The last Ice Age hasn't ended, as evidenced by the fact that glaciers are still on the planet. We are currently in an interglacial period within the current current Ice Age.
The term "ice age" is colloquially applied to a period of maximum glaciation, the last of which occurred 20,000 years ago.
Yes, the Amazon rain forest is the largest rain forest in the world
2 at a time. Hemisphere means one-half.
Of course, the Earth's surface can be divided in half north and south of the equator, or in half based on longitude (eastern and western hemispheres). So there are 4 "named" hemispheres. For example, the northern hemisphere contains the northern half of the eastern hemisphere and the northern half of the western hemisphere.
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Covered regions tended to industrialize earlier.
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The world got smaller and cultures mixed, and international trade provided increased economic growth.
Some benefits and consequences of modern farming techniques are:
Asia has the most climates of any continent, ranging from desert in the west, arctic in the north, tropical in the southeast, and continental in the east.
South America currently contains approximately 371,274,000 people.
North America only contains approximately 295,734,000 people.
Out of North and South America the continent with the largest population is South America.
They learn new culture and new ways of life
Indonesia is a much larger country than the city of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's birthrate is dropping
The practice damages biodiversty in one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.
Deforestation increases pollution and toxic runoff from farming.
Timber and farming creates big profits for some people, so deforestation is hard to stop.