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    Rivers Velocity

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    * Hypotheses: “The velocity and dischage * Increase downstream”. * “Does the river become more efficient downstream and what are the effects on bed load. ” * “The gradient decreases downstream” * The roundness and bed load increase downstream and as the river gets faster it carries greater amounts of bed-load” In my conclusion I will be linking all of these hypotheses to velocity of the river. Carding Mill valley (long Mynd): The name Long Mynd means "Long Mountain”‚ it is

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    River Pollution

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    River Pollution River pollution is form of water pollution that refers to the contamination of rivers. River pollution occurs when waste and different other pollutants are discharged into river without being properly treated. River pollution has negative effect on aquatic ecosystems. The negative impact on plants and animals often leads to decline in species‚ and sometimes even to extinction of entire species (Yangtze River dolphin). River pollution also leads to decrease in freshwater resources

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    Blood On The River

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    also known as “Literature Circles”. In literature circles my group read the book” Blood on The River” by Elisa Carbone. After reading the book‚ in US History and Language Arts‚ we did a project called the infographic project. From this project‚ I grew the most in collaboration. My partners for the project were Caralina and Jacob. An infographic is a visual representation of information. During this project collaboration was the most important quality to have a group that would put this infographic

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    Pasig River

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    Background of Study  The Pasig River‚ which traverses major cities in Metro Manila‚ is considered as the “lifeline of our nation.” For years‚ various attempts have been carried out to rehabilitate or revive this long-been considered as dead river. Such attempts‚ though significant at some points‚ seemed to be insufficient to address all the requirement of successful river rehabilitation‚ not to mention people’s lingering doubt that reviving the river is such an impossible endeavor.  On February

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    The Three Gorges Dam: Enviornmentally Ruining China? Source: http://faculty.washington.edu/nemati/3gorges/ By: Jonathan Folsom World Issues April 22nd‚ 2014 Introduction/Background In the aftermath of Mao Zedong‚ China was viewed as a powerless and developing nation. In 2009‚ the Chinese executed the record-breaking world’s largest engineering and hydropower project on the Yangtze River.1 This 23 billion (US) dollar project is known as the Three Gorges Dam.2 The dam stands at 607 feet

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    Three Gorges Dam Essay

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    Completing the Application Packet for an IRB Protocol [pic] ✓ IRB Application/Protocol: Save and upload the application and supporting forms for processing. 1. Provide accurate contact information in case clarifications are needed. 2. Contact the Office of Research Compliance and Ethics at rescomp@ncat.edu for username and password. Provide your department and NCAT email address. 3. Upload your IRB Application. Go to http://www.irbuploads.org/login.php and upload your application

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    The Yellow River

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    The Yellow River‚ also known as Huang He‚ is located in Northern Central China. It is the second longest river in China. It carries yellow sandy silt‚ called loess‚ which gives the river its name (Dramer‚ 2001‚ p.7). It carries its rich yellow silt from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean (Spielvogel‚ 2005‚ p.85). The Huang He is sometimes called “The Great Sorrow” because of suffering brought by its floods (Ellis‚ Esler‚ 2001‚ p. 111). Millions of people have drowned‚ towns have been destroyed‚ and crops

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    Shoals Tennessee River

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    portion of the Tennessee River‚ was part of the Tennessee River. The river was unique because it had a 130 foot drop in elevation for 30 miles. The drop in elevation made it seemingly impossible to travel upstream‚ or against the current. The drop in the elevation created rapids‚ called “shoals”. This part of the Tennessee River is where the Tennessee Valley Authority originated. The Tennessee River Valley was a very fertile place. Cotton and corn thrived growing in the river valley. However‚ this didn’t

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    forests give birth to huge rivers. With a view to tapping the hydro power potential of these rivers‚ a nexus of policymakers‚ technocrats and contractors have mooted plans for the construction of dozens of dams. In the process‚ however‚ little regard is being paid to the short and long-term consequences on the ecosystem‚ biodiversity or the local people in the river’s watershed and drainage. One of the largest projects proposed for northeast India is the Tipaimukh dam on the river Barak in Manipur. This

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    Yamuna River

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    Yamuna The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना)‚ sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা‚ Hindi: जमुना‚ Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna‚ is the largest tributary river of theGanges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6‚387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand‚ it travels a total length of 1‚376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366‚223 square kilometres (141‚399 sq mi)‚ 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin

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