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Tunis, Tunisia and Portland, Oregon



Tunis, Tunisia

__Average yearly rainfall__: 70 mm.

__Population__: 2011 :693,210

__Elevation and it's effect__: 40 meters.

__Absolute location__: latitude- 36.819* longitude-10.1658*

__Relative location__: Situated on the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Algeria and Libya and just south of Italy.

__Place information__: Wether in the far norht is temperate, enjoying a Mediterranean climate, with mild rainy winters and hot dry summers. The natural terrain is fertil, the fields often broken by woodlands, with cork, oak, and pine.

__Historical fact:__ Modern commentary and reconstructions are presented concernig their ancient livelihood, material culture, religion, and social organization, including tribal confederacies.

__Interesting fact__: The alternative name for Tunisia is Republic of Tunisia or Tunisia Republic. The religion of Tunisia is Islam,

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Portland, Oregon

__ ﻿Average yearly rainfall: __ 35- 50 inches.

__ ﻿Population: __ July 2009: 582,130

__ Elavation and it's effect: __ __ Absolute location: __ __Relative location:__ Latitude:45° 31' 25" N Longitude:122° 40' 30" W __Place information:__ Once the storm is identified; speed, distance covered, direction, and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of the storm are all tracked and recorded into a memory location of the radar in order to be utilized later. __ Historical fact: __ __ Interesting fact: __ The most common nickname for Portlandis "The City of Roses", and this became the city's official nickname in 2003. Other nicknames for Portland are Stumptown, Bridgetown, Rip City, Little Beirut, Beervana, or Beertown, P-Town, and Soccer City USA. __ When it was settled: __ The History of Portland, Oregon began in 1843 on the Willamette River in what was then called Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community and on February 8, 1851, the city was incorporated. __HE Interaction:__

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