South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as a southern subcontinent of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or the Southern Cone) has increased in recent decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics (in particular, the rise of Brazil).It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. It includes …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 14 May 2024 English

Migration Governance in North America engages the complex dynamics of mobilities across the continent. Situating North America within the global migration landscape, it unpacks such issues as temporary labour mobility, …

address displace- ment crises in Central and South America; unprecedented restrictions in American asylum contexts including Europe, West Africa, or South America, it is nonetheless marked by deep regional transit migration predominantly from Central and South America, to increasing intercontinental mixed migration between North America, Central America, and South America. The North American Free Trade Agreement (nafta) Migration Beyond the State: Europe, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia in a Global Context. Oxford:


NSP: New Society Publishers · 30 April 2024 English

56 million years ago our planet experienced rapid, intense warming known as the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum, resulting in a global temperature increase of about 7°C. Runaway Climate explores the …

Dinosaurs did exist by this time (in what are now South America and Africa), but they are not known in the world. Pangea has split apart, and North and South America, Africa, and Eurasia have become separate continents American Seaway), and the sea channel between South America and Antarctica (today’s Drake Passage) was narrow around Antarctica, as there is today, because South America and Antarctica were still nearly connected 29 America, Europe, Asia. On the other hand, South America, India, Antarctica, and Australia were all


Fraser Institute · 18 April 2024 English

Assertions are made claiming that weather extremes are increasing in frequency and severity, spurred on by humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions. Based on such assertions, governments are enacting ever more restrictive …

exception of some small regions of Africa and South America, which is also where data uncertainty is greater… of Europe, eastern North America, parts of South America and south- ern Africa (Do et al., 2017). With


Fraser Institute · 18 April 2024 English

Assertions are made claiming that weather extremes are increasing in frequency and severity, spurred on by humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions. Based on such assertions, governments are enacting ever more restrictive …

exception of some small regions in Africa and South America—from 1900 to 2020. • Flooding: Research in


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 April 2024 English

An essential tool for policy-makers working to develop a sector-wide vision for responsible mining.

Canada OCEANIA Australia Solomon Islands SOUTH AMERICA Bolivia Suriname The Rossing Uranium Mine


NSP: New Society Publishers · 9 April 2024 English

Find connection with the land and feed your family locally, seasonally, and sustainably Nourish your family from nature's pantry. Foraging as a Way of Life documents twelve months of wildcrafting, …

in the United States, Europe, Scandinavia, South America, South Africa, and Australia. For more than


Wilson Center Canada · 3 April 2024 English

Opinions expressed in Wilson Center publications and events are those of the authors and speakers and do not represent the views of the Wilson Center. [...] Drawing on the Wilson …

batteries that power electric vehicles and South America, the fast-evolving lithium make possible the the “lithium trian- gle.” Three countries in South America–Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina–hold roughly 60%


IRC: Queen's Industrial Relations Centre · 27 March 2024 English

We’ll explore critical In-person and virtual success factors, leadership requirements, and how to leverage your team’s talents to build a strong and sustainable future. [...] Learning Objectives Registration For information …

Europe, the Middle East and, most recently, South America. During her career, Carol has had the privilege


AUP: Athabasca University Press · 26 March 2024 English

The story of Cape Breton presents an opportunity to reflect on how industrialization and deindustrialization have shaped human experiences. Contributors capture the vital elements of a region on the rural …

Scotia lease and pursue mining ventures in South America. By 1828 the GMA secured an agreement with


DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 March 2024 English

A fully updated edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution readily …

most countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Canada is one of a small group of countries


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