Himalayas

The Impact of Geography on Ancient Civilizations In ancient times, geography made a large impact on how society functioned and developed in civilizations. Anything from religion, trade, architecture, economy , etc. fluctuated based on location and what surrounded the societies of ancient times. Geography changed society in Egypt in many ways such as the isolation of Egypt from the Middle East. This isolation gave Egypt a strong identity, while the Nile River gave Egypt a great place for the…

The red panda, also known as a lesser panda or Ailurus Fulgens, is a mammal native to southwestern China and eastern Himalayas. Since 1996 it has been labeled as an endangered species. It is also the last representative of the family Ailuridae and although it may have panda in its name, it is not related to the giant panda which is of the Ursidae family. The red panda has reddish-brown hair along with a long and furry tail. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat and feeds mainly on…

beaches, serene mountain retreats, rich cultures and festivities to enjoy and rejuvenate. In any part of the year, India can offer a wide selection of destinations and experiences. In summer, there are lovely retreats amidst the heady beauty in the Himalayas or the lush-heights of the Western Ghats with cool trekking trails, tall peaks, or stretches of white water for the adventure seekers. In the cool Indian winter, cities come alive with cultural feasts of music and dance. The sun-clad…

smaller and smaller. The Red panda are very fun animal to watch. There habbit is the cooled temperature in the bamboo forests. these bamboo forests are located in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xizang provinces in China, in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal and Bhutan, and in northern Myanmar. They share part of their range with giant pandas. But Red panda are endangered because there home the bamboo forests are getting cut down and result is a decrease in…

Musk Deer Have you ever heard of the musk deer?Not many people have,it is a deer that almost went extinct.You will learn why it is so special in this essay.This essay will provide information on the musk deer and discuss is appearance,habitat and diet,and give you some interesting facts about it. First off, I want to tell you about it’s appearance.They are usually are 86-100 cm in length.The musk deer can weigh 24-40 pounds,they don’t grow a lot.Their fur color is a dark brown or a light brown…

Mountains. The Andes stretch from the top of South America, along the Pacific Coast, and finishes at the southern tip of South America. With 20,000 thousand foot mountains, the Andes come in as the second largest mountain range in the world next to the Himalayas. The Sierra Madre mountains are in Mexico and Northern Central America. It is divided into three sections. The Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, the Sierra Madre Occidental on the west, and the Sierra Madre del Sur in the south. The…

engineers built levees, ditches and canals to control flood waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Egyptians created basins to catch the silt from flooding waters of the Nile, the Indus river valley area took advantage of melting snow from the Himalayas to flood the river basins. As technology shifted to the development of scribing in these civilizations, it enabled a way of establishing a firmer grasp on their subjects in cities.“Dense urban settlement enabled people to specialize…

geographic features create issues that the government can find solutions to. Mountains are an import geographic feature that have led to protection and a strong leader. “You can see that China’s highest mountains are in the west… The highest peak in the Himalayas- and in the world- is Mount Everest, at 29,035 feet”(Reading A pg. 470). These high mountains were used as a barrier between invaders and themselves. With everyone being isolated in China by mountains, it made it easier for the emperor…

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a comedic drama about a Negative Assets Manager at Life Magazine, Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller), a nice underdog who has taken one too many hits from the world and resorts to maladaptive daydreaming as a coping mechanism. When the negative for the final cover of Life goes missing under Walter's supervision, he must venture across the world and learn to stand on his own two feet in order to recover the missing negative and win the affection of coworker Cheryl…

The Buddha, also known as Prince Siddhartha Gautama, started out very different than normal people. This story starts from Queen Maha Maya’s dream. In her dream, the mother of the Buddha perceived herself being transported to Lake Anotatta in the Himalayas. She was bathed in the water, dressed in heavenly clothes, rubbed with perfumes, and decorated with divine flowers by the devas. Next, a white elephant gyrated three times around her and entered her womb from her right side. Soon the elephant…