Charmaine Farrah Estacio Geography 1 Dr. Thomas Orf 11th November 2014 ASSIGNMENT: CHAPTER 15 PRELIMINARIES TO EROSION: WEATHERING AND MASS WASTING KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS: 1. What is meant by denudation? The total effect of all actions (weathering‚ mass wasting‚ and erosion) that lower the surface of the continents. 2. Distinguish among weathering‚ mass wasting‚ and erosion. Weathering- The physical and chemical disintegration of rock that is exposed to the atmosphere. Mass Wasting- The short-distance
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damage the environment. Such cases are found in Sarawak‚ East Malaysia where it has become a popular ecotourism destination and has attracted many visitors due to its vast number of cultural and natural attractions. The statistics show that Sarawak earns 5% of its gross national product from tourism‚ and this income can be used to conserve the nature and physical parts of Sarawak. Therefore we can see here that economy is being boosted and eco-tourism certainly is an alternative to mass tourism as both
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At our first location which was Creg Beach‚ Lahinch‚ Co.Clare we observed a diversion of the River Moy. With a compass‚ the direction of the diversion was determined and recorded. I then took a photo of the diversion and drew a sketch map of it. Further across the beach each student picked a stone at random from the beach surface‚ wiped it clean and placed it on a flat surface. A drop of hydrochloric acid was placed on each rock and each rock that reacted was counted and recorded as limestone and
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website for Nike and its affiliate brands.. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. . Nike workers kicked‚ slapped and verbally abused at factories making Converse line in Indonesia | Mail Online." Home | Mail Online. N.p.‚ 13 July 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. . 5. 1992-1993: Protests at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992‚ CBS’ 1993 interview of Nike factory workers‚ and Ballinger’s NGO “Press For Change” provokes a wave of mainstream media attention. 6 7. 1996: Nike establishes a department tasked with working to
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How do humans interact with one another and their environment to create diverse patterns in human geography? There are many ways that people interact and treat each other‚ and the environment they are in. This creates patterns in human geography that can be classified as both good and bad. There are many ways humans interact with one another that can impact the human geography of an area‚ and make it unique or different from the rest of the world. The way humans interact with each other can
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w/ Mesopotamia‚ Hindu Kush‚ and Persia for things like wool‚ leather‚ olive oil c. Artistic- pottery‚ lots of smiths and artisans‚ art focused on fertility d. Tech- super complicated drainage and sewer system way ahead of its time 5) The decline of the Harappan society MAY have been caused by ecological degration‚ natural disasters‚ and it fully disappeared around 1500 BCE 6) Aryans: e. Def: Noble people
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South of the Equator High rainfall and temperatures (over 1500 mm yearly; about 27º) Typically located in the Amazon Basin in South America‚ Congo Basin in Africa and parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia. ~400 species per hectare 5 distinct layers: Emergent: 30m to 50m; tall thick straight trunks Canopy: 15m to 30m; wide‚ shallow‚ umbrella-shaped crowns form a continuous leaf cover‚ preventing sunlight from penetrating into the lower layers Understorey: 6m to 15m; narrower‚
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Duration: 20 minutes Practice Sample Questions Section A: Data Response Questions (DRQs) [5 marks] 1. Figure 1 shows the fertility rate of women (by regions) from 1950 to 2020. Figure 1 Source: Ithaca College Gerontology Institute a. Compare the changes in the fertility rates of women in the three listed areas (world‚ more developed region and less developed region) from 1950 to 2020. [3]
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Deceitful Changes The physical geography and climate has influenced Latin America in so many ways. These ways can be seen not only on landscapes‚ but also on political events. On the article Introduction to Latin America‚ Kirby states that “It was also the guiding light for many of the leaders of the Brazilian republican movement that toppled the monarchy in 1889 and it finds expression in the words ‘Ordem e Progresso’ on the Brazilian flag” (Differing Understandings‚ Pg 5.) Unfortunately enough it just
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