AP WORLD HISTORY - CHAPTER 26 - The New Balance of Power - Study Guide 1. By 1915‚ the U.S. railroad network was [A] built with the labor of African slaves. [B] designed by German engineers. [D] the largest in the world. [E] second only to Japan. 2. How was ocean shipping transformed by the mid-nineteenth century? [A] The average size of freighters increased from 200 to 7‚500 tons. [C] Propellers replaced paddle wheels. [D] Steel replaced wooden hulls. 3. The “annihilation of time and space
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Grace Clifford 1/19/15 Period 1 Chapter 26‚ Mr. Zepf Chapter 26 Exploring Health Terms: 1. Angina pectoris. 2. Noncommunicable disease. 3. Hypertension. 4. Arrhythmias. 5. Tumor. 6. Metastasis. 7. Carcinogen. 8. Biopsy. 9. Allergy. 10. Diabetes. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis 12. Profound deafness. 13. Mental retardation. 14. Americans with Disabilities Act. Recalling the Facts: 1. Hypertension is called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms in its early stages. 2. Plaque can build up in the artery
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| | 1. | | | | | Flood Action Plan (FAP) an initiative to study the causes and nature of flood in Bangladesh and to prepare guidelines for controlling it. FAP was based on several earlier studies by UNDP‚ a French Engineering consortium‚ USAID and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The FAP included 29 different components of which 11 were regional‚ with some pilot projects‚ and the rest were supporting studies on issues like Environment‚ Fisheries‚ Geographic Information
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Chapter 26 VOCAB 1. Ottomans: Turkic people who advanced from strongholds in Asia Minor during 1350s; conquered large part of Balkans; unified under Mehmed I; captured Constantinople in 1453; established empire from Balkans that included most of Arab world. 2. Mehmed II: Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire. 3. Janissaries: Ottoman infantry divisions that dominated Ottoman armies; forcibly conscripted
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to elaborate on causes and consequences of floods. There are always floods somewhere in the world. They threat big communities with millions of people‚ their lives and properties. Big floods always draw international attention. In order to support my discussion about floods with concrete examples‚ I will talk about causes and consequences of flood using Mississippi River basin. The flood plain A river’s flood plain is central to any discussion of floods. A broad‚ nearly flat landform consisting
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had lived my whole life in Hamilton I heard many things about the 1913 flood in Hamilton‚ Ohio. Throughout all of Hamilton there are many hints that show the flood was here at one time. For example‚ there are many plaques and high water marks. Out of the surrounding places in Ohio Hamilton had got hit the worst with water up to 18 feet high. The flood of 1913 changed Ohio in many ways where you can still see it today. The flood was very important because it impacted Hamilton‚ Ohio and other surrounding
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of January & 17th – 19th January‚ the UNDP-Ampara assessed the district to determine flood impact for livelihood‚ Infrastructures facilities‚ human life & impact for its livelihood development interventions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2011 monsoon induced flooding in Ampara constitutes an evolving crisis on an unprecedented scale. The impact of the flood has varied. Flatter areas of Ampara affected by Flash flood & and highly destructive‚ Riverine flooding has been a very destructive phenomenon‚
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CAUSE OF FLOOD IN JAKARTA Flood is a familiar event for the cities in the North Coast of Java‚ including Jakarta. Jakarta‚ which was built by Jan Pieters Z. Coen in the early 17th century with the concept of city water (waterfront city) is a city that is very familiar with the problems of flooding since the beginning of its establishment. But other than that there are other factors that cause flooding in Jakarta. First‚ cause of natural factors. Flood can happen because always happen the
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earthquake can cause huge loss in the amount of human life and property damage. Affects of earthquake The earthquake can make the buildings and bridges to fall‚ disrupt electricity‚ gas‚ and phone service. It can even further cause landslides‚ flash floods‚ avalanches‚ fires and destructive ocean waves‚ also known as tsunamis. The buildings with unstable foundations‚ old watercourses and other unsound structures are greatly at risk. What to do to face earthquake Although‚ there is no guarantee of
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Bangladesh Floods 1998 [pic] ----------------------- Prediction: ← Bangladesh is built on delta and floodplain of the Ganges‚ Brahmaputra‚ Meghna River‚ this area is expected to flood. ← The annual flood is expected and is needed to make the land fertile for farming. ← Upwards of 300 million people live on the Ganges delta‚ and this is increasing. Effects: ← 2379 people died. ← Destruction of communication network meant it was impossible to deliver food and medical
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