The British had confidently predicted that the Japanese would attack from the sea‚ and as a result all their defenses faced out to sea. They believed it was impossible for the island to be attacked any other way‚ especially through the jungle and swamps of the Malay Peninsula. However‚ this was exactly the route the Japanese took. As the Japanese attacked‚ their troops were instructed to not take any prisoners‚ as it would slow down their advance. Singapore was bombed by 17 aircrafts flying from
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such as the Atchafalaya Basin. It is the nation’s largest river swamp and it contains almost one million acres of America’s most significant bottomland hardwoods‚ swamps‚ bayous‚ and backwater lakes (“Atchafalaya Basin” 1). Louisiana’s wetlands make up an ecosystem which covers more than 10 thousand square miles and is home to various plants‚ animals‚ and insects (Jonas 1). The types of wetlands which are located in Louisiana are swamps‚ levees‚ beaches‚ estuaries‚ barrier islands‚ and a variety of
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Climate change in Russia’s Arctic tundra 1. Key words Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. Tundra‚ permafrost‚ swamp‚ wilderness‚ landslide‚ Catastrophic‚ indigenous‚ itinerant‚ unmistakeable‚ impenetrable 1. The _______________ people of a particular place have lived there for a very long time before other people came to live there. 2. A _______________ situation or event causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer. 3. A _______________ is
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they are shy and only come out at night. Western Swamp Tortoise The Western swamp tortoise mainly has a black or brown shell is different depending on age and what swamp there in they are quite small. The males only growing up to 155mm and not much larger and the females as they only grow to 135mm. The hatchlings the shell is gray above bright cream and it is black below and they are about 24-29mm in length There is only one place The Western Swamp Tortoise is found and this is in Western Australia
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village rose slowly the Spirit of the Swamp‚ embodied by the water and two eyes of unknown material. He spoke with a deep and powerful voice that seamlessly calmed the people but yet still invoked fear into them. The Spirit said to the people "Let this be an example to my power and rage‚ my tangible presence in this marsh‚ and the price of life and death". In an erratic attempt to appease the the Spirit of the Swamp‚ the shaman pleaded "Great Spirit of the Swamp‚ what has angered you?". The watery
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Geography internal 2.5B How does location affect vegetation growth? I will be looking at several factors that affect growth‚ such as density‚ height of plants‚ how different altitudes affects plant growth‚ temperature variations and wind speeds. All these are contribution factors that I assume will influence vegetation growth in the TVC. I discovered that all of the 6 sites that we visited had unique characteristics that made each one different. Some of the landscapes were baron and had very
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INTRODUCTION: The research topic is based upon the impact of the abiotic factors on community properties in the aquatic ecosystems of bith La Vega and Caroni Swamp. The abiotic factors to be included ate salinity‚ turbidity‚ dissolved oxygen‚ phosphates‚ nitrates‚ pH‚ and temperature. Aqautic abiotic factors have become a prudent issue in these ecosystems affecting the abundance and distribution of species as well as feeding relationships as seen in food webs and food chains. In order to try to solve
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and Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). The other characters include the old fairy tale creatures from stories of childhood‚ which are brought to life‚ and this is the tale. The hero‚ Shrek‚ is forced to go on a quest in order to win back the deed to his swamp because Lord Farquaad banished the Fairy tale creatures there. Lord Farquaad is herding all the fairytale creatures out of the city of Dulop because he believes
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nature‚ and exotic locations were used in Poe’s works. Washington Irving would use an emphasis on nature‚ the supernatural‚ and superstitions in his stories. His story "The Devil and Tom Walker" pictured nature as mysterious. Tom walked through a swamp that was so thick that when it was noon it would be still be very dark. At times‚ water logs would look like alligators floating in the water. The supernatural area also played an essential role in the story. The devil‚ being the supernatural being
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hopeful tone. Brother describes his and Doodle’s time shared in Old Women Swamp‚ a place he refers to as the only beauty he knows: “I would gather wildflowers‚ wild violets‚ honeysuckle‚ yellow jasmine‚ snakeflowers‚ and waterlilies‚ and with wire grass we’d weave them into necklaces and crowns. We’d bedeck ourselves with our handiwork and loll about thus beautified‚ beyond the touch of the everyday world.” Furthermore‚ Old Women Swamp is a place found beautiful to both Doodle and Brother‚ a place where
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