become a major issue to beaches around Australia‚ since beaches are temporary features. There is always sand being removed and sand being added to them‚ often‚ they change drastically during the year‚ depending upon the frequency of storms. Eventually‚ a beach erodes because the supply of sand to the beach cannot keep up with the loss of sand to the sea. The Sand dunes and vegetation help to hold the sand in place when wind or water tries to erode it away. The environment can be affected by erosion in
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the vegetation to the area by either culling them or simply removing them. Humans may also stabilise sand dunes as a method of interception allowing vegetation such as Marram Grass to thrive. This factor overall can be very positive; predator control (although it is preventing the climax community forming) allows rare ecosystems such as heather moorland to thrive and through stabilising the sand dunes vegetation is allowed to reach climatic climax continuing to Oak Woodland‚ this occurs in Ainsdale
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exist; rock surfaces like volcanic lava and glacier scraped rock surfaces are the platform on which primary succession begins. In figure 4.4 of the text Primary succession is happening on glacier moraine after the glacier has deposited rocks‚ gravel and sand. Pioneer Community is the initial community that develops during the primary succession process. Lichens are the most important element of the pioneer community. The lichens helps breakdown of the rocks by secreting acid on the rocks to break
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Morocco‚ Niger‚ Sudan and Tunisia. Most of the Sahara Desert is undeveloped and features a varied topography. Most of its landscape has been shaped over time by wind and includes sand dunes‚ sand seas called ergs‚ barren stone plateaus‚ gravel plains‚ dry valleys and salt flats. Around 25% of the desert is sand dunes‚ some of which reach over 500 ft (152 m) in height. There are also several mountain ranges within the Sahara and many are volcanic. The highest peak found in these mountains is Emi
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History Colorado joined the United States of America on August 1‚ 1876 as the 38th state. In 1806‚ Colorado was discovered by Lieutenant Zebulon Pike during an expedition to determine the southwestern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. After an awe-inspiring trip to the top of Pikes Peak in 1893‚ Katharine Lee Bates wrote the lyrics to “America the Beautiful”.“In 1972‚ Colorado rejected the International Olympic Committee’s invitation to serve as host for the 1976 Winter Olympic Games because its
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References: 10 Appendices: 10 Surrounding an issue of your choice‚ how does the media help circulate particular Understandings of Australia as an imagined ‘community’? Event: December 2005 Cronulla Race Riots Author: Hope Blazely Abstract: On December 11‚ 2005 the Sydney beach-side suburb of Cronulla was subject to the worst race riots and ‘revenge raids’ in Australian history. Its origins lay in the mutual suspicions of an Anglo-Celtic surfing culture espousing ‘Australian values’ and Lebanese
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[pic] • Home • News • Canada • Eelam • Tamil • Articles • Human Rights • Business Directory • Memory of the Day [pic] Home :: Canada :: Eelam & Canada Natural Disasters in Sri Lanka By: Pon Kulendiren When you look back at the history of natural disasters in Sri Lanka one will be surprised to know that the island is located in a dangerous position not far away from the two fault lines‚ one in Indian Ocean and the other in the Bay of Bengal. The volcanic mountain
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Plum Island Residents Fighting a Losing Battle Throughout history man has built homes along the shorelines of the sea. We built fishing villages to provide sustenance to our people. Life on the seacoast has shifted from one of necessity of sustainability to one of luxury. Though some local people still making a living by harvesting the fruit of the sea these folks are far from living in the lap of luxury. The fact is the “average” person cannot afford to build an oceanfront home. Many of these
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Included in this territory are beaches‚ dunes‚ maritime forests and wetland habitats‚ where a multitude of different animals reside (“Natural Features & Ecosystems” 4). Fire Island is a home to a wide variety of both migratory and resident bird species because it is located along the Atlantic
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“If we were to look over the whole world to fine out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth‚ power and beauty that nature can bestow-in some parts a very paradise on earth-I should point to India”. ~ Max Mueller What Max Mueller said is indeed true. Crowned by the Himalayas on top and vast seas surrounding its peninsula‚ India is quite distinct on the world map. The Himalayas enveloped all the beauty with in itself‚ giving rise to the mighty rivers-Indus‚ Ganga and Yamuna and their
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