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    Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18‚ 1980. The volcano‚ located in southwestern Washington‚ used to be a beautiful symmetrical cone about 9‚600 feet (3‚000 meters) above sea level. The eruption‚ which removed the upper 1‚300 feet (396 meters) of the summit‚ left a horseshoe-shaped crater and a barren wasteland. Today the land is healing‚ having recovered its natural beauty‚ but the landscape has been permanently altered. Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest called the mountain "Louwala-Clough"

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    To what extent do you agree that river landforms can be classified as either erosional or depositional? Many different landforms are made by either deposition or erosion and there are some cases where they can be classified as both. Erosional landforms are caused by erosion which is the breaking down and transportation of particles from one area to another. Depositional landforms are made when particles are deposited somewhere else. In my opinion I think that river landforms can be classified

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    Cultural Diffusion: Sushi

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    Sylvester Rimando Geography 2 September 19 2012 Cultural Diffusion: Sushi Sushi is one example of cultural diffusion in which went on to expand on a global scale from a native treat of Japan into an international delicacy. To scope out on how sushi became an international sensation‚ there are 4 factors that identify the chronicles of its origins and through an expansion of this treat internationally. These 4 factors are: the hearth (originating from) ‚

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    Feminist Geography Since its conception‚ geography has been involved in the development of races and genders‚ mapping the boundaries that separate and exclude the world of privilege from the other. The imposing eyes that facilitated this domination have recently been challenged to quash their perpetuation of racial difference‚ and although existing more obscurely‚ to challenge the sexist legacy remaining in geography. “As part of geography‚ feminist approaches within our

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    Diffusion in Innovations Submitted to Dr. Darrell Whiteman in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course ME 8000-9000 Missiological Anthropology and Cultural Change at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Deerfield‚ Illinois October 2013 An innovation is “an idea‚ practice‚ or object that is perceived as new by an individual or another unit of adoption” (Rogers 306-3071). Is the Gospel an innovation or is it an ongoing active work

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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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    Society and Its Relation to Human Nature The origins of human nature and society are distinguished and are different throughout history. The origin of human nature depends upon the period involved. Early anthropologists based human nature on their own experiences of living because no written records existed as to how a society formed‚ while modern anthropologists have the luxury of using written records and current living situations to develop their own notion of a society and human nature

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    Chapter 1 -What is Scale? What is the difference between local and global scale? -What are the three methods of scale and describe them. 1.) 2.) 3.) -What is projection and what are the 4 types of distortion that can result from projection? What are the differences between the Mercator and Peter’s projections? -What does the saying “uniform global landscape” mean? -What does the idea the world is shrinking mean? (4 things) 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) -What is a transnational corporation

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    Concepts in Human Geo: Ch. 2 *57-77 Lecture 2 Sept. 11‚ 2012 Our task as geographers: to write about the earth - We are interesting in spatial variation - What do we mean by spatial variation? In order to study our world we must speak the language of geography - How things differ across space (spatial variation) o Ie: suburbs of Hamilton higher scores of economic‚ health and social factors‚ older part of city in lower part - Space: areal extent on the

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    and Social Change course‚ I had no idea what to expect for our curriculum. Discovering the process of influencing others and group choice has been enlightening for us as a class. Actually‚ Diffusion of Innovation Theory‚ which was developed by Rogers in 1962‚ is one of the oldest social science theories. Diffusion of Innovations seeks to explain how innovations and social changes are taken up with a segmented group of people. Through knowledge and application of research-based theories‚ we have grown

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