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    The proposed Great Forest National Park is an area of mostly unprotected forest located in Victoria. The GFNP proposal will add 355,000 hectares of protected forests to the 170,000 hectares of protected areas in the Central Highlands. The proposed park is made up of current State Forest, Special Protection Zones and existing Parks and Reserves as seen in figure 12 and 14. The area is home to large ash forests, rainforest and vine thickets, eucalyptus tall open and open forests and woodlands.…

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    They also possessed numerous vast rivers like the Hondo, Belize, and Motagua, in which assisted to their success due to the ability to trade skins, tools, weapons, and granite. Lastly, the Northern lowlands is vastly distinct from the Southern highlands and the Central lowlands because it is flat and with no distinct features, which made this sub-region the most difficult to live in. Even though, it was difficult, they still found a way to trade salt, shells, cotton, and honey. During the peak…

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    Student Name Geographical Setting: What continent? What Landforms? What important Places? Small islands in large lakes. This left little land for farming. Had highlands in southern Guatemala which contained valuable minerals. Lowlands were hot and dry. Also the valley of mexico in Mesoamerica was an very important lake that is still visited today. Political (Leadership, citizenship, decision-making institutions) The aztecs had allies to help in battle. Also they demanded tribute to whom…

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    The Inuit Culture

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    The geography of the Inuit affected their Universals of Culture in many ways. One Universals of Culture affected is Tools and Technology. Tools and Technology was affected because all their tool and the technology had to be made out of with anything they could find. In one picture we looked at there was several weapons and tools made to hunt animals, to fish, to build shelter, etc. . Some of the weapons looks like they had been carved out of bone and most looked like they were made out of…

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    Peru Research Paper

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    Peru is larger than Spain and France combined. 59% of Peru is the Amazon rainforest. However, it only contains 12% of the population. The Amazon Rainforest has hot and tropical weather with plenty of rain. 30% of Peru is Highlands, which holds 36% of the population. The Highlands have dry and temperate weather with huge variations in temperature. The most populated part of Peru is the Coast, which holds 52% of the population. But, it only covers 11% of Peru. The northern section of the coast…

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    Geography of Guinea Guinea has a relatively tropical climate. The temperatures range from the seventies to the hundreds during the day, and forties to fifties at night. However, the placement within these temperatures is determined based on the dry and wet seasons. Near the cost, the temperatures tend to be lower and more rainfall occurs annually. In the northern parts of Guinea, it is drier and slightly hotter due to the Sahara winds. Guinea is also rich in mineral deposits. These deposits…

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    Kenya Research Paper

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    Republic of Kenya is located in East Africa. It takes its name from Mt. Kenya, which is located in the Central Highlands. Kenya is surrounded by five countries and one ocean: Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Tanzania to the south, and to the east is the Indian Ocean. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi, which is located in the highlands. The second largest city is Mombasa, which is also its chief seaport. Kenya’s ecosystem is…

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    that were passed after the Jacobite Rebellion was a ban of tartan or plaid. This law is in the Act of Proscription of 1746 and is known as the Dress Act of 1746. The act stated that " the wearing of Highland dress was prohibited. The official exception was within the British army, towards which Highland military fervor and prowess would now be channeled."(Riding,483). The wearing of Tartan for the Highlanders because each of the Clans would have a specific Tartan that members of the Clan would…

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    when Edgar said “All I wanted in life was that book and you stole it from me!” In the story he found a book when he was climbing the rocks and it was written from his dad he never met and he wanted to see what is said. He wanted to climb to the highlands because he didn't know how to read and he got Samuel to read it. When he was getting Samuel to read his book then Sir Phineas took his book so he can’t read what going to happen to the world.…

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    Edward Weston was one of the most successful Photographer and most influential in America of the 20th century . He is most known for his richly and detailed black and white photographs of abstract landscapes and organic form like for example vegetables, shells , and rocks. When he went on a trip to New York in 1922 , he had a encounter with the photographer named Alfred Stieglitz. Edward Weston has been well respected by many people and still is well respected by many to this day. He founded a…

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