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Dominican Republic - Free Essays

Mike Bengs So. St.   B3 Jan. 7th , 1997 Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispanola located in the Caribbean Sea.   It takes up about 2/3 of the island which it shares with Haiti.   Dominican Republic's total area is 48,734 square kilometers.   The Dominican Republic Jas a tropical maritime climate.   The temperatures are moderated though by the ocean currents and year-round trade winds.   The average temperature is around 720F and 800F, it hardly ever drops below 600F and it also hardly ever riser above 900F.   It isn't uncommon though to get frost in the higher elevations.   Dominican Republic's rainy season is between May and November rainfall is the heaviest in the north and east of the country.   Although agriculture is the most important resource in the Dominican Republic it has many mineral resources.   Some of these resources are nickel being the leading export as well as bauxite, gold, and rock salt.  

China's Population Problem - Free Essays

China's Population Problem The Chinese government has taken the enforcement of family planning and birthrate laws to an extreme by violating the civil rights of its citizens, which has had bad effects on the morale of its people (Whyte 161).   China's population has grown to such an enormous size that it has become a problem to both the people and government.   China, the most populous country in the world, has an estimated population of about one thousand-one hundred-thirty three point six million (Hsu 1).   Ninety-four percent of the population thrives in the eastern half of China, which composes about forty-three percent of China's total area (Hsu 1).   The eastern half of China contains its most populous cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin.   However these cities have a low fertility rate due to recent bandwagons of birth control.   The average density in the eastern half of China averages around two-hundred and thirty-six people per squ

Brazil - Free Essays

LOCATION OF BRAZIL      Brazil lies between thirty five degrees west longitude and seventy five degrees west longitude.   Brazil also runs between five degrees north latitude and thirty five degrees south latitude.   Brazil is located in mainly the eastern part of South America.   This country sits in mostly the southern hemisphere of the world.   Being completely on the west side of the world, Brazil is not all in the south side of the world.   With the equator running through north Brazil, a small portion of Brazil, a small portion of Brazil is in the northern hemisphere.   Brazil is bordered by a number of South American countries.   Brazil borders Uruguay to the north; Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru to the east; Bogota to the southeast; Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to the south; and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. PLACE OF BRAZIL      The landscape of Brazil is covered with plains, plateaus, and tropical grasslands.