Colin Carmona-Murphy Mr. Zanardo Geography P. 3 February 24‚ 2011 Venice‚ Italy Introduction Venice is a city located in the northern part of Italy that is known mostly for its tourism and it’s very interesting physical geography. What makes Venice a city of geological interest is the fact that it is filled with waterways and canals‚ which are replacements for the conventional cobblestone streets commonly found in Europe. The city of Venice
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There is a decline in the ability to use a globe for students now in a technology filled world‚ like Google Maps/Earth‚ GPS‚ and other location devices. However‚ the ability to use a globe is still beneficial for geography‚ and for also understanding the setting or location of pieces of literature. Turning a pumpkin into a globe is a beneficial activity for us as future teachers for several reasons‚ but it also had its’ downside and issues. This pumpkin activity allowed for us as future teachers
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Crime and Geography CRIME MAPPING Crime mapping is how we detect areas with crime. In Crime Mapping‚ it focuses on identifying places or areas where crime is high or low. Mapping crime is helpful as police can track down which areas in a city‚ town or country has high risk of crime. When a crime has been committed‚ the crime will be plotted on a map with information like when the crime was made‚ what offence was made and who the offender was. Currently‚ Crime mapping has been used actively
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Did you know that Kenya has amazing‚ diverse‚ and plentiful wildlife? The wildlife is one of the many reasons that Kenya is so well-known. This paper will discuss Kenya; its geography‚ climate‚ people‚ and wildlife. This information on Kenya’s geography and climate came from The World Factbook and National Geographic Kids. Kenya’s location is in Eastern Africa‚ bordering the Indian Ocean. This is the landscape most people think of when they think Africa. Kenya’s vast savanna is familiar from movies
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Geography School Based Assessment Name: Jadio Dennis School: Jonathan Grant High School Year of Exam: 2012 Territory: Jamaica Registration No. Candidate No. 100164 Topic: To identify and examine whether residence of Ensom City‚ Spanish Town are aware of the origin‚ development and the precautions to be undertaken during a hurricane. Geography School Based Assessment Name Jadio Dennis School Jonathan Grant High School Year of
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Qatar in 1971 was 7‚ whereas in 2010 it decreased all the way to 2. Multiple other countries had the same drastic decrease in TFR‚ which suggests that these countries around the world are becoming more developed which is significant when studying geography in knowing how fast a population is growing and developing. Another concept was infant mortality rate‚ which is the number of deaths per 1000 live births in the first year of life. Rosling suggests that in undeveloped countries‚ such as Congo
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The Coastal Environment Essay NAME: _________________________________________________________________ Task: • Answer ONE of the following questions in a geographical essay. • Use labelled diagrams and/or sketches where appropriate in your responses; diagrams must be hand drawn and discussed in your response. 1. “Different coastal landforms are a result of different factors.” Discuss with reference to different types of coastal landforms and the factors which influence them
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Taking a look into the world we live in‚ human activities generate a plethora of environmental stresses. These environmental stresses have a hard-hitting effect on coastal biomes that stretch all over the globe. Field studies have been instituted to record and assess the chemical and biochemical phenomena occurring in our natural environment this is referred to as Environmental Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry‚ studies the chemical processes that occur in the environment which are greatly influenced
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Branches of Geography • Physical Geography - deals with the observation‚ measurement and description of the surface of the earth. A. Geomorphology - study of the forms of the land’s surface and of the processes that mold them. B. Climatology – the prevailing state of the atmosphere including the average climatic values‚ seasonal and diurnal rhythms‚ extreme values and frequency of values within stated ranges‚ weather types and their characteristics and the explanation and distribution of
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Summary: Coastal megacities are encountering a number of challenges and risks in different aspects such as social and economic aspect because of their geographical position. The problems facing in coastal megacities may have tremendous effect on the whole world as a result of globalization. Therefore the global are recommended to cooperate together to discuss appreciate solutions of the problems. The challenges and risks in coastal megacities can be categorized into mainly three aspects: socio-political
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