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Context :
Severe weather events occur on different sides of the globe in Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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Brazil :
Facing the worst floods in The Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
About Brazil :
- Capital : Brasília.
- Largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world.
- Known for its dense forests like The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
- The Amazon River, having a length of 6575 km, travels through Brazil and falls into the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Madeira River flows between Bolivia and Brazil is one of the largest and most important tributary of the Amazon River.
- Bordering countries : Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana
- Mountains : Sugarloaf, Pico da Bandeira.
Indonesia :
Floods and landslides on the island of Sulawesi
About Indonesia :
- Consists of five major islands:
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- Sumatra
- Java (Jakarta capital lies)
- Borneo (“Kalimantan” in Indonesia)
- Sulawesi
- New Guinea.
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- Capital: Nusantara (Replace Jakarta).
- Volcanic Mountains : Mt. Sinabung, Merapi, Semeru.
- Bordering countries : Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor.
- Highest Mountain:Puncak Jaya
- River: Kapuas
Vietnam:
Facing Waves of high temperatures
Vietnam :
- Capital: Hanoi.
- Bordering Countries: China, Laos and Cambodia.
- River : Mekong River (Longest river in Southeast Asia and flows through China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia).
Sudan
Context:
The ongoing civil war in Sudan represents a big problem with how the country’s governing structure, along with power conflict between two military generals.
About Sudan:
- Location: Sudan is a country situated in northern Africa.
- Capital: Khartoum (Situated at the confluence of the White and Blue Niles rivers.
- Borders: Sudan shares its borders with Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic and Libya.
- Resources and Power:
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- Oil: Sudan has oil reserves, first discovered in the southwestern part of the country in 1977.
- Other Minerals: Sudan also has mineral deposits such as gold, uranium, chromite, gypsum, mica, marble, and iron ore.
- However, not all of these resources are fully utilized.
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- Independence: Sudan gained independence from British rule in 1956.