Cashew is considered native of tropical America, not-withstanding the uncertainty in defining its natural distribu-tion, due to its long association with man. It was suggested that it originated in the restinga, meaning the low vegetation found in the sandy soil along the coast of Eastern and...
This Service Descriptions document is part of a contract between Customer and Logitech and is incorporated by reference into the applicable Terms and Conditions for Logitech Services (the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms in this Service Descriptions document have the meaning attributed to them in ...
Oil and natural gas production is centered in Vietnam, the U.K. North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Myanmar. Nippon Oil shares a broad alliance with Cosmo Oil Company, Limited involving crude-oil procurement, refining, and distribution, and is also active in ...
Yet from ancient times Southeast Asia has been considered by its neighbors to be a region in its own right and not merely an extension of their own lands. The Chinese called it Nanyang and the Japanese Nan’yō, both names meaning “South Seas,” and South Asians used such terms as Suvar...
and the very large-leaved Lushai. The dark-leaved Assam plant, when its leaves are highly pubescent, produces very fine quality “golden tip” teas during its second flush. (The Chinese wordpekho[pekoe], meaning “white hair” or “down,” refers to the “tip” in tea, which is correla...
Some turtle species are found on land and water, meaning they live on land for a portion of their lives before moving to the ocean or sea. It is vital to understand that turtles’ habitats are often watery. The turtle is usually found in the ocean or aquatic ecology, whereas tortoises ar...
in temperate regions. In the familyGavialidae, thegavial(or gharial [Gavialis gangeticus]) is found in Pakistan, northern India,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh, and Myanmar, whereas thefalse gharial(or false gavial [Tomistoma schlegelii]) inhabits freshwater habitats inSumatra,Java, andBorneoand in...
(elephant trainers in India and Myanmar, respectively) are skilled people who remain in direct contact with the animals for many years. The handlers take care of all the elephants’ needs, and the bond between man and beast becomes very strong.Hastividyarama, an age-old handbook for elephant...
In other words, the distribution of the food supply throughout Bengali society was hindered primarily by economic factors that affected the ability of certain groups of people to purchase food. Events in 1942 had a relatively minor impact on the supply of food. After Burma (Myanmar) and ...