Climate is a measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature‚ humidity‚ atmospheric pressure‚ wind‚ precipitation‚ atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time. Climate is different from weather‚ in that weather only describes the short-term conditions of these variables in a given region. A region’s climate is generated by the climate system‚ which has five components: atmosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ cryosphere‚ land surface‚ and biosphere
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Climate‚ vegetation and fire influence positive and/or negative actions imposed on one another. Climate affects vegetation by means of any form of precipitation (rain‚ snow‚ fog‚ etc). Climate also affects the different types of vegetations that will burn after long periods or seasonally due to the variables of precipitation. Fires can be caused through natural impacts or through human endeavors. Fires usually arise after long dry hot periods in windy weather when humidity is relatively low. Under
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stranded in a different region of Pangaea‚ which is a piece of land that incorporates many terrestrial biomes. He doesn’t know how he ended up there but he knew exactly where he was headed. His methods of survival were clear and he was able to make a few friends along the way. Throughout this journey from an unknown place to his home and family he traveled through 3 different terrestrial biomes. The biomes of Pangaea are similar to the ones known in our current world today but they’re in odd pairs. He
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For this paper‚ I decided to study a tropical climate‚ Af‚ which is associated with the Tropical Rain Forest climate and biome. This climate and its associated biome is mostly located near the equator and between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Some specific places this biome and climate exist is in Central America‚ South America‚ Africa and the Indonesian archipelago. The two largest rain forests are The Amazon in South America and in central Africa centered on the drainage basin of the Congo
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Culture What is culture? How is it important to our lives? Culture‚ according to the textbook‚ means "the total knowledge‚ altitude‚ and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group." Culture can be shaped and developed‚ shared‚ and changed overtime. This is important because culture benefits our ways of life. culture can include food/shelter‚ religion‚ language‚ educations‚ etc‚. This is the reason why how does culture shape and develop‚ spread‚ and change over time. You
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Biomes‚ every single spices lives in one. Biomes are large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. They can be found over range of continents and have common characteristics with plants and animals. There are many types of Biomes on earth. BIomes are distinct from habitats‚ because any biome can comprise a variety of habitats. In our lab we had figure out the major components in a biome. For example‚ like the weather‚ what animals live in it‚ plant life‚ etc… And
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How Music Shaped our Culture Hum 176 11/2/2012 Music is a mass market in the United States‚ resulting in a strong influence throughout the nation’s culture. Youth culture in particular has been impacted since the explosion of rock n roll in the 1950’s. As the market continues to expand with each generation‚ an increasingly wider demographic felt the impact of music on daily life. The introduction of new technology contributed as well with music becoming easier to obtain and distribute. As
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Christianity an influential religious system that has been within western society for countless amount of years. Although it doesn’t originate in the west its influence and prescene has shaped the west and many of its important philosophers and scientist. The presence of Christianity in the west has shaped the west with its influence over spiritual and intellectual growth over the course of time. This is noted in varied intellectual movements such as the Renaissance‚ Reformation‚ and Scientific Revolution
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at. Also‚ playing tennis gives me euphoria‚ and it motivates me to play tennis. It seems as if I was made to play tennis. Tennis is an inseparable part of me‚ and I am proud of it. And no matter how you look at it‚ tennis has a significant role in shaping me into the person I am today. Playing tennis shaped me by helping me develop three things: sportsmanship‚ grit‚ and a passion. Sportsmanship was an ethos I lacked for a significant part of my life. Before I started playing tennis‚ with people other
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The change in climate is something we are all facing. We sometimes hear of winter days becoming longer in some states and summer months becoming hotter than usual. All of these changes are contributed to the choices we make in our day to day lives; do we recycle‚ are we conscious of our surroundings‚ etc. Would I consider this to be an issue of morality? Yes‚ I would. Everyone has the responsibility to be aware of their surroundings. We each must take a part on how we treat the planet‚ i.e.
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