novel “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex‚” by Nathaniel Philbrick‚ successfully tells the story of the whale ship Essex that was attacked by a sperm whale 1‚500 nautical miles west of the Galapagos‚ 40 miles south of the equator. Many people know this as the story of “Moby Dick”‚ which was based off this event. The novel highlights three themes: man versus nature‚ survival‚ and suffering. The novel starts out in the town of Nantucket‚ an island off the eastern coast of
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A Brief History of Nigeria The history of Nigeria is bound up with its geography. Nigeria is located above the inner curve of the elbow on the west coast of Africa‚ just north of the equator and south of the Sahara Desert. More than two hundred ethnic groups—each with its own language‚ beliefs‚ and culture—live in present-day Nigeria. The largest ethnic groups are the mostly Protestant Yoruba in the west‚ the Catholic Igbo in the east‚ and the predominantly Muslim Hausa-Fulani in the north. This
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The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. It covers over 1.4 billion acres of land. About two and half million different insects and 40000 plant species live in the Amazon. Location • South of the equator • 3.1600° S and 60.0300° W • Stretches across 9 different countries in South America The abiotic factors in the Amazon Rainforest are important because they affect the plants and animals that live there. Without these factors trees and plants would not be able to
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Humanities Exam Name Exam details 5 minutes reading time Section One – Global Warming - working time 50 minutes Section Two – Human Wellbeing - working time 50 minutes Criteria Assessed – A (knowledge and Understanding) and C(Thinking Critically) Geography Revision 10. Explain and illustrate the enhanced greenhouse effect‚ show how human activities contribute to Global Warming and Climate Change. 11. List human activities that contribute to Climate Change
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Presently it operates in more than 200 countries. In Kenya Coca cola’s foot print spans over 60 years ago. It has established seven bottling partners that manufacture‚ package and distribute their beverages namely‚ Nairobi Bottlers‚ Coastal Bottlers‚ Equator Bottlers‚ Mount Kenya Bottlers‚ Rift Valley Bottlers‚ Kisii Bottlers and Beverage Services Kenya (High Beam Business‚ 2014). The operation of many TNCs in Less Developed Countries is often controversial. Nonetheless Coca Cola has demonstrated to
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Biomes and their Characteristics There are nine biomes in the world they are: Mountains- Very cold lack of oxygen when altitude is higher and there are alot of glaziers Tundra- It is very cold not much diversity and there are two types of tundra. Arctic and Alpine. Temperate Forest- There are wide leaves and non-seasonal vegetation and mixed forests. Marine Island- Islands are cold at night and usually has good surf. Marine ecosystems has no oxygen and full of life. Desert- Barely any plants
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means the variety of life forms/organisms in an ecosystem‚ biome or entire planet. Globally‚ biodiversity is not evenly distributed. It generally increases from the poles towards the equator as around 50% of the world’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests. This is because of the proximity to the equator causing a warmer‚ more moist‚ stable climate which means plants grow better and can support more species higher up in the food chain. Standard of living is the level of wealth‚ goods and
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Acknowledgement It is a great opportunity for me to write about subject like “Climate Change”. At the time of preparing this term paper I am gone through different books and websites which helps me to get acquired with new topics. I can usually focusing on the topics which are important for us to understand about thus subject easily. I acknowledge my deepest gratitude to our dearest English teacher Sir Benedict Geropn who is always sincere and helpful in making us understand the different
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ENVS 105 Question Set Section #1 Fall 2014 Answer the following questions for your homework. Work on the questions after we have covered the topic in class. Bring any questions to class or office hours. These questions will help you on the exam. If you do not do them‚ the points will add up and hurt your grade. To get credit‚ you must: Answer all questions Answer all parts of each question Type your answers Do complete and conscientious work Write out‚ number‚ and letter all questions Use regular
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Classical Era (600 BCE – 600 CE) 3. Development of Classical States and Empires in Africa and the Americas (10/07) - Strayer (p. 282-300) Classica Era Variations Africa and the Americas 500 BCE – 1200 CE The Maya Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal: in the Maya city of Tikal (present-day Gutaemala)‚ served as tomb of Tikal ruler Jasaw Chan K’awiil I Mesoamerican Maya + Peruvian Moche + civilizations in Africa (Meroë‚ Axum‚ Niger River valley) thrived Those that did not organize around
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