Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18‚ 1980. The volcano‚ located in southwestern Washington‚ used to be a beautiful symmetrical cone about 9‚600 feet (3‚000 meters) above sea level. The eruption‚ which removed the upper 1‚300 feet (396 meters) of the summit‚ left a horseshoe-shaped crater and a barren wasteland. Today the land is healing‚ having recovered its natural beauty‚ but the landscape has been permanently altered. Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest called the mountain "Louwala-Clough"
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To what extent do you agree that river landforms can be classified as either erosional or depositional? Many different landforms are made by either deposition or erosion and there are some cases where they can be classified as both. Erosional landforms are caused by erosion which is the breaking down and transportation of particles from one area to another. Depositional landforms are made when particles are deposited somewhere else. In my opinion I think that river landforms can be classified
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Digital Technology Remote sensing – data collected from aerial photography and satellite imagery. Tem – System of satellites & receivers to plot location. GPS – Global Positioning System – system of satellites & receivers to plot location. GIS – Geographic Information System‚ - System to manipulate & display spatial data. Electrical lines‚ gas lines‚ etc. Remote Sensing Aerial Photography Discern spatial patterns Resource Inventory Emergency Management Sun-Synchronous Satellites: adjust
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CHIRANJIV BHARATI SCHOOL‚ PALAM VIHAR SESSION 2013-14 WORKSHEET ON INTRODUCTION SUBJECT: ECONOMICS CLASS: XII Previous years (past 3 years) questions 1 Mark Questions Q1: Give meaning of micro economics. Q2: What is opportunity cost? Q3: Define an Economy. Q4 What is market economy? Q5: What is a planned economy? Q6: Give two examples of Micro economic studies. Q7: Define macro economics. Q8 How is production possibility curve affected by unemployment in the economy? Explain. Q9: explain
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Geography Origin of the Discipline Three Fundamental Questions Concepts Two Dimensioned Researches System of Geography Four Schools of Research Origin of the Discipline Geography (English) was first coined by Eratosthenes (270 – 192 B.C)‚ a Greek scientist/geographer‚ chief librarian of the Alexanria Library Geō = Earth Graphia = Description Concept of Geography The studies of the phenomena‚ processes and patterns of natural environment and the spatial organization
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Apartheid An official policy of racial segregation‚ involving political‚ legal‚ and economic discrimination against nonwhites. Ex: South Africa Balkanization To divide (a country‚ territory‚ etc.) into small‚ quarrelsome‚ ineffectual states. Ex: Sudan Barrioization Defined by geographer James Curtis as the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood Ex: Large Cuban immigration to Miami Dowry Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
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Soils of Gujarat Booklet No. 360 Soil Science: SSS - 5 Contents Preface I. Introduction II. Geographical Situation III. Land. Utilization Pattern IV. PhysIography A. Main land B. Kutch Saurashtra V. Climate VI. Vegetation VII. Soils VII. Problem Soils IX. Soils and Fertilizer Management X. Fertilizer Recommendation for Important Crops XI. Techniques for Efficient Fertilizer Use Preface The soils of Gujarat are classified into nine
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Urban geography Urban geography is a branch of human geography concerned with various aspects of cities. An urban geographer’s main role is to emphasize location and space and study the spatial processes that create patterns observed in urban areas. To do this‚ they study the site‚ evolution and growth‚ and classification of villages‚ towns and cities as well as their location and importance in relation to different regions and cities. Economic‚ political and social aspects within cities are also
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01.01 Assignment Historians apply geographic skills in order to learn about the past and solve historical problems. Complete the two parts of the following written assignment to show your understanding of these skills. Part 1 Explore the interactive maps to answer the three questions in Part 1 of this assignment. If you need to review how to use a map’s scale‚ please go to the Locating Places section of the Map Tutorial and read through page 3. Please remember to submit your responses for Part
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Compare ‘Still I rise’ by Maya Angelou and Charlotte O’Neil’s Song’ by Fiona Farrell In this essay I intend to analyse two poems that I have recently studied ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou and ‘Charlotte O’Neil’s Song’ by Fiona Farrell‚ Both poems have been written in the last 30 years by modern female writers. The poems talk about slavery and oppression. ‘Still I rise’ is a poem about Black oppression in the 1920s. ‘Charlotte O’Neil’s Song’ is based upon a true event‚ but tells the story
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