Permanent damage to landscape – environmentalgraffiti.com With explosions and massive machines scraping into the earth’s crust like a bad case of scabies‚ its small wonder open cast mining has made what many see as an unpleasant impact on the planet’s surface. The face of the earth is beleaguered with giant scars‚ scoured out in our ongoing bid to the plunder the planet of its natural resources. Chuquicamata in Chile is a colossus of a mine that has churned up a record total of 29 million tonnes
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World At Risk Global Hazards There are different types of hazard 1) A hazard is something that’s a potential threat to human life or property. 2) Natural hazards are cause by natural processes. 3) Natural hazards can be divided into two types: * Hydro-meteoroidal hazards (caused by climatic processes)- these include droughts‚ floods‚ tropical cyclones and storms. * Geophysical hazards (caused by land processes) – these include earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and landslides.
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Wisconsin‚ was an American artist. She began her artistic career in New York City under the wing of artist‚ Alfred Stieglitz in 1916‚ and her drawings and paintings quickly became a prevalent part of his already prominent studio‚ 291. After a stint of teaching in the great spaces of the vast plains and vibrant canyons of Amarillo‚ Texas‚ and Canyon‚ Texas‚ O’Keeffe had an intense desire to find a new source of inspiration. She moved to New Mexico after being captivated by the enchanted land in 1929.
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Mark Twain once described the Hawaiian Islands as “The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean”. Hawaii is the most unique of the states of America. To further understand the geography of Hawaii‚ one must understand how Hawaii was formed‚ how Hawaii was populated‚ and understand what Hawaii came to be today. To begin‚ Hawaii is the longest chain of islands in the world. It was originally formed by a fissure more than 1600 miles long that lies along the floor of the Pacific Ocean
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sampler What is the name for water suitable for drinking? Potable water The “white cliffs of dover” must have formed in the ocean below the “calcium carbonate compensation depth” CDD Fasle What does the greek word “neritos” mean? “of the coast” of the four classes of marine resources‚ which if any contain potentially nonrenewable resources physical; biological fine particles of sediment can be classifiead as: sand‚ silt or clay. These particles are defined by ______ their size _____ is the term for unintended
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Natural Hazards Faith McPhee SANDSTORMS -wind current goes under layer of sand and picks it up like a tidal wave. -mostly in deserts (no vegetation) -Dust Devils in U.S.A (smaller version of sandstorm but with dust) -is sometimes caused by soil loss in dry lands -fast moving Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection
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Literature and the Individual in Early Modern Masterpieces Jennifer Arntson Literature and the Individual in Early Modern Masterpieces: A unique/classy individual that was also blessed with a artistic gift to write many different types of literature that came in all types of languages that touched a huge groups of people with different backgrounds was the man we call John Milton. John Milton had a major impact not just in life but mainly he (John Milton) had a impact on the English language
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Majorca – A Holiday DICKS Paradise? Map of Majorca Majorca in the Mediterranean Majorca is the largest of the 4 main Balearic Islands‚ located in the Mediterranean Sea‚ off the east coast of Spain. It is a highly popular holiday destination in the world‚ especially to Western European countries. Majorca’s capital city is Palma de Mallorca. Main Attractions for Tourists at Majorca North Majorca – * Serra de Tramuntana – large mountain range * Cap de Formentor – Northernmost
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The Philippines is considered a disaster hotspot‚ susceptible to volcanoes‚ earthquakes‚ typhoons‚ tsunamis and floods. The Philippines in very vulnerable to hazards as poverty and human development is so variable; in outlying areas and small islands. Increasing urbanisation can add to earthquake and typhoon vulnerability. Physical factors have also affected the vulnerability of The Philippines‚ such as slopes‚ increase land degradation and deforestation have increased susceptibility to secondary
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GEO 211 Member Participation Leadership Workload Feedback Time-Management Bobby 4 2 4 4 3 Yibo 2 1 2 2 2 Will 4 3 3 4 4 This project was challenging from the beginning. We had difficulty identifying what we were going to center our project around. Once we got going however we did get a lot of productive work done. I didn’t contribute a large direct contribution to the paper‚ but I did the introduction and conclusion portions. I also worked closely with Yibo and Bobby to structure their arguments
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