“The traveler sees what he sees ‚ the tourist what he has come to see.” G.K. Chesterton. and what Costa Rica offers to the tourist is a diversity of European style community ‚ a good place to enjoy fresh and inexpensive seafood meals and the beauty of its nature. Puntarenas is small and welcoming and it has something for every taste ‚ for people who are into adrenaline activities or for others that prefer a peacuful walk on the coast ‚ prestige beaches with gorgeous sunsets ‚ active volcanoes
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destructive. Cyclones are originated during the months January up to March‚ when the sun is already returning from the southern tropic in direction to the northern tropic; While the sun is positioned for a short time vertically in the sky above the equator‚ thus only passes it briefly‚ it spends more time in the area of the tropics‚ as the sun gets there‚ turns around and slowly returns. The consequence is that the air and water temperatures strongly increase. According to statistics‚ Mauritius is
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Episode Three: Into the Tropics This episode was actually rather interesting. In general‚ it basically discussed how guns‚ germs‚ and steel have affected and influenced the shaping of African societies as it is today. Diamond’s main quest is to answer the question: why did the world become so unequal? In the mid-1600s the Europeans first arrive at the southernmost tip of South Africa. The southernmost tip of Africa and Europe are almost identical in latitude‚ with
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Choosing a cultural event for my assignment wasn’t easy for me. There were so many different types of events to consider that choosing only one was difficult because there are so many to choose from‚ that I have an interest in‚ almost every type. I looked around and found an event which I chose to attend because it offered the opportunity to educated myself on different international islands I didn’t know about. I would identify this event as international plane ride to different countries. Venezuela
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The Shifting of Pangea Have you ever noticed that a map of the world looks like a puzzle and the continents look like the pieces that would fit together to complete the puzzle. In 1912‚ Alfred Wegener‚ a German scientist and an adventurer‚ came up with a theory that the continents had once been part of a "supercontinent". Wegener proposed that‚ over 200 million years‚ what he called Pangea had separated and became individual pieces. Pangea means "all lands" in Greek‚ and that is what Pangea
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World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It is on 5 June. It was the day that United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was from 5–16 June 1972. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.[1] The first World Environment Day was on 1973. World Environment Day is hosted every year by a different city with a different
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General purpose: To commemorate Specific purpose: To commemorate Amelia Earhart’s determination‚ courageousness and accomplishments. Thesis statement: Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She showed great determination‚ courageousness‚ and accomplishments. 1. Introduction A. Amelia Earhart was born on june 24‚ 1987. Throughout her life she had many
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Part 1: 1. Describe four factors that influence ocean currents. There are many factors that influence ocean currents‚ four of the factors would be planet rotation‚ wind‚ density of water‚ and gravitation. Planet rotation causes the currents to move clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Wind blows on the surface of the ocean therefore pushing the water in the direction of the wind. Different densities in the water can cause currents to form and move
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CHAPTER TWO: THE EARTH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE CONTINENTS A Continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria‚ with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents. These are: Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Antarctica‚ Europe‚ and Australia. In geology‚ continents are described by means of tectonic plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement‚ collision and division
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