Thursday, March 31, 2011

Mountains

Enviorment: rocky and high in the atmosphere the mountains are extremely dangerous and the climate is very different from the rest of the penninsula. Winds from the Indian ocean bring up to twenty inches of rain to the mountains. It keeps the mountains cool and in the winter only frost develops while when it rains riverbeds fill up with water.
Coastal Plains

Enviorment: It's moist and damp with regular annual rainfall to supply with rich soil. It includes riverbeds that easily fill up and the coastal plains is made up of natural harbors.
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Adaptations: The coastal plains are very easy cato farm on, allowing  many things to grow there. With such fertile land they are able to trade with a lot of people. Europeans traded a lot with the people here because of their succesful land and crops. Many people are able to live there with no added effort in order to survive.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Oasis

Enviorment: They provide fresh water and excellent farming area in the desert. Occuring in areas where water has been trapped underground. It is water. It provides shade and water which is able to support life.
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Adaptations: People who live by the oasis are able to grow fruits like peaches and even grains for bread. For nomads it's like a stopping place, or even their stopping point while on a jourey while tradding.
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Arabian Desert

Enviorment: Often swept by violent sandstorms, these deserts are made up of plains and plateaus. The harsh hot and dry climate makes it difficult for people to live. The weather is extreme as having flash floods with the annual three to four inches of rain every year. With summer days reaching up to 120 degrees it's hard for anything to live their.

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Adaptations: The people who live in the desert clothe themselves with loose fitted long clothing to proptect themselves from  dust, heat, and even flies. They adapt by keeping camals which can survive without food or water for many days all while being able to carry heavy loads. People or nomads keep them for meat, milk, wool, blanket. Also when they come across oasis to recovery energy.


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Thursday, March 17, 2011

India

http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/03/17/17-killed-as-bus-rolls-off-bridge-in-india/


Another 17 people had died in a bus accident as it rolls of a bridge. They are investigating the causes and are talking about how they need to change their roads since India has the highest death toll when on the road averaging to 110,000 people a year.