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Ellis Island
... island changed ownership many times during the colonial period. It was not until the Revolutionary War that the island was owned by Samuel Ellis. Ellis was a farmer and a merchant. He passed the island down to his relatives at his death. New York state purchased the island in 1808 and sold it to the federal government to build a fort on it. New York Harbor was being reconstructed by the federal government during that time as well.
Ellis Island saw little action during the war. The army and navy hardly ever used the island. Sometimes the Army assigned recruits there.In 1835 the Navy opened a weapon head q ...
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Japan
... in Japan is sea level.
In Tokyo, Japan the high temperature occurs in August when the
temperature reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit or 30 degrees Celsius.
The low temperature in Tokyo, Japan occurs in the months of January
and February when temperatures only reach 30 degrees Fahrenheit or –1
degrees Celsius.
The language spoken in Japan is Japanese. The other languages are
minority languages.
The religion in Japan is made up of 85% of Shinto and/or Buddhism
and the other 15% are made up of others such as Shinko Shakyo (new
religions) and Christianity.
People in Japan have the ethnic backgrounds of 99% Japanese ...
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India
... out of Hinduism. The basic institution of the society was the
extended family. The family consisted of eldest male and his wife, their sons,
grandsons and heir wives and children and unmarried daughters. The majority of
Hindu families lived in villages and agriculture was their basic occupation.
When Aryans settled in India, their society was organized around four varnas or
orders. Brahmans (priests) were the highest varna. The second varna consisted
of the Kshatriyas or warriors, rulers and administrators. The third varna
consisted of the Vaishya or merchants. The Shudras belonged to the lowest varna. ...
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Chile
... of Peru. In 1540 a conquistador
named Pedro de Valdivia made a second expedition into CHILE He arrived in
CHILE in 1541 and claimed the land under the crown of Spain. He founded the
city of Santiago in February of that year, and appointed a Cabildo (Council)
of Conquistadores to control local affairs.
II. COLONIAL RULE
In December of 1553, Valdivia set out for the fort of Concepcion to avenge
the death of three soldiers, after word had reached him that the Indians had
murdered them. He did not know the Indians had an ambush prepared for him.
Valdivia was captured and executed, his entire army was als ...
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South Africa
... It has many mines, that
mine many different minerals, including coal, uranium, and diamonds. South
Africa only has six-percent of the total population in Africa, but it produces
sixty-percent of it's energy.
Coal mines fill the country. It currently has more than sixty open mines
open. In total, the country has 121,218 million tons of coal, and 55,333 million
tons of that are projected reserves. Coal currently supplies 84% of South
Africa's electricity.
Suth Africa has been looking to develop and find more sources of
natural gas, and oil. Large amounts of gas were recently found at Mossel Bay on
the south ...
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Australia
... governments at a State and Federal level are run according to the
Westminster System, used in England. This means that there are two houses of
Parliament, a lower house (The House Of Representatives) and an upper house (The
Senate). Decisions put forward and approved in the House of Representatives must
then be approved a second time by the Senate. The only exception to this is the
Queensland Government, which has only a House of Representatives.
Local governments are stationed in centre of the town or city that they provide
to. State governments are run from the state capitals, while the Federal
Governm ...
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Ukraine: Facts
... from north to south - 900 km.
The population of Ukraine is 52 million (Germany - 78 million; France - 56
million; Great Britain - 58 million; Italy - 59 million; Spain - 40 million).
Ukraine's state border extends for a total of 7698 km: with Russia - 2484 km;
Belarus - 952 km; Rumania - 608 km; Poland - 542 km; Slovakia - 98 km; Hungary -
135 km; Moldova - 1194 km. The total length of Ukraine's sea coast is 1758 km
(Black Sea - 1533 km; Sea of Azov - 225 km).
The climate of Ukraine is moderate-continental; in the southernmost region of
the Crimea the climate is sub-tropical. The largest river of Ukraine is the ...
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Pakistan
... joined the "nuclear club", and has no safe way to protect the missiles. is responsible for many terrorist acts. This is due to the high amount of violence and is allowed by the government. desperately needs a democratic government and peace talks with India. The problems of and India are becoming so major that they have become a world concern.
To some people, the name Kashmir could evoke tears and hatred. The British never owned Kashmir. So, when and India got their independence technically neither got Kashmir. A Hindu prince had ruled Kashmir, but Muslims mostly lived there. So, they spilt up Kashmir, but ...
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North America
... temperature never reaches above freezing. The summer in these regions can be classified as sub-arctic which consists of mild short summers that still have snow and ice over much of the region. The next climatic region consists of southern Canada and the eastern half of the United States . This region is classified as having all four seasons where the climate is totally different depending on what time of year it is. The Southern portion of this region has 4 seasons but all of them are much warmer. The third region includes Western US and northern Mexico. It is mostly dry throughout this region because most of it ...
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