1.1 EXPORT: A function of international trade whereby goods produced in one country are shipped to another country for future sale or trade. The sale of such goods adds to the producing nation ’s gross output. If used for trade‚ exports are exchanged for other products or services. Exports are one of the oldest forms of economic transfer‚ and occur on a large scale between nations that have fewer restrictions on trade‚ such as tariffs or subsidies. Exports have played an increasingly important
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COLOMBUS’S LETTER ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE *Summary* * 33 days he crossed from the Canary Islands to the Indies. * The first Island that he found‚ he named “San Salvador”; although the Indians called it “Guanahani”. * The second Island‚ he named “Santa María de Concepción”. * The third “Fernandina”. * The fourth “Isabela”. * The fifth “Juana”. And‚ definitely‚ all of them he renamed. Cuba: there were only small groups of houses whose inhabitants fled as soon as Columbus
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Mending Wall ~by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall‚ That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it‚ And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone‚ But they would have the rabbit out of hiding‚ To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean‚ No one has seen them made or heard them made‚ But at spring mending-time
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L. A. Douglas History 170 Study Guide # 1 When‚ from where‚ and how did the first humans arrive in North America? - The ancestors or bearers of the Native Americans What impact did the arrival of humans have on America? - What was maize and how did it impact Native American culture? - Within several thousand years farmers in Central America had developed maize that resembled modern corn. - The leafy stalk produces ears‚ which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain‚ maize
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The Falkland Islands Conflict No one really knows who discovered the Falkland Islands. Nearly every British historian will insist that the English explorer John Davis discovered the islands in 1592(1) while Argentineans typically credit Vespucci‚ Magellan‚ or Sebald de Weert. (2) The events of January 2‚ 1883 are not in dispute‚ however. On this date‚ James Onslow‚ captain of the HMS Clio‚ dropped anchor just off the Falklands. The next day he went ashore and raised the British flag. (3) This
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Chapter 1: New World Encounters and the Columbian Exchange Native American Origins Environment‚ Change‚ and Human History Human evolution has proceeded against a backdrop of great Ice Ages. The latest one occurring only 20‚000 BCE years ago Human settlement in the Americas began during the Wisconsin glaciation period with migrations traversing across Beringia from northwest Asia present day Siberia in Russia across to North America. Later a warming trend nine thousand years ago BCE led
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Haiti’s population totals 12 000 Columbus’s “discovery” affects the futures of three groups: Europeans – migrate to the Americas Native Americans – dealt with harshly Africans – source of labor leads to mass enslaving Explorers Amerigo Vespucci [sails for Spain in 1499] [sails for Portugal in 1501] Writes vivid accounts of the East coast of North and South America Mapmakers base their maps on his accounts – hence “America” Vasco Nunez de Balboa [sails for Spain in 1513] First
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
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Est. 2003 Course Work Book/Study Volume I – IV 2012 For Adult Education Completion Only Copyright© 2012 by Marque Learning Center‚ LLC Houston‚ Texas All rights reserved. Houston Corporate Office: 11811 East Frwy #300 Houston‚ TX 77029 (713) 453-0310 1 Est. 2003 About Marque Learning Center: Marque Learning Center was established in 2003 because we saw the need in our city to provide a legitimate education to adults and teens who by difficult situations were unable to finish
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