In China‚ rice is always the staple food in the south of China‚ while the staple food in north of China is flour. There are 24 solar terms in China‚ A “Solar Terms” means when the sun reaches one of twenty-four equally spaced points along the ecliptic‚ including the solstices and equinoxes‚ positioned at fifteen degree intervals. For instance‚ lichun(315’) is about February 4 and means start of spring. Yushui(330’)‚ is about February 19 and means rain water‚ which start at this point‚ the temperature
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Chapter 1: 1: Contrast physical geography and cultural geography A: Cultural geography centers on things such as people‚ religions‚ languages‚ foods‚ and traditions‚ While physical geography centers on the aspects of the earth‚ the soil‚ the mountains‚ water‚ landforms etc. 2: If any idea cannot be disproven by some possible observation or test‚ can such an idea be supported by science? Explain. A: The book states that in order for something to be considered scientific there must be some test
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Earth’s Rotation Earth ’s rotation is the rotation of the solid Earth around its own axis. The Earth rotates from the west towards the east. As viewed from the North Star or polestar Polaris‚ the Earth turns counter-clockwise. The North Pole‚ also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole‚ is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth ’s axis of rotation meets its surface. This point is distinct from the Earth ’s North Magnetic Pole. The South Pole is the other point
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WOH2012 6-27-11 Compare and Contrast Song and Tang Dynasties After the collapse of the Han dynasty at the beginning of the third century‚ China fell into an extended period of division and civil war. China was at a loss for leadership. Many dynasties ruled over this perdiod of time including the Song and Tang dynasties. The political system of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) stood in the tradition of a central bureaucracy that was already created during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). Unlike the
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Nuclear power stations work in fossil fuel-burning stations‚ except that a "chain reaction" inside a nuclear reactor makes the heat instead.The reactor uses Uranium rods as fuel‚ and the heat is generated by nuclear fission: neutrons smash into the nucleus of the uranium atoms‚ which split roughly in half and release energy in the form of heat.Carbon dioxide gas or water is pumped through the reactor to take the heat away‚ this then heats water to make steam.The steam drives which drivegenerators
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represented by 12 animals‚ whereas some of the signs in the Western zodiac are not animals‚ despite the implication of the Greek etymology of "zodiac". The animals of the Chinese zodiac are not associated with constellations‚ let alone those spanned by the ecliptic plane. The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat‚ and there are many stories about the origins of the Chinese Zodiac which explain why this is so (see below). The following are the twelve zodiac signs (each with its associated Earthly
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description is accurate. Uranus has a 17 hour and 14 minute day and takes 84 years to make its way about the sun with an axis tilted at around 90¢X with retrograde rotation. Stranger still is the fact that Uranus ’ axis is almost parallel to the ecliptic‚ hence the expression "on its belly.¡¨ Uranus is so far away that scientists knew comparatively little about it before NASA ’s Voyager 2 undertook its historic first encounter with the planet. The spacecraft flew closely past distant Uranus‚
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Digital Technology Remote sensing – data collected from aerial photography and satellite imagery. Tem – System of satellites & receivers to plot location. GPS – Global Positioning System – system of satellites & receivers to plot location. GIS – Geographic Information System‚ - System to manipulate & display spatial data. Electrical lines‚ gas lines‚ etc. Remote Sensing Aerial Photography Discern spatial patterns Resource Inventory Emergency Management Sun-Synchronous Satellites: adjust
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Introduction Education is universally recognized as one of the most fundamental building blocks for human development and poverty reduction. When given the opportunity to learn‚ people are empowered to contribute fully to the development of their lives‚ their communities‚ and their countries. Its impact on the economy‚ manpower and progress of any country cannot be underestimated. This must be the reason why countries are resolved to provide the most appropriate and responsive education for their
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nd Their Influence on our Society Considering the huge influence Greek’s have had on today’s society‚ we are fortunate enough to have been taught many things such as astronomy‚ and because of that we owe them (Greeks) immensely. Greek Astronomy‚ are those who wrote in Greek language‚ known as classical antiquity. Greek astronomy is complied of ancient Greek‚ Hellenistic‚ Greco-roman and late antiquity eras. The Hellenistic period is known as the phase of Greek astronomy‚ where as Pre-Hellenistic
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