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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“INTRODUCTION” Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer based information system used to digitally represent and analyze the geographic features present on the Earth ’s surface and the events (non-spatial attributes linked to the geography under study) that taking place on it. The meaning to represent digitally is to convert analog (smooth line) into a digital form. "Every object present on the Earth can be geo-referenced"‚ is the fundamental key of associating any database to GIS
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Geographic Luck Why is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world? According to UCLA biologist Jared Diamond‚ some countries grew faster than others because of geographic luck. It sounds like a simple theory‚ but there is a lot more to it. The lucky countries‚ like Spain‚ were lucky enough to have natural resources‚ indigenous plants‚ and animals that could be domesticated. With all of this at their fingertips‚ they were able to stop hunting and gathering and start farming. Farming
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hydrates and fertile. Populated with a mixture of Arabs and Jews‚ the Assyrians are sematic people indigenous to Mesopotamia. Aside from geographical advances the Assyrian Empire is highly accredited for changing many ancient world views. Assyria’s developments in their languages‚ religion practices‚ and until their decline military dominance;
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Yes‚ they do. Jurisdiction is defined as “the authority of the court to hear certain cases” (Fuller 287). There are specific types of jurisdictions that deal in different cases. Subject-matter jurisdiction deals with the “nature of a case” (287). Geographic jurisdiction deals with the “location of the offense” and hierarchical jurisdiction deals with “where the case is located in the system” (287-288). All three jurisdictions play a role in both cases of the United States v Smiley and the Loughner
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Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? That is a question that is ask everyday for as long as there been conflicted. In my opinion peaceful resistance to laws positively impact a free society because showing any violate to the government or the people. For example‚ in Henry David Thoreau ‚" Civil Disobedience"‚ explain that should be change in standard society as he have expressed "O’er the grave where our hero we buried." Henry wanted to escape traditional
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Teachers’ Implicit Bias Negatively Affects Student Achievement Rebecca Burke The College of New Jersey Teachers’ Implicit Bias Negatively Affects Student Achievement The racial and ethnic achievement gap is an alarming issue that needs to be addressed in the United States educational system. When students experience explicit racial discrimination their achievement on academic tasks are lower (A Class Divided‚ 2003). This poor academic achievement can lead to higher referral for psychological
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people can be apart of a second family.There are also many disadvantages to playing football like being more prone to injuries‚ having less free time‚ an increase in stress‚ harder to get homework done‚ and you can save money. Time and time again‚ football has been proven to be a dangerous sport for athletes‚ based on medical research‚ statistics‚ and patients who have experienced injuries. First focus of the subject is medical research on how football injuries affect human health negatively. “Dr
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So does the media negatively affect the public and celebrities? The short answer is yes‚ it does. There are a variety of reasons for this‚ but I have leant that the main reason is money. People within the media industry want to get rich‚ and they want to get rich fast. A prime example of this is the paparazzi. Our obsession with celebrities is growing by the day‚ but have you ever wondered who the paparazzi are? How celebrity’s personal moments get immortalized in gossip magazines? The desire
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The Easy Accessibility Of the Internet Positively Affects Academic Performance Luong Dang Ms. Howard May 6th 2015 Dang 1 Proposal As school districts around the country consider investments in technology in an effort to improve student outcomes‚ the accessibility of the Internet has been expanded in every school around our country . Some say that money could have been invested in something more useful‚ but as a student‚ I say this is one of the best investments from the districts
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