Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction - 1 - 2. History - 1 - 3. Effects of the Dying Sea - 3 - 4. Remediation - 5 - 5. Conclusion - 6 - References - 7 - List of Figures Figure 1. Location of Aral Sea. (Google Maps‚ 2013) - 1 - Figure 2. Comparison of the Aral Sea Before 1960 and present day. - 4 - Figure 3. Old Fishing Vessels (Francios‚ 2010) - 4 - 1.0 Introduction The Aral Sea is located in central Asia and is situated between the south of Kazakhstan‚ more specifically Aktobe
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The Effect on a Student Athlete’s Education in College Athletics The reason that a person goes to college is to get a better education and prepare them for what may lie ahead in the future. But it is becoming more and more evident that education is not the priority of most student athletes or some coaches. It is because of the win-at-all-costs motto that so many athletes and coaches believe in nowadays. Some student-athletes do not get a proper education because of the emphasis put on competing
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The Hatchling Turtles is a story about both the journey of a turtle coming home to lay her eggs on the beach and the hatching of her eggs. The turtles instinctively know to come home to their own original ancestral hatchling site during the month of February to lay their eggs. Now‚ it is time for this turtle to return to her beach on Bimini Island to lay her own eggs. Before she reaches the shores‚ she will overcome various obstacles during her travels to reach her final destination determined
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can be visibly seen floating on the top of the water. While surface water pollution is often in the form of trash it can also be chemically based‚ such as gasoline or oil slicks floating on the water’s surface. Groundwater pollution refers to the effects of chemicals (such as pesticides) that seep through the ground and enter water sources that originate underground. Well water is groundwater‚ thus groundwater pollution can be extremely dangerous to the health of humans as well as to the health of
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Aral Sea The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest inland sea in the world. About‚ a million years ago from now the northwestern part of Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan were covered by a massive inland sea. This sea was formed when all the waters retreated from a big land; they left a broad plain that contained highly saline soil. Due to the retreating of water many ancient remains were disappeared. The only remnant that remained was a big inland sea which was the Aral Sea. The Aral Sea was an
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List of Top 10 Endangered Animal Species in Asia Ten Endangered Species in Asia As the largest‚ most populated and fastest growing continent on Earth‚ Asia may be the region of the world where the most animal species face extinction due to conflicts with humans. The rapid development of land for use by humans all over Asia poses a serious threat to many animal species‚ and many Asian governments do too little too late to protect their own environments. There are some areas of improved awareness
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The importance of behavioral adaptations in turtles to thermoregulation and survival Katherine Whitehead Biology 301 Lab 7/15/13 Abstract Thermoregulation is necessary for ectotherms to survive. One important mechanism for thermoregulation seen in turtles is the ability to migrate between land and water habitats. This mechanism was studied using I-button data loggers placed inside marshmallow peeps to record temperatures in two different microhabitats; one in a stream and the other on the
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1. How long have turtles existed? ***(question) Turtles have existed for over 220 million years. 2. What is the largest turtle? *** (question) The Leatherback Sea Turtle is one of the largest turtles. This turtle weighs around 2000 pounds and can be over 6 feet long! 3. What do turtles eat? Turtles are omnivores meaning they eat both plants and animals. Some of the foods they eat are: • Fruit • Plants • Insects • Jellyfish • Other animals 4. Are turtles ectothermic? Yes‚ this means they can’t
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family together? Of what importance is family unity in today’s society? Does your family agree and follow any pattern of unity? Describe!) 2. Animals play an important symbolic role throughout this novel. What important qualities does the land turtle have as described in chapter 3? (Include: Do you have pets? What role do the pets in your household play? Are pets important to the people who care for them? What emotional meaning to people do pets have?) 3. What opinions does Casy‚ the former
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HUMANICUS issue 8 / 2013 Naturalist Aesthetics in John Millington Synge’s Riders to the Sea and The Playboy of the Western World Gabriel Sunday Bamgbose Abstract: Efforts have always been made by literary scholars and critics to read the aesthetics of John Millington Synge‟s drama. However‚ little attention has been paid to the naturalistic dimension of Synge‟s plays. This study‚ therefore‚ investigates the naturalist aesthetics in Synge‟s dramaturgy. This is in an attempt to show that individuals‟
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