Mauna Loa is the biggest mountain in the world and one of the most active. It rises over 4 kilometers above sea level. Its coordinates are 19.4721 longatude and 155.5922 latitude. It is located in Hawaii. The 74.5 mile long volcano covers half of Hawaii. The massive volcano rises almost 2.5 miles above sea level. The volcano measures 56‚000 feet from its ocean floor base. One of the legends say that the goddess Pele was driven from her home by her sister. Every time Pele would thrust her digging
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New Jersey I. Government During the Revolutionary War in 1776‚ the first constitution of the state of New Jersey was written to create a government framework for the state. The constitution has been rewritten twice to address issues that arose with the original and subsequent versions. In the mid-1800s‚ New Jersey citizens wanted a more democratic form of state government so the 1844 constitution was drafted‚ providing for the separation of powers among the legislative‚ judicial‚ and executive
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Science 1206 Unit 2: Weather Dynamics Worksheet 11: Seasons and the Angle of the Sun Much of the Earth’s weather‚ especially our changing seasons are caused by: 1) Tilt of the Earth 2) Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees on its axis This rotation is what caused day and night Earth’s revolution around the sun - It takes 365.25 days for the Earth to make a complete revolution around the sun. Sub-solar point the point where the sun’s rays strike the earth at a 90 degree angle. The beginning of each
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IX. Polk the Purposeful Polk laid out a 4-point mission for himself and the nation (then achieved all 4 points in 4 years) Lower the tariff Restore the independent treasury (put U.S. money into non-government banks) Clear up the Oregon border issue Get California One of Polk’s acts was to lower the tariff‚ and his secretary of the treasury‚ Robert J. Walker‚ did so‚ lowering the tariff from 32% to 25% despite complaints by the industrialists. Despite warnings of doom‚ the new tariff was
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The Roots of Inequality Have you ever wondered why people in America have it so much easier than people in places like Papua New Guinea? You may not believe this‚ but it was all based off of geological luck. Europeans had many advantages over other civilizations. They had a warm climate so they could grow nutritious crops. Since they had crops‚ they could use domestic animals to work for them. This led to the immunity to smallpox from being in close quarters with the animals. Europeans also had
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ASTR 1030 Birthday Lab b Name: Section: 1030 Date:1/28/13 Birthplace: Brazil Betem Longitude: w 45 27’ 36.00 Latitude: s 19 9’ 36.00 Date of birth: 6/4/1776 Day of the Week Thursday Your birth sign‚ according to the newspaper astrologer: Gemini Actual zodiacal constellation the Sun lay in: It in a different constellation each month Time of Sunrise on your birth date:5:42A.M.; Sunset:7:32P.M. Mercury lies to the east of the Sun in the constellation Aquarius
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environments. The greenhouses complex in the province of Almería‚ Andalucía‚ Spain‚ is visible from space.[3]As they may enable certain crops to be grown throughout the year‚ greenhouses are increasingly important in the food supply of high-latitude countries. One of the largest complexes in the world is in Almería‚ Andalucía‚ Spain‚ where greenhouses cover almost 50‚000 acres (200 km2).[4] Greenhouses are often used for growing flowers‚ vegetables‚ fruits‚ and transplants. Special greenhouse
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called Hurricanes. A hurricane is an intense‚ rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 74 mph. It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes‚ typically about 311 miles in diameter. At the ocean’s surface‚ the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height‚ eventually turning into clockwise outflow near the top of the storm. Hurricanes
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Penn State would give me everything I look for in a school: big‚ lots of energy‚ prestigious‚ well rounded‚ and of course a higher latitude. My reasoning my sound silly‚ or even dumb‚ but I know I can be successful at any school I get accepted to. It’s Pennsylvania though‚ where I can grow as a person and have new experiences that will change who I am and give me the exposure I want
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------------------------------------------------- Geography From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Geographical" redirects here. For the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society‚ see Geographical (magazine). For other uses‚ see Geography (disambiguation). Map of the Earth Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία‚ geographia‚ lit. "earth description"[1]) is the science that studies the lands‚ the features‚ the inhabitants‚ and the phenomena of the Earth.[2] A literal translation would be "to describe
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