Mount St Helens 1980 Mount St Helens is on the plate boundary between the Juan de Fuca plate and North American plate. When it erupted it permanently changed the surrounding landscape. Effects of the eruption Primary effects Secondary effects Nuée ardente (hot ash and gas) destroyed forests and logging camps. 63 people were killed‚ mainly by poisonous gases. Lahars (mudflows of ash and water) covered an extensive area surrounding the volcano. Ash blocked rivers destroying popular fishing
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by explosive eruptions of silica-poor magma. Explosive eruptions of silica-poor magma. These rocks were formed from semi-mobile to mobile and highly gaseous silica-poor magma. It rose to the surface‚ where sudden pressure relief caused explosive volcanic eruptions‚ producing fragmentary pyroclastic material or ash. Basaltic Lava. Igneous Bedrock formed approximately 342 to 400 million years ago in the Carboniferous and Devonian Periods. Local environment previously dominated by eruptions of
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The media distort our understanding of what is happening in the world? Discuss. Justify your answer with the use of examples. Discussing whether the media distorts our understanding of the world creates the question of what the actual role of the media is. In a democratic society‚ the role of the media is to provide the public with enough information for them to be able to elect a government. As well as this‚ the role of the media is supposed to be to represent the public and act as a watchdog
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Distribution decisions Lesson 3 Objectives • Explain why companies use marketing channels and discuss the functions these channels perform. • Discuss how channel members interact and how they organize to perform the work of the channel. • • Identify the major channel alternatives open to a company. • Discuss the nature and importance of marketing logistics and integrated supply chain management. • Discuss the future of retailing Explain how companies select‚ motivate‚ and evaluate channel
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A very good morning to our school principal‚ Tuan Haji‚ senior assistant principal‚ teachers and the members of the floor. As the president of the English Society I am going to give a speech on ’How to Help the Aged’. First and foremost‚ we should be kind to elderly. At home‚ we can help them by reading them a newspaper‚ they might not see the words because sometimes‚ their eyesight not clear anymore because of the age. Besides‚ we also can serve them food during the meal. Next‚ when we are using
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How to Help the Environment In the world today‚ 4 trees are cut down every passing second; 360 every minute; 19‚200 every hour; 460‚800 every day; and over 11 billion every year. Unfortunately‚ Trees are constantly neglected and are cut down for fuel‚ ships‚ houses‚ etc. Because of this‚ Earth along with mankind is suffering from massive deforestations‚ which leads to species extinction‚ global warming‚ soil degradation‚ and loss of vaccines/medicine and biodiversity. To prevent this from happening
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As the world’s population grows‚ more and more people are living in potentially dangerous volcanic areas. Volcanic eruptions continue to happen and they can cause great threats to life and property. Predicting a volcano’s eruption accurately will lead to more saved lives and ensure our safety. When a volcano erupts it produces many threats. Some of these threats are lava flows‚ falling ash‚ and they may even cause other threats like mud and debris flows‚ or they can cause the climate to change
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Explain how the advance in technology allowed the progressive accumulation of knowledge and understanding of the cell theory The technological advancements‚ in the scientific field‚ have opened opportunities for scientists to accumulate knowledge and understanding of the cell theory and have thus provided justification to the living organisms that exist. Notably‚ prior to the proposal of the cell theory‚ limited knowledge and understanding of what humans comprised of was evident and thus the theory
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Evaluate/Compare and Contrast/Discuss/Examine models or theories of one cognitive process with reference to research studies (22) Human beings actively process information and it is cognitive processes that guide behavior. These cognitive processes are influenced by social and cultural factors. One of the cognitive processes is memory. Many researchers and psychologies have proved that the mind can be studies scientifically by developing theories and using a number of scientific research methods
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This assignment will describe and evaluate two theories in developmental psychology. Firstly looking at Piaget’s Theory then followed by Kohlberg‚ then an evaluation of the similarities and differences of the two. It will provide evidence of how Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s theory both suffer from the same criticism’s as they both use dilemmas with a particular criteria of a child and culture. The theory only considers a child’s beliefs not its actual behaviour. Jean Piaget was born in Switzerland
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