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    Transportation & Tourism

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    References: Atoll‚ S. (2009). Transport & Tourism: Global Perspectives. Buda‚ D. (2001). Transport and leisure: report of the hundred and eleventh round table on transport economics Chawla‚ R. (2000). Transport and Tourism. Somali Publications. Duval‚ D. (2007).Tourism

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    Beagle Voyage Timeline

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    Luz Chavez Biology 9 Term 3 The Timeline of the Beagle Voyage 12 February 2013 On January 1836 at Sydney‚ Australia he was congratulating himself that he was born an Englishman‚ and Darwin wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia. On September- October of 1835 at the Galapagos Islands Darwin discovers many species unique to the islands but they are mysteriously related to mainland species. Through January- February 1835 at the Chiloe’ Island‚ Chile Darwin see

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    Multiple-Choice Questions Chapter 2: Marine Ecology 1. Which environment has historically been the most stable? w. desert x. coral reef y. tundra z. tropical rain forest 2. Most sea life is found in which area? w. On or above continental shelves x. In trenches y. Along mid-ocean ridges z. Near deep-sea hydrothermal vents 3. Coastal upwelling results in ________. w. carbon dioxide-rich water surfacing x. warm water surfacing y. mixing of salt and freshwater z. lower high tides 4. The yellow-green

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    take your underwater camera‚ and capture images of the fascinating sea creatures around. To arrive on the island‚ you must take a one hour boat ride from the Semporna peninsula‚ in Borneo. Since there are no permanent inhabitants on this coral atoll‚ you must arrange your staying in a resort on Mabul Island or Kapalai Island‚ located nearby. If you need assistance‚ a specialized diving instructor can accompany you in your underwater exploration. The island also offers centers where you can

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    cause the sea to expand and rise faster than the corals could fortify themselves against it and Tuvalu could eventually be submerged into the sea. She appeals to her audience logically with evidence when he writes‚”Corals are the backbone of the atoll-never recover their health‚ the island will eventually be swept away”. In this passage‚ the author is suggesting that the warming oceans may trigger may cause a eruption of the methane now frozen beneath the seafloor‚ leading to global warming escalating

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    Louisville sewer explosions 21. Lake Monoun disaster 22. Lake Nyos disaster 23. Jilin City China 24. Toulouse France 25. Schweizerhalle Switzerland 26. Chalk River Ontario 27. Orleans France 28. Buenes Aires 29. Tonsle Russia 30. Bikini Atoll 31. Tybee Bomb 32. Soviet Submarine k-19 33. Hanford Washington 34. Kyshtym 1957 35. Windscale fire UK 36. Tokaimura Japan 1999 37. Socatri 2008 38. Soreq Israel 1990 39. The radioactive boy scout 40.

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    know today as the Polynesian Triangle. When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances‚ and to survive on the high islands and atolls they found in the sea‚ did the ocean-oriented Polynesian culture take on its classic

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    Coral Reefs

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    thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or live in the coral reef. There are three types of coral reefs: fringing reefs‚ barrier reefs‚ and atolls. Fringing reefs are located close to shore‚ separated from land by only shallow water. Barrier reefs lie farther offshore‚ separated from land by lagoons more than ten meters deep. Atolls‚ on the other hand‚ are formed far offshore and they make a ring-shaped reef that close a circular lagoon. Coral reefs are the largest biological structures

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    and a humiliating defeat in the Doolittle Raid in April‚ Japan was more determined than ever to take back full control of the Pacific and demolish the US naval strength. They planned to do this by surprise attacking the United States at the Midway atoll and establishing a Japanese airbase there. However‚ due to the ignorance and over-confidence of the Japanese and the superior naval leadership by Chester Nimitz along with technological advantages‚ perseverance and skill of the United States‚ Japan’s

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    Geography Study Guide

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    Islands- | coral reef | Coral Reef- | formed from living coral polyps accumulating over time | (Pacific) Natives | aren’t sure how they got there | WW11 caused- | not much attention | U.S. used marshal islands for- | nuclear testing- Bikini Atoll | Trust Territories (Pacific) | territories supervised by another nation | Pacific have low or high standard of living? | low | Pacific cash crops | rubber‚ coffee‚ sugarcane in high islands of Melanesia and Polynesia | (P) what is growing

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