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"As might be expected in a country as vast as the USSR, there is an abundance of almost all natural resources. Almost the only commodities which the environment of the Soviet Union does not provide for itself are those of tropical agriculture, such as natural rubber, cacao and coffee. It is above all in minerals that the country is exceedingly wealthy.

But the prime resource of any country is land, and the USSR has one-seventh of the world's land surface. Not all the land, however, is of great value. Extensive areas are tundra, desert, or mountainous, where climate or relief make agriculture impossible and even settlement difficult. The arable land of the USSR is largely confined to the three natural zones of steppe, forest steppe, and mixed forest. Outside these zones there are only very limited, although important, areas of arable land in ... "

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"The purpose of this research paper is to review the process of integration of the nation of Tanzania into the world socio-economic system. In addition, there will be an evaluation of the affects of Tanzania of this integration.

The United Republic of Tanzania was formed in 1964 from the old British colonial possessions, Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Tanganyika was located in East Africa and extended form Lake Victoria in the north to Kenya in the south over more than 350,000 square miles. Zanzibar consisted of the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba which are located some 22 miles off the coast of Tanganyika. The combined area of the two islands is just a little over 1,000 square miles.

Tanganyika actually received independence from Britain in 1961. One year later a republican form of government was ... "

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"Classifying the Middle East as a developed, underdeveloped,
or developing is difficult, the statistics can be misleading. For example, Kuwait has the highest per capita income in the world, but this fact disguises an unequal wealth distribution and the total dependence upon oil money. Libya enjoyed a 57.9% increase in per capita income between 1960 and 1968, and that number continues to increase today, but "a great effort is still required to improve standards of living for the majority" of the Libyans. Contrast Kuwait and Libya against Turkey; judging by per capita income or energy consumption (two measures commonly used to determine levels of development), Turkey is lower than either. Yet, Turkey is one of the few Middle Eastern countries that has made real industrial progress in the last fifty years.

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"The purpose of this research paper is to discuss Mexico with special reference to its unique highland-lowland geography and its agriculture. This research paper will start out with a comparison between the Mexican highlands and the Mexican lowlands as part of the discussion which will include an overview of the geography and political divisions of Mexico. Another section of the paper will then deal with agricultural statistics that pertain to Mexico. One of the specific statistical questions that will be answered is about what percentage of Mexico's land can now be used to grow crops? A third segment of this research report will discuss the drylands and what is being done to make it more productive. The last portion of this research report will be devoted to a discussion of the origin of corn in Mexico.

Comparison between Mexican highlands and lowlands ... "

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"A. United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania).
B. Area: 931,082 square kilometers (363,708 square miles), with
boundaries of Mozambique to the southeast, Zambia and Malawi to the southwest, Zaire to the west, Burundi and Rwanda and Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the north and the Indian Ocean on the east.
Population: A total of more than 18 million people, coming from a total of roughly 120 diverse tribal backgrounds, including more than 120,000 Asians, 100,000 Arabs and more than 25,000 whites. There are four principal areas within the country: the hot and humid coastal lowlands, the hot and arid zone of the broad central plateau, the high inland mountain and lake region including Mount Kilimanjaro, and the temperate highlands of the(...)"

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This paper will discuss how physical features in the geography of Sudan have influenced the population distribution in that country. The role of landforms and water bodies will be addressed in terms of how they have affected population, as will such factors as soil quality, mineral resources, coastlines and harbors. The effects of Sudan's climate on population distribution will also be discussed in the paper.

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The Democratic Republic of Sudan is located in northeast Africa. Sudan is a large country which has a "tremendous" diversity of geographical regions. As a direct consequence of this, Sudan correspondingly features a number of demographically unique populations. The varied population of the country is composed of "at least 56 separate ethnic groups, subdivided into 597 subgroups, and 115 languages" ... "

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"The Piedmont area of Italy is wine country and is noted for the merits of the wine produced by its vintners. Piedmont is in the northwest corner of Italy. It has no coastline and no large city to attract crowds. It is the home of Nebbiolo, the super-grape producing the most prestigious wines, such as Barolo and Barbaresco. In the north and west parts of Piedmont, there is usually a climate that is too harsh for vines, but grapes can ripen where only river valleys bring air movement and extra sunshine. The Nebbiolo zone features the flow of the Dora Baltea moving south through Ivrea. Most of the region's wines come from the south of Piedmont. Southeast of Turin the landscape is characterized by angular hills with straight rows of vines stretched horizontally across the slopes. The wine zones of Barolo and Barbaresco are on ... "

