Chapter 2: Climate‚ Landforms‚ and Biomes Greece has an interesting physical characteristics such as Mount Olympus. It is the highest mountain in Greece‚ which is 9‚573 feet (2‚918 m) tall. Its highest peak is the Mytikas. According to the Greek mythology‚ there are twelve Olympian gods lived in this mountains. About four-fifth of Greece was cover with mountains and hills. The major mountain ranges of Greece is Pindus Mountains. It was located more in the northern Greece. Pindus Mountains
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cacti‚ sagebrush‚ creosote bushes‚ shrubs‚ and short grasses. Agricultural plants are rare‚ because they are only found where rivers and streams take place‚ which is very uncommon in most deserts. The vegetation has adapted to survive in the desert biome by using several distinct features to prevent water loss‚ attacks from predators‚ and the harsh weather conditions. Many plants found in the desert are succulents‚ meaning that they have thick‚ large stems to hold and contain water. They also have
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In today’s society people are surrounded by different stories and artistic concepts regarding space‚ and other life forms outside of planet Earth. Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) was one of the first major science fiction tales that was shown in theatres that amazed audiences. There are plenty of reasons as to why people across America fell in love with this extraordinary spaceman‚ and still continue to love him to this day. By personifying E.T. it allowed viewers to be consumed
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W – Weakness Rigid pricing strategy. Low credibility with certain sections of society. Quality of programs is not as good as compared to C & S network O – Opportunities Infrastructure can be leased out to cable and satellite channel. Digital terrestrial transmission. Regional focused channels. Allotment of time‚ slots to other broadcasters. T – Threats Desertion of advertisers and producers may result in loss of revenues. Due to quality of program the reach of C & S network is continuously expanding
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Scene #1 is from Ep. I: The Phantom Menace. Name this real-world biome. Temperate Deciduous Forest Please explain briefly this biome’s major identifying characteristics. In the Woodlands of Naboo‚ there are many kinds of trees‚ plants and shrubs