Many species of animals live in the Amazon Rain Forest. The rain forest itself‚ covering nearly 40 percent of South America‚ contains one in every ten species known on earth (“World’s” 1). Around 500 species of mammals‚ 475 reptiles‚ and one third of the world’s birds live in the Amazon. Although they all live in the same general area‚ animals have different habitats‚ diets‚ and life spans. A few of the many animals are the Scarlet macaw‚ Anaconda‚ Giant Amazon River Turtle‚ and the Howler Monkey
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Trek‚ when Boers‚ armed with a sense of racial superiority and difference from the British‚ embarked on their grand historical emigration. But how did these feelings morph into an extreme ideology that led to the severe oppression of the indigenous South African peoples? I cannot help but be reminded of the Germans after WWI‚ hyperinflation‚ and what they perceived to be a delayed national unification - ravaged by seemingly endless tragedy‚ they became susceptible to cultural mythologies that allowed
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Central and South America would not have been the same without the Indians. History itself would be dissimilar in Colonial America without the Indians. There is a probably chance that slavery would have gained popularity quicker if there were not any Indians. History today would not be the same without the Indians. The Colonials learned guerilla warfare fighting from fighting against the Indians. Also the because of the existence of the Indians farming grew in the colonial Americas. The Indians
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Cultural Traits Of Brazil Introduction Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world‚ has the ninth largest economy and a population of around 178 million (According latest census in 2000). Largest economy in Latin America‚ and the largest work force. Offers a wide diversity of cultural and social activities. Following the oil shock in 1970’s Brazil developed its sugarcane-alcohol industry which today fuels around 20% of private car fleet. Heavy bureaucracy. The political system has 3 independent
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bones‚ but usually they lived in caves. In the caves they painted on they walls. The paintbrushes were made from animal skins‚ and the paint was made from minerals and animal fat. The paintings have been found in Africa‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ South America‚ and North America. Early in the Stone Age‚ the Nomads learned to make fire‚ they used it only for warmth. Later They learned to use it for cooking. Much later‚ the hunters and gatherers learned to raise animal which soon led to domestication of dogs‚ sheep
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people used the name‚ Argentina‚ the area was usually called “Rio de la Plata” meaning Silver River‚ for the rumors of silver deposits found in the nearby areas among mountains. Argentina’s capital is Buenos Aires‚ it is second largest city in South America. Argentina is one of the biggest countries in the world‚ it comes out to the eighth largest country. It is the biggest Spanish speaking country. The population of Argentina comes out to about forty-four million people. The flag consists of three
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The international waterway known as the Panama Canal allows ships to cut voyages by thousands of miles. Not having to go all the way around the southern tip of South America cuts about 8000 miles from a trip‚ from Matt Rosenburg‚ “Geographyabout.com” http://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/panamacanal.htm accesed 1/2/13. The Panama Canal is obviously a very important perk for any country wanted to trade goods around that area‚ it was very hard to maintain but well worth it. Many
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that seemed to interest me the most above all others. That group is the Guarani Indians. The Guarani Indians seemed to interest me the most because they settled in South America‚ and mainly Brazil‚ which is a place that I have always wanted to visit. The Guarani were one of the first peoples contacted after Europeans arrived in South America around 500 years ago. In Brazil‚ there are today around 46‚000 Guarani living in seven states‚ making them the country’s most numerous tribe. Many others live in
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Anne Tyler’s Digging to America truly embraces the true values and unique attributes of America. As an American 20th century writer‚ Tyler explores the modern American culture and what it means to live in such a vast and diverse country. In the story‚ she lets us in on the lives of different characters from two separate American families‚ who struggle with their identities and try to find a sense of belonging. The story starts in an airport in Baltimore‚ where two families‚ the Yazdans and the Donaldsons
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Spanish in most of the cities‚ and some natives Indians that speak their own dialects‚ also in the coasts such as san Andres or Santa Martha speak English. Nevertheless‚ Korean people speak only Korean which is the official language of both north and South Korea‚ but the only different between these two countries are‚ Korean used to use the base form alphabet from the Chinese when they write‚ and sometimes in some words have a similar pronunciation as Chinese in contrast to
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