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The solar system consists of the sun and nine known planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
Erosion in its many forms reshapes landforms and coastal regions, as well as riverbeds and riverbanks.
Tropical wet climates are found in Central and South America as well as Africa and Southwest Asia.
Latin America is a treasure house of natural resources. These include mineral resources, such as gold and silver, as well as energy resources, such as oil and natural gas.
Distance from the sea affects the amount of precipitation the region gets, as well as its temperatures.
The retreating waters of the Aral exposed fertilizers and pesticides, as well as salt.
Pipelines transport the crude oil either to refineries or to ports where the oil is picked up by tankers and moved to other places for processing.
The motion of the ocean helps distribute heat on the planet. Winds blow over the ocean and are either heated or cooled by the water.
Unless drastic action is taken, the Aral Sea could vanish within 20 to 30 years.
Unless that growth slows down, in 2045, India will be home to more than 1.5 billion people – all living in a land about one-third the size of the United States.
Like most of Europe, the region has suffered much deforestation, but the forests that do survive tend to be coniferous.
Differences in temperature between night and day actually tend to be greater than any difference between seasons.
Plans are now under way to restore the Everglades to its natural habitat.
They didn’t farm or herd animals but lived by hunting and gathering whatever was available for food.
Whatever the type of government, it must deal with issues that have to do with the territory and people of the state.
This variety of climate and vegetation is due to several factors.
In recent years, however, the United Kingdom, particularly its capital London, has grown more diverse. That is partially due to immigration from former colonies, such as India.
A cartographer decides what type of map to create by considering how the map will be used. Keeping that purpose in mind, he or she then determines how much detail to show and what size the map should be.
Some people think that since economic gain is at the heart of rain forest destruction, the affected governments should be paid to preserve the forests.
Even in nations belonging to the European Union, people have mixed feelings about the EU policy that they should adopt a common currency called the euro.