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 earth’s surface; space can be absolute or relative - Absolute space: objective reality – eg.
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Physical Geography Filed Work The aim of this field work was to study the long profile and its characteristics of the River Lym. The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load This is the general long profile of the river where the gradient decreases as you go down the river. The source is highest point of the river basin which usually is a mountain. This is the general long profile of the river
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the Southern Colonies‚ slaves were widely used as a source of cheap labor for plantation owners that wanted cheap labor. Slaves were subjected to harsh conditions‚ working long work days in extreme heat in horrible working conditions. They were used to grow and harvest tobacco‚ sugar‚ and rice on plantations. Slaves were widely used in the South‚ in contrast to the North‚ who had slaves‚ but not nearly as many. Slaves were used in the South because there was an economic need‚ it was cheaper for plantation
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for Glory”‚ the author William C. Kashatus explain the big part African Americans played in the Civil War. In 1792 a law was made to exclude African from serving in the war. On July 17‚ 1862 congress passed the confiscation act allowing all slaves of rebel masters free as soon as they came into union lines . Congress also repealed the 1792 law. Because this law was no longer in action hundreds even thousands of African Americans joined the war. Shaw‚ Montgomery‚ and Higgins were men
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Philippines is considered a disaster hotspot‚ susceptible to volcanoes‚ earthquakes‚ typhoons‚ tsunamis and floods. The Philippines in very vulnerable to hazards as poverty and human development is so variable; in outlying areas and small islands. Increasing urbanisation can add to earthquake and typhoon vulnerability. Physical factors have also affected the vulnerability of The Philippines‚ such as slopes‚ increase land degradation and deforestation have increased susceptibility to secondary hazards such
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GEO 373 Latin American Geographies Essay One There are quite a few imaginative geographies that can be found from many authors completing travel writings relating to Latin America. To fully understand where these writings are coming from‚ one must first know what is meant by ‘imaginative geographies.’ According to the author‚ Gareth Jones‚ imaginative geographies can be categorized by connections of global cultural flows as ethnoscapes‚ mediascapes‚ technoscapes‚ finanscapes and ideoscapes
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The Virginia Colony vs. The Massachusetts Bay Colony The Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were both similar and different on three main topics: religion‚ economics‚ and demographics. Religious views and importance differentiated greatly between the two colonies. New Englanders‚ the area in which the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled‚ came to America to exercise religious beliefs that were not allowed before the English Civil War and after the Restoration. They were made up of
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The century of revolution And the Glorious Revolution (bloodless‚ political revolution‚ the crowning achievement of the British constitution) Constitutionalism – the law reigns‚ not the monarch. Law limits the government’s power. The will of the people. Laws are created in the parliamentary fashion Charles I was trialed before the parliament and was decapitated because he was overtaxing the public. Absolutism - reigned by the monarch (divine ruler‚ based on divine right). The king gets power
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A. TNM Classification 1. Primary Tumor (T) Figure 25 - Primary tumor size (T) classification. (American Cancer Society‚ 2009) Primary Tumor (T) TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed. T0 No evidence of primary tumor. Tis Carcinoma in situ. Tis (DCIS) DCIS Tis (LCIS) LCIS Tis (Paget) Paget’s disease of the nipple NOT associated with invasive carcinoma and/or carcinoma in situ (DCIS and/or LCIS) in the underlying breast parenchyma. Carcinomas in the breast parenchyma associated with Paget’s disease
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BRITISH PETROLIUM Executive Summery British petroleum is one of the largest oil and gas company which is spread within eighty countries and across six continents. In this project we are going to talk about BP on the whole. We will apply frameworks such as pestel‚ potters five forces‚ value chain‚ ansoffs matrix‚ the bcg matrix and also the SWOT and TOWS matrix to see where BP stands in the market. Will also talk about the competitive advantage it has got and how are they making use of it in the
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