that are made from a particular impact. There is also balsatic rock and plains which are made in the event of a massive volcanic eruption. There are also vents‚ made when a magma chamber collapses. Mercury’s density has produced a solid iron core that accounts for 60% of its volume. As of 2011‚ 99% of Mercury’s surface has been mapped by NASA. Overall‚ Mercury’s surface has many similarities to the Moon’s surface with many plains and craters. The largest crater on Mercury is the Caloris Basin with a
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Cheyanne Ervin APUSH‚ Period: 2 Ms. Check 14 January 2013 Chapter 16: Conquering a Continent‚ 1861-1877: * Essential Question: What factors helped advance the integration of the national economy after the Civil War? Section 1: The Republican Vision: * Integrating the National Economy: * Reshaping the former Confederacy after the Civil War supplemented a Republican drive to strengthen the national economy to overcome limitations of market variations that took place under previous Democratic
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Texas. Living on the plateaus‚ the food was alright even though they lived in desert type climates. There was little rain and cacti that covered the rocky‚ dry terrain. The hunting wasn’t always great. Rabbits and smaller mammals were hunted‚ but didn’t feed mouths well. 1601 was when the Apache first were spotted and given that name. On the southern plains they were given the name querecho. But they never stayed in the same spot for long. They were always on the move. They grew foods such as watermelon
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Geography of USA The vast and varied expanse of the United States of America stretches from the heavily industrialized‚ metropolitan Atlantic seaboard‚ across the rich flat farms of the central plains‚ over the majestic Rocky Mountains to the fertile‚ densely populated west coast‚ then halfway across the Pacific to the semi-tropical island-state of Hawaii. Without Hawaii and Alaska the continental U.S. measures 4‚505 kilometers from its Atlantic to Pacific coasts‚ 2‚574 kilometers from Canada to
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Bibliography: Morgan‚ Dale. Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press‚ 1953). Russell‚ Osborne. Journal of a Trapper: In the Rocky Mountains Between 1834 & 1843‚ ed. Aubrey L. Haines (Santa Barbara: The Narrative Press‚ 2001). Russell‚ Osborne. Voices from the Wilderness: the Frontiersman’s Own Story‚ ed. Thomas Froncek (New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 1974). Utley‚ Robert. A Life
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area of Earth. Mars has some of the most highly varied and interesting terrain of any of the terrestrial planets‚ some of it quite spectacular: Olympus Mons: the largest mountain in the Solar System rising 24 km (78‚000 ft.) above the surrounding plain. Its base is more than 500 km in diameter and is rimmed by a cliff 6 km (20‚000 ft) high. Tharsis: a huge bulge on the Martian surface that is about 4000 km across and 10 km high. Valles Marineris: a system of canyons 4000 km long
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resources and a vital transportation pathway. Nicknamed the “Big Muddy” because of its silt material‚ the river begins at the confluence of the Madison‚ Jefferson‚ and Gallatin Rivers in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana‚ and meanders through mountainous canyons and from bluff to bluff across the Great Plains. Around 1500‚ the Missouri River valley was the home of several Native American tribes‚ including the Mandan‚ Arikara‚ Missouria‚ Lakota‚ Hidatsa‚ and Otoe‚ among others. French explorers
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Chapter 15 – Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts Key Point • Why does ocean water circulate? • How does the topography of the ocean floor change from a continental margin to the mid-ocean ridge? How are the oceans mapped? • How do ocean waves and breakers form? • How sediments are moved along a shore line and what coastal features are formed? • Be able to recognize both depositional and erosional coastal landforms Why should we study the oceans? • 70% of Earth’s
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Hidalgo. The exact location was miles out of town into a rural area; this area is about at least 90 square miles in total land. What makes my grandparents’ home so important to me is that‚ this land is full with life. There are woods‚ small rocky hills‚ plain fields for cropping‚ creeks‚ and most importantly my grandparents’ farm. It was a paradise to me‚ but there was one particular thing that would define why this place is important to me. It was the black cherry tree; it was scary‚ and an evil
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7‚ 2007 Banff National Park‚ the oldest National Park in Canada‚ is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta. “There are many resorts and lodges for tourists‚ one being an upscale accommodation designed in the likeness of a Scottish baronial castle.” (Mobile 5) Banff National Park is 6‚641 square kilometers of mountain landscape. “The snow-capped mountains of the Canadian Rockies reflect mirror images on glacier fed lakes and rivers and form a spectacular backdrop for endless
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