The Arctic: Environment‚ Economic Development and Security Although many definitions are available‚ the “Arctic” is everything North of the 60th parallel of northern latitude. Canada has three territories and several tips of other provinces which total 40% of Canadian landmass that fits the definition of the Arctic. In this landmass‚ an estimated population of more than 100‚000 Canadians call it home. (The Canadian Arctic‚ 2013) This land and these people have needs and desires that are up to the
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such ecosystem. Major Structural and Functional Dynamics Springs are some of the most unique freshwater ecosystem on earth. Florida’s springs provide natural‚ recreational‚ and economical benefits for both the human life and the many different species that occupy such beautiful nature. In Florida‚ there are an estimated amount of 700 springs‚ which represents the largest concentration of freshwater springs on Earth. (My Florida‚ 2009) Florida springs are formed because of the porous limestone
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The word ecosystem refers to the combined physical and biological components of an environment; these organisms form complex sets of relationships and function as a unit as they interact with their physical environment. Ecosystems are constantly changing naturally‚ and they’ve got a specific and stable climax‚ equilibrium. Living as well as non-living factors may have an impact in an ecosystem such as the impact of humans in ecosystems by hunting‚ fishing‚ agriculture etc. or climate change
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1) In this article the author talks about impacts on civilizations from small and large climate changes. We have had several small climate changes in our past that affected agriculture‚ trade routes‚ and the types of products and commodities that sell. These things are occurring still to this day. But‚ larger climate changes have done a lot more damage in the past. They have cause the rise and fall of whole societies. For example‚ the Mayan Empire. It was believed to have fallen from decades of drought
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LAKE WASHINGTON ECOSYSTEM INT1 TASK 2 Lake Washington Description • • • • • Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington is approximately 33.82 square miles (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington’s maximum depth is 214 feet (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington has two main tributaries. The Cedar River and the Sammamish River (Lake Washington‚ 2013). Lake Washington’s main outlet is the Ship Canal to Puget Sound (Lake Washington
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Green algae have many similarities to land plants. It has many variety body types and the multicellular forms do not have cells separated into tissues‚ which is what divides green algae from land plants. Green algae are a very diverse group of freshwater algae. Many green algae form long filaments. The cells stay attached after they divide. Spirogyra can become so numerous they form dense mats of growth in surfaces of ponds‚ which is called pond scum. This pond scum is interesting to see through
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Wetland Classification National Wetlands Classification Standard 4 goals: To provide a standard way of describing ecological units To characterize units in a frame work that will aid in natural resources management Identify classification units for inventory and mapping Provide uniformity in concepts and terminology Wetlands assigned a code‚ e.g. L1UB1Hx Broadest classification describes the system level The term system refers here to a complex of wetlands and deepwater habitats that share the influence
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On our earth‚ only One percent of our fresh water is drinkable‚the rest is in ice glaciers‚ Due to human intervention‚ the supply of freshwater is now unsustainably incompetent to meet with modern demand.Humans are now fully aware of the limitation of this natural capital and to cope with our dilemma have tried to regenerate as much of this natural capital as possible. As seen in the documentary Tapped‚ the bottled water industry is a main culprit for inadequate distribution of drinkable water
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Earth: A Living Planet To care for our planet we must understand how it opperates. Ecology is the study of interactions of organisms with one another and with their physical surroundings. Scientists who study ecology are called ecologists. Earts is a biosphere‚ or a living globe. The biosphere is that part of the Earth in which life exists. Biospheres include all the areas of land‚ air‚ and water on the planet. The biosphere goes about eight kilometers above the Earth’s surface to as far as eight
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Title page 1. Module Code: FC502 3T 2. Module Title: Skills for Study 2 3. Tutor Name: Tracey Blakeman 4. Name of Group: Group 3 5. Assessment Title: Report 6. Assignment Title: Write a recommendation report in which you compare two water provision methods for an arid region of your choice. You must consider the following requirements when comparing water methods which are cost and environmental impact. 7. Student ID Number: 200966602 8. Submission Date:
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