Examples of RANSOM. 1  The kidnappers demanded a ransom of one million dollars. 2  The family is willing to pay ransom for his release. 3  The ransom note explained the terms under which she would be released.escue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.
Pre-Settlement and Current Land Cover in the State of Iowa. The landcover of Iowa has changed dramatically since the time of settlement in the mid-1800's. The maps provided here document this drastic change and the need to save the remaining small pieces of natural areas, prairies in particular. The maps of the pre-settlement vegetation of the state of Iowa have been derived using two different methods.
Boundaries of China superimposed upon those of the USA. Let's do the math again, but this time for the entire planet. The total land surface area of Earth is about 57,308,738 square miles, of which about 33% is desert and about 24% is mountainous. Subtracting this uninhabitable 57% (32,665,981 mi2) from the total land area leaves 24,642,757 square miles or 15.77 billion acres of habitable land.