There is a difference between natural hazardsand natural disasters. A hazard is an event orobject that is a potential source of harm to a community. A disaster occurs as the result of ahazardous event that dramatically affects a community. There are six broad types of hazards:1. Atmospheric Ð for example‚ cyclones‚ hailstorms‚blizzards or bushfires2. Hydrological Ð for example‚ flooding‚ waveaction or glaciers3. Geological Ð for example‚ earthquakes orvolcanoes4. Biological Ð for example‚ disease
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Evolution of man Man obviously shares a common ancestry with the modern apes‚ such as the gorilla and chimpanzee. We know this from the many characteristics that are shared between apes and man. Apart from obvious anatomical and behavioral similarities‚ the two groups also have many blood proteins and other biochemical characteristics in common. A comparison of the skulls of a gorilla and a modern man illustrate the main trends that have taken place in human evolution from an ape-like ancestry
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Symbols of Evolution Symbols of Evolution Two billion years ago two prokaryotes bumped into each other and formed the first multi-cellular organism. 65 million years ago an asteroid hit the earth and dinosaurs became extinct. Three days ago‚ in your notebook‚ you drew a mess of squiggles which to you represented Jackson Pollock ’s painting‚ Number 1‚ 1948. You wrote the word entropy on the upper left hand corner of the page. On the bottom right hand side you wrote‚ Creativity is based
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Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins (www.natcap.org) Capital - It’s the accumulated wealth in the form of investments‚ factories‚ and equipment. An economy requires four types of capitalism to function: 1. Human capital – labour & intelligence‚ culture and organization 2. Financial capital – cash investments‚ and monetary instruments 3. Manufactured capital – infrastructure‚ machines‚ tools and factories 4. Natural capital – resources‚ living systems & ecosystem services
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Color in film went through a self-contained evolution much like sound. Many films of the silent era‚ for instance‚ used processes such as tinting and toning to give an overall color to the frame (Thomspon & Bordwell 34). Thompson and Bordwell comment on the process that “color could provide information about the narrative situation and hence make the story clearer to the spectator” (34)‚ much like the use of photogénie and mise-en-scene by the Impressionists and Expressionists. Other films‚ such
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Philippines‚ where culture is dynamic and ever-changing‚ it has to the researcher’s attention that there has been great changes in the way courtship is done between Filipino males and females. With this‚ the researcher would like to interpret the evolution of courtship. The landscape of male and female interaction has changed over the past 100 years‚ revealing a very sharp contrast in shape and form. One significant area where this is clearly seen is in the area of courtship and dating. In 1896‚
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INTRODUCTION A natural calamities is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. It can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. The earth’s wrath destroys everything in its stride. Usually it is at peace but once it unleashes its
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Evolution is the change that happens in a population over time. In this case‚ a “population” is an assembly of the same species that share a precise place and habitat. The myth of human evolution originated in Africa about six million years ago. It is the thought that our ancestors went through a process and eventually formed into humans. (factmonster.com) Natural selection can vary species’ in different ways‚ forcing a population to
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The Evolution of Education through Time Shauna Hammond Grand Canyon University: The Philosophical and Social Issues in Education October 1‚ 2013 The Evolution of Education through Time The right for all children to receive a sound education was once just an idea. The public school did not even exist until the 1800’s. Several leading theorists and many movements that span several hundred years made education what it is today. John Calvin‚ Horace Mann‚ John Dewey and Sputnik are just
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CHAPTER 7‚ SECTION 7.2 PAGES 305 – 310 Natural selection: A process in which results in the characteristics of a population of organisms change over many generations. It occurs because individuals with certain inherited traits survive specific local environmental conditions and through reproduction‚ pass on their alleles to their offspring. Selective Pressure: environmental conditions that select for certain characteristics of an individual and select against other characteristics It may
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