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    Describe and explain how river processes change along the long profile of a river A river changes shape as it flows from its source (where a river starts) to its mouth (where a river flows into a sea or lake). The shape of the long profile (a slice through the river from source to mouth) shows how the rivers gradient‚ height‚ energy and load changes due to erosion processes such as abrasion‚ cavitation‚ attrition‚ hydraulic action and corrosion as well as how the rivers deposition rates fluxuate

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    A little over two centuries ago – with the briefest of negotiations and under leadership of President Thomas Jefferson – the United States doubled in size. The Louisiana Purchase was a deal that encompassed all of the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains‚ excluding Texas. At less than three cents per acre for 828‚000 square miles‚ it was the greatest land bargain in U.S. history. A bargain that cemented Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as President‚ even though Jefferson would

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    January 06‚ 2014 HRR # 3 THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain Setting: In the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg‚ Missouri; various locations along the river through Arkansas‚ roughly 1835–1845. Characters: Huckleberry Finn -  The protagonist and narrator of the novel. Huck is the thirteen-year-old son of the local drunk of St. Petersburg‚ Missouri‚ a town on the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer -  Huck’s friend. Tom serves as a foil to Huck: imaginative

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    Ganges and Yangtze Rivers

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    by: Mr. Amphaivanh KEOMANIVONH World Cultures Ganges and Yangtze Rivers According to what I have seen in the documentaries of the Ganges and the Yangtze Rivers‚ I realize how these two rivers have had great impacts to its people. In fact‚ rivers have been considered being the most important natural resources for people and all living things from the past until now. The Ganges River in India is the most sacred river of the Hindus‚ flows from the southern parts of Himalayas in Northern

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    written many well-known American classics such as those of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was born November 30‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri. He was born to John Clemons and Jane Clemons. Twain grew up on the MS River‚ so he had many memories growing up as a child. These included swimming‚ fishing‚ playing pirates‚ and pulling a few pranks every now and then. Unfortunately‚ his family did not belong to much wealth. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written

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    HAVANA‚ Ill - As scientists aboard a research boat activate an electric current‚ the calm Illinois River transforms into a roiling‚ silvery mass. Asian carp by the dozen hurtle from the water as if shot from a gun‚ soaring in graceful arcs before plunging beneath the surface with splashes resembling tiny geysers. These fish aren’t the normal species of fish you would see around here. When brought to the Great Lakes these fish have the potential to destroy the ecosystem the normal fish and organisms

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    relationship changes‚ supporting your answer with at least three examples from the story. Jim‚ a slave owned by Miss Watson‚ is a very interesting character in the book. He seems like a person who is filled with superstitions but later down the river we learn about his fine attributes like his unselfishness and his love for Huck. Because he is more than a stereotypical slave‚ Huck and Jim throughout the book develop a very loyal friendship and become very good friends. Jim‚ who acts like a father

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    tour destination in the Midwest‚ the Navy pier would suffer because tourists won’t be able to get there. Many millions of dollars are at stake if locks are closed (“Keep locks open;find”). It would cost a ton of money to reverse the flow of the whole river. They would have to barricade canals and once the reversal of water reached down town‚ they would have to spend billions because water would be pushed and it would cause flooding. They then would have to spend more money to control the water flow by

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    Louisiana Purchase On April 30‚ 1803‚ Thomas Jefferson made a treaty with Napoleon of France called the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase included the acquirement of the New Orleans area and 828‚000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. Jefferson bought this land from France for $15 million dollars‚ with each acre costing about three cents. The Louisiana Purchase was one of Jefferson’s greatest accomplishments because it more than doubled the size of the United States. The land

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    River as Bridge

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    The River as Bridge At the beginning of the new millennium urban populations outnumbered that of rural populations for the first time in history. Urban areas have long had connotations of being harmful to our environment and the people living in them are often seen as either careless or oblivious in regards to maintaining their surrounding environment; most notably the rivers that flow through their cities. The Trinity River begins in North Texas and flows all the way to the Gulf of Mexico; it flows

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