people live in a certain type of climate. Therefore‚ desert where the plants are short and the animals are small because of a lack of water. There is one-fifth of the earth land’s surface is desert. Deserts can be found on every continent except Europe. The desert biome can be separated into four kinds and they are cold‚ hot and dry‚ coastal and semiarid. The cold deserts that are located in Greenland‚ Antarctic and the Nearctic ecozone. These deserts are characterized by cold winters with snowfall
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event‚ a major episode of global cooling and aridification which occurred 34–49 Ma.[36] The southwest monsoon arrives in two branches: the Bay of Bengal branch and the Arabian Sea branch. The latter extends toward a low-pressure area over the Thar Desert and is roughly three times stronger than the Bay of Bengal branch. The monsoon typically breaks over Indian territory by around 25 May‚ when it lashes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It strikes the Indian mainland
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the Indomalaya ecozone (previously called the Oriental region). Asia shows a notable diversity of habitats‚ with significant variations in rainfall‚ altitude‚ topography‚ temperature and geological history‚ which is reflected in its richness of animal life. Contents [hide] 1 Origins of Asian Fauna 2 Zoogeographic regions 2.1 European-Siberian region 2.2 Mediterranean Basin 2.3 Middle-East deserts 2.4 Western and Central Asia 2.5 East Asia 2.6 Indian Subcontinent 2.7 Indochina 2.8 Sunda
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but what makes each one able to inhabit the harsh environment of the desert. They all have the ability to withstand the heat of the desert. The horned viper is one of the most venomous and abundant snakes of its range. They are usually under 2 feet in length. The snakes range mostly spans the Sahara desert It prefers drier areas with sand that is finer and looser and goes in rock opening especially at higher with less harsh desert temperatures. Its bite is mostly not fatal to humans has serious consequences
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countries such as Indonesia and Brazil do more logging than before that people believe developing countries need more income. However‚ other people think logging in the native forests should be banned that can protect wild animals and their natural habitat‚ and also can reduce global warming. In this essay‚ I will support the latter idea. Banned logging in native forests has some disadvantages. Firstly‚ it will decrease economy‚ and also will decrease the income of some timber industry‚ maybe some
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Summary India’s travel and tourism sector performed well during the review period (2009–2013)‚ with growth recorded in both domestic and international tourist volumes. The main factors for tourism growth were government initiatives and continuous efforts to promote the country’s travel and tourism sector on an international level. Timetric expects growth to continue over the forecast period (2014–2018)‚ driven by government initiatives to promote tourism through participation in international events
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of science fiction set on a planet called Arrakis that has almost no water. The maine character‚ Paul Atreides‚ is a powerful figure called the Muad’Dib. After a plot to kill his father is executed‚ Paul and his mother are forced into hiding in the desert where‚ after being captured by the nomads that live there named the Fremen‚ they discover that there is an old prophecy that the Muad’Dib will lead the Fremen to regain control of Arrakis from the group of lords called the guild that rule over the
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the same as the Arctic fox when it comes to diet‚ they eat both plants and animals. The Cape fox is similar to the Blandford’s fox with the appearance‚ beige‚ big ears and a bushy tail. The Corsac fox (vulpes corsac)’s habitat is in Central Asia‚ and they live best in semiarid deserts. The behavior of this fox is quite simple‚ they don’t need to defend territory and sometimes even form packs. They are nocturnal‚ just like the majority of the rest of the foxes. The Corsac fox has smaller teeth and a
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ENERGY RESOURCES Energy is defined as ‘the capacity to do work’. Sun is the primary source of energy. Joule is the standard unit of energy in SI units. Energy utilization is an index of economic development‚ which does not take into account of ill effects/damage on to environment. From 1900 to 2000 population increased by 3 times while energy consumption by 14 times! Energy Resources All energy sources ultimately come from the sun‚ the moon or the earth. Sources of Energy Solar
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Mica‚ Iron‚ Monazite Solar Energy: India is densely populated and has high solar insolation‚ an ideal combination for using solar power in India. In the solar energy sector‚ some large projects have been proposed‚ and a 35‚000 km2 area of the Thar Desert has been set aside for solar power projects‚ sufficient to generate 700 GW to 2‚100 GW. In July 2009‚ India unveiled a US$19 billion plan national solar mission plan to produce 20 GW of solar power by 2020.[1] Under the plan‚ the use of solar-powered
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