1.1 Introduction Japan‚ a beautiful and wonderful country made up of more than 6‚800 islands and located in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean which lies off the coast of Russia and to the east of People’s Republic of China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Taiwan in the south. The area of Japan is 377‚873kilometersquare which is slightly smaller than the size of California(United States of America). Japans’ main islands are Hokkaido‚ Shikoku‚ Honshu and Kyushu and several thousand more islands which form
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Image two Image three Image four Assignment 1-1B: Applying the 5 Major Themes Assignment Instructions Pick one Canadian city of your choosing‚ other than Surrey‚ B.C.‚ and describe that city using the five major themes of geography. Try to pick a fairly major city that will have significant detail on its website. For resources‚ you should consider using: - that city’s official web page‚ - tourism web sites‚ - Natural Resources Canada mapping system ‚ - google earth to
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Task 2 2.1 TEMPLATE 2: Conduct directed geography research A. Collect and record primary/secondary data in your local area Secondary Data 2.2 3.5 Tuesday 11 February Wednesday 12 Febuary Thursday 13 February Friday 14 February Saturday
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Geography Assignment: Earthquake Part A: 1. Earthquakes are the sudden and rapid shaking of the earth. The collision of tectonic plates and volcanic eruptions are what cause earthquakes. 2. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates and by volcanoes. The Earth’s crust is made up of plates which can freely slide across the mantle. When these plates collide or slide past with other plates‚ earthquakes occur. After the main earthquake‚ an aftershock may occur as the rock masses
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Introduction The purpose of this research task is to determine the ecological status of the Reddam House wetland; I will be doing this by testing the water in the area. I’ve chosen to do this because the water is a major deciding factor in the supporting of plant life and animal life‚ without the proper supply of water no plant life or animal life would be able to survive. I will be using Rand Water that will run a series of tests on the water‚ this will allow me to accurately read the results and
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Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18‚ 1980. The volcano‚ located in southwestern Washington‚ used to be a beautiful symmetrical cone about 9‚600 feet (3‚000 meters) above sea level. The eruption‚ which removed the upper 1‚300 feet (396 meters) of the summit‚ left a horseshoe-shaped crater and a barren wasteland. Today the land is healing‚ having recovered its natural beauty‚ but the landscape has been permanently altered. Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest called the mountain "Louwala-Clough"
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To what extent do you agree that river landforms can be classified as either erosional or depositional? Many different landforms are made by either deposition or erosion and there are some cases where they can be classified as both. Erosional landforms are caused by erosion which is the breaking down and transportation of particles from one area to another. Depositional landforms are made when particles are deposited somewhere else. In my opinion I think that river landforms can be classified
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Short Answers Define World cities World cities are large cities that have outstripped its national urban network and become part of an international global system. World cities are the centre of world trade and communications‚ leaders in banking and finance‚ the host of entertainment and sporting events‚ the headquarters of non-government organisations‚ and major tourist destinations. World cities are the command and control centres in the borderless domain of the new global economy. Examples
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Digital Technology Remote sensing – data collected from aerial photography and satellite imagery. Tem – System of satellites & receivers to plot location. GPS – Global Positioning System – system of satellites & receivers to plot location. GIS – Geographic Information System‚ - System to manipulate & display spatial data. Electrical lines‚ gas lines‚ etc. Remote Sensing Aerial Photography Discern spatial patterns Resource Inventory Emergency Management Sun-Synchronous Satellites: adjust
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and Wetlands In the last decade‚ the conservation of our ecosystem has gained high importance. The last few years have seen a considerable jump on awareness of the conservation of marshlands. Marshlands or wetlands are areas which are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems. Here the water is usually at the surface. The land is covered by stagnant water that does not exceed 6 meters. They are considered important as they are home to various species of flora and fauna. Wetlands covers
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