Amazon Rainforest in Brazil Location The Amazon Rainforest is located in South America‚ south of the Equator It covers 2.1 million square miles of land. The longitude and latitude of the Amazon rainforest is longitude = 71 degrees‚ 45’ and 55”W and latitude = 15 degrees 31’ and 05”S. Biotic Components Animals -- boa constrictor -- toucan -- poison dart frog Plants -- ferns -- algae -- rattan palms Abiotic Components The Amazon Rainforest has a rainy and dry season. The annual rainfall
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Ruins from the Mayan civilization remain even today in southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ and Honduras. The Aztecs‚ who conquered most of Mexico‚ built a highly-developed civilization in the 1400’s. At the same time‚ the Incas were building an empire in Peru. Directions The following question is based on the accompanying documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view. Be sure to: 1. Carefully read the document-based question
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this isn´t a matter of need; it´s a matter of taste in order to give the consumers the possibility to choose. Both imports and exports contribute‚ in different ways‚ to the development of a certain economy‚ for example the Peruvian one. Nowadays‚ Peru has an open economy which allows importing and exporting. When a country imports any product it can be because it doesn´t produce it or because it want´s to give greater variety to certain areas of the market. This last case should be like a stimuli
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THIS IS IT - UPDATED FOR MARGARET’S EDITS I fill a large cardboard box with the books of my childhood from my spot on the bedroom floor. Watching the books that defined me‚ the ones that put me to sleep at night‚ and those that inspired the dreams of waking hours disappear one by one into the container covers me with a blanket of warm sadness. Before saying goodbye to all my old friends‚ I stop to reconnect with just one‚ Jessie‚ from When Jessie Came Across the Sea. I remember when Jessie and
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Drug Trafficking What do you think the crime that occurs the most in the world is? Is it gang related activity? Prostitution maybe? The answer to this question is drugs and drug trafficking. If we make drug legal‚ will drug trafficking stop? In this essay I will talk about the perspectives of countries on drug trafficking. Firstly‚ what is drug trafficking? Drug trafficking is the production and distribution of drugs around the world through specific routes. The drugs commonly traded are cocaine
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the “Spanish Version of the Last Supper” by Marcos Zapata in about 1753. This painting can be found in the Cathedral of Cuzco‚ Peru (Palmer). Marcos Zapata was known as one of the last members of the Cuzco School. The Cuzco School was an art center which taught the native Spanish students how to paint different styles of work;
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a 247 page fictional paperback book by James Redfield targeted to persons open to philosophy of a new age spiritual theorist. This paperback is a tale of journey that follows the protagonist on a religious and theoretical trip all the way through Peru. The paperback details a religious development in the late 20th century that realises holy heavenly power as the definitive guide. It follows the pretense that there are no accidental coincidences‚ and everything happens for a reason – and as such
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and gold alloy jewelry marked their social position Large gold plugs decorated their ears Men & women in agriculture Interactions: None Art: Pottery Irrigation system Gold Jewelry Textiles Near: North coastal region of Peru Inca: Political: Empire Large professional military Decentralized Warfare extended their
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Even before Francisco Pizarro arrived in Peru to confront the Inca Empire‚ smallpox was decimating the native population in South America. Pizarro first arrived in the Inca realm in the mid 1520s. By the time he returned in 1532‚ intent on conquering the Inca Empire‚ the smallpox epidemic had
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and undercoats for nickel‚ chromium‚ zinc‚ etc. More recently copper is being used in medical equipment due to its anti-microbial properties. The United States has mines in Arizona‚ Utah‚ New Mexico‚ Nevada and Montana. Leading producers are Chile‚ Peru‚ China‚ United States and Australia. The U.S. was 35 percent import reliant in 2012. Gold Used in
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