interacting with earth‚ which are asked by geographers. • Latitude: Latitude lines are imaginary lines on the earth’s surface that run east and west around the globe and tell you your distance north or south of the Equator. • Longitude: Longitude lines are imaginary lines on the earth’s surface that run from pole to pole around the globe and tell you your distance east or west from the Prime Meridian. • Compass Rose: A symbol on a map used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions.
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HIPPARCHUS (c 190 – c120 BC) Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer‚ mathematician and geographer. Surprisingly little is known about his early life. He was most certainly born in Nicaea‚ Bithynia‚ (which is now known as Iznik in Turkey)‚ around 190 BC. Most of what we do about him comes from the books of other scholars who came after him‚ such as Ptolemy and Strabo. It seems likely that Hipparchus studied in Alexandria but spent his later life in Rhodes. Strabo‚ another Greek geographer writing about
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Orwell commented that if he had not been so ill‚ the book might not have been so bleak. The book “1984” has been adapted to both television shows and movies . In the book “1984’ the world is divided into three countries that include a entire globe: Oceania‚ Eurasia‚ and Eastasia . They are all a totalitarian society led by Big Brother. Winston is the main character and wants to secretly join Brotherhood. Winston meets a girl name Julia
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personal life anymore. Privacy becomes an issue. Pictures of girls are circulated around the globe. One rumor is enough to ruin the life of an individual. Family ties are limited online as well. The emotional level is as unpredictable as a network connection. Weapons in the hands of the army are a symbol of valor and safety‚ in the hands of racist groups are the symbols of terrorism. This is the exact scenario for the social networking platforms. Little good has come out from social media activist
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domains of normal life. The Christian Worldview basic values‚ belief‚ ethics‚ rituals‚ rights are maintained in same manner and followed across the globe similarly. In Philippians 3:17 Paul said‚ “Brethren‚ join in following my example‚ and note those who so walk‚ as you have us for a pattern” (King James Version Phil. 3:17). The word pattern indicates an exact representation of the original. The example of Paul’s life is so evident that one can readily see it and use it as a pattern for living as is the
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Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) The anatomy of the optic nerve sheath : The intraorbital section of the optic nerve extends from the globe‚ where it inserts medially‚ to the optic canal located in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. It is encased by a meningeal sheath consisting of dura mater‚ arachnoid mater and pia mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is contained in the trabeculated subarachnoid space and is continuously and slowly filtered. As a result the optic nerve sheath is in direct
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Jack dives once to describe this antiquated environmental shift. Similarly as those globe might have been hailing out of the most recent glacial period‚ he explains‚ Dissolving ice sheets included to such an extent freshwater of the atlantic sea that sure sea flows close down. Since thermohaline coursing library may be a significant wellspring about high temperature to those surfaces for continents‚ those globe might have been plunged
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through the creation of these national standards‚ the IASB hopes it can create uniform accounting standards for all countries. International Financial Reporting Standards are now the world ’s dominant regime‚ used in more than 90 countries across the globe . 2. The Formation of the European Union The formation of the EU has accelerated the realization amongst EU members of the importance of common standards in all areas of the financial reporting chain. European listed companies are now in their
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2020. Democrats were prepared to have their first female president‚ excited that it might be a former TV hostess! However‚ in an interview with InStyle magazine‚ Oprah laid those whispers to rest‚ saying that she had no desire to be president. Her exact words were‚ “I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it.” In other words‚ Oprah has no desire to run for President
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The Geographic Grid Ptolemy‚ a Roman mathematician‚ created the geographic grid. This grid is a system of invisible lines that span the globe. The grid has been used for over 2‚000 years as a reference for finding the location of a fixed position on Earth. There are certain components that make up the grid. Meridians run vertically and come together at the north and south poles. The center meridian‚ the Prime Meridian‚ divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. Parallels run horizontally
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