Mekong Delta

Vietnam/ 1975 – Present /Major River Systems Key Words / Phrases Hydroelectric, irrigation, rice agriculture, water security, Mekong River Five Themes of Geography – Snapshots • Location (absolute and relative) – • Latitude/Longitude (Absolute Locations) Hanoi: (capital city) 21° 1 ' N, 105° 51 ' E Da Nang: 16° 3 ' N, 108° 12 ' E Ho Chi Minh City: 10° 49 ' N, 106° 37 ' E Vinh: 18° 40 ' N, 105° 40 ' E o • Place (Physical and Human Characteristics) – o Physical • The distribution of water resources

occurred in the Mekong Delta. Their mission primarily consisted of searching rice paddies, swamps and jungles south of Saigon with the express purpose of eliminating the Viet Cong and allowing the Delta 's agriculture commerce to thrive once again. By all accounts, that mission was ultimately accomplished. A great deal of 1967 was served with the U.S. Navy living aboard their barracks ships and going on patrols from their landing craft when they barracked at Dong Tam deep in the Mekong Delta and dozens

Some of the key features included trade and agriculture, religion, water management, and the social structure. Agriculture and trade played an important role in the Khmer Empire due to the Mekong River, rice paddies, the Funan and the Zhenla. The rice paddies were developed when the monsoon rain flooded the Mekong River, which then spread into the Tonle Sap and as the water spreads across

In his book The Boys of ’67: Charlie Company’s War in Vietnam, Andrew Wiest tells the story of a combat company through the collected interviews of the veterans and their family members. Charlie Company, 4th Battalion of the 47th Infantry of the 9th Division in Vietnam began as a diverse group of young men. From lower class to middle class, consisting of whites, blacks, Hispanics, and a Native American. These men were trained and sent to a war in their formative years, many had wives with children

Son Tra Do English 1A: Tuesday/Thursday 2pm-4pm Professor Haviland Essay 1 Reflective Essay- Final Home The surprizing thing that I recognized when I studied at college is the way people greet each other around the world. After asking someone about name, we usually inquire about where he or she is from. I believe that we ask, not just to indentify the location of where our acquaintances live, but because we realize that their answers tell more about them. My answer for the question “where are you

blue is the fix and excitement an addict gets from drugs. Addicts look for an escape. They feel that if they just have that hit they will enjoy life and its experiences to a fuller extent. In Kate Braverman's short story "Tall Tales From the Mekong Delta," she describes one woman's struggle with drugs and how she eventually turns back to them after being sober for so many years. Through examining the changing appearance of Lenny, her longing for escape from every day life,

has a reputation for being a welcoming place,where everyone is smiling. Can Tho(or Cantho) is the biggest city of Mekong Delta in Vietnam with an estimated population of 1.5 million as of 2014.The name comes from “camthi giang”-river of poems.It is also referred to as “Tay Do” meaning “Western Capital”.Can Tho is located on the south bank of the Hau River, the bigger branch of the Mekong River. It is in vicinity to Soc Trang, 1.5 hours from Long Xuven, 3 hours from Chau Doc and Rach Gia, about 6 hours

Lieutenant Cross carried a letter and pictures from Martha, a girl back home. His obsession with Martha distracts him from his duties as a platoon leader. He constantly finds himself fantasizing about her when he should be checking the perimeter or watching for ambushes. Lt. Cross not only carried the photographs of Martha, but he also carried his love for her and the pain of knowing she would never return his love. Martha had sent him a pebble from the Jersey shoreline. Lt. Cross carried it in his

The concepts of Carbon Emissions Pinch Analysis (CEPA) techniques and Energy Return of Investment (EROI), with special attention to the methodology and system boundaries of EROI analysis have been reviewed in this literature. The analyses of EROI results for different fuel types especially EROI results of hydropower plants are also presented. The essential features of storage type hydropower plants also have been generally discussed as an important part of EROI’s Energy input calculation. Special

main receiving country in the Mekong region for trafficked persons, and the largest numbers come from Myanmar, followed by Yunnan (China) and Lao PDR. In 1999, an estimated 80,000 women and children were trafficked into the commercial sex industry in Thailand, of whom 30 percent were under 18 years of age. In total, the International Organization for Migration estimates that around 300,000 women and children are trapped in slavery-like conditions in the Mekong Delta region, which encompasses Cambodia