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    A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life. Volcanoes exist all over the world and countless of them go over without us releasing because they are all of different magnitude. Only 10% of volcanoes are monitored around the world from which 90% of these are located in MEDC’S ( More Economically Developed Countries) Volcanoes can pose different type of hazards separating into primary and secondary. Primary being the ash and dust‚ lava flow‚ volcanic gases and pyroclastic flow. How

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    Air Mass Q1 A Air Mass is an extremely large body of air whose properties of temperature and moisture content (humidity)‚ at any given altitude‚ are fairly similar in any horizontal direction. * can cover hundreds of thousands of square miles. there can be small variations An air mass is a large body of air that have similar characteristics‚ such as pressure‚ temperature‚ and moisture. What determines its characteristics is the source region. The source region is the surface over which

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    Fun Facts Presently‚ 80 per cent of municipal and industrial solid waste in Canada is disposed of by landfilling processes‚ with the remainder disposed through recycling‚ resource recovery and incineration. Recycling one aluminum can saves an amount of energy equivalent to half that can filled with gasoline. Every year nearly 900‚000‚000 trees are cut down to provide raw materials for American paper and pulp mills Benefits:disease control control of vermin that spread disease less chance

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    Geomorphology - is the science of landforms‚ their origin‚ evolution‚ form‚ and spatial distribution. Denudation - is any process that wears away or rearranges landforms. Processes include weathering‚ mass movement‚ erosion‚ transportation‚ and deposition. Differential Weathering - the effect of different resistance in rock‚ coupled with variations in the intensity of physical and chemical weathering. Dynamic Equilibrium Model - the balancing act between tectonic uplift and reduction rates

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    SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITIY‚ FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AUSTRALIAN WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS Assessment 1: BIO01204 Aisling Hall 21620531 3/29/2010 1 Aisling Hall 21620531 BIO01204 Table of Contents IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AUSTRALIAN WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS ........................................... 3 Abstract .................................................................................................................................

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    Disadvantages: Sea - during a volcanic eruption earthquakes happen‚ and tsunamis may be created. Also‚ if it is a volcanic island‚ the island may be destroyed‚ and there is no escape. Lava flow - these are very slow moving‚ but destructive as they cannot be stopped and they set fire to everything in their path. Pyroclastic flow - these are impossible to outrun‚ travelling at about 300 km/h‚ and are extremely destructive Mudflow/lahar - these are mud rivers that have the consistency of cement

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    Chapter 7: Fragile environments Ecological footprint: measure of the mark that we humans make on the natural world. It considers how much land and sea are required to provide us with the energy for our lifestyles. Sustainability: actions and forms of progress that meet the needs of the present reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Soil erosion and desertification Soil erosion * The washing or blowing away of top soil. * There are three types:

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    Feminist Geography Since its conception‚ geography has been involved in the development of races and genders‚ mapping the boundaries that separate and exclude the world of privilege from the other. The imposing eyes that facilitated this domination have recently been challenged to quash their perpetuation of racial difference‚ and although existing more obscurely‚ to challenge the sexist legacy remaining in geography. “As part of geography‚ feminist approaches within our

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    The Importance of Geography – current statement Geography provokes and answers questions about the natural and human worlds‚ using different scales of enquiry to view them from different perspectives. It develops knowledge of places and environments throughout the world‚ an understanding of maps‚ and a range of investigative and problem solving skills both inside and outside the classroom. As such‚ it prepares pupils for adult life and employment. Geography is a focus within the curriculum for

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    ------------------------------------------------- Geography of Pakistan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Geography of Pakistan | | Continent | Asia | Region | Southwest Asia | Coordinates | 30°00 ’N 70°00 ’E | Area | Ranked 36th 880‚940 km2 (340‚130 sq mi) 97.13% land 2.87 % water | Borders | Total: 6‚975 km (4‚334.1 mi) Afghanistan: 2‚643 km (1‚642.3 mi) China: 510 km (316.9 mi) India: 2‚910 km (1‚808.2 mi) Iran: 912 km (566.7 mi) | Highest point | K2 8‚616.3 m

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