through‚ causing pressure. When the pressure becomes too great‚ the crust bursts‚ allowing the lava to escape. The area where the lava resided becomes the caldera. There are more than 1900 active volcanoes in the world today according to National Geographic.com‚ but only a handful of them are super volcanoes. Many of them are in North America‚ the most famous being the Yellowstone Caldera. The Yellowstone Caldara has been active for about 2.1 million years according to NPR.
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Conquering the summit Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the highest mountain in the world and to give examples of people who climbed it. Central idea: I will talk about the height of the Everest‚ the trail that leads to the summit‚ the location‚ and surroundings. Introduction I. Try to close your eyes and imagine the following scenes. A. You are seating down on the highest summit in the world‚ and all you see is other white summits. B. You are away from the
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The Choice Should there be a permanent base camp? KJ December 19th‚ 2011 Should there be a permanent base camp? The choice for a permanent base camp has not been made because the are plenty of good reasons why there should be one. On the other hand there are also plenty of bad reasons why there shouldn’t be one. Though the council has not decided completely there have been a few rumors that they might start building in 2014 or 2015. This may become an issue with the people that live in
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The Palaestra Pompeii In Roman times‚ the exercise yard was know as the palaestra and it was always a feature in every Roman town. Pompeii had a particularly large palaestra‚ sized at just over a hectare‚ it consumed the towns entire south-eastern boundary. Built in response to the Augustan wish of providing ample exercise and training grounds to their young‚ Pompeii’s palaestra is unique as most were donated by public figures in the hope of gaining political momentum and support. It provided
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northwest of the capital city Manila. Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano‚ near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales‚ Tarlac‚ and Pampanga. Mount Pinatubo is part of a chain of composite volcanoes along the Luzon arc on the west coast of the island. The arc of volcanoes is due to the subduction of the Manila trench to the west. The volcano experienced major eruptions approximately 500‚ 3000‚ and 5500 years ago. Up to 800 people were killed and 100‚000 became homeless following
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Mt Cook/Aoraki formation Vinoth Loganathan New Zealand is a country which ‘straddles’ between two tectonic plates; the indo-Australian and the Pacific. The location of the South Island is south of both Australia and South Africa; this is a major contributor to the geological process of weathering because it makes Mt. Cook subject to the westerly winds. MT Cook is situated in the Southern Alps between the two tectonic
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RESERVE Juan M. Pulhin and Maricel A. Tapia Name of forest: Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve Location: Los Baños‚ Laguna Province Area (hectares): 4 224 Managing entity: University of the Philippines‚ Los Baños Mgt. objectives: Training laboratory‚ conservation of biodiversity‚ watershed protection‚ recreation‚ research Country: Philippines A ccording to legend‚ the goddess Maria Makiling lives at the top of Mt. Makiling‚ the highest mountain in Laguna‚ Philippines. The
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Mud volcanoes at Berca The mud volcanoes are situated within the area of Berca village‚ Buzau county‚ on the left bank of the Berca river. They develop in the Berca depression in several places‚ known by such names as (from south to north): “La Fierbatori”‚ “Paclele Mari”‚ “Paclele Mici”‚ “Beciu”. Access road is the Buzau-Brasov highway; at a crossroads in Satuc (a small town situated 20 km far from Buzau‚ which can be also reached by railroad) ‚ a modernized byroad leads afer 2 km to the village
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experience; one that has inspired fear‚ superstition‚ worship‚ curiosity‚ and fascination throughout the history of mankind. The active Hawaiian volcanoes have received special attention worldwide because of their frequent spectacular eruptions‚ which can be viewed and studied with a relative ease and safety. The island of Hawaii is composed of five volcanoes‚ three of which have been active within the past two hundred years. Kilauea’s latest eruption still continues as of today. Mauna Loa’s latest
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1. Inventory turnover is calculated by dividing (Points: 4) cost of goods sold by the ending inventory. cost of goods sold by the beginning inventory. cost of goods sold by the average inventory. average inventory by cost of goods sold. 2. The order of presentation of nontypical items that may appear on the income statement is (Points: 4) Extraordinary items‚ Discontinued operations‚ Other revenues and expenses. Discontinued operations‚ Extraordinary items‚ Other revenues and expenses. Other
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