beaches. * Coastal defences. For example‚ at Mappleton which cause human erosion. * Powerful waves – A cause of the long fetch from the Arctic Ocean and dominant wind from the North East. * Factors affecting the fetch: * Currents – or swell – which circulate around the UK from the Atlantic and into the North Sea. The Atlantic fetch is 5000km or more‚ and its currents add energy to waves in the North Sea. Therefore‚ there are often powerful destructive waves along this coastline
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city lights were bright and striking. I had even seen what appeared to be a portrayal‚ a bear of some sort‚ composed of different colored lights‚ as if it were meant only for me. The flight was elongated it took seven hours to fly over the Atlantic Ocean and into Heathrow‚ London. For the most part it was a smooth journey
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land or over cooler water? “Hurricanes derive their energy from the warm‚ tropical oceans and by evaporating water from the ocean’s surface. Heat energy is converted to wind energy when the water vapor condenses and latent heat is released inside deep convective clouds” (Ahrens‚ 2014‚ p. 341). Hurricanes can weaken more quickly if it moves over cooler water‚ because they get their energy from warm tropical oceans. 4. Where is the Bermuda high located during the summer and fall? How might the
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Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For passengers
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the expedition‚ which presented them with a description of the Genoese Christopher Columbus. The traveler asked the first king of Portugal. Presented a plan aimed at shipping on the west and in accordance with the map of Ptolemy‚ after crossing the Atlantic to reach Asia. However‚ not met with favor. With the same plan‚ asked the king of Spain. Under the agreement‚ written by Columbus from the royal couple: Columbus was appointed for life admiral‚ governor and viceroy of the newly discovered lands.
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A hurricane is a type of severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This is the "scientific" meaning if we could state it that way‚ but for plebeians‚ a normal woking class it means being reclutantly taken away from home. This people that for what they have are left with zilch. This happens at least one a year for tropical countries such as Honduras‚ Nicaragua and Mexico‚ for islands such
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worst natural disaster when continuing rains and rising ocean temperatures brought on flooding and mudslides that killed at least 500 people (J.Masters/wonderblog.com). Nine months later and two hundred miles away on December 4‚ 1967 I was born. Though I didn’t experience first hand the effects of that storm my parents did. I had never experienced anything like it until two weeks ago on October 29‚ 2012 here in New York City. where the ocean once again‚ attacked the shore with a fury‚ her name was
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy 1451‚ he was a map maker and a sailor in his forties‚ navigator and colonizer‚ and Genoese explorer. Columbus had many motivations and completed many voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Many people when asked what their opinion on what kind of person Christopher Columbus was they would respond with negative comments. Although those people’s perspectives were
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC GLOBALIZATION Virgin operates in the third era of Globalization (2000 onwards) where everything is connected through the Web. This means that Virgin use extensively Internet and other technological platforms to conduct its business. The Globalization of Virgin Atlantic contributed to capture the international market and to the improvement of the organization‚ but still there are some challenges experienced that influence the organization policies and the decision making‚ they
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The three major European superpowers (Spain‚ England‚ and France) had similarities in their motives to navigate the Atlantic Ocean; essentially they differed in their methods of utilizing the New World‚ and their impact on the indigenous people of the Americas. The evident similarities of Spain‚ England‚ and France‚ where their initial pursuits to find the trade route to India and make wealth off of it. The superpowers fluctuated in their means of utilizing the New world when they had to make something
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