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    The Effect of The Construction of The Reservoir to the Environment A very good morning to our lecturer‚ Mr. Koh‚ and all my fellow friend. Nowadays‚ the number of the construction of reservoir is keep increase which the total of the flooding area of the reservoir now is up to 400‚000 〖km〗^2. The reasons for the construction of the reservoir had been related to the needs of the consuming of water by the all the people in the world nowadays. The water is used for many reasons such as for drinking

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    Project on Cuboid

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    KAVYA. S.K. VI E Maths Project with cuboid volume Respected Teachers and Friends !!!!!!! Kerala is a state blessed with lots of rivers and lakes !!! As you know “Dams” are constructed across the water ways to control the flow or raise the level of water. (show the dams in the models Dams are constructed either with earth‚ rock or cement concrete Now a days most of the dams are constructed using concrete which is more expensive. Therefore the cost of construction

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    Advantages of Hydro Power

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    Advantages of hydro power ADVANTAGES:     * Once a dam is constructed‚ electricity can be produced at a constant rate. * If electricity is not needed‚ the sluice gates can be shut‚ stopping electricity generation. The water can be saved for use another time when electricity demand is high. * Dams are designed to last many decades and so can contribute to the generation of electricity for many years / decades. * The lake that forms behind the dam can be used for water sports

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    Lake Allatoona Ecosystem Structure‚ Function‚ and Change Ezzell Grant SCI/256 People‚ Science‚ and the Environment July 6‚ 2013 Gregory Bordner The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of the Lake Allatoona ecosystem has gone through drastic changes over time. Georgia is one of the most authentically distinctly states in the country‚ composing through the heights and valleys of northern Georgia to a masses of acres of the rural areas in the southern areas; to the

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    Hoover Dam Bypass: The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge The bridge was built to be take the traffic away from the Hoover Dam which had just turned 75 years old and cannot hold the traffic anymore. The Hoover Dam was not able to hold the 14‚000 thousand cars that drive across the dam every day. To help preserve the dam Arizona and Nevada built The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. This was a huge project between both states that would end up cost them $240 million. The

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    Aversion to Diversion Discussion Chapter four‚ Aversion to Diversion discussed the idea of diversion in the water system many project through out the the 60’s-90’s were proposed; one of the most daring engineering schemes ever in regards to water. The chapter touched on damming the canyon‚ the north American water and power alliance‚ and different regulations put in place for this proposed plan. It Also discussed the pros and cons to damming the canyon in which the cons outweighed the pros. There

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    Using the primary data and secondary data write a paragraph explaining what is happening in Beechmont that is putting pressure on farming in the area and the impacts it is having on Providence Farm: As represented in the data above‚ it is seen that the pressure on dairy production in Beechmont is continually increasing‚ impacting farms such as Providence farm. Beechmont is a rural area‚ therefore does not provide much educational‚ health services or high profit job opportunities. As a result‚ the

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    The Uttarakhand Tragedy In June 2013‚ a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country’s worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though some parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ Haryana‚ Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India‚ some regions of Western Nepal‚ and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy rainfall‚ over 95% of the casualties occurred in Uttarakhand. As of 16 July 2013‚ according to figures provided by

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    The landscape of America was shaped by religious and cultural differences long before the arrival and subsequent settlement of Europeans. In this "new world"‚ the indigenous people were naturally separated in their language‚ landscape‚ cultural myths‚ and religious practices with no outside influence. As the Europeans arrived in the Americas‚ they thought little about the cultural and religious traditions of the peoples they encountered. In fact‚ the common belief during this period was that the

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    Chuck Delagol Period 1 2/12/13 Ulysses S. Grant was a war hero and the 18th president of the United States. During his two year term he was criticized for a number of things. One major thing that negatively affected his political career was that he trusted too easily. As a result of this‚ members of his cabinet‚ and lower administration got away with everything from financial mismanagement to theft. Once word of this got out he lost support within his own party. Despite immense efforts‚ Grant

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