woolly mammoths were found during the ice age. Although‚ I would assume that it wasn’t the ice age based on everything else. First of all there wasn’t that much ice‚ or more importantly‚ the ice was extremely inconsistent. There would be snow and glaciers‚ and
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≈11000 BC – The final glacier of the last ice age retreated from Wisconsin‚ leaving behind lakes and rivers as well as tundra suitable for large animals such as the wooly mammoth‚ mastodons‚ bison‚ and muskox. ≈10000 BC – Wisconsin’s first known inhabitants‚ the Paleo-Indian people‚ are thought to have arrived from the west and south. The Paleo-Indians were nomadic‚ moving frequently to follow large animal migrations. 8500-6000 BC – As forests continued to emerge‚ big game species moved northward
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of Control (LoC). After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971‚ there had been a long period with relatively few direct armed conflicts involving the military forces of the two neighbors - notwithstanding the efforts of both nations to control the Siachen Glacier by establishing military outposts on the surrounding mountains ridges and the resulting military skirmishes in the 1980s During the 1990s‚ however‚ escalating tensions and conflict due to separatist activities in Kashmir‚ some of which were supported
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of the most important discoveries in human history because it showed that Earth is very old‚ a lot older than the masses believed. Buckland’s change from a Biblical “flood geologist” to a supporter of Louis Agassiz’s ultimately correct theory that glaciers used to cover land in Europe and parts of the rest of the world shows that even a devout religious figure can understand that religion and science are not separate from each other. The discovery of coprolites added even more ways to study fossilized
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of the Himalaya‚ in northern Uttar Pradesh State‚ India. The Ganges is mainly in India‚ but also flows through Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The river‚ about 2‚510 km (1‚560 mi) long‚ rises in a snowfield called THE GANGOTRI GLACIER‚ situated among three Himalayan mountains all more than 6‚706 m (22‚000 ft) high. It issues as the Bhagirathi River from an ice cave‚ 3‚139 m (10‚300 ft) above sea level‚ and falls 67 m per km (350 ft per mi). About 16 km (10 mi) from the source is
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Bad Effects of Pollution on our Air I have lived in Smithfield my whole life. I grew up surrounded by its beautiful scenarios‚ friendly people and historical buildings along with traditions‚ but one thing we are known for is our ham. The Smithfield Foods‚ Inc. is recognized to be the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It was founded by Joseph W. Luter and his son as the Smithfield Packing Company. It raises around 15 million pigs a year and processes 27 million‚ producing over six
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of the earth because the sun’s rays came to the earth with more intensity. These high temperatures on the earth are making hotter days‚ rainfall‚ flood‚ wildfires‚ earthquakes‚ tornados F4 or F5‚ stronger hurricanes‚ droughts more severe‚ melting glaciers‚ and rise seas levels. As a result‚ each year those natural Phenomena are stronger and powerful causing many death and destructions. A lot intense climate is already occurring. Hurricanes have gotten power since 1970. Furthermore‚ densely populated
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climate. Research supports the fact that Global warming is a huge factor in climate change and that human activities are increasing the warming of our world. When we look around the world today‚ we see that our seasons come in later times than usual‚ glaciers are melting rapidly than it did thirty years ago‚ animals are migrating farther than they usually do‚ to find food and water because it is too hot and the waters are drying up and food source is scarce. Our climate is changing‚ and this is as a result
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Global Warming: Causes and Effects The term “global warming” is often used synonymously with the term climate change‚ but the two terms have distinct meanings. Global Warming is a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature. Novdia explained that “global warming refers to the documented historical warming of the Earth’s surface‚ based upon worldwide temperature records that have been maintained by humans since the 1880s” (Global Warming). Global warming is a major crisis in the world today. Three
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Jessica Freedom American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project BUSN300 – Lower Division Capstone January 9‚ 2011 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to create an outline with three levels for a paper that is titled “Global Warming: Fact or Fiction” and support the points listed. Outline I. What is global warming? A. What causes global warming? 1. Global warming: fact or fiction. 2. Global warming effects on the human race. Global warming is when the earth
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