[pic] INTRODUCTION The term tsunami comes from the Japanese language meaning harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). Although in Japanese tsunami is used for both the singular and plural‚ in English tsunamis is well-established as the plural. The term was created by fishermen who returned to port to find the area surrounding the harbour devastated‚ although they had not been aware of any wave in the open water. A tsunami is not a sub-surface event in the deep ocean; it simply has a much smaller amplitude
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Introduction The ocean has the oldest‚ most diverse‚ most numerous and least studied organisms on earth. It covers almost three fourths of our planet and has the potential to feed the world and supply cures for many diseases. Studying sea plants and animals is a challenge that is becoming easier due to advanced technologies such as deep-sea submersibles‚ sonar‚ lasers‚ videos‚ and satellites. In many cases‚ it ’s simply too hard to make a drug from scratch. The chemistry is too complicated. So
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How did Indian Ocean Trade Affect Societies in East Africa? Throughout history societies have flourished‚ changed‚ dominated‚ and developed due to the great benefits of commerce‚ or trade which are of great value to civilizations of man. A significant example of trade as a benefactor is The Indian Ocean‚ one of the eldest trade routes spanning between Asia and Africa. This trade was an incredibly important and imposing amalgamation traversing from East Africa throughout most of Asia‚ which
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The United States would have to chart its own course‚ which it did in Article I‚ Section 8‚ of its Constitution: ¡§The Congress shall have Power ¡K To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations‚ and among the several States‚ and with the Indian Tribes.¡¨ This was the law from which more than 200 years of federal legislation and programs would derive. h In the closing years of the 18th century‚ many of these ¡§new¡¨ Americans were migrating in search of land across the Alleghenies and the Blue Ridge into
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subjects. Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America and triumphant return signaled the beginning of a new era of exploration. Likewise‚ Prince Henry the Navigator’s expeditions along the West African coast led to increased trade with Africa. Long isolated from the rest of the world‚ the Native Americans’ lives were drastically changed by the presence of European explorers‚ and later‚ colonists. Some aspects of life‚ such as domination by the elite in Europe‚ trade in Africa‚ and Native American ways of life
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Why do I do it? Why do I scare myself with the ocean…? It is true‚ it is merciless‚ literally; it’s not conscious‚ so it has no feelings‚ no remorse‚ no pity‚ no awareness. It would be wrong to say it is inanimate‚ because it is certainly animate. And not alive‚ yet contains so much life within it might as well be. Like a Frankenstein body filled with cells and bacteria and nerve impulses yet no consciousness. My worst nightmare – I don’t have it very often but it’s a strong one – can take
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COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain. In
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In the mid-15th century‚ the Portuguese‚ led by Bartolomeo Diaz‚ sailed to discover India. However‚ they ended up on the East Coast of Africa due to ocean wind trades that drove them up into the Indian Ocean. There inhabitants in Africa led them to discover new peoples and material that they believed would help them control the trading system. However‚ going into the early 17th century‚ the Portuguese failed to take control of trade over multiple attempts. They were unable to change the way that
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There were many changes that Europe underwent in their mindset. These changes occurred over a 300-year period‚ from 1450 to 1750. There were both changes in religion and other things‚ such as politics and core subjects. There were two main religions in Europe. These were characterized as Catholic and Protestant. Both parties were dedicated to their own religion‚ and despised the other whole-heartedly. As a result‚ the reformations started many religious wars fought by both religions. These wars caused
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Equatorial The equatorial‚ hot‚ wet‚ climate is found between 5 degrees north and 10 degrees south of the equator. The temperature of the equatorial regions is hot throughout the year‚ with a very low temperature range usually of less than 3 degrees Celsius. Due to the heat in the equatorial belt mornings are bright and sunny. This causes evaporation and conventional air currents are set up‚ followed by heavy down pours of convectional rain. The amount of rainfall recorded in one afternoon may
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