An old-fashioned George Washington joke from the Charlottesville (Virginia) Chronicle, 25 May 1883: âWhen did George Washington die?â asked a teacher of a large boy. âIs he dead?â was the astonished reply.
Natural Resources. The Himalayas are a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot and a repository of the most amazing biodiversity and a wealth of other resources that provide succor to humans that live in the region as well as at the base of the high mountains.atural Resources. The Himalayas are a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot and a repository of the most amazing biodiversity and a wealth of other resources that provide succor to humans that live in the region as well as at the base of the high mountains.
1 Sri Lanka is a continental island located at the southern point of the Indian subcontinent, separated from south India by the Palk Strait. 2  Identified as one of 18 biodiversity hotspots in the world, Sri Lanka has the highest biodiversity of flowering plants and all vertebrates except birds in Asia. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian territory located in the east of the Indian Ocean. 2  The territory consists of two coral atolls and twenty-seven coral islands. 3  The northern atoll is just one island, North Keeling Island, whereas the southern atoll is composed of the South Keeling Islands.