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    It takes a lot more than a few men and a bundle of wood built into a boat to travel around the entire world. Many explorers of this time period risked their lives to discover the land walked by many people today. The discoveries and gadgets made by these people have contributed positively to the voyages across the ocean today. Not only have they made it easy‚ they have also made it different in so many ways! The time period lasting between the 1500’s and the 1700’s‚ also known as the age of exploration

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    Hydrosphere The movement of water around‚ over‚ and through the Earth is called the water cycle‚ a key process of the hydrosphere. In physical geography‚ the term hydrosphere (Greek hydro means "water") describes the collective mass of water found on‚ under‚ and over a planet’s surface. The Earth’s hydrosphere consists chiefly of the oceans‚ but technically includes clouds‚ inland seas‚ lakes‚ rivers‚ and underground waters. Hydrosphere refers to that portion of Earth that is composed of water. The

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    Extended Response Writing in HSC Geography There are two parts to approaching an extended response: 1. Reading the question 2. Writing the response 1. Reading the Question By effectively reading the question you find out what FACTS and TOPICS are required how the examiners want you to answer it. 3 How do I effectively read the question? 4 Determine what syllabus dot point it is from? All questions are based on a syllabus dot point. Once you can recognise

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    The Sonoran occupies 100‚000 square miles along the two countries. The Sonoran is the result of a rain shadow desert being bordered by the Peninsular Ranges in California as well as being in a latitude around 30 being effected by the Subtropical high. The Subtropical high is an area from the 20 -40 latitude where air subsides by compression leading to a temperature inversion and acts as a barrier to vertical convection and is largely responsible for aridity in the region. Unlike the Mojave‚ the Sonoran

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    1. As seen from temperate or tropical latitudes‚ the positions of the constellations shift gradually westward in the sky from night to night because (a) the Earth rotates on its axis. (b) the Earth revolves around the Sun. (c) the tilt of the Earth’s axis changes. (d) their right ascensions constantly change. (e) their declinations constantly change. 2. A star cluster in which the individual stars do not show a striking central concentration nor an orderly pattern or structure is

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    Give an example of each scale of atmospheric motion; Micro‚ Meso and Macro. An example of a “Microscale” atmospheric motion would be a small‚ turbulent breeze blowing through the trees. A F3 tornado flowing across a Kansas corn field would be an example of a “Mesoscale” motion‚ and Super Storm Sandy would be a great example of a “Macroscale” motion. What causes an "eddy" to form? An “eddy” is formed when wind encounters a solid object‚ a whirl of air is formed on the object’s downward side. The

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    WHAT IS CLIMATE

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    because they are vertically hit by the sun’s rays. Just like the weather here in the Philippines. Places that are far from the equator are cooler because they are not vertically hit by the sun’s rays. Just like the north pole and the south pole. 3. Latitude It is the distance north or south

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    GEOMORPHOLOGY : THE STUDY OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH RELATED TERMS : • PHYSIOGRAPHY • RELIEF • TOPOGRAPHY • LANDFORMS • LANDSCAPES SURFACE FEATURES EARTH = 2 PRINCIPAL PARTS 1. 1/3 LAND (CONSISTS OF FOUR LARGE LAND MASSES DIVIDED INTO SEVEN CONTINENTS & THOUSANDS OF SMALLER LAND MASSES 2. 2/3 WATER (FOUR MAJOR OCEANS & HUNDREDS OF SMALLER BODIES OF WATER CONTINENTS (by the number of countries) #1 Africa - (53)

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    ECOSYSTEMS RAINFOREST By: Christina L. Jackson The business dictionary definition of rainforest is a dense forest of evergreen trees growing in regions of heavy year-round rainfall in tropical latitudes (such as Amazon Basin‚ Borneo‚ New Guinea‚ North-East India‚ and Zair Basin) and warm temperate latitudes (such as Eastern Australia‚ Florida‚ South Africa‚ South Brazil‚ South and Central China‚ South Japan‚ and New Zealand’s North Island). Nearly half of these forests are in the Central and South

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    TEST FORMAT: Exam #1 will be worth 100 points and consist of short answer/definition‚ listing and descriptions. SAMPLE QUESTIONS: 1. According to Theories of Verbal Coding‚ list & define the three ways in which the study of signs and/or verbal coding can be approached (6 pts). 1. semantics: how signs relate to things  meaning 2. Pragmatics: how signs effect human behavior 3. Syntactic: signs relating to other signs 2. List the concepts of the Scientific Method (4 pts). 1. statement of

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