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    Tybris, Amnis Tiberinus, and Thyber. The source of the Tiber is the Etruscan Apennines, in central Italy. it is 251 miles long or 404 kilometers. Tributaries of the river are in Paglia, Nera, and Aniene. And the outlet of the river is in the Tyrrhenian Sea. “Behind the Po and the Arno, the Tiber River is the third-longest river in Italy” (Penn 285). As the legend goes the river used to be called the

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    The growth of trade between Africa, Asia and Europe influenced a very important religion. The location of the Islamic world was ideal for trade, it lay between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Muslims traveled by land and sea, creating a network of trade. A Muslim scholar named Ibn Battuta traveled around Europe, Africa and Asia for about 7 years. Ibn Battuta traveled all around West Africa, Europe and Asia. The goods they traded were silk, paper, dishes, spices, gems and coconuts. By

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    Unit 7 P4 Study

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    Greece; it costs less than inbound in the UK according to Travelweekly.com, Greece is the heart of European civilization, 99.9% believe Greece is a place to visit, and study. Greece is the home of rest with its histories and beautiful weather of Mediterranean, a country which inspired the rest of European country to develop. Declining destination: Cyprus There has been a major decline in the travel and tourism sector in Cyprus. A 2.4% overall decrease in arrivals were recorded last month

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    The 's Decline And Fall

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    By eighth century B.C, Ancient Rome grew from a small town on the Tiber River into a world empire. When Rome was at its peak, it had overtaken most of continental Europe, Britain, many parts of western Asia, northern Africa, and the Mediterranean islands (Ancient Rome. (n.d.). Among the many things the Romans left behind from their dominance are the worldwide use of romance languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese) that came from Latin. The current western alphabet and the coming of Christianity

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    Goal 14 of the Sustainable Development Goals aims to “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” ("Open Working Group Proposal for Sustainable Development Goals.”) Under this main goal lies seven sub goals, of which some are more measurable than others. All goals can be measured with a quantifiable unit, although some measurements may be harder to interpret than others. Goal 14.1 logically proves to be measurable, as marine pollution is a material

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    Speech On Sicily Cuisine

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    Being a Mediterranean island it as nice mild and wet winter, hot and dry summer. This island is suitable for travel throughout the year and is thus a nice place to go with family. Here I would like to present the basic main points about Sicily that is history and background of Sicily ,traditional,resources and what changes come in today’s 21st century and also the main important things about Sicily cuisine what develops occur. Well the food of Sicily is the cuisine of sun and the sea, Mediterranean

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    plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal or series of goals within an organizational framework. Shipping A shipping service is a business of transporting commodities, merchandise goods and cargo aboard or transportation of goods through sea. Liner Shipping Liner vessels operate on fixed routes, to fixed schedules and usually with a standard tariff. Liner trades are dominated by container ships, roll-on/roll-off carriers and general cargo ships. These are the ships with predefined routes

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    When telling about the geography of Greece, all five themes of geography need to be addressed. The five themes of geography are location, place, region, movement, and human-environmental interaction. The absolute location of a specific place is the coordinates of a map using longitude and latitude. A place is an area that is defined by its physical and cultural characteristics. A region is areas that are similar and have definite characteristics. The movement is the way people, products, and ideas

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    from Europe, Greece hangs precariously southward from the end of the Balkan Peninsula, and slices towards the Mediterranean Sea with dramatic peninsulas and thousands of large and small islands. The Mediterranean Sea offered an easily adaptable climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers, while the mountainous terrain, allowed for multiple easily defensible positions. The surrounding sea offered an environment conducive to developing and sustaining an enduring culture that was relatively safe from

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    to have a diverse range of effects, at a local and regional scales, on both the biological diversity and the goods and services of the Mediterranean Sea.” Israeli daily Haaretz reported Monday. They are worried that new species will enter the Mediterranean since “of nearly 700 multicellular and nonindigenous species currently recognized from the Mediterranean Sea, fully half were introduced through the Suez Canal since

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