Category: Desert
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Desert: Facts & Characteristics
The desert is an inseparable part of nature dominated by sands. It is characterized as a flat land with a minimal or absolute absence of any plants or living organisms. Even though it might seem empty some plants and animals have acclimatized to the harsh conditions and can survive. It is not uncommon for rivers…
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Marco Polo’s Journey to the Taklamakan Desert
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant and traveler who presented the story of his travels in Asia in the famous Book of the Diversity of the World. This book significantly impacted navigators, cartographers, and writers of modern times. This passage from the above text is of considerable interest from the point of view of the…
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The Slave Trade Across the Sahara Desert
Table of Contents Introduction Origin of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade Organization of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade Factors That Promoted the Growth of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade Effects of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade Challenges That Affected the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade The Decline of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Over the decades, there has…