2005-10-12 20:12:55阿夏
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Patchwork of Carpets in Marrakech
MOROCCO
In addition to the countries of Central Asia and certain countries in South America, major centers of carpet production are found in northern Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco). Morocco has succeeded in maintaining a tradition of manufacture within family units and cooperative craft workshops, although most production is now automated. Carpets are traditionally woven of linen, a symbol of protection and happiness, with silk, cotton, and sometimes camel or goat hair. The colors and designs are characteristic of the production regions, and the High Atlas mountains, where Marrakech is located, offers the warmest hues, mainly red, orange, and yellow. Ninety percent of the High Atlas carpets are created in the cities of Tazenakht and Amerzgane, primarily by women workers. The Moroccan carpet, once reserved entirely for domestic local use, has won a worldwide reputation and today enjoys a flourishing export trade.
Patchwork of Carpets in Marrakech
MOROCCO
In addition to the countries of Central Asia and certain countries in South America, major centers of carpet production are found in northern Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco). Morocco has succeeded in maintaining a tradition of manufacture within family units and cooperative craft workshops, although most production is now automated. Carpets are traditionally woven of linen, a symbol of protection and happiness, with silk, cotton, and sometimes camel or goat hair. The colors and designs are characteristic of the production regions, and the High Atlas mountains, where Marrakech is located, offers the warmest hues, mainly red, orange, and yellow. Ninety percent of the High Atlas carpets are created in the cities of Tazenakht and Amerzgane, primarily by women workers. The Moroccan carpet, once reserved entirely for domestic local use, has won a worldwide reputation and today enjoys a flourishing export trade.
Farming in Montana
USA
Heirs to pioneer farmers from Europe, farmers have efficiently adapted to their environment, establishing for each type of farming the optimum output of the various agro-climatic regions. Prosperous agricultural estates have been set up, thanks in large part to the high mechanization of production tools. Thus on a broad scale, a rational division of land use has taken place with vegetable farming in California and Florida, corn in the Midwest where summers are hot and humid and wheat further West.
USA
Heirs to pioneer farmers from Europe, farmers have efficiently adapted to their environment, establishing for each type of farming the optimum output of the various agro-climatic regions. Prosperous agricultural estates have been set up, thanks in large part to the high mechanization of production tools. Thus on a broad scale, a rational division of land use has taken place with vegetable farming in California and Florida, corn in the Midwest where summers are hot and humid and wheat further West.
Planted fields on the banks of the Rio Uruguay
ARGENTINA
Europeans who settled along the banks of the Rio Uruguay, which were originally covered with tropical forests, cultivated the red soil rich in iron oxide to develop their farms for nearly a century. They worked along contour lines, leaving strips of grassland between furrows to protect them from erosion. The crops grown here include cotton, tobacco, tea, mate, and sunflower.
ARGENTINA
Europeans who settled along the banks of the Rio Uruguay, which were originally covered with tropical forests, cultivated the red soil rich in iron oxide to develop their farms for nearly a century. They worked along contour lines, leaving strips of grassland between furrows to protect them from erosion. The crops grown here include cotton, tobacco, tea, mate, and sunflower.
Camel Caravan
NIGER
On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs are reputed to be fiercely independent and have suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
NIGER
On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs are reputed to be fiercely independent and have suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the merchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and presage the disappearance of the caravan operators. One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
Dromedary Caravan in the Dunes near Nouakchott
MAURITANIA
In this country on the edge of the Sahara - the world's largest sand desert, covering 3 million square miles (7.8 million km2) - dromedaries, animals adapted to the extreme local conditions, make up an important part of the domestic livestock. Mauritania, which is 90 percent desert, is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of human actions on the environment. The circumference of these great dunes often feature vegetation that is naturally adapted to the aridity, particularly in proximity to the slightly less arid regions where people live.
MAURITANIA
In this country on the edge of the Sahara - the world's largest sand desert, covering 3 million square miles (7.8 million km2) - dromedaries, animals adapted to the extreme local conditions, make up an important part of the domestic livestock. Mauritania, which is 90 percent desert, is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of human actions on the environment. The circumference of these great dunes often feature vegetation that is naturally adapted to the aridity, particularly in proximity to the slightly less arid regions where people live.
Volcanic Cone around Ihlara, Anatolia
TURKEY
Turkey, which forms a vast peninsula of 780,576 km2, connects Asia to the Balkans through straights. Most land consists of large plateaux but one eighth of the country is volcanic and some volcanoes were still in active less than 10,000 years ago.
TURKEY
Turkey, which forms a vast peninsula of 780,576 km2, connects Asia to the Balkans through straights. Most land consists of large plateaux but one eighth of the country is volcanic and some volcanoes were still in active less than 10,000 years ago.
