Geography Essays and Term Papers

is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia,Korea, and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands-Hokkaido,Honshu,Kyushu and …

of the former Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The division of the country resulted from the defeat of the French by Communist-inspired nationalists in 1954. A prolonged civil war…

Indies. It covers the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which lies between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. The Dominican Republic covers eastern Hispaniola. Most of Haiti is mountainous, and the country's name comes from an Indian…

of what was known as the Iberian Peninsula. It has been populated since prehistoric times. There has been evidence of human habitation in northern Spain for 800,000 years. In about 1100 BC the Phoenician civilization, who are from present-day Lebanon,…

To begin a comparison between occasionalists from the eastern and western hemispheres of the world, a clear definition of Occasionalism must be stated. Occasionalism is the belief that everything is caused by God, from the motion of the tiniest spider,…

fireworks. It is a sudden electric discharge. Also recognized as a spark of electricity between a cloud and the ground. Thunderstorms are where lightning and thunder occur. They are formed when a cold front moves in and meets a warm front.…

heard of from time to time. But many of us know little about just what it is, or how it is caused. To tell you the truth I had no idea of what it was until I started researching for this report. ?Acid rain? refers to acids falling from the sky.…

the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees mountains, southwest of France. Geographic Coordinates- 40 00 N, 4 00 W Capital-Madrid Major Cities- Barcelona Cadiz Cartagena Gibraltar Leon Salamanca Tarragona Valencia…

                 When I woke up in the morning I knew that today is the day for meeting my best friend Radar. Radar looks absolutely gorgeous. His black expresive thoughtful eyes are always slightly sad. His moisterous nostrils puff up, that…

more for freshman HS students Christmas is a good holiday for many reasons. There are reasons that exist that make Christmas a bad holiday, but for the most part it is a wonderful time of year. Millions of people around the world will agree that…