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Enter Adam Brown 229-43-2083 EDCI Brown Adam 5314 229-43-2083 EDCI 5314 Continue CLICK ON AN AREA OF INTEREST EXIT • Return to World View • The alps cut through Switzerland, creating a plateau to the north where most of the population resides • The most recognizable point of the Alps is the Matterhorn seen above • The peak of the Matterhorn reaches above 15,000 feet • The Swiss are among the most environmentally conscious people in the world Return to Asia Return to Europe • The Pyrenees Mountains create a natural physical barrier between France to the north and Spain to the south • The mountains stretch from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea • The area to the south of these mountains, Spain and Portugal, is known as the Iberian Peninsula Return to Europe • Foot & Mouth disease rampant in this region, spreading easily among hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, & deer • Not a human health risk, but humans can carry the virus • The U.K. has taken precautions by not only mass slaughtering infected livestock, but surrounding healthy animals as well • The 9 week epidemic has ravaged Britain’s farming and rural tourism industry, and led to the slaughter of 2.2 million animals Return to Europe Return to World View • Greenland has the lowest population density in the world with approximately .01 persons per square mile Return to North America • The United States has an abundance of natural resources including coal and oil • The U.S. is the #2 producer of oil in the world, and the #1 importer • On a per capita basis the U.S. has the world’s worst emissions – Producing 20% of global carbon dioxide emissions with only 4% of the world’s population • However, the U.S. does have environmental regulation with the EPA Return to North America • Mexico City is the fourth largest city in the world with an estimated population of 19.8 million people • An absence of environmental regulation in Mexico has led to its capital surrounded by one of the world’s worst air qualities • Surrounding the city are some of the worlds most extensive oil, and mineral reserves Return to North America Return to World View • The Andes Mountains are the principle system in South America • It is one of the greatest mountain chains in the world with only the Himalayas reaching higher • However, the Andes constitute the longest mountain system in the world, extending more than 5000 miles from the Caribbean Sea to the Tierra del Fuego Return to South America • Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world at approximately 3,286,470 square miles • Brazil also contains the world’s fifth largest city, Sao Paolo with a population of 17.9 million people • Brazil houses the Amazon rain forest, however demands of agriculture are leading to its destruction • The rain forest is destroyed at a rate of 1.5 square miles per hour Return to South America A Return to World View •Sierra Leone ranks at or near the bottom for countries in many categories including life expectancy, infant mortality, daily calorie intake, literacy, and human development index • Sierra Leone has the lowest GDP per capita at $530 • Ranks third for highest infant mortality rate at 148.66 deaths (per 1000 births) • Third in literacy rate at 21% Return to Africa • Rwanda is located in east, central Africa and is surrounded by the Congo • The Hutu and Tutsi are often considered to be two opposing ethnic groups in Rwanda • Deep seated ethnic hatred erupted in 1994 • The Hutus have been accused of slaughtering 800,000 Tutsi civilians in an act of genocide Return to Africa • The Saharan Desert is one of many physical limitations present in Africa • The entire continent is on a plateau, which raises quickly at the coasts making it difficult to reach the interior • The coastline is relatively smooth, with few natural harbors, making rivers unable to be navigated from the sea • However, Africa maintains an extensive wildlife population, with an accompanying safari industry Return to Africa • West Asia – Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman -Also known as the Middle East lies between the Mediterranean to the Tigris and Euphrates - Long been a center for religious and ethnic strife Return to World View - Most of the region is dry, arid desert, or rugged mountain to the east, contains the worlds richest oil fields • As you can see, Indonesia consists of numerous islands in the South Pacific • As part of the “ring of fire”, Indonesia has the largest number of active volcanoes in the world Return to Asia Photo • The Ural Mountains serve as a physical barrier between Eastern Europe and Asia • East of the Urals are vast areas of windswept grassland – the steppes – that stretch to the Pacific Return to Asia • The Hindu Kush is a physical barrier between the Middle East and China • Displays the high mountainous and plateau region, containing dry arid climates • Located in Afghanistan, it contributes to the widest temperature range in the world. Temperatures range from -58°F to 127ºF. Return to Asia • The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world • Separate India and China, the countries with the two largest populations in the world, at approximately 1 billion people in each • Contains Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world shared by China and Nepal Return to Asia Return to World View • Sydney, Australia’s largest and most famous city hosted the 2000 summer Olympics • Harbour Bridge, new Opera House recognized worldwide Return to Australia SOURCES Cortez, Ian. ed. World Reference Atlas. United States, Dorling Publishing Inc, 1998. http://geography.about.com http://www.bridgeclimb.com/over_the_top_frs.htm http://www.m.chiba-u.ac.jp/class/respir/eve_e.htm http://encarta.msn.com http://www.infoplease.com http://tour.eunnet.net/tour/index_eng.html http://www.ski-zermatt.com/zermatt.html Return to World View EXIT