Those industries, including agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, manufacturing, construction, and energy, contributed around 31 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) during the mid-1990s, while the services industries contributed 60 percent. Goods-producing industries provided around a quarter of ...
The river deltas of Vietnam's two great rivers, the Red River in the north and the Mekong in the south, dominate those two regions. Both deltas feature irrigated rice agriculture that depends on the annual monsoons and river water that is distributed through immense and complicated irrigation...
Muhammad Ali was was nicknamed as ‘The Greatest’. He was one of the legends in the sport of professional boxing. He stood at 6 feet 3 inches, and became an imposing figure in the ring. He became famous for his swift footwork, and powerful jab. What differentiates him from his contempo...
History of the Philippines, a survey of notable events and people in the history of the Philippines. The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. Because it was u
domestic pigs as early as 9,000 years ago,contemporaneouswith the dawn of agriculture in theMiddle East. By 5,000 years ago agricultural production in parts of the New Guinea highlands had incorporated systems of water control and swine husbandry, both of which were intensified over subsequent ...
rice cultivationA path through a flooded rice paddy in the Philippines.(more) With the exception of the type calledupland rice, the plant is grown on submerged land in the coastal plains, tidal deltas, and riverbasinsof tropical, semitropical, and temperate regions. The seeds are sown in pr...
Manila Bay, bay of the South China Sea extending into southwestern Luzon, Philippines. Almost completely landlocked, it is considered one of the world’s great harbors. Manila Bay provides excellent protected anchorage, since it is sheltered by the mount
Singapore, city, capital of the Republic of Singapore. It occupies the southern part of Singapore Island. Its strategic position on the strait between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea has made it the largest port in Southeast Asia and one of the worl
The island’s rate of natural increase, although about average for the region, is high compared with that of theUnited States, partly because of a lowdeath rate. There are large numbers of migrants from thePhilippinesandSouth Korea, as well as from neighbouring states such as theFederated Stat...
However, from the mid-1970s onward, Milan has been host to a new migration movement, this time from outside Italy. These new immigrants come from a variety of countries—e.g.,Morocco,Egypt,Senegal, thePhilippines, andEcuador. The Chinesecommunity, which has existed in the city since the ...