Sulawesi is sometimes separated into the Celebes subregion of the Indo-Malayan region. The most typical animals of western Indonesia are apes, including the orangutan (on Kalimantan and Sumatra), gibbon, leaf monkeys, and macaque; the one-horn and two-horn rhinoceros; elephants; sun bear (on ...
unscathed by the onslaught of Time. Indian history follows a continuous process of reinvention that can eventually prove elusive for those seeking to grasp its essential character. The history of this astonishing sub continent dates back to five thousand years ago, when the inhabitants of theIndus ...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook zoogeographic region [¦zō·ə¦jē·ə¦graf·ik ′rē·jən] (ecology) A major unit of the earth's surface characterized by faunal homogeneity. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright...
FAUNA. The territory of Vietnam lies within the India-Indochina subregion of the Indo-Malayan zoogeographic region. The most characteristic animals are gibbons, rhesus monkeys, bears (the Tibetan bear and the Malayan sun bear), tigers, arboreal civets, squirrels, flying squirrels, giant boa cons...
To reduce to a position of subservience or submission. bring to terms To force (another) to agree. bring up the rear To be the last in a line or sequence. [Middle English bringen, from Old English bringan; see bher- in Indo-European roots.] bring′er n. Usage Note: The differenc...
Every time I look at them, I wonder what it feels like to be on a buddy-buddy level like that with Stallone, but Statham is an action God in his own right so now I feel like, of course Statham, who else? He's really great at everything he does. Action Movies never give credit...
Among sub-Saharan countries, for example, voting on that resolution was 28 in favor with 17 abstentions. At the same time, no matter how much Western leaders may dislike the term, “moral equivalence” between Russian invasion and past U.S. interventions is being drawn. To cite Amin ...
Gaelic culture is now a sub-culture, but continues in music and poetry. 1691-1801: Ireland’s 18th century is the Age of the Anglican Ascendancy, an age of ostensible peace, but actually hardening conflict. Virtually all Irish land is in Protestant hands; but a split grows amongst the ...
Climate. The climate is the monsoon type; in the north and east it is subequatorial, and in the south and west, equatorial. The temperature is 26°–30°C on the plains, dropping to 15°–20°C in the mountains; it changes little in the course of the year. The greatest amount of ...
Constitution and government.Gabon is a republic. Its operative constitution was adopted in February 1961, with changes introduced in 1967 and 1968. The head of state and government is the president, who is elected by the people for seven years. This election is held at the same time as elect...