AFRICA Africa is the second largest of the continents‚ covers around 22% of the world’s land area. The Equator intersects it and the expansive landmass covers the Sahara‚ which is the world’s largest desert‚ and the Nile‚ the longest river on earth‚ as well as 53 nations. Most of Africa is a desert region. This continent is basically divided into three regions‚ which are the Northern Plateau‚ the Central and Southern Plateau‚ and the Eastern Highlands. This includes plains‚ swampy coastal regions
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Leader’s Book Notes - Boots June 20‚ 2008 By SMA Kenneth Preston Leaders Book Note - Boots Leaders‚ In this edition of my leader book notes I would like to inform leaders of the authorized and unauthorized Commercial-Of-The-Shelf (COTS) and Army issued boots for wear with the ACUs. There has been misunderstanding with the ALARACT Message 140/2007 with leaders in interpreting which COTS boots are authorized and which are not. My intent is to add clarity to the ALARACT message giving
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Continental drift The broad shape of Australia and its distinctive landforms have been influenced over long periods by earth movements that cause the breaking and bending of the Earth’s crust. Geographers call these movements tectonic processes. The Earth’s crust is made up of many individual moving pieces called tectonic plates. There are nine large plates and about a dozen smaller ones. The larger plates contain the continents and oceans. These plates ‘float’ on the dense layer of rock below
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Concept: The projected rapid change in the atmosphere’s temperature could have severe and long-lasting consequences‚ including increased drought and flooding‚ rising sea levels‚ and shifts in the locations of croplands and wildlife habitats. Climate models indicate that‚ in the worst-case scenario‚ we could face floods in low-lying coastal cities‚ forests being consumed in vast wildfires‚ grasslands turning into dust bowls‚ rivers drying up‚ ecosystems
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Ethiopia PHYSICAL: Relief: Ethiopia consists mainly of Desert and Mountains. Many valleys and plateau ’s also can be found in the country. Due to these landform types the percentage of farm land is approximately 5.7% of the total amount of land in Ethiopia. The amount of arable land is 10% of the 5.7% total. Ethiopia has an area of 1 221 900 sq. km. Ethiopia does not receive any problems such as volcanism‚ tidal waves‚ etc.‚ but it does receive great winds and monsoons. It is located in
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factors. * Abiotic - meaning not alive‚ are nonliving factors that affect living organisms. Environmental factors such habitat (pond‚ lake‚ ocean‚ desert‚ mountain) or weather such as temperature‚ cloud cover‚ rain‚ snow‚ hurricanes‚ etc. are abiotic factors. Different Types of Ecosystems * Natural Ecosystem - may be terrestrial (means Desert‚ Forest‚ Meadow etc.) and Aquatic like pond‚ river‚ lake etc. A natural ecosystem is a biological environment that is found in nature (e.g. a
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Succulent leaves Common Name: Scientific Name: 1. Insect-Trapping Leaves—These plants are always attention grabbers and have intrigued folks for centuries. Plants that trap insects usually occur in swampy areas and bogs of tropical and temperate regions. Generally‚ the soil is lacking some vital ingredient for life and the plants utilize trapped insects and small organisms to fill the gap. The captured prizes are dissolved and absorbed by the plant. However‚ if insects are not available
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To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell is a love poem from the period of the renaissance. The poem appears in rhyming couplets which is different than the typical love poems‚ seen in sonnet form that we are used to from that time. The rhyming couplets are our first clue that this poem is not your typical love poem. Through his approach of theme‚ tone‚ and his use of language‚ Marvell criticizes the love poetry tradition as it existed in his time in order to argue that we must seize the moment and
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MY FAVOURITE COUNTRY Taiwan‚ officially the Republic of China‚ is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China now governs the island of Taiwan‚ which makes up over 99% of its territory‚ as well as Penghu‚ Kinmen‚ Matsu‚ and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People’s Republic of China to the west‚ Japan to the east and northeast‚ and the Philippines to the south. Taipei is the political capital as well as economic and cultural center in Taiwan. New Taipei the most
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goose population is spread throughout Canada and United States‚ and can live in different conditions of many biomes such as Tundra‚ Grasslands‚ Temperate regions‚ and Boreal Forest (Mowbray et al.‚ 2002). Their ability to inhabit variety of biomes allows incredibly wide range of habitats available for the Canada goose. Habitats range from cold arctic to temperate forests. They can be found near bodies of water such as lakes‚ and ponds (2002). The population breed during the summer in northern regions
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