Digital Technology Remote sensing – data collected from aerial photography and satellite imagery. Tem – System of satellites & receivers to plot location. GPS – Global Positioning System – system of satellites & receivers to plot location. GIS – Geographic Information System‚ - System to manipulate & display spatial data. Electrical lines‚ gas lines‚ etc. Remote Sensing Aerial Photography Discern spatial patterns Resource Inventory Emergency Management Sun-Synchronous Satellites: adjust
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surface over which it is formed. For example‚ if an air mass formed over an ocean near the equator‚ it would be called a mT. m stands for maritime (ocean) and T stands for tropical (near the equator/hot). Hope this helped! BThere’s actually six which affect Ireland. There are four main types of air mass. Tropical continental (Tc) Tropical maritime (Tm) Polar continental (Pc) Polar maritime (Pm) And two further sub-divisions. Arctic maritime (Am) Returning polar maritime (rPm)
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Colin Carmona-Murphy Mr. Zanardo Geography P. 3 February 24‚ 2011 Venice‚ Italy Introduction Venice is a city located in the northern part of Italy that is known mostly for its tourism and it’s very interesting physical geography. What makes Venice a city of geological interest is the fact that it is filled with waterways and canals‚ which are replacements for the conventional cobblestone streets commonly found in Europe. The city of Venice
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CHIRANJIV BHARATI SCHOOL‚ PALAM VIHAR SESSION 2013-14 WORKSHEET ON INTRODUCTION SUBJECT: ECONOMICS CLASS: XII Previous years (past 3 years) questions 1 Mark Questions Q1: Give meaning of micro economics. Q2: What is opportunity cost? Q3: Define an Economy. Q4 What is market economy? Q5: What is a planned economy? Q6: Give two examples of Micro economic studies. Q7: Define macro economics. Q8 How is production possibility curve affected by unemployment in the economy? Explain. Q9: explain
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Geography is the study of how the world affects people and how people affect the world. The discipline is split up into two main areas; Human Geography and Physical Geography. Human Geography is the geography of people; it looks at the world in a social and economic sense. Physical Geography looks mostly at the environment and its physical processes. You can take Geography as one whole subject or choose to specialise in either Human or Physical Geography. It is also possible to do a joint or combined
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The Importance of Geography – current statement Geography provokes and answers questions about the natural and human worlds‚ using different scales of enquiry to view them from different perspectives. It develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the world‚ an understanding of maps‚ and a range of investigative and problem solving skills both inside and outside the classroom. As such‚ it prepares pupils for adult life and employment. Geography is a focus within the curriculum for
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A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life. Volcanoes exist all over the world and countless of them go over without us releasing because they are all of different magnitude. Only 10% of volcanoes are monitored around the world from which 90% of these are located in MEDC’S ( More Economically Developed Countries) Volcanoes can pose different type of hazards separating into primary and secondary. Primary being the ash and dust‚ lava flow‚ volcanic gases and pyroclastic flow. How
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Disadvantages: Sea - during a volcanic eruption earthquakes happen‚ and tsunamis may be created. Also‚ if it is a volcanic island‚ the island may be destroyed‚ and there is no escape. Lava flow - these are very slow moving‚ but destructive as they cannot be stopped and they set fire to everything in their path. Pyroclastic flow - these are impossible to outrun‚ travelling at about 300 km/h‚ and are extremely destructive Mudflow/lahar - these are mud rivers that have the consistency of cement
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Beginning in 1607‚ when ambitious English colonists settled in Jamestown‚ and continuing until the last of the thirteen colonies was established; geography was a substantial factor in the development of colonial America. The crops that essentially saved the colonists lives‚ such as tobacco‚ rice‚ and indigo‚ wouldn’t have grown without a certain type and amount of soil to grow properly. Also‚ the Appalachian Mountains and the dense forests provided a barrier for the colonists‚ preventing them from
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All geographers research about the world or an specific area. They use many types of maps and pictures to serve for their purposes. The maps help them explain and understand accurately about the physical features‚ culture and economies of an area. The physical feature maps show about the features and terrains of an area such as rivers‚ mountains‚ hills‚ deserts and many different elevations. Each physical feature has a symbol to identify it. They also include climate‚ which is the conditions of
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