Humanities Exam Name Exam details 5 minutes reading time Section One – Global Warming - working time 50 minutes Section Two – Human Wellbeing - working time 50 minutes Criteria Assessed – A (knowledge and Understanding) and C(Thinking Critically) Geography Revision 10. Explain and illustrate the enhanced greenhouse effect‚ show how human activities contribute to Global Warming and Climate Change. 11. List human activities that contribute to Climate Change
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extremely large area’s of low pressure that are over the ocean in either the North Atlantic ocean‚ or the eastern North Pacific Ocean. If a hurricane is in the western Pacific Ocean than it is called a typhoon. One in the Indian Ocean is called a cyclone. The danger region of a hurricane is normally in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane season is the six month time period from June-November. The peak month of hurricanes is September. Hurricanes form over the ocean. Easterly
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TSUNAMI Introduction 1. Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning “Harbor water”. Tsunami is in most cases the result of sea-bed earthquake. The latest tsunami was the largest of its type since the magnitude Good Friday earthquake of Alaska in 1964. It took a death toll of about 200‚000 people and immense property. Since last 100 years‚ this has been the greatest disaster that the Asian region suffered. It measured 8.9 in the Richter scale and generated a gigantic tidal surge
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Irrawaddy Delta region of Myanmar‚ officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar‚ which was devastated by a category IV cyclone (Nargis) Myanmar is the second largest country on the mainland Southeast Asia. Cyclone Nargis‚ the deadliest cyclone in the history of Myanmar‚ battered Irrawaddy Delta on 2-3 May 2008. With wind intensity of over 200 kilometres per hour‚ the cyclone claimed about 140‚000 lives (TCG‚ 2010) and severely affected about 2.4 million out of the 7.35 million living in the
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ESLSCA MIBA - Group 43C Contemporary Management Course Case Study # 02 Worksheet NATURAL DISASTERS AND THE DECISIONS THAT FOLLOW Version 1.0: 21 Jun 2013 Presented by: Hossam Bashir I. Problem Definition: * Natural disasters such as hurricane‚ winter snowstorms and summer thunderstorms have many effects on countries’ different industries such as Insurance and Airlines companies. Also‚ how the organizations manage these disasters and the decisions that may follow these disasters
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No‚ this hum was different‚ heavier‚ magnetic. Oliver walked briskly into the kitchen and ordered us to wheel the residents into the hallways immediately. “It’s just a tornado warning.” he said with such urgency that my hands began to shake. It took less that 15 minutes for the staff to move all residents to the halls‚ and after everyone had been accounted for‚ Oliver locked the foyer doors. A number of employees had been assigned
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conditions where a factor in the success of the Dual Cyclone. The market proved to have an appetite for something new and different. The fact that the Dyson had over 100 patents helped ensure that the large appliance giants could not quickly come to market with exactly the same technology at a lower cost. This was also a factor in securing and maintaining differentiating the Dual Cyclone and its success. The early success of the Dual Cyclone was written off as “just a fad” by competitors allowing
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are ultimately responsible for shaping the reef ecosystem. The reef‚ which lies within Australia’s cyclone zone‚ is subject to the impacts of cyclones throughout the Australian tropical cyclone season‚ which extends from the months of November to April. The intensity and duration of these intense low-pressure systems ultimately determines the level of damage inflicted upon the coral. These cyclones are not only associated with strong winds that generate large storm waves that rip apart the softer
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---- ------- Business Law Take-Home Final Essay When asked “what can Moon‚ Inc do to get its money from Bob Zimmerman?” I would address it by saying if Zimmerman doesn’t pay off what he owes then according to the mortgage contract Zimmerman would foreclose his house and Moon‚ Inc. would have the right to bid first. My reasoning is that initially the mortgage was taken out for the house and Zimmerman paid back loans toward the bank. If Zimmerman doesn’t pay then the house is foreclosed and the
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SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF DALITS IN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION- A CASE STUDY OF KENDRAPARA DISTRICT‚ ORISSA BY ASMITA G. NIKAM 2011DM008 Jamsetji Tata Center for Disaster Management TATA ISTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Deonar‚ Mumbai-400088 2013 1 Social Exclusion of Dalits in Relief and Rehabilitation-A case study of Kendrapara District in Orissa A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster Management By Asmita Nikam
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