Virgin Islands Jennifer Brown St. Croix St. Croix is one of many islands of the U.S Virgin Islands located in the Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, just east of Puerto Rico. St. Croix is actually one of the bigger islands of the United States Virgin Islands it’s twice the size of Washington, DC. The climate of the island is subtropical meaning that

Fiji Geography Fiji is located in the South Pacific Ocean about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, in the area of the world they call Oceania. Fiji consists of 332 islands, which 110 are inhabited. If you were to compare it to something in the U.S. It would be slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey. Officially known as the Sovereign Democratic Republic of t

Weather And Climate A moment’s view of the atmosphere is considered weather. Weather is determined by the temperature, wind, and precipitation when recorded at a specific moment in time. The climate is considered over many moments in time. Climate is dependant on the changes in the weather over a period in time. Weather and Climate don’t differ as much as they play a part in how the

Mexico Have you ever been to Mexico and wonder how their culture really is' Here it is from previous experiencing it in real life. I found out how unique Mexico culture is. Mexican have so much pride in their family that they even have a great education program, and in their life style. Mexican people believe that the family sticks togethe

Where Did All Teh Yams Go' Where Did All the Yams Go' India and Nigeria are not only great distances apart in physicality, but their daily diets are also very different. India’s cuisine varies throughout the country depending on location (Good Food). The one common thread that seemingly holds together almost every Indian meal is a combination of hot spices—curry. There is no ‘curry’

Death Valley Death Valley By: Kandis Jessee I am doing my presentation on Death Valley. It is located in California and it’s the driest, hottest place on earth. Death Valley was established in February 11th of 1933. In my presentation I will be covering four main points: Basic Information, The Surrounding Mountains, The Geology of Death Valley, and Interesting Facts. Death Valley

Zion National Park Zion National park Cedar City is the ideal headquarters for your visit to Color Country including six National Parks and some of the world’s most beautiful scenery. Protected within Zion National Park's 229 square miles (593.1 km) is a spectacular cliff-and-canyon landscape and wilderness full of the unexpected including the world's largest arch - Kolob Arch - with a

Brazil Brazil In 1822, Brazil became a nation independent from Portugal. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military government to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development. With an abundance of natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic power by t

Japan JAPAN Japan is a country located east of North, and South Korea, and China. It’s capital city is Tokyo, which is the largest city in Japan, and has one of the biggest metropolitan areas is the world. Japan is made of four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, but has many smaller islands as well. Japan’s total area is around 145,000 square miles, and is actually b

Costa Rica Geographical Analysis of Costa Rica 1. The political capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. It is a country that was colonized by the Spanish then continued to be neutral during the surrounding countries political battles. Costa Rica is a Latin American success story. It rests in the heart of Central America. It has two coastal plains divided by many volcanoes and rugged mount

Wow The Harlem Renaissance, a flowering of literature (and to a lesser extent other arts) in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s, has long been considered by many to be the high point in African American writing. It probably had its foundation in the works of W.E. B. Du Bois, influential editor of The Crisis from 1910 to 1934; DuBois believed that an educated Black elite should lead

Seasonal Affective Disorder Introduction: In the recent years interest in seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has grown dramatically. The disorder, also known as winter depression, has a recurrent pattern of fall/winter onset and spring remission. Since the beginning of contemporary investigation into SAD, it has been compellingly related to seasonal change in sunlight. Historical

Yucca Mountain History For more than two decades, the Shoshone tribe, scientists, environmentalists, the federal government, Nevada citizens and politicians have wrestled over the fate of Yucca Mountain. Yucca Mountain is located within the Western Shoshone Nation and has long been a place of powerful spiritual energy for the Shoshone tribe. The water in the area is also sacred, as

Rattle Snakes Throughout the world there are many snakes whose venomous bite can be fatal to humans. However, in the United States there are only four -- the Coral Snake, the Copperhead, the Cottonmouth Water Moccasin and the Rattlesnake. The rattlesnake (genus Crotalus) is the only venomous snake native to California, but other venomous snakes make their home in the deserts of the Ameri

Acapulco I have sojourned many interesting places of Mexico in the past few years: Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, to name a few; but the most unusual and exciting place I have come to visit is Acapulco. Located on the luxurious south western Pacific Coast of Mexico, the coast overlooks one of Acapulco’s best views were one can view the daring feats performed by th

