Noun1.plane figure - a two-dimensional shape two-dimensional figure figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape heart - a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine" polygon‚ polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides conic‚ conic section - (geometry) a curve generated by
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Sons‚ Norwich CATMOG - Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN MODERN GEOGRAPHY No. 44 GEOGRAPHY AND HUMANISM by John Pickles (West Virginia University) EDITOR ’S NOTE PREFACE NOTE ON THE USE OF THE GLOSSARY I INTRODUCTION (i) (ii) (iii) II (i) (ii) (i) (ii) IV (i) (ii) V (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) VI (1) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Two themes in the development of humanism in geography Philosophical underpinnings The need for critique Liberalism
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DBQ- Why Study Geography? Math‚ science‚ reading‚ and writing are some of the main core subjects that most kids think are most important and valuable than the subject geography. Sometimes we say that geography is not that important to kids like us and that we don’t need to worry about it as much. That’s when some of us ask‚ what is the value of geography to modern kids like us today? There are three reasonable answers to it which is: Americans are bad at geography; without geography‚ a bad future
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Honduras is a country in Central America‚ it’s bordered to the west by Guatemala and to the southwest of El Salvador. It has a population exceeding of eight million and spans about 112‚492 km2. It has three major topographical regions also large amounts of hills and mountains that dominate the landscape. Some bodies of water that are part of Honduras are the Nakunta River‚ Patuca River and Warunta River. The Patuca River is the largest river in Central America and the longest in Honduras. The Nakuta
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St Ivo School Geography Department - GCSE REVISION Solar Output – variations in amount of energy given off by sun – sunspots can affect solar output – e.g. reduction in sunspot activity between 1645-1715 likely cause of Little Ice Age Orbital Geometry – earth’s orbit of the sun varies in shape – when circular glacial periods have occurred‚ when elliptical warmer periods result (Milankovitch Cylces) www.geobytesgcse.wordpress.com Name and describe 2 external factors which affect climate change
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Explaining the 2011 Record Drought in Texas By Marco Gamez Physical Geography 1. Worst Drought According to the National Weather Service‚ in 2011 Texas endured the single worst drought in it ’s history. During the drought‚ which began in October 2010‚ wildfires burned thousands of square miles and may have killed as much as half a billion trees (Tam 1). The weather was hot and dry with very little rain throughout the year. August 2010 through July 2011 saw the brunt of the worst drought
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able to‚ in detail‚ make comments on the answers of the people I interviewed. By doing this I can also make comparisons between different graphs. By linking these together I would be able to come up with a conclusion for this study. The first question I asked when I was interviewing was for the person’s age. As you can see from the graph above it shows that out of the 100 people I interviewed most of them where in the ages of 16-24 and 25-33. Overall I interviewed a reasonable number of people
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The Five Themes of Geography GY202 Geographic Thought September 6‚ 1995 John Doe During the 1980’s the United States showed unacceptably low test scores on simple Geographic tests. The point Committee on Geographic Education could only attribute these results to Geographic Illiteracy‚ not only on the part of the students‚ but more importantly on the educators themselves. By 1984 it had become inexplicably clear that immediate action must take place to counteract this
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Natural Hazards Faith McPhee SANDSTORMS -wind current goes under layer of sand and picks it up like a tidal wave. -mostly in deserts (no vegetation) -Dust Devils in U.S.A (smaller version of sandstorm but with dust) -is sometimes caused by soil loss in dry lands -fast moving Cyclones/Typhoons/Hurricanes -Starts as storm‚ but is considered a TROPICAL storm when winds reach 74 miles per hour. -swirling water inward is eye‚ swirling < is southern hem‚ swirling > is northern hem. -Convection
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Objective: The park’s main objective is reforestation‚ to conserve green areas and in turn use natural resources such as sand and wood‚ as well as providing a visual feast of flora and fauna. Location: It is located 26 kilometers east of the city of Tlaxcala and 13 kilometers west of Huamantla‚ on Federal Highway 136‚ a distance of 35 kilometers from the city of Puebla‚ on the border with the state of Tlaxcala. Description: It is the main ecological reserve of the company‚ due to population
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