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Multiple choice test
1.- Which is the capital of the region of Maule? a) Curico b) Cauquenes c) Talca d) Linares Correct response: c 2.- Where does the Maule river flow into? a) north of the city of Constitucion b) near the beach town of Iloca c) into Vichuquen lake d) south of Llico Correct response: a 3.- […]
Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Central Nervous System It carries out all the superior functions of the human being, such as the cognitive and emotional functions (to think, to reason, memory, emotions, etc.). It is formed by the encephalon and the spinal cord. The former is composed by the cerebrum (main brain mass), the cerebellum (coordinates motor activities) and the […]
Physical geography, zone of coasts
In the regions northern part are located the transversal valleys (that are also in the Region of Atacama) and in the southern area they tighten leaving only some in the coastal plains and in the Coastal ranges. –Littoral or coastal plains: are narrow in the whole zone, since they do not overpass the 15 km […]
The process of reproduction
Reproduction is a process in which a spermatozoon and an ovum are united through sexual intercourse. This can happen because both the male and female body are specially adapted for this process. Both have unique reproductive systems, including organs that specialize in the discharge and conduction of sex cells produced in the organs themselves. If […]
Region of Coquimbo, green valleys
The Region of Coquimbo is located between the 29° 02´and the 32° 16 south latitude and from the 69° 49´longitude up to the Pacific Ocean, limiting northwards with the Region of Antofagasta, southwards with the region of Valparaiso , eastwards with Argentina and westwards with the Pacific ocean. Its regional capital is the city of […]
Creator of life
It is made up by the organs involved in reproduction, in other words, organs whose function is transporting male sex cells -called spermatozoa or sperms– towards the woman’s uterine (or Fallopian) tubes, where fertilization takes place. The male genitals involved in this system are split into external and internal. The former include the penis and […]
Tourist geography, an unexplored zone
Atacama has great tourism potential, but it has not been visited or explored very much. According to the Statistics Unit of the National Tourism Service (Sernatur), in 2007, out of the 2,245,576 foreigners that entered our country, only 1,995 visited this zone. It is also worth pointing out that this region presents the fewest amount […]
Radical Governments
Unfortunately, the economical tranquility given by the second government of Arturo Alessandri wasnt sufficient to completely stabilize the country. Differences between the governing parties eventually subtracted the support from the radicals, who, from the opposing side, got important triumphs.