Desert A desert is basically a wilderness or a wasteland. There is little moisture and poor soil such as sand gravel or rock. There are few plants to offer shade. Deserts can be described as harsh places. Many are burning hot by day and cold by night. Some deserts are cold in which snow sprinkles. Every continent has deserts. Much of the western United States is a desert. A desert re

Belize My interviewee is from the country of Belize, Central America. Belize is located on the Caribbean coast of the northern Central America. It shares a border on the north with the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the west with the Guatemalan department of Pet’n and on the south with the border of Izabal. To the east in the Caribbean Sea, the second-longest barrier reef in the wo

Glacial Erosion Describe and explain the location and variety of features of glacial erosion' (20 marks) Glacial erosion has a massive impact on the landscape and can take thousands of metres off the landscape. There are a number of ways that the landscape can be eroded that form a number of varied features. These features are formed in different areas depending on the feature, as fea

India India has several mighty rivers. One is the ancient Ganges River or Ganga. India is one of the largest lands. The Ganges begins at almost 1,312 ft. high in the Himalayas. It flows from a glacier at a place called Gangotri. It flows from there to and across the northern plains, through the villages, towns and cities. After it flows for about 1,559 miles, the river finally reaches th

Queensland, Australia Queensland Australia is known to be the lowest, flattest, and the driest of all the continents. Australia’s shape comes from a long period of earth’s movements, caused by plate tectonics. The river erosion has made many of the details in its shape. Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. Its exact location is 25º S, 141º E. The population is 3,757,300.

Singapore As you may well know, Singapore is a social-democratic country. What this worked out to in terms of the economy would be a strong hand from the Government in terms of economic direction, infrastructural support and even participation in commerce and trade, but the spirit of free economy is still dominant. In practice, there had been instances of over-zealous managers exceeding

Dike Trail Padilla Bay Dike Trail The luminary sun is setting, painting a beautiful citrus rainbow across the clear, brisk night. Deep croaking increasingly doubles and triples in its frequency. The scene is so incredible you hold your crystal clear breath in absolute astonishment. Have you ever wondered why God created islands or bays' The view of this path is of the Olympic Moun

South Korea In Webster’s dictionary, economic growth is defined as a positive change in the level of production of goods and services by a country over a certain period. Around 1953 South Korea realized that for their economy to grow they must develop manufacturing skills so they could reduce the amount of money being spent on foreign goods and redistribute it further throughout the coun

Botswana Bean’s Botswana Adventures The Wonderful City of Maun Based out of the city of Maun, in the northern region of Botswana, Bean’s Botswana Adventures is sure to give you the time of your life. As the tourism capital, Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta and the Moremi Game Reserve. Established by the Batawana people as their tribal capital in 1915, Maun has had a reputat

Discover Australia Canberra: Canberra's latitude is 149 degrees east and the longtitude is 35 degrees south. The temperatures in Canberra vary considerably from summer to winter. Its freezing during winter seeing as the temperature often drops below zero at night and are usually below 10ºC in the day. In summer the temperatures are usually mild but can rise above 30ºC. The annual averag

Lebanon Clearly, digital technology has already taken over much of the home entertainment market. It seems strange, then, that the vast majority of theatrical motion pictures are shot and distributed on celluloid film, just like they were more than a century ago. Of course, the technology has improved over the years, but it's still based on the same basic principles. The reason is simple

Iraq Iraq started out as a part of the Ottoman Empire. Iraq was controlled by Britain during World War 1. Iraq gained it independence in 1932. It is located between Iran and Kuwait. Iraq is mostly dessert with mountains on the Turkish boarder. The highest peak in Iraq is unnamed but the second highest point is Gundah Zhur 3,607 meters. Four of its most common natural resources are

El Nino El Nino El Nino has been a reoccurring phenomenon for centuries. Man has only started to realize how much of the worlds weather is effected by it. The term El Nino refers to an irregular warming of the seas surface. During the last 40 years there have been 10 significant El Nino occurrences. Most affecting the coast of South America. Water temperatures increase along the coast a

The Beaches Are Moving The North Carolina barrier islands are a major part of the North Carolina coast. Here, the only constant is change. Dunes get blown around, beaches shrink and grow, and islands move landward. The recreational beach is like the “tip of an iceberg” stretching from the first dunes to an ocean depth of about 30 feet. That’s about one mile out to sea. The weather

Landscapes Wherever one goes, one can see certain homes covering the landscape. Each home varies as do the owners themselves. The only limits are money and social acceptance of what one can build. In this paper I shall talk about the similarities and differences in house types and building materials used in India (Punjab), Canada (B.C.), and Mexico. There were three types of homes