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    discuss any three of the following problems facing sustainable development:erosion‚deforestation‚pollution and access to resources Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Define and describe ecology 3. Describe Sustainable Development 4. Discuss Erosion‚ Deforestation and pollution 5. Conclusion Introduction In this assignment different aspects with relation to sustainable development will be defined and discussed. Ecology is the study of earth and it explains issues pertaining to ecology and

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    Geography Landforms

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    Student Notes Questions -Landforms produced by glacial erosion 5. Below in a sketch of a corrie post-glacial. Over-deepened basin caused by erosion due to rotational flow. Post-glaciation‚ a corrie may be filled with a tarn. This is water that has been collected in the hollow; it is dammed by the rock lip. Over-deepened basin caused by erosion due to rotational flow. Post-glaciation‚ a corrie may be filled with a tarn. This is water that has been collected in the hollow; it is dammed by the rock

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    Climate Change In Michigan

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    of rivers and creation of lakes can be attributed to receding glaciers‚ and rivers have made changes to landscapes from steep mountains to flat floodplains. As well as humans creating many changes in the flow and direction of rivers and creation and draining of lakes. Some changes happen very rapidly‚ such as building a dam and creating a lake within a short period of time. Some changes happen over thousands of years‚ such as glacial movement. Michigan is a unique place in the world‚ surrounded by

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    GSCI Final Exam Study Guide Glaciers q 1-24 34% Text book p 570-587 Ice as a Rock - Mass of crystalline grains of the mineral ice - Like sedimentary: formed from material in deposited layers‚ can accumulate a great Thickness - Igneous: formed by the freezing of a fluid - Metamorphic: transformed by recrystallization under pressure - Flows readily downhill like a viscous fluid because of structural weakness - Glaciers: large masses of ice on land that show evidence of

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    this time‚ the temperatures went up and down causing the glaciers to melt or to expand‚ often times causing them to move. This carved the landscape of Michigan (Why). Glacial erosion can happen in two primary ways‚ the first is called plucking‚ and this happens when rocks and debris stick to the underside of a glacier and then are carried off with it. The second is called abrasion‚ this is more of what we might think on when we think of erosion‚ it’s what happens when two pieces of hard material scrape

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    shaping the land with the erosion and deposition that occurs with lakes and rivers‚ to the glacial movement a million years ago. How has water shaped the mitten shape of Michigan not only today‚ but also during the glaciers of the Ice Age? The glaciers that covered Michigan over one million years ago scraped the top layer of the landscape as they moved‚ carving landscapes throughout the land. As the glaciers melted‚ rivers streamed through the channels created by the glacier. The streams that formed

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    Minnesota Glaciers are massive chunks of ice that float in the sea or on land that move incredibly slowly. These ice globs are so large that they have the power to shape and carve land over long periods of time‚ a process called abrasion‚ and often taking hundreds to thousands of years. Currently‚ most glaciers are found in Antarctica and Greenland. This paper will explore a specific glaciation period called the Wisconsin Glaciation and the effects it had on Minnesota. The last glacial advance was

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    Pre A level task Geography Erosional landforms: Corrie = Corries‚ also known as cirques‚ are often the starting point of a glacier. Snowflakes collect in a hollow. As more snow falls‚ the snow is compressed and the air is squeezed out to become firm. With the pressure of more layers of snow‚ the firm will‚ over thousands of years‚ become glacier ice. Erosion and weathering by abrasion‚ plucking and freeze-thaw action will gradually make the hollow bigger. Corries will decrease because of

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    Great Lakes Geography

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    is surrounded by the Great Lakes‚ the largest bodies of fresh water. We are so lucky to have the lakes around us. Michigan was shaped thousands of years ago and what we have now is the cause of many glaciers‚ rivers and lakes‚ and human made alterations. The Great Lakes began to form in the last glacier period about 14‚000 years ago‚ since then they have been a big part of transportation‚ trade and growth for our country. (https://www.google.com/search?q=areas+and+volumes+of+the+great+lakes) How

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    Banff National Park Essay

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    Calgary in the province of Alberta. The coordinates of the park are 51.5 degrees north and 116.0 degrees west. Banff National Park encompasses 6641 square kilometers of valleys‚ mountains‚ glaciers‚ forests‚ meadows‚ rivers‚ and it is also surrounded by other national parks such as Jasper National Park and Glacier National Park. Banff National Park was established in 1885; the purpose of establishment is to settle a conflict of local hot springs’ usage‚ and this area became to a small protected reserve

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