When I lived in Chicago, a common line of reasoning among locals (including me) was that Great Lakes cities were destined to triumph in the 21st century for the same reason they did in the 19th — its access to bountiful fresh water. Joel Brammeier, a Great Lakes advocate, notes that “...
as well as a generally nihilistic worldview. Because of their distance from Canada’s major population centres, citizens of the territories also suffer from significant economic problems relating to being cut out of Canada’s major supply routes, including an extremely highcost of livingdriven by ...
while its artificial lakes – the target of the famous RAF “Dambuster” air raids during World War II – offer a focus for all kinds of water-based activities, from canoeing and fishing to swimming, sailing and windsurfing. If that’s too energetic, you can take a sedate coffee-and-cake...
lonely planet旅行指南系列lp英文版new-zealand-14-northland-bay-of-islands_v1.pdf,© Lonely Planet Publications 154 155 Northland the Bay of Islands For many New Zealanders, the phrase ‘up north’ co res up sepia-toned images of family fun in the sun, p
Singapore is a paradise for foodies with a rich variety of cuisines. Local markets, known as„hawker centres,“are great places to taste authentic dishes. It’s recommended to try laksa, Hainanese chicken rice, and chili crab. 7. What are the best shopping places in Singapore, and what ...
wet air reflects the North Pacific temperatureanomalies. When the tropicalcontinental air massmoves to the north and east, it is responsible for extremely hot, droughtlike conditions in the Great Plains in the summer and for mild spells in the Great Lakes region in the fall; the latter period...
The Missouri riverbed is covered with a thick layer of glacial drift to the north and east. The Missouri Plateau has numerous potholes, lakes, and sloughs. West of the Missouri River the landscape has been shaped by water and wind erosion, and along theLittle Missouri River(a branch of the...
By that time, the Indians there had not yet adopted intensive agriculture or an urban way of life, although the cultivation of corn, beans, and squash supplemented hunting and fishing throughout the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys and in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River region, as well...
the origin of which is also obscure. Its most characteristic sites are in the area of the great salt lakes of southernTunisia, the type site being Jabal al-Maqtaʿ (El-Mekta), nearGafsa(Capsa, or Qafṣah). The climate during both Ibero-Maurusian and Capsian times appears to have ...