Chapter 1: Biology- The study of life A Hierarchy of Organization 1. Molecules 2. Organelle 3. Cell 4. Tissue 5. Organ 6. Organism Emergent Properties- Novel properties that emerge as each step up the hierarchy of biological order is taken. Reductionism- Reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. Cells- The lowest level of structure capable of performing all the activities of life‚ all organisms are composed of cells which are the basic units of structure
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Exosphere- The outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere. Ionosphere- The layer of the earth’s atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons and is able to reflect radio waves. It lies above the mesosphere and extends from about 50 to 600 miles (80 to 1‚000 km) above the earth’s surface. Thermosphere- The region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is
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Notes Hurricanes What are Tropical Storms: * Large rotating storms around a centre of very low pressure. * May be 800km across and 12km high * Wind speeds may reach 180km per hour. * High intensity‚ high volume rainfall (up to 500mm in 24hr) There are also known as: * Hurricanes (North Atlantic) * Cyclones (Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal) * Typhoons (Western Pacific) * Willy Willies (unique to Australia! Although often still called cyclones e.g. Cyclone
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Chapter 16 After the collapse of the Guptas in the 5th century‚ there is no reunification until the 16th century There is no central‚ imperial authority Politics and Kingdoms of North India Harsha (reigned 606-648)‚ a scholarly Buddhist emperor temporarily reunites northern Indian in the 7th century Umayyad forces capture Sind in NW India (711)‚ later Sing passes to Abbasid control Mahmud of Ghanzi from Afghanistan plunders North India 17 times from 1001-1024 -His plunders hastens decline
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PChapter 17 notes Toward a new world view 1540-1789 * The scientific revolution * Scientific thought in 1500 * Thomas Aquinas- brought Aristotelian philosophy into harmony with christen doctrine * Ptolemy- planets move in epicycles * Origins of the scientific revolution * Permanent universities * Recovery of ancient works * Printing press * Copernican hypothesis * Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543- polish cleric
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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Discussion questions chapter 6 1)How have geographical features influence the political social and cultural development of india? The Himalayan mountains in the north of India act as a natural buffer from China. This is important‚ because China to the North has been a powerful country in history. The natural break has caused both nations to be separate and free from war. The Ganges river is one of the longest in the world and has been used to cultivate crops. The Ganges is the 7th longest
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Chapter 7 Terms Al-Mahdi- 775-785 CE‚ 3rd Abbasid caliph tried but failed to reconcile Shi’a to Abbasid rule and failed to resolve succession problem Harun al-Rashid- Great Abbasid ruler Harem- Buyids- 10th century Dynasty that invaded and captured Baghdad. Ruled Abbasid Empire under title of sultan and kept Abbasids as figureheads Seljuk Turks- Central Asian nomadic invaders. Sunnis who ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from 11th century CE Crusades- Military adventures launched by western Christians
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APUSH: CHAPTER 8 VOCABULARY 1. Alexis De Tocqueville: a young French aristocrat who visited the United States in the 1830s‚ and was amazed by the informal manners and democratic attitudes of Americans. The most able men in the United States are very rarely placed at the head of affairs‚” Alexis de Tocqueville concluded in Democracy in America (1835). The reason‚ Tocqueville suggested‚ lay in the character of democracy itself. Most citizens ignored important policy issues‚ jealously refused to
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earth from space. We know the earth’s core is hot through hot spring geezers and volcano lava. 2 types of crust OCEANIC CRUST: it is found under the oceans; it’s thin and has a low density as it is made from an igneous rock called basalt. It is 6-8 km thick. CONTINENTAL CRUST: this forms the land‚ made from granite which is low density igneous rock. It is on average 30-50km Earths heat engine Geothermal is heat from inside the earth the heat is produced by radioactive decay.
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