15 résultats pour "namibia"
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Namibia - geografía.
sequías y cazas intensivas. A lo largo de la década de 1970, la fauna de Namibia estuvo expuesta a altos niveles de caza furtiva por parte de los habitantes de las zonas rurales, que necesitaban tantoel alimento que les proporcionaban los animales salvajes como el dinero que obtenían con sus pieles. En la década de 1980, la administración dio con una solución creativadel problema. Comenzó a contratar a personas de las comunidades locales para que espiaran y denunciaran a los cazadores furtivos y...
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Namibia - geographie.
Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) und der Congress of Democrats (COD). 6 GESCHICHTE Höhlenmalereien, die möglicherweise über 25 000 Jahre alt sind, zeugen davon, dass bereits während des späten Pleistozän Sammler und Jäger im Gebiet des heutigenNamibia gelebt haben. Die frühesten identifizierbaren Bewohner sind die San, die hier schon zu Beginn des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. nachweisbar sind. Die Khoikhoinwanderten etwa um 500 n. Chr. zu, die Herero erst im 17./18. Jahrhundert. Die wenigen Europäer, di...
- Namibia - ficha de geographia.
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Namibia Facts and Figures.
Female 41.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 44.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 47 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 3,363 people (2004) Population per hospital bed Not available Literacy rateTotal 85.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 85.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.5 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 7.1 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2001...
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Namibia - Daten und Fakten - geographie.
Die Daten zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt, zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Einwohner, zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt nach Wirtschaftssektoren und Berufsfeldern sowie zum Staatshaushaltentstammen der World Bank Database (www.worldbank.org). Informationen über Währungseinheiten, Landwirtschaft, Bodenschätze, Produktion, Importe, Exporte und großeHandelspartnerschaften sind dem neuesten Europa World Yearbook und mehreren Veröffentlichungen des International Monetary Fund (IMF) entnommen. Energie, Kommunikation u...
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Cheetah - biology.
animals such as zebras. Unlike most cats, cheetahs hunt during the day, when lions and hyenas that compete with them for prey are less likely to be active. Still,scientists in Tanzania have observed that cheetahs lose 10 to 13 percent of their kills to lions and hyenas. Alerted by the panic of a gazelle herd or by the circling ofvultures, lions and hyenas close in and easily drive the more timid cheetah away from a fresh kill. A cheetah usually stalks prey to within about 10 m (about 33 ft) and...
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Africa.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Africa - Geography.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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Botswana - country.
at birth was 50.2 years, also a significant improvement. The urban population of Botswana has increased rapidly, from 18 percent of the total in 1981 to 51 percent in 2003. Gaborone, the capital, is the largest city and mainbusiness center. Other business centers are Francistown, Selebi-Pikwe, Molepolole, Kanye, and Serowe. Botswana received its name from the country’s principal ethnic group, the Tswana. Other ethnic groups include the Kgalagadi, Kalanga, and Basarwa. There are also asmall numbe...
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Africa - history.
Africa’s other major mountainous regions occur at the northern and southern fringes of the continent. The Atlas Mountains, a system of high ranges, extend for 2,200 km(1,400 mi) across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, roughly parallel to the northern coast. These ranges enclose a number of broad inland basins and plateaus. In the west, theHigh (or Grand) Atlas contains Toubkal (4,165 m/ 13,665 ft), the highest peak of the system. Toward the east, the Atlas consists of two parallel ranges: the Tell...
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Africa.
The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...
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África - geografía.
genetistas, debido a que sus poblaciones de animales salvajes están aisladas de las del resto del país por las paredes del cráter. Éstese localiza dentro de la Zona de Conservación Ngorongoro, declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad, que también incluye la gargantade Olduvai, donde se han encontrado restos de algunos de los primeros antepasados del ser humano.Nicholas Parfitt/Tony Stone Images El relieve africano se caracteriza por su horizontalidad debido a la presencia de vastas y onduladas meset...
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Fluss - geographie.
Zustand; fast alle sind kanalisiert, begradigt und reguliert. Verfasst von:Peter GöbelDie längsten Flüsse der Erde Rang Fluss Mündung Land Kontinent Länge 1 Nil Mittelmeer Burundi, Ruanda,Tansania, Uganda,Sudan, Ägypten Afrika 6 671 km 2 Amazonas Atlantischer Ozean Brasilien, Peru, Ecuador,Bolivien, Venzuela Südamerika 6 400 km 3 Jangtsekiang Ostchinesisches Meer China Asien 6 300 km 4 Mississippi (mitMissouri) Golf von Mexiko USA Nordamerika 5 970 km 5 Jenissej Karasee Russland Asien 5 550...
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Südafrika - geographie.
100 Schlangenarten. 3 BEVÖLKERUNG Von den 43,8 Millionen Einwohnern (2008) sind etwa 75 Prozent Schwarze, 14 Prozent Weiße, 8 Prozent Mischlinge und 3 Prozent Asiaten. Die Schwarzafrikaner gehörenneun Volksgruppen an: den Zulu, den Xhosa, den Tswana, den Venda, den Sotho, den Ndebele, den Tsonga, den Swasi und den Pedi. Die Zulu als größte dieserVolksgruppen stellen etwa 20 Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung. Die Weißen stammen überwiegend von britischen, holländischen, deutschen und französisch-hug...
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Zebra - biology.
C Life Span Captive zebras have lived into their late 30s. Life expectancy in the wild, where predators abound, is probably not much more than 12 years. IV SOCIAL BEHAVIOR Like horses, zebras have large brains and a wide variety of social behaviors. Although they cannot match the overall intelligence of mammals that hunt, zebras interactwith each other in complex ways. Zebras usually live in groups known as herds, but the social structure of these groups depends on the species. The plains zeb...