Name_________Dunnia Nafal________________ GEOL 1402 Oceanography Pre-lab Distribution of Land and Water 1. Name the five major oceans. ___Pacific Ocean‚ Atlantic Ocean‚ Indian Ocean‚ Arctic Ocean‚ and Southern Ocean______________________________________________ 2. Which of the five major oceans covers the largest area? _________Pacific Ocean____________________ 3. Which of the five major oceans covers the smallest area? __Arctic Ocean_________________________ 4. Name your favorite
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Marine Pollution Marine Pollution is a major problem that is among issues of discussions around the world today. There is an increasing awareness made‚ especially across the Asia and pacific region these days. This problem is a major concern because the marine environment is a dumping ground of unwanted waste materials. This has initiated dialogue to mobilize careful considerations in strategies of overcoming this problem. This essay will argue that marine pollution should be addressed immediately
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HAWAIIAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE - answer all of the questions on homework worksheets - describe the Pacific ring of fire The Pacific Ring of Fire is an arc of intense seismic (earthquake) and volcanic activity stretching from New Zealand‚ along the eastern edge of Asia‚ north across the Aleutian Islands of Alaska‚ and south along the coast of North and South America. It is composed over 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes. - describe the Hawaiian hot spot‚ plate tectonics‚ and how Hawaiian
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Rapa Nui Paper Rapa Nui is the most South Eastern point of the Polynesian triangle located in the Pacific Ocean. Rapa Nui is also known as Easter Island. This name came about through the voyage of Jacob Roggeveen. In the 18th century‚ this Dutch explorer sailed the south Pacific. He then came across the island on April 5‚ 1722‚ which so happened to be on Easter Sunday in the Christian calendar. For tradition sake‚ He then renamed the island Paach-Eyland‚ which translates to “Easter Island”. The
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the world’s busiest waterways and a veritable sitting duck for terrorism and piracy. Piracy has made a remarkable return to the new world with hundreds of cases being reported every year. With many of the surrounding countries in the South Pacific being economically and
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Spread across nearly 2‚000‚000 square miles of the South Pacific‚ in an area as large as the continent of Europe‚ lies the Territory of French Polynesia and its principal island‚ Tahiti. Settlers from Southeast Asia are thought to have first arrived in the Marquesas Islands‚ in the northeastern part of what is today called French Polynesia‚ around 300 AD and in the Society Islands‚ including Tahiti‚ to the west by about 800 AD. Prior to the first European contact‚ the islands were ruled by a hierarchy
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the company will be able to reach their customers through itsgrowing branch network. 5. Survival‚ Growth and Profitability National Bookstore is company who envisions itself to be the leadingbookstore not only in the country but to the entire Asia-Pacific region by the year 2025. 6. Philosophy The values embraced by the company‚ its owners and employees iscontained in the acronym MINDSET that is to have Malasakit (to be concernedto or with)‚ to be INnovative in their products and services‚ to have
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romantic and majestic image‚ there are many facts you should know before embarking on a business adventure in the islands. First‚ Fiji is officially called the Republic of the Fijian Islands‚ which consists of 322 islands and 522 islets located in the Pacific Ocean. (Fiji) Many of the small islands are coral formations just above sea level and are uninhabited. The countries motto is Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui which means “Fear God and Honour the Queen”. The island of Fiji is located in Greenwich
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Cathy Pacific Airline‚ claim to be so. Our city building companies or estate developers‚ such as‚ the Cheung Kong and the New World Estate Development share this point of view. Of course‚ our bankers are not left behind‚ and the Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Bank are in the list. Seemingly‚ most of our big businesses are not only preoccupied with their zeal for moneymaking but also public responsibility. Sadly‚ the gathered facts provide us with a different viewpoint. The Cathay Pacific is a
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and agricultural biodiversity. Millennia of geological and.. Coastal Desert Pacific coast Peru’s coast is a long strip of desert cut in more than 50 places by seasonal rivers that flow from the Andes to the Pacific Ocean. But the coast has not always been arid. After South America broke away... Coastal current The coastal ecosystems and the civilizations that flourished on the Peruvian coast have been shaped by Pacific currents. The Peruvian or Humboldt Current flowing
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