Argentina: Geography, Climate, and Regional Analysis
General Information About Argentina
- Area: 2,780,403 square KM
- Population: Approximately 36,000,000
- Capital: Buenos Aires, with over 10 million inhabitants
- Location: Two ways to locate a point on Earth: geographical location using cardinal points, and astroman location based on latitude and longitude.
Argentina is located in the southeast of South America, bordering Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Chile. It lies between 22° and 55° south latitude, placing much of its territory within the temperate
Read MoreIndustrial Revolution: Causes, Energy, and Production
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Population Increase: Since the eighteenth century, plague epidemics were disappearing, and the development of agriculture allowed for the growth of food production, leading to a significant decline in mortality.
- European mortality, including infant mortality, declined.
- The birth rate decreased slowly but remained high, resulting in a considerable increase in vegetative growth.
- The population increase was greater in the cities. There were also migrations, especially
Global Biomes: Tundra, Prairie, Desert, Taiga, Steppe, Rainforest & Savanna
Global Biomes: A Comparative Analysis
Tundra
Features: Low temperatures (-15°C to 5°C) and a very short favorable season. Rainfall is low (about 300mm per year), but water is usually not limiting due to the low evaporation rate.
Geographic Distribution: Primarily in the Northern Hemisphere: Siberia, Alaska, northern Canada, southern Greenland, and the coastal Arctic of Europe.
Flora and Fauna: Herbivorous animals include caribou, reindeer, musk ox, hare, arctic hare, snow goat, and lemming. Carnivores
Read MoreEssential Vocabulary: Buildings, Nature, and Everyday Life
Here’s a list of essential vocabulary related to buildings, nature, and everyday life:
- Bridge: Structure that provides a passage over an obstacle.
- Concrete: Construction material made out of a mixture of cement, stone, sand, and water.
- Engineer: Manager of a situation, system, etc.
- Glass: Hard, transparent, brittle solid.
- Iron: Malleable metallic element.
- Landmark: Well-known object or feature of a particular landscape.
- Office Block: Large building designed to provide office accommodation.
- Resort: Place
Discover Japan: Culture, Geography, and Attractions
Hello Macarena, good morning. I am very happy to be here with you today.
My name is Andrea Bouquin.
Today I will present about Japan.
First, I will talk about the country, then the capital city, next the main geographic features, the population, later the language, the weather, their currency, and finally the tourist attractions.
I plan for this presentation to take 10 minutes.
If you have any questions, I will answer them at the end.
Let’s get started. The first point is:
Country:
Japan is an island country
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Al-Andalus: Society and Economy
Economy
The Islamic economy in Al-Andalus had several key characteristics:
- Essentially urban
- Centered in cities
- Based on a strong and stable currency
- Specialized and intensive agriculture
Major centers of importance included:
- Cordoba (with a large population)
- Seville (fertile land)
- Algeciras
- Malaga
- Granada
- Murcia
- Valencia
The souk was a permanent or periodic market, often located in streets. Merchants were grouped by occupation. Important products were sold near the mosque, while
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