The tropical rainforest is a hot‚ moist biome found near Earth’s equator. The World’s largest tropical rainforests are in South America‚ Africa‚ and Southeast Asia. Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Tropical Rainforest: Animals Tropical rainforests support a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome. One of the reasons for this great variety of animals is the constant warmth. Tropical rainforests
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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 River. Although‚ surprisingly the Tropical Rain Forest climate is limited in its extent on land and cover many
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“Cartographers have strongly emphasised the visible‚ the tangible‚ the static‚ the physical and the historical values over the invisible‚ intangible‚ dynamic‚ human and futurist aspects of the world.” Cartographers have long ago developed maps for understanding the complexity of our environment. Whether it started for war or general education‚ cartography has developed over time in an astonishing way. While analysing the quote ‘Cartographers have strongly emphasised the visible‚ the tangible
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Aquatic Biomes An aquatic biome is an ecological community dominated by water. This biome can be broken down into two categories: o Freshwater‚ which includes rivers‚ streams‚ ponds‚ lakes and freshwater wetland. o Marine or saltwater‚ which includes oceans‚ seas‚ estuaries‚ coral reefs and saltwater wetland. Each of these aquatic ecosystems can be defined by variables such as temperature‚ the presence or absence of light‚ and the availability of nutrients. Aquatic biomes cover almost all the
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certain biomes require fire to germinate and adapt to living under these conditions‚ therefore humans have to ignite fires to maintain the routine of fire in fire-scarce biomes. The biomes of South Africa that fire plays the most important role in are the Fynbos‚ Savanna‚ and Grassland biomes. There are four other biomes that rarely burn. Fire is the most important in the Fynbos biome; the reasons will be touched upon in the following paragraph. Fynbos (fine-leaved bush) biome This biome describes
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Taking a look into the world we live in‚ human activities generate a plethora of environmental stresses. These environmental stresses have a hard-hitting effect on coastal biomes that stretch all over the globe. Field studies have been instituted to record and assess the chemical and biochemical phenomena occurring in our natural environment this is referred to as Environmental Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry‚ studies the chemical processes that occur in the environment which are greatly influenced
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! " # %& $ & ’ 1 Acknowledgements My thanks go to all the individuals who took time to answer my questions during interviews in the UK and Pakistan and to explain and demonstrate their mapping methodologies and outputs to me. I’m especially grateful to OPPRTI and ASB in Pakistan. This report would not have been possible without their professional and dedicated organisation of my itinerary in Karachi and in Faisalabad and Jaranwala and their openness to all my questions and comprehensive
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MS 217 Dennis Borzakov Class 723 January 15‚ 2013 Problem HOW IS A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP MADE Hypothesis I think that to make a topographic map you have to see the form of the object from up top. To do this you need a satellite image. These images are called aerial photographs. Using elevation calculators and ground measures cartographers then make topographic maps. Materials • Clay model landform • Water tinted with food coloring • Transparency • Clear
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Directions for the Wandering Map My wondering map is to accomplish my life long goal is to graduate college‚ entering nursing school‚ and go back to my native land and help with whatever I can my people. Coming from a small island‚ where both of my parents didn’t get a chance‚ go to school‚ I feel like it is my responsibility to break that circle in my family by going to college to obtain a degree. Coming to this country wasn’t an easy experience‚ consequently where I get to learn a new culture‚
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BASIC MAP READING Introduction Maps and their substitutes are of particular value to the military establishment. It is frequently necessary to identify ridges‚ valleys routes of movement‚ and other characteristics of a section of terrain that cannot be reconnoiter in advance. Plans for the future operations must be based on knowledge gained in part from maps their substitutes. Therefore‚ as future member of the AFP‚ you must know how to use and read a map. It is mandatory for you to know
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