There are two types of rainforest biomes: tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found near the equator and are moist and hot all year round. The climate in this biome is very humid‚ maintaining a high humidity of 77% to 88% all year round‚ due to the frequent rainfall. The rainfall is all year round and receive annual precipitation amounts from 60 to 160 inches. There is little to no seasonal changes in weather. The average temperature in tropical rainforests range from 70 to 85°F (21
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Science & Technology Science and technology has been in the forefront of transforming the Indian economic structure helping India evolve as a globally competitive economic powerhouse. With the available scientific manpower--which is third largest in the world-- the Indian science and technology has been growing well above world average. While the Indian output of science‚ as measured by the quality and quantity of Science Citation Index (SCI) papers‚ has been growing at a CAGR of 8 per cent
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Introduction The Permian was the last period during the Paleozoic era. It occurred approximately 299 million years ago and was the point in time in which much of the earth’s land mass came together to form the supercontinent‚ Pangea. While years of study has relieved the climate conditions and life forms present during this period‚ the events surrounding the mass extinction that signified its end remains a mystery today. The end-Permian mass extinction is regarded as the largest mass extinction
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this manner‚ sea water directly beneath freshly formed sea ice has a higher salinity than it did before the ice appeared. Of course‚ when this ice melts‚ it will tend to decrease the salinity of the surrounding water. In the Weddell Sea Antarctica‚ the densest water in the oceans is formed as a result of this freezing process‚ which increases the salinity of cold water. This heavy water sinks and is found in the deeper portions of the oceans of the world. Salinity is an ecological
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pond‚ there is a food chain. Frogs are amphibians‚ animals that spend half of their lives under water‚ and remainder on land. The first frog appeared in the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago. Frogs live on every continent except Antarctica‚ but tropical regions have the largest amount. Like all amphibians‚ frogs spend half their lives near water because they must return to the water to lay their eggs. Frogs live underwater mostly when the are growing up to be an adult frog and when
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After few minutes of silence‚ IQ simply says" I know where they are." Looking towards James he explains "When he was leaving‚ he says chill out and have a cold drink of water" "Then he proceeds with the less interference‚ it shows that they are at Antarctica. "Let’s go rescue us a president‚ boys!" exclaimed James. Will IQ be able to stop Brain Matter and rescue the President. Find out next time when IQ takes the fight to Brain
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good is useful and scarce but not transferable‚ it loses its value as an eco¬nomic good. For example‚ the gold in seawater is not an economic good‚ because the cost of extracting it is prohibitive. Certain minerals and metals known to be present in Antarctica are not economic goods at this time because there is as yet no way to extracting and transferring them to a place where they can be have use. Transferability and utility are what give an economic good its value? We can distinguish three principal
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this cave art was to tell stories. That’s what is so interesting about cave art. You’re not sure exactly what the story of this world’s history is‚ but you have to interpret it. The only place in the world that you are unable to find cave art is in Antarctica. Cave art was first discovered when some teenage boys stumbled upon a cave‚ Lascaux‚ in France in 1940. These boys had uncovered paintings dating back to the Aurignacian (30‚000-18‚000 B.C.E.)
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What are the effects of bushfires? As they rage through the bush‚ they can burn houses to the ground‚ ruin crops‚ farmland‚ destroy whole communities and businesses. Large fires can often take many lives‚ be it those of people who are trapped in burning buildings‚ from breathing in too much smoke‚ or animals‚ from loss of habitat or being unable to withstand such high temperatures. Not only are many lives claimed to the fire‚ but many of those who survive the disasters suffer bad or permanent injuries
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to agree on a maritime boundary; US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease; Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island; US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other states; Marshall Islands claims Wake Island; Tokelau included American Samoa ’s Swains Island among the islands listed in its 2006 draft constitution. | | |
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