decorated caves have been found in many parts of the world. Stone Age artists created a variety of figurative and abstract images. The naturalistic picture mostly depicted hunting scenes‚ or arrangements of animals - usually bison‚ horses‚ reindeer‚ cattle‚ aurochs and mammoths‚ although a wide variety of other creatures were depicted‚ such as: lions‚ musk ox‚ ass‚ saiga‚ chamois‚ wolf ‚ fox‚ hare‚ otter‚ hyena‚ seals‚ fish‚ reptiles‚ birds and other creatures also appear. Abstract imagery
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Many nonindustrial cultures may be influenced or forced to adapt their ways of life because of changes around them or in their environment (H351). When nonindustrial cultures adopt the characteristics of more industrial societies this is known as modernization. The conformity of modernization is encouraged by industrial capitalist societies and the societies who choose to follow their own traditional roots are looked down upon as they are viewed to be more primitive. Modernization consists of four
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Pastoral‚ or pastoralism‚ is the practice of herding‚ growing and raising of animals. It includes taking care of animals‚ such as sheep‚ goats‚ camels‚ llamas‚ reindeer‚ and cattle. These types of animals are called ungulates. Pastoralism began in between 8500 and 7500 BC. It is also called animal husbandry. Animal husbandry was first started to control prey‚ but later became a way of life. Now pastoralists travel from place to place‚ finding food for their livestock. They travel around regions‚
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grass‚ shrubs of willow‚ sedges‚ and lichens. The vegetation grows very slowly because of the hard winter. The animals in the tundra put on heavy coats to adapt to the harsh climate. Examples of this adaptation would be the coats on the caribou‚ reindeer‚ musk ox‚ arctic hare and the arctic fox. The Köppen system of classification would be Dfc. D In Köppen climate classification stands up for snow climate‚ f stands up for sufficient precipitation in all months and c stands up for fewer than four
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Arguing that the inclusion of the character Hans to give the movie a necessary antagonist doesn’t explain the unnecessary addition of Anna’s second male love interest‚ Kristoff into the story. Likewise‚ the portrayal of Olaf‚ a snowman‚ or Sven‚ the reindeer‚ as male characters can be argued as irrelevant and redundant additions to the
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2.1 Case Study: LKAB Iron Ore Mine‚ Kiruna‚ Sweden The Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag‚ or LKAB‚ mine at Kiruna is the largest underground iron ore mine in the world‚ and is a significant regional employer in the northern Swedish county of Norrbotten. In this section‚ the author will detail key features of the LKAB Kiruna mine in order to explore where this case study fits into the conversation on mining trends in the Arctic. 2.1.1 History LKAB was founded in 1890‚ and in 1902 the Kiruna mine
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hear Santa’s sleigh bells. As he boards the Polar Express train with the other children‚ the reader can almost feel the joy and anticipation filling the train car. Once the main character finally meets Santa and is gifted a bell from one of the reindeer‚ the reader is entranced as Santa’s sleigh finally takes flight. Page Layout Van Allsburg’s uses his illustrations to create the visual world of the Polar Express. The shape of the book‚ short and wide‚ focuses on the landscape of each scene.
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“Next stop will be New York Penn station everyone‚ New York Penn station.” The muffled sounds of the conductor’s voice echoed through out the train. Everyone seemed to rise in unison‚ as if it were rehearsed‚ to prepare for our arrival. The train comes to a screeching halt‚ and the hissing of the doors opening reveals Penn station. As I embark from the train on to the pavement‚ I am suddenly bombarded by a mob of people pushing in one direction‚ forcing me up the narrow escalator. I arrive at the
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Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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Although smaller species such as the reindeer‚ bison and musk ox survived‚ larger species like the woolly rhinoceros‚ the woolly mammoth and the wild horse went extinct. The much larger cold-adapted species had a harder time to adapt to the temperature fluctuations (Voss). Larger organisms produce
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