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.
Here is a list of 10 of these hotspots, where biodiversity is both richest and most threatened: #1: Atlantic Forest â Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina Originally this biodiversity hotspot extended over 1.2 million km2, but sugar and coffee plantations have ravaged the forest, leaving less than 0.1 million km2.