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"Since the early nineteenth century, sugar manufacturing has been one of the most profitable industries in the state of Louisiana. Although the rapid growth of Louisiana's sugar cane industry began in the early 1800s, sugar cane itself was introduced to the area about a century before. In the year 1700, the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne Sieur d'Iberville obtained some cane from the island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies and brought it with him on an expedition up the Mississippi River. A bit north of present-day New Orleans, d'Iberville planted the sugar cane. At that time, it was already realized that the best type of soil for growing sugar cane was "a mixture of sand, silt, clay, and some organic material" D'Iberville and his men noticed that this was precisely the type of soil to be found in the Mississippi delta region that they ... "

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'This paper will be concerned with the street children of Brazil and the social, economic and moral problems they pose in terms of development. Like the other nations of Latin America, Brazil has been seriously concerned with the problems of social and economic development. Brazil has great potential for economic growth, as seen in its mineral resources and its numerous coffee and sugarcane plantations. However, development does not necessarily imply economic growth. Development may be defined as "the maximum use of a nation's potential for the greatest benefit of the largest number of its inhabitants". In the case of Brazil, the great wealth of the nation has been exploited by only a minority of the population. By contrast, large segments of Brazilian society live in dire poverty. Over the past few decades, many rural citizens have moved to the large cities of ... "

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"This research examines the international trade position of Argentina. Research findings are presented in discussions related to (1) a political and economic description of the country, (2) an examination of Argentina's export/import trade, (3) a review of the country's trade policy, and (4) an evaluation of Argentina's trade position.

POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DESCRIPTION
Argentina occupies most of the southern wedge of the South American continent. Chile occupies a portion of the wedge to the west of the Andes Mountains. Argentina's contiguous neighbors are Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The country's topography ranges from high mountains to heavily wooded plains to fertile and virtually treeless Pampas to an arid plain in the far ... "

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"This research provides a social profile of the typical individual in Mainland China--the Peoples Republic of China. Where appropriate, contrasts are made on a regional basis, north versus south, as an example. More often, however, the relevant contrast is between urban and rural Chinese.

Ethnicity
Officially, there are 56 nationality, or ethnic, population groups in Mainland China. In the 55 smaller groups, there are 70 million people (greater than the population of most countries) who are distributed over 60 percent of China's geographic area. The country's largest ethnic group--the Han Chinese, however, number in excess of one billion persons."

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"This study will provide a general summary of Sean Freyne's "Galilee, Jesus and The Gospels" : Literary Approaches and Historical Investigations, and will then summarize the book's strongest and weakest points and arguments.

The most important idea presented by Freyne is that studies of Jesus prior to his work have failed to consider the importance of the fact that he was a Galilean: "It is against the background of this neglect of Galilee by both historians and theologians in their discussion of Jesus that the present study attempts to integrate questions of social identity and theological reflection. We shall be attempting (to describe) . . . the social and religious world of first-century Galilee, as well as Jesus' role in that setting, and investigating how much a picture coheres with his identity as this emerges . . . "

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"In order to make a decision regarding marketing products or investing in a given country, it is necessary to understand the country in question. Key to this understanding is an appreciation of the history and culture involved, as well as an examination of the physical characteristics of the land. The bureaucratic infrastructure, government and economy are all primary considerations. In order to develop a basic understanding of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it is necessary to examine the physical environment, the population demographics, cultural characteristics of the country, the state of the economy, and the future outlook for the UAE.


The UAE is, as its name implies, a collection of seven fairly independent emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm alQaiwain, Ajman, Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah. Located on the..."

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"The city of Los Angeles today is America's melting pot. With a fifth of its population born in another country, it is a place where by the 21st century the white populace will be in the minority while its economy will continue to change and transform itself based on national and international business decisions. The purpose of this research is to analyze and interpret some of the dimensions of regional transformation in Los Angeles as a result of these economic restructurings. As background, the research will review the changes that have occurred over the 25 years with respect to employment, particular economic activities, and land uses. This information will then be translated in light of the conflicts and processes which generated the changes. Lastly, the city's black community will be used as an example of how regional transformation has affected a particular..."

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"The kibbutz is a unique social institution in the state of Israel. It is a communal settlement in which the members share in all of the work which needs to be done. In return for their share of the work, the members receive food, housing, and other material goods. The members of the kibbutz also share in the raising and education of their children. Although the kibbutzim engage in some light industry today, they were originally focused on the work of agriculture. The early pioneers who established kibbutzim contributed to the development of Israel by turning the dry and dead land of the area into fertile and prosperous farms.


The first kibbutz was established in 1909, many years before Israel attained statehood in 1948. The founders of the kibbutzim were influenced by the Zionist movement which began in the mid1800's. The purpose of Zionism was to create a Jewish nation..."