Nurseries around Ametzaga, the Basque Country
SPAIN
About 20 km east of Orduna, near Ametzaga, most agricultural land is devoted to horticulture. In the nurseries various species of ornamental trees are cultivated for private and public gardens: dwarf conifers (blue streaks of fir trees and green streaks of classic thujas) or broad-leaved trees, some exotic (red streaks of the Japanese 'caramel' trees). The plantations are designed for the local urban centres: Bilbao and the Basque country towns, 40 km away to the north, as well as Vitoria, 25 km away to the southeast. Because of the Bilbao-Miranda motorway which passes Ametzaga, the growing market for this outlying specialized farming activity is now within easy access, hence the recent expansion of the nursery zones, seen in the background.
SPAIN
About 20 km east of Orduna, near Ametzaga, most agricultural land is devoted to horticulture. In the nurseries various species of ornamental trees are cultivated for private and public gardens: dwarf conifers (blue streaks of fir trees and green streaks of classic thujas) or broad-leaved trees, some exotic (red streaks of the Japanese 'caramel' trees). The plantations are designed for the local urban centres: Bilbao and the Basque country towns, 40 km away to the north, as well as Vitoria, 25 km away to the southeast. Because of the Bilbao-Miranda motorway which passes Ametzaga, the growing market for this outlying specialized farming activity is now within easy access, hence the recent expansion of the nursery zones, seen in the background.
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
USA
Situated on a volcanic plateau that straddles the states of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, Yellowstone is the oldest of the national parks. Created in 1872, it covers 3,500 square miles (9,000km2) and contains the world's largest concentration of geothermic sites, with more than 3,000 geysers, smoking cavities, and hot springs. Grand Prismatic Spring, 370 feet (112m) in diameter, is the park's largest hot pool in area and the third largest in the world. The color spectrum for which it is named is caused by the presence of cyanobacteria, which grow faster at the periphery where the temperature is lower. Declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1978, Yellowstone National Park receives an average of 3 million visitors per year. The United States and Canada contain the world's five most frequently visited natural sites, and the continent of North America receives more than 100 million tourists annually - more than one-fifth of world tourism.
USA
Situated on a volcanic plateau that straddles the states of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, Yellowstone is the oldest of the national parks. Created in 1872, it covers 3,500 square miles (9,000km2) and contains the world's largest concentration of geothermic sites, with more than 3,000 geysers, smoking cavities, and hot springs. Grand Prismatic Spring, 370 feet (112m) in diameter, is the park's largest hot pool in area and the third largest in the world. The color spectrum for which it is named is caused by the presence of cyanobacteria, which grow faster at the periphery where the temperature is lower. Declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1978, Yellowstone National Park receives an average of 3 million visitors per year. The United States and Canada contain the world's five most frequently visited natural sites, and the continent of North America receives more than 100 million tourists annually - more than one-fifth of world tourism.
Bakersfield, San Joaquin Valley, California
USA
Stretching over nearly 720 km, and close to 80 km wide, the San Joaquin Valley is the richest agricultural plain in California. Its fertile soil ensures a revenue in excess of US $2 thousand million a year. Originally, the great Californian Valley was nothing more than a burnt steppe, but, with irrigation, the long periods of sunshine have made full yield farming possible. The 1951 Central Valley Project and the 1973 State Water Project have led to the area's agricultural birth: water from rivers and waterways was collected into large reservoirs and channeled to the valley by canals and aqueducts. Today the area stands for one sixth of all American irrigated land and produces a quarter of what Americans eat.
USA
Stretching over nearly 720 km, and close to 80 km wide, the San Joaquin Valley is the richest agricultural plain in California. Its fertile soil ensures a revenue in excess of US $2 thousand million a year. Originally, the great Californian Valley was nothing more than a burnt steppe, but, with irrigation, the long periods of sunshine have made full yield farming possible. The 1951 Central Valley Project and the 1973 State Water Project have led to the area's agricultural birth: water from rivers and waterways was collected into large reservoirs and channeled to the valley by canals and aqueducts. Today the area stands for one sixth of all American irrigated land and produces a quarter of what Americans eat.
Carousel Irrigation, Ma'an, Wadi Rum
JORDAN
In the desert, where alluvial soils rich in nutritive elements remain sterile for lack of fertilizing water, an investment in an irrigation system can lead to true agricultural prosperity. In 1952 the American inventor of this self-propelled watering carousel had no idea that it would end up being programmed by computer. The center of the carousel contains the drilling that seeks water in the deep strata (100 to 1,200 feet, or 30 to 400 m, below the surface), and the arm bearing the watering heads is made up of several segments laid end to end. It pivots rather slowly, as each segment is moved by electricity and mounted on tractor wheels. This apparatus irrigates 195 acres (78 hectares) of land.
JORDAN
In the desert, where alluvial soils rich in nutritive elements remain sterile for lack of fertilizing water, an investment in an irrigation system can lead to true agricultural prosperity. In 1952 the American inventor of this self-propelled watering carousel had no idea that it would end up being programmed by computer. The center of the carousel contains the drilling that seeks water in the deep strata (100 to 1,200 feet, or 30 to 400 m, below the surface), and the arm bearing the watering heads is made up of several segments laid end to end. It pivots rather slowly, as each segment is moved by electricity and mounted on tractor wheels. This apparatus irrigates 195 acres (78 hectares) of land.
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