CGC-1D1 Exam Notes Geography Levels of Geography • Me → personal space • Local → Oshawa • Regional → Durham • Provincial → Ontario • National → Canada • Worldwide → Global Five Focus Areas for Geographers 1) Why things are located where they are. 2)Geographical systems; that shape our world. 3) Interactions between people and the environment within they live. 4) Global Connections; between regions and other countries. 5) Special tools and skills geographers use (like mapping
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Renewable Energy Projects Cut down use of fossil fuels Small scale projects – solar panel‚ turbines Bio fuels More expensive than fossil fuels Tree Planting Acts as carbon sink Benefits not felt for at least 10 years Energy Efficient Most effective way Remodel factories – optimum use of energy Greener power stations Recycling Green transport – hybrid technology Rising temps More droughts Melting glaciers Water stress experienced by 40% of population Applied at all scales
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Geography DBQ The ancient world is very unique‚ and in some ways tough to figure out. The hardest part of solving the mysteries of ancient times is getting in the minds of the people living back then. No one can completely understand the full effect of a regions geography on the shaping of civilization. The only way we can fully comprehend a civilizations reliance on geography is by reading into it. Through documents and maps we can start to understand the impact geography had on a civilizations
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tale Told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. (5.5 17-28) Act 5‚ Scene 5 Commentary In act 5‚ scene 5 of Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses metaphors‚ diction‚ mood and tone to emphasize the concept that life is meaningless‚ in order to suggest the theme of ambition without moral constraints. Upon hearing of his wife’s death‚ Macbeth reflects on how pointless his own life has become. Shakespeare uses tone
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Acid Deposition Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides‚ emitted by burning fossil fuels‚ enter the atmosphere-- where they mix with oxygen and woter to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid-- and return to Earth’s surface. Acid Precipitation Conversion of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides to acids that return to Earth as rain snow or fog Acitve Solar Energy Systems Solar energy system that collects energy through the use of of mechanical devices like photovoltaic cells or flat-plate collectors Agribusiness
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The Geography of Tacos al Pastor. The origin of the first taco is not really known. It is very likely that they were invented by Mexican sliver miners in the 18th century. The word taco refers to the small charges that the miners would use to excavate‚ these “tacos” were pieces of paper that they would wrap around gunpowder and insert them in carved holes in the rock face. Tortillas however‚ date back thousands of years‚ corn tortillas were the bread of the Mesoamericans‚ apart than providing sustenance
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Themes of Frankenstein Frequently‚ literature is intended to convey a significant idea or theme to it ’s readers regarding events that occur in our everyday existence. Occasionally these ideas appear in the context of straightforward characterization‚ but in some literatures‚ such as Marry Shelley ’s Frankenstein‚ these themes come to us in the guise of monsters‚ goliaths‚ dragons‚ gods‚ and myriads of fantasy-like components that express meaning in ways impossible within the boundaries of reality
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Learning Healthcare Organizations Willie Paranal Dr. Martha Jennings There are two healthcare organizations that I will be discussing that have transformational change to promote/create learning organization. One is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ and the other one is International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). CDC is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human
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provides a general overview of geography as a discipline. His work gives a summary of the success‚ problems and the way forward for geography. He did a good work by buttressing his argument with specific examples‚ such as the landscape ecology evolution in geography at the University of Edinburgh. Also‚ he made mention of the success human geography is making in the public policy sector‚ which came up last three weeks in our class discussion and is a central theme is this week’s reading. Am of the
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Know definitions‚ significance‚ and examples: Religion: Defined by geographers Robert Stoddard and Carolyn Prorak in the book Geography in America as “a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.” Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. Secularism: The idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated and adhered to for life on Earth‚ not
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