Essay 30th October 2011 Discuss the climatic characteristics of one climate type you have studied. The climatic type of climate I have studies is the hot deserts. These deserts usually consist between 15° and 30°‚ north and south of the equator normally positions within the trade wind belts with the Sahara as the only exception. Desert temperatures are very extreme; they can be both very hot and cold. The tropical desert has the highest mean annual temperature of any
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to a just desert. The just desert theory is a practical concept that purports a punishment is needed to preserve the social equity disturbed by crime; however‚ the level of punishment should be fitting with the crime. The Just desert model suggests that retribution justifies punishment because individuals deserve what they received for past deeds‚ but punishment based on deterrence is wrong because it involves an offender’s future actions‚ which cannot be predicted. Under the just desert theory the
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been decades since I last visited the Gobi Desert. Back in then‚ I was still a secondary student who was amazed by this Asia "endless sea". Time flies‚ I am now studying the mysterious Gobi Desert as a geologist. By comparing my research data collected recently with my previous knowledge and memories about the desert‚ I am shocked by its external and internal change. Stretching from South Mongolia to China‚ Gobi Desert is the world fifth-largest desert. With wonders like the Silk Road‚ the remote
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LOST IN THE DESERT! By David Evans Natural Sciences Penn College/PSU Williamsport‚ PA Part I: July 13th‚ AM Mark‚ a white‚ 35-year-old male weighing approximately 70 kilogram (kg) started a three-hour drive across the desert on US 95 from Yuma‚ Arizona‚ to Blythe‚ California. He set out at 7 AM on what was expected to be a very hot July day. He anticipated that it would take him about three hours to reach Blythe—plenty of time to make his 11 AM appointment with Sarah‚ his fiancée. When he failed
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Surviving on a Desert Island Sometimes when I am daydreaming‚ I think about far off places‚ such as the beautiful uninhabited islands in the South Pacific. I imagine myself being shipwrecked on one of these islands‚ the way actor Tom Hanks was in Castaway. Probably I’ll never be stranded on a desert island‚ but if I were‚ I would like to have three things with me: Machete‚ Fishing Line‚ and A lighter The first thing that I would like to have is a machete. A machete will help cut
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Jade Washington November 12‚ 2012 Poetry Mini Essay Word Count: 315 “Desert Places” by Robert Frost The poem “Desert Places” by Robert Frost describes the loneliness that is an unavoidable part of human nature and discusses the fact that loneliness is something that comes from within you. Although the speaker is unknown they show their sad emotions while observing a snow covered field. To help readers understand the meaning of “Desert Places”. Frost uses forms of imagery‚ symbols and
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thousands of Chicagoans live in what’s known as a food desert. A food desert is in an area of focus that is short on access to fresh meat and produce. These areas are usually over populated with packaged and processed foods‚ which are not always healthy. They also have a significant amount junk that you can easily find in convenience stores and fast food restaurants. What exactly qualifies a neighborhood to be part of a food desert? Food deserts usually have a bunch of blocks without a corner grocery
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The Desert Biome Natashia Granger Bio/101 The Desert The desert is a dry barren area of land; it is in the Southwestern United States or areas of extreme heat and dryness. Deserts characteristically receive less than ten inches of precipitation a year. About one fifth of Earth’s surface is desert. Desert can be hot or cold
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to John Muir‚ “In every walk with nature‚ one receives far more than he seeks.” Desert hikers explore a desert for things such as different species of animals‚ a new environment or even a vacation. Not only for the enjoyment‚ but some may go out for business references. Regardless of‚ they must fully prepare themselves in order to survive in a desert. Inexperienced desert hikers do not fully prepare. Because some desert hikers are inexperienced‚ many dangers await them such as‚ the scorching heat‚
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Desert Marcus Green SCI/230 11/11/2012 Yasmin Henry Desert biomes can be defined as sandy regions that have very little rainfall as less than 50 cm a year with extreme temperatures and very scare vegetation. The fact that deserts are so dry the temperatures can change drastically‚ during the day temperatures can be as hot as 32 degrees Celsius‚ but at night temperatures can drop as low as -4 degrees Celsius because when the sun goes down there is no moisture in the air to trap the heat
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