‚ most deal with expansion of the modern world. Cattle ranching is one of the main causes “of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest” because the beef produced is used to feed urban areas‚ leather and other products are for exporting to other markets (Butler). It accounts for around 70% of deforestation in the Amazon region (Butler). Forests are being cleared for the expansion of agriculture‚ both subsistence and commercial. For or instance
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Final Project: Brazil Jerry Rhodes HTT 200 May 16‚ 2010 Tom Jensen Final Project: Brazil I always have wanted to travel to South America. I am drawn to the culture‚ the cuisine‚ and the natural beauty of the region. Brazil is especially appealing to me. I would love to attend Carnival and see the Amazon one-day. The beaches and nightlife of Rio de Janeiro are definitely on my travel wish list. I have taken short trips to Canada and border towns in Mexico‚ but never actually had an opportunity
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peacefully-accomplished revolutions in Latin America. In this essay‚ the underlying and the direct causes to Brazil ’s movement‚ the outcome of the movement‚ the successes and failures of the movement‚ and a recapitulation of the history of Brazil will be discussed. Brazil was discovered by Pedro Alvarez Cabral in the name of Portugal on April 22‚ 1500. During the 1530 ’s colonists from Portugal began to settle in Brazil and started establishing large sugar cane plantations. "Brazilian sugar‚ sold in Europe‚ brought
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PARAGUAY The Republic of Paraguay is a land locked country in the center of South America‚ which is bordered by Brazil to the east and northeast‚ and Argentina to the south and southeast‚ and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River‚ which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America‚ it is sometimes referred to as Corazon de America (Heart of America). The Guarani have been living in Paraguay since
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Did you know that the name Brazil comes from a tree named Brazilwood? The economy grew up with the Brazilwood trees and they started to call Brazil‚ Brazil. There are many interesting features in Brazil‚ like the Amazon river is the world’s largest river in volume. Also in brazil there are many climates‚ they have a tropical‚ warm‚ rainy‚ and humid climates. Brazil’s land is very pretty. Brazil has many different landforms that are really pretty. If you were in Brazil you would see the Amazon river
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and the independence was a final product of many events and influences. I will go through the economic situation Brazil was facing in terms of export and imports‚ followed by the installment of Portuguese Dom João in Rio de Janeiro‚ because of the Napoleon wars going on in Europe at the time and finally concluding on what finally gave Brazil independence in 1822. Economically‚ Brazil was major compared
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BRICS will continue to dominate the world’s economy! BRICS also referred as “golden Brics” have been in the last 10 years leading powers of our global economy. BRICS are composed of five very different countries with diverse pattern of growth; Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ china and most recently South Africa; with one point in common‚ their desire to grow in prosperity and security On almost every scale‚ the so called BRICS have a greater entity on a global stage‚ representing 40% of the worlds of the
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“Independence or death!” “I stay.” “I say to the people that I am staying!” (Independence of Brazil) All three of these statements were made by Dom Pedro to the Brazilian masses as he attempted to free them from the incompetent hands of Portugal. Dom Pedro crowned himself emperor of Brazil with an almost Napoleon-like aire‚ however that was the most radical aspect of this revolution. Brazil’s run for independence was not a “full-scale assault on dependency‚” as Gordon Wood describes‚ but four generations
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functional region‚ such as the Amazon‚ has one central place and is surrounded by the areas it affects. Most of Brazil’s supplies come from the Amazonian region; food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and more. If the forests of the Amazon continue to perish‚ all of Brazil will be impacted by the consequences‚ which will then transfer into catastrophic alterations. Place describes what an area‚ such as the Amazonian rainforest‚ is like. This particular rainforest is wet‚ humid‚ and full of trees and wildlife. This “place”
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