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Why is WHAT called "port"? The WINE? This is uncertain. A SEA PORT? That was where ships came up to the land so that people could carry things on and off the ship. The old word for carrying things was to "port" them. Some of the words derivitaves are "Porter" for someone who carries your bags at an airPORT or train station and "Portable" which means that something can be carried. The PORT side of a ship? It was called that because ships would always put their left side to the pier so that goods could be "ported" off and on the ship on the "port" side.
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What questions do myths answer?
Myths are an explanation of natural or social phenomenons. They explain how land forms were created, how humans came to the earth and how people acquired certain elements and materials.
What word means something or someone that belongs to a certain place?
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A place or land division that has certain common characteristics is called?
Region
What is a narrow landform connecting two large pieces of land?
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At certain times, the sun shines at midnight.
What do you call a large piece of land granted by Spain to certain Spanish colonists?
It was called a Grant.
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because its full of promisemindanao called the land of promise because the person want to came in mindanao coz they might think that they have their future living in this certain place.
What do you call a person who measures and examines land?
This person is called a surveyor.
Which is a Sea Port Arkansas Maine or New Orleans?
New Orleans is a sea port. Arkansas is land locked. Maine has coastal land, but is not known for its ports, while New Orleans has one of the largest ports in the world.
Why is alaska sometimes called the 'land of the midnight sun?
because in a certain time of year the sun never sets
What made meroe a place of great wealth?
The trading and selling ports on the land. Hope I helped you
How does you use land along the coast?
some ways are fish farmin, ports , importing and exporting
