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    Land Art Research Paper

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    Land Art and Land Artists UNDERSTANDING LAND ART AND ITS IMPACTS 4/9/2014 By: Amir R. Tamadon Land Art and Land Artists Contents INTORDUCTION.............................................................................................................. 2 LAND ART ORIGINS: AGENTS OF NATURE ................................................................... 2 WHAT DOES LAND ART LOOK LIKE? ............................................................................. 4 IMPACTS OF LAND ART ......

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    Lab 9 Topographic Map

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    Name:_____Jessica Stacy___________________ This assignment is worth 20 points; answer the following questions about Lab 9: Topographic Maps. Type your answers in the space provided‚ make sure I can clearly read/find your answer. If you like‚ use a different color for your answers (makes it easier to read). Check the due date in your email and on the Pearson website‚ email me once you have completed the assignment. Define these terms: 1. Topographic map – 2D Map made of contour lines of landscapes

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    After reading "The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth there are a multitude of themes that strike me as relevant to our current society. Themes of modernization‚ isolationism and sadness open up a dialog to the human condition. The speaker takes a stance that demonstrates that the world has many beautiful qualities‚ but because we have become too distracted‚ too numb‚ we simply do not appreciate those qualities. Our society is so immersed in the materialistic world that we forget to

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    GPS and GIS are two pieces used in technology by geographers. GPS stands for Global Position System. A GPS finds the precise location of something of someplace on earth. In the US there are three parts of a GPS. The first part of GPS is the satellites. There are multiple orbiting satellites over the earth placed by the US military. The second part of GPS is the tracking stations. There are tracking stations that control and monitor satellites. The third part of GPS is a receiver. A receiver locates

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    How the physical features of the area affected your decisions Near the hills we placed our schools and apartments‚ giving a physical advantage in which there is less wind for the buildings. Our hydropower plant also is relevant in its features as the placement is nearby the splitting of the river into the two. This maximizes the amount of power we can get from the plant. Our sewage treatment plant is near one of the rivers to maximize it’s efficiency as it can take water from the river and use it

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    The Gall-Peters projection and the Mercator’s projection were both clearly made for 2 different purposes. Both made by 2 different men‚ and at different times. The image of the word “map” that we have in our mind is very limited. We only know as much as it is commercialized. We don’t know what the reality is. Arno Peters and James Gaal made an attempt at trying to fulfill that reality and were recognized in the late 20th century. An equal area map that’s main purpose was to portray the Earth to it’s

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    geography

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    Task 2 2.1 TEMPLATE 2: Conduct directed geography research A. Collect and record primary/secondary data in your local area Secondary Data 2.2 3.5 Tuesday 11 February Wednesday 12 Febuary Thursday 13 February Friday 14 February Saturday

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    The Canadian Economy

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    The Canadian economy is one that is mostly dominated by the service industry. This industry employs approximately one-third of the work force. Its primary sector is the logging and petroleum manufacturing industries. During the past 100 years‚ the growth of the manufacturing‚ mining‚ and service sectors has transformed the nation into a more industrial and urban economy‚ when it used to be more rural. Alberta‚ Canada has large oil and gas resources‚ giving it the world’s second-largest oil reserves

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    Geography

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    Geography Assignment: Earthquake Part A: 1. Earthquakes are the sudden and rapid shaking of the earth. The collision of tectonic plates and volcanic eruptions are what cause earthquakes. 2. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates and by volcanoes. The Earth’s crust is made up of plates which can freely slide across the mantle. When these plates collide or slide past with other plates‚ earthquakes occur. After the main earthquake‚ an aftershock may occur as the rock masses

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    Jeanette Concepcion Kaplan University AB299-01 Unit 7 Assignment The country that I chose that produces coffee beans is Brazil‚ and Columbia as the grower. Statistics show that Brazil is number one in the top coffee producing countries from 2011 to 2013. The economic advantages of having Brazil as a grower is that their environmental laws do somewhat align with the U.S. Brazil has one of the most complete and strict environmental laws in the world. However‚ “the laws in this legislation haven’t

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