A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life. Volcanoes exist all over the world and countless of them go over without us releasing because they are all of different magnitude. Only 10% of volcanoes are monitored around the world from which 90% of these are located in MEDC’S ( More Economically Developed Countries) Volcanoes can pose different type of hazards separating into primary and secondary. Primary being the ash and dust‚ lava flow‚ volcanic gases and pyroclastic flow. How
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Air Mass Q1 A Air Mass is an extremely large body of air whose properties of temperature and moisture content (humidity)‚ at any given altitude‚ are fairly similar in any horizontal direction. * can cover hundreds of thousands of square miles. there can be small variations An air mass is a large body of air that have similar characteristics‚ such as pressure‚ temperature‚ and moisture. What determines its characteristics is the source region. The source region is the surface over which
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Fun Facts Presently‚ 80 per cent of municipal and industrial solid waste in Canada is disposed of by landfilling processes‚ with the remainder disposed through recycling‚ resource recovery and incineration. Recycling one aluminum can saves an amount of energy equivalent to half that can filled with gasoline. Every year nearly 900‚000‚000 trees are cut down to provide raw materials for American paper and pulp mills Benefits:disease control control of vermin that spread disease less chance
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Geomorphology - is the science of landforms‚ their origin‚ evolution‚ form‚ and spatial distribution. Denudation - is any process that wears away or rearranges landforms. Processes include weathering‚ mass movement‚ erosion‚ transportation‚ and deposition. Differential Weathering - the effect of different resistance in rock‚ coupled with variations in the intensity of physical and chemical weathering. Dynamic Equilibrium Model - the balancing act between tectonic uplift and reduction rates
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presentation A Presentation Is... A Presentation Is... A presentation is a means of communicati on which can be adapt ed to various speaking situations‚ such as talk ing to a group‚ addres sing a meeting or brie fing a team. A Presentation Is... Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. Preparing for a presentation Preparation is the single most important part of making a successful presentation. This is the crucial founda
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Presentation Presentations are ways of communicating ideas and information to a group. A presentation carries the speaker’s personality better and allows immediate interaction between all the participants. A good presentation contains at least four elements: * Content — It contains information that people need. But unlike reports‚ which are read at the reader’s own pace‚ presentations must account for how much information the audience can absorb in one sitting. * Structure —
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is Jackie Lee. I’m the Project Officer at a large corporation. The goal of my presentation is introduction our product‚ I’d like to talk about silicon watch. First‚ I’ll start by giving you some background information and then talk about the silicon watch how to attract new customer. Next‚ I’ll demonstrate the benefit and advantage of the silicon watch. Finally‚ we will talk a look at the target customer. This presentation will provide Q&A section of the end. Before I started‚ allow me please
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Disadvantages: Sea - during a volcanic eruption earthquakes happen‚ and tsunamis may be created. Also‚ if it is a volcanic island‚ the island may be destroyed‚ and there is no escape. Lava flow - these are very slow moving‚ but destructive as they cannot be stopped and they set fire to everything in their path. Pyroclastic flow - these are impossible to outrun‚ travelling at about 300 km/h‚ and are extremely destructive Mudflow/lahar - these are mud rivers that have the consistency of cement
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Chapter 7: Fragile environments Ecological footprint: measure of the mark that we humans make on the natural world. It considers how much land and sea are required to provide us with the energy for our lifestyles. Sustainability: actions and forms of progress that meet the needs of the present reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Soil erosion and desertification Soil erosion * The washing or blowing away of top soil. * There are three types:
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GGR252H5 S - Marketing Geography Assignment 1 Student Name: Ren‚ Qiaoyue Student Number: 999231068 Course Instructor: Joseph Leydon Lecture Session: LEC 0101 Due Date: Feb. 4th‚ 2013 at 12pm 0 Marketing Geography - Assignment 1 Introduction: Consumers always play the essential role in marketing. So‚ understanding different buying patterns is very important for marketing and retail analysts to be successful in the business. Nowadays‚ more and more marketers begin to pay more attention
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