Sumatra

consists of lowlands and hilly rainforest, as well as fresh water swamps. Orangutans’ inhabit trees and are largely solitary (van Schaik, 2006). They used to be found in South East Asia and the Indochinese Peninsula, but now they are confined to North Sumatra and the lowland of Borneo (van Schaik, 2006). The current distribution of orangutans is determined by two main factors. First, the availability of the preferred fruit and second the presence of humans (Caldecott, 2005). Despite being…

ollectively known as “leaf turtles,” the species names in the following list demonstrate one of the weaknesses of common names. In both appearance and range, these species are diverse even as they are all native to Asia: 1. Cyclemys dentata (Asian leaf turtle, aka Brown stream terrapin); 2. Cyclemys tcheponensis (Stripe-necked leaf turtle); 3. Geoemyda spengleri (Black-breasted leaf turtle or Chinese leaf turtle, aka Vietnamese Wood Turtle); 4. Mauremys (Annamemys) annamensis (Vietnamese or…

Over the years, coffee has become the world’s most valuable legally traded commodity, second only to oil. Shortly after its unique and beneficial attributes were discovered, coffee has spread readily around most parts of the world. As demand for this beverage grew, so did its need for cultivation, and agriculture of coffee beans began to spread with its popularity in regions of the world where climate allows for such growth. As with many other commodities in the world, the popularity of coffee…

Indonesia’s Tsunami Challenges: While others are trying to achieve world peace, I convince that Indonesia still needs to struggle reconsolidating with the nature. This consolidation refers to keeping the nature preserved from desolation while the society lives in peaceful minds being safe from disasters. According to Yulianto, et al. (2009), disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc. are part of God’s gift along with the earth (including minerals, oil, gas, etc.) that both…

happens as a part of global warming, it itself have some of its own effects. It kills some fish, it creates floods, mudslides in California, Hurricanes in Mexico, ice storms in New England, Tornadoes in the south, droughts in Asia, and forest fires in sumatra as well (Tennesen 114). It has all sorts of impacts to it. It is understandable how dangerous it is. The effects are throughout the world. All of the effects have caused a serious damage. In addition, there are several impacts of global…

Authors throughout time have been influenced by their culture, travel, and pieces of literature. These factors have inspired many authors to create beautiful stories that take readers to another place and into another’s shoes. One author that has followed this path is Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne is known for his amazing stories that take the reader into a different time and place while sharing his own views of society through allegories along with other rhetorical strategies or devices. These…

Interesting facts about the Dhole This animal also referred to as the Asiatic wild dog or the Indian wild dog and is known scientifically as the Cuon alpinus. These social dogs can be found in eastern and central Asia and can be found in areas such as Bangladesh, Malaysia, Bhutan, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam and India. Dholes live in clans that are large in size and the hierarchy structure of each clan may keep on changing depending on dominance. A clan will also have several females…

"People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as mission-aries. They forget that they too are expanding their lives… and when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted. " -Nate Saint. Nate Saint grew up in a Christian family and was raised to pray, read the Bible and go to church. From a young age Nate felt called to serve the Lord in a mighty way. On June 4, 1936 Nate became a Christian at the age of 13…

Usually all earthquakes happen the same, but the way an earthquake actually occurs is such a spectacular process that everyone should get to know. They are created by many active fault zones within the Earth (Fronabarger). Most earthquakes are made along faults, tectonic plate boundary zones, or even along mid-oceanic ridges (Pidwirny). Small earthquakes can be caused by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments (Science Daily). Sun and moon cause tremors by creating…

proves to be a novel of accidental adventure. Gulliver lands on a strange land where everything he sees and hears is beyond human imagination.In Book I, which describes his first voyage to Lilliput, Gulliver is shipwrecked on anunknown island near Sumatra andGulliver awakens on a beach…