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Location: West Indies Official name: Dominican Republic Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1865 / 1865 Capital city: Santo Domingo Population: 10.2 million / 546 people per sq mile (211 people per sq km) Total land area: 18,679 square miles (48,380 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish (official language), French Creole Main …
The loose confederation of Ontario (Upper Canada), Quebec (Lower Canada), nova scotia, and new Brunswick, created by British North America act in 1867.
Typical of countries in Africa south of the Sahara, this is a situation in which a government makes just enough concessions on voting rights or human rights to win foreign loans and aid without instituting any serious democratic reform.
The public or official weariness of extending aid to needy people.
Growing two crops a year on the same field.
An area drained by a major river and its tributaries.
Drinking water source provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of a country’s population.
Using small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground to conserve water to use for crops.
A long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall.
Adaptations of desert plants and animals to evade dry conditions by migrating (animals) or being active only when wet conditions occur (plants and animals).
Adaptations of desert plants and animals to tolerate dry conditions through water storage and heat loss mechanisms.
Planting and harvesting according to the seasonal rainfall cycle.
A series of rulers from the same family.