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Animals for transportation: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9; Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cartload of wood seen on road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: An ox cart full of dead wood is attended by a man behind it on a bicycle. The photograph is taken through the front window of a tour bus traveling from Dalat south to Ho Chi Minh City. The dead and dry wood probably was collected from the surrounding forests...; Format: image/photograph

Power line hook-up over blue sky and clouds between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City: A power line hook-up between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City is seen with blue sky and clouds in the background. Vietnam's major cities, towns, and connecting roadways are electrified.; Format: image/photograph

Three school girls in uniforms on road between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City: Three girls in matching school clothes walk along a road between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City. They all wear blue pants, white blouses, cloth sunhats, and backpacks. A cement building foundation and some grave headstones can be seen off the road on the left....; Format: image/photograph

Front of blue bus with rooftop cargo on road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: The front of a large blue bus with rooftop cargo is seen on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Such rugged buses typically carry passengers, including merchants with their wares, to and from urban market locations.; Format: image/photograph

Elevated view of vendors, pedestrians, and motorcycles at urban market in Dalat: Dozens of seated produce vendors, pedestrians, and motorcycles can be seen in this elevated view of an urban outdoor market in Dalat. The produce vendors have their wares displayed in baskets or on mats, and they sit shaded by broad-brimmed, palm-leaf sunhats...; Format: image/photograph

A man and a woman weave baskets in a handicraft factory near Dalat: A man and a woman weave baskets in a handicraft factory near Dalat. the man in the foreground is weaving a long thin fiber, probably rattan, around a wooden frame. The woman behind is weaving on a smaller rattan frame. The woman weaver is wearing a sleeveless...; Format: image/photograph

Bus and commercial building on main road between Nha Trang and Dalat: A bus and a commercial building can be seen on the main road between Nha Trang and Dalat. A coconut palm grows over the one-story cement building, which may be a gas station. Mountains, blue sky, and white puffy clouds are in the background.; Format: image/photograph

Two men in an oxcart transport bananas on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Also visible on the road behind them are motorcycles and a minibus. Coconut trees and houses can be seen in the distant background. In many parts of Asia,...; Format: image/photograph

Bus with durian fruit on rooftop along road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A bus transports dozens of large durian fruits on a rooftop rack along the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Durian is a greenish-brown, spiky, Southeast Asian fruit, which grows larger than a soccer ball or an American football. Inside its sharp outer...; Format: image/photograph

Fallen motocycle and cargo on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A fallen motorcycle with several large sacks of cargo is seen through the front window of a tour bus on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. The motorcycle driver stands by his bike in the middle of the road, seemingly uninjured. Several large white sacks,...; Format: image/photograph

Two men in oxcart with bananas pass a bus on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Visible behind them is a crowded passenger bus with boxes and baskets of cargo tied on the roof of the bus. The driver's assistant, who negotiates with...; Format: image/photograph

Rubber tree plantation located between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City: Rubber trees line a long shaded path in a plantation located between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City. Small incisions are cut into the trees' bark at night so that latex sap will drip longer before drying out in the tropical sun. Workers collect the tapped latex...; Format: image/photograph

Making rubber: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 12; Rubber is an elastic latex from the Hevea braziliensis tree that is coagulated, or turned from liquid to semi-solid form. Waterproof and elastic, rubber is used for sports balls, vehicle tires, and many other practical items manufactured...; By Lorraine Aragon.

White latex sap dripping into collection pan on tapped rubber tree in plantation: White latex sap is dripping into a collection pan fastened to a tapped rubber tree in a plantation between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City. Small incisions are cut into the trees' bark at night so that latex sap will drip longer before drying out in the tropical...; Format: image/photograph

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Bounce into rubber: Natural latex from Thailand: This lesson for grade nine investigates the natural latex rubber sources from Thailand. Students complete research and experiments to determine which plants from Thailand are sources of latex, and explore images of rubber harvesting in Thailand.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Science); By Robin Bartoletti.

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