Vietnam Research Paper

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Introduction

Did you know Vietnam is home to the largest cave in the world, Son Doong? Vietnam is known for its unique history and wildlife, but Vietnam is also a very interesting country apart from its history, where you can do many things such as shop at stores, find out about the traditions and culture of Vietnam, and observe animals and plants that are native to Vietnam, like indochinese tigers. Vietnam is home to many famous events, such as the vietnam war, the most infamous war to take place in vietnam. Many tours take place in many of the vietnamese jungles, which are home to multiple animals, such as monkeys, indochinese tigers, indian elephants, bats, and indochinese leopards. overall, vietnam is a very interesting and amazing …show more content…

The bottom of vietnam is right next to Cambodia, in the west. Malaysia also borders the head of vietnam. Despite vietnam's long length, it is only a little bit larger than mexico, and is three times the size of tennessee. Even though vietnam is so small, its the 66th largest country in the world. In addition, Vietnam lays on the eastern hemisphere, in asia. In the east vietnam borders the south china sea, and in the northeast it borders the gulf of tonkin. Furthermore, Vietnam's mountains and rivers define the scenery and lifestyles of vietnamese people. Above the city of haiphong, the amazing northern coastline is lined by limestone walls that rise straight up from the gulf of tonkin. Speaking of water, Vietnam has 2,360 rivers, with a total length of almost 41.900 …show more content…

Around the mekong river, there is lots of wildlife and plants. Vietnam is lush in plant life, and has almost twelve thousand species of plants in its forests, and that's only counting the identified ones! Many of these plants are used for commercial purposes and medicine purposes. These dense forests that are in the highlands are known as the triple canopy jungles, since the tree growth reaches three different levels. In these forests, vietnam has almost 273 species of mammals, and 180 species of reptiles, including elephants and tigers! Vietnam has a very interesting climate as well, with fluctuating weather. There is a wet season in between May to September, which it rains almost everyday, or every other day. This causes lots of flooding, which makes the rivers rise and flood. This can be a good thing. After the water lowers, it leaves fresh and fertile silt for farmers, which is why many farmers tend to live near lakes. The downside is that during the flooding, the farmers plants tend to drown if you live too close to the lake. The central highlands of vietnam are hilly, and have many mountains in the far northwest. Vietnam is also home to the world's largest cave, Son Doong. In 2009 the cave was pronounced the world's largest cave and