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    Kenya is a country in the continent of Africa‚ on the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa. This country has land on both sides of the equator. This report is going to tell you all about this fascinating country. Jambo (Hello)‚ and we can begin our safari (journey). "Jambo" and "safari" are Kiswahili words‚ one of the languages of Kenya. Kenya is about two times the size of Nevada. It’s slightly smaller than Texas and slightly larger than California‚ our 2nd and 3rd largest states respectively. The

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    CASE 35 A Sea Launch Recovery? CIRCA 2008 Sea Launch engineers say the three-week round-trip journey across the Pacific Ocean is the most rewarding part of their jobs. The cruise is the culmination of nearly two months of work preparing the rocket‚ payload‚ and launch teams for the mission. Prior to operations at Home Port‚ about 18 months goes into the planning‚ flight design‚ and logistics. “It’s really nice to know most of the reviews are over and we’re finally ready to launch‚” said Bill Rujevcan

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    Microeconomics of Coffee

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    the coffee bean. Nearly ninety five countries in the world depend on coffee exports for at least half of their exporting revenue. Only countries that have a warm‚ dry climate‚ are about 1‚500 meters above sea level‚ and within 1000 miles of the equator can productively grow coffee‚ giving countries like Brazil‚ Peru‚ and Columbia a comparative advantage. With such an advantage‚ one would think that these countries would be among the wealthiest nations in the world. Unfortunately‚ even though the

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    impacts of sea level rise

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    levels’)‚ over the next 30 years or so‚ due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This will mean that generally‚ the sea levels will rise unavoidably by 50cm by the year 2050. It will have pronounced effects at the equator‚ especially around densely populated areas such as Bangkok‚ Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam. Scientists predict more intense tropical storms‚ food shortages‚ dangerous heat waves‚ and eventually flooding that could

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    Rwanda Geocode

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    in disease-ridden refugee camps of neighboring Burundi‚ Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ and former Zaire. Where it happened? Rwanda is a very small country (about the size of Maryland)‚ located near the centre of Africa‚ a few degrees south of the Equator. It is separated from the Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) by Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River valley to the west; it is bounded on the north by Uganda‚ to the east by Tanzania‚ and to the south by Burundi. The capital‚ Kigali‚ is located

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    are: where they form‚ how quick warnings come out‚ size‚ how long they last‚ and how they spin. First of all‚ a difference is where they form. While tornadoes spawn everywhere except Antarctica‚ in contrast‚ hurricanes spawn in the water near the equator. As you can see‚ tornadoes rule the land‚ while hurricanes rule the ocean. This is a huge difference considering that‚ as previously stated‚ some people think that they are the same. Secondly in the difference department‚ is the warning time. Hurricanes

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    UVA and UVB Sun Rays

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    alike. The A in UVA stands for the word "aging" because it goes into your skin and causes wrinkling. The B in UVB stands for the word "burning" since it is known to cause skin cancer from serious sunburns. UVB rays are stronger when they are near the equator. It’s possible to get infected from a UVA ray even when your indoors because it penetrates clouds and glass. It’s a good idea to put on sunscreen on a sunny day if your indoors because of

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    Andromeda Research Paper

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    Andromeda is one of the 48 striped constellations for astronomer Ptolomeu and one of the 88 modern constellations. She is located to the north of the celestial equator and it is more prominent during the autumn nights in Northern Hemisphere‚ together with several other nominated constellations of the myth of Perseus. Andromeda is known as " The Chained Lady" or " The Chained Woman". She can also be called the wife of Perseus " or " the daughter of Cefeus ". All those names are based on the Greek

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    Review the evidence in support of the theory of continental drift (40 Marks) Plan Intro: Define the terms in the question Tell the examiner what you are going to do in the essay Brief summary of key ideas Middle: Continental Break up/fit Mountain ridges – Geological Fossil records – biological Fossil forests – biological Living species – biological climate Conclusion: brief summary of key ideas & evidence go back to answer question whether some evidence is stronger link continental drift to plate

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    | | | Selected Answer: | B. New moon. | Correct Answer: | A. Full moon. | | | | | * Question 3 0 out of 1 points | | | 3. Directly above the Earth’s equator lies the ______________ in the sky.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | A. North celestial pole | Correct Answer: | C. Celestial equator | | | | | * Question 4 1 out of 1 points | | | 4. In which season is the Earth closest to the Sun? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | A. When it is

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