Technological Advances during the Age of Exploration The Age of Exploration was the period of time from approximately 1400 to 1600‚ in which Europeans traveled the rest of the world in search of trade and goods. Technological advances were made and used to launch this era. These advances were the Caravel‚ the Magnetic Compass‚ and the Astrolabe. The Caravel was a ship designed for long voyages. It was renovated by Portuguese shipbuilders in 14th century. It was actually used as a fishing boat since
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in the pack.How are wolves so good at smell blood for miles away? The arctic wolf is interesting because of where it lives‚ how it survives‚ and how it is impacted by humans. Arctic wolves lives in the Arctic‚ the region is located above 67° north latitude. The land is covered a lot of snow and ice for most of the year‚ except for a brief period over the summer. The wolf is one of nature’s most sophisticated social orders‚ as one of the most intensively studied. A wolf pack is usually a family group
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The tropical rainforest is a warm biome and ecosystem. An important tropical rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest. The latitude and longitude of the Amazon rainforest is 3.4653° S‚ 62.2159° W. The Amazon rainforest is very hot and moist. The average temperature of the tropical rainforest is 80°F. The average precipitation is 60 to 160 inches that is distributed evenly throughout the year. The tropical rainforest is suitable to many plant and animal life. It contains the most biodiversity
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Geology a science that examines the earth‚ its form and composition‚ and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing involves the knowledge of what happened before and the events occurring within the atmosphere requires not only a study of the materials found on earth but an understanding of the various geologic processes aims to develop an understanding of the earth’s materials and how these materials were changed and modified through the action of natural forces over a period of time Geology
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of effects" route and have coined the name "Like Me". To have more knowledge of competitive products in the market. Magazines such as Femina and Cosmopolitian are good source for competitive product advertising. In addition‚ since there is wide latitude in pricing the line‚ indicate whether it should be priced at the bottom‚ in the middle‚ or at the high end of the moderate price range. You need to develop your strategy and argument for your approach which is best for
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adjoining hill ranges spread along about 170 Km North to South in Kadapa and Nellore Districts and stretching a little further into Prakasam District. Geographically these hill ranges lie between 790 E to 790 30’ E and 130 45’ N to 150 15’ N. The latitude in general ranges up to 1000 m. The forests are in general dry deciduous type. Veligonda and adjoining hill ranges comprising of Palakonda‚ Seshachalam‚ Lankamala and terminal part of Nallamala from mid region of Southern Eastern Ghats.
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Himalayan regions receive snowfall in the winter months. Himalayas and the Thar Desert substantially influence the Indian climate. The Himalayas block the cold winds from Central Asia. This keeps the Indian subcontinent warmer than places with similar latitudes. Thar Desert attracts the south west monsoons during the June to October post summer months‚ providing most of the rainfall in India. Summer: March to June are the Summer months in most parts of India. North Western India has April to July
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Section 1 Weather and climate – do they matter? Data Based Questions Study the following newspaper and then answer the questions. |2009 among the hottest years in Hong Kong history | |With an average temperature of 23.50C‚ 2009 was probably the ninth-hottest years in Hong Kong Observatory’s records.| | | |The past decade
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ABSTRACT MODELING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES CASE STUDY: ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN IN COLORADO There is mounting evidence that amount of carbon dioxide is being increased which can lead to changing the global climate drastically during this century. Climate change can have important effect on the water resources and water demand like urban and agriculture uses. The effects of climate change have been explored in the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado which is one of the major
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Monterey Bay was established on September 18‚ 1992. It is the 11th largest marine sanctuary. It goes from Santa Barbara to San Francisco and stretches out from the shore about 50 kilometers into the temperate pacific ocean. Monterey Bay’s latitude is 36.8007° N‚ 121.9473° W. This national sanctuary has an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. Monterey Bay is saltwater. The Monterey Bay National Sanctuary is about 6‚094 square miles. Monterey bay has a salinity of 33.1 to 33.3 psu(practical salinity
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