Red River of the North

1. Black soils The principal region of black soils is the Deccan plateau and its periphery extending from 8°45'to 26o north latitude and 68o to 83o45' east longitude. They are formed from Deccan basalt trap rocks and occur in areas under the monsoon climate, mostly of semi-arid and sub-humid types. The overall climate of black soil region may be described as hot and dry summer, 40-100 cm rainfall per annum, mild to moderate winters and annual temperature ranges from 24-30o centigrade, mean maximum

The South as Defined by the Crops Grown Within the Plantation System John Shelton Reed asked, “"The South: Where is it? What is it?" (Reed 1994, 5). This paper will define the American South by the crops grown within the plantation system from the American Colonial period through the end of the antebellum period. The South has been an economically distinctive region reflected by the historic dominance of the plantation system. For this paper, the crops grown within the plantation system include

River Valleys have always been a key part of man's survival. The valleys have allowed man to grow and flourish. They have even been called cradles of civilization. There were many civilizations that made their home in a river valley. Two of these civilizations that are very famous even today are China and Egypt. Egypt and China have a few differences but quite a few similarities when it comes to geography and government. Egypt and China geographically speaking are actually pretty similar when it

The Atchafalaya River is a 137-mile-long (220 km) distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River. And is the fifth largest river in North America, by discharge. The name "Atchafalaya" comes from Choctaw for "Long River", from hachcha, "river", and falaya, "long". (wikipedia.org) The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of

Settling along the banks of the Nile River, hunters - gatherers evolved into subsistence agriculture. The Egyptians had a unique and special bond with the Nile River which was the life source that made Egypt function with great power. The Nile provided them everything they need from fertile soil and fresh water, to rich hunting grounds with an endless supply of fish. Thanks to the river, Egypt grew into a wealthy, vast mystical land. With that Egypt became a target to foreign invaders. To conquer

businessman and political leader in the métis community. His political legacy likely influenced his son, Louis Riel Jr. Who than returned to Red River, his childhood home to support his family, and widowed mother after his father’s death. In 1869, The Hudson’s Bay Company was under pressure

Overview The story of Shenzhen always begins with lyrics from a song: “In 1979, an old man drew a circle at the South Sea of China” written by Jiang Kairu (“A Story of Spring”). The old man, Deng Xiaoping, still enjoyed a prestigious reputation among old generations because of opening China to foreign investment and the global market, and supporting the market economy. If Shenzhen is the circle, then for many people, Deng is the designer that drew it. As the first special economic zone established

Missouri,Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Temperature Expectation- Annual high temperature 60.4 Precipitation Expectation- Average annual precipitation - rainfall 12.59inch Human Health- The Midwest is home to more than 61 million people that largely reside in cities, including Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and St. Paul. Outside the cities are expansive croplands and forests, the Great Lakes, and major river systems including

Erdrich, born in North Dakota, wrote the short story The Red Convertible. The story is about two brothers, Henry and Lyman, who purchase a red convertible together. The two brothers spent a lot of time together because of the red convertible and grew close together. But what does the red convertible really represent? Henry and Lyman bought the red convertible together in Winnipeg, Canada. It was love at first sight and before they knew it, they were driving home with their new red convertible. They

Independent Study and Research Why Environmental Non-profits in North Carolina Should Receive More Government Funding Have you ever stopped to consider what a privilege it is to have a clean environment that we depend on for many of our aspects of life, such as sports, food, and the remainder of what we need to survive and thrive? Unless from off-earth, which would be things that we get from space matter (which is a miniscule amount), everything we have is thanks to our earthly resources. However