Ghorai 1 Srija Ghorai Mme M. Bourque CGR4M March 12‚ 2013 Galapagos Islands is a mass group of island that form an archipelago in the pacific ocean near the equator. The Galapagos are a part of the Ecuador. It’s a home to vast array of plants and animals. This area is not only rich with diversity but a place to be vigilantly protected. It was by the year 1835 when Charles Darwin made his discoveries about the species that were thought before to be immutable to be now part of
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it is one of the most popular tourist states in America. Besides the fact that Hawaii is known as a popular tourists attraction‚ Hawaii is also known for a great place to live a great life. Hawaii is a group of islands that sits in the North Pacific Ocean. There is a total of 132 islands in Hawaii‚ which comes to a total area of 6‚470 square miles. Hawaii sits 2‚400 miles away from the mainland of the United States. The closest city Hawaii is near to is San Francisco. Hawaii is also ranked the
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ABSTRACT East Asia within the Pacific Basin is one of the world most dynamic and diverse region in the 21st century. Fast becoming a power hub through the interconnectivity of economics‚ political and security processes‚ East Asia’s rise was firstly spearheaded by Japan‚ then the economies of Hong Kong‚ Singapore‚ South Korea and Taiwan and now in the 21st century China has become the momentum behind the region’s evolution. This paper addresses the topic of whether a Sino-centric regional order
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first to discover many new places. He was the first to discover the tip of South America and sail around it. The passage he sailed through is now called the Straight of Magellan after him. He and his crew were also the first to sail across the Pacific Ocean. He also did it on limited food supplies. Magellan had many positive moments on the trip but he also had a few flaws. Ferdinand was a little delusional because he caused an unnecessary war that caused his death and he never finished the trip he
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Angel Washington 2nd blk. 3/26/12 Tahiti GEOGRAPHY Tahiti is the largest island apart of the windward islands of French Polynesia in the Archipelago group of islands which can be found in the south‚ in the Pacific Ocean. It is between South America and Australia. The beginnings of Tahiti started from volcanic activity carved with a lot of surrounding mountains and coral reefs. Tahiti has a very tropical climate but‚ moderate at the same time‚ with the average being around 81 year long. Since
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million sharks are killed each year. This has devastating effects on marine ecosystems due to the fact that sharks help to maintain a balance in marine ecosystems and have done so for some 400 million years. Also‚ as they are the apex predators of the oceans‚ much like wolves or lions on land‚ they help to stop some species from over populating an area. If sharks are almost completely removed from an ecosystem there is a boom in the population of the prey of those sharks‚ for example cow nose rays. Then
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We believe that the geography of Japan has had a heavy influence on the development of society‚ and we will state and explain the reason why throughout this essay. The following two sentences help to summarise the effect that Japan’s geography has had on its society “The Japanese have different lifestyles depending on their place of residence and their age or generation. Their eating habits‚ type of housing‚ language‚ style of thinking‚ and many other aspects of their everyday life hinge upon where
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SSAT 样卷试题 http;//shop67673773.taobao.com SSAT 样卷试题 阅读 Directions: Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question‚ decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answers the questions. Radiation from the Sun continuously breaks two-atom oxygen molecules into single atoms. Some of these link up with ordinary oxygen molecules and form ozone. Some rejoin other free singles and revert to stable molecules. This Sun-energy process
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Research Paper Ecuador Ecuador‚ a small country that rests on the north western part of South America‚ bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator‚ between Colombia and Peru. Ecuador gained their independence on May 24‚ 1822 from Spain. Ecuador only has a population of about 13 million people‚ and the capital is Quito. The country is divided into 22 provinces‚ Guayaquil being the largest in Ecuador. The have a democratic republic government‚ and the current president is‚ Rafael Correa Delgado
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Year 10 Geography summary Australia: * South Eastern Hemisphere * Latitude 10oS-44oS * Longitude 113oE – 154oE * Part of Asia-pacific region Aid: International Aid – assistance developed countries give to developing countries to encourage economic growth and improve living standards AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) – manages Australian aid and contracts work out to companies and NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) which deliver aid projects and train local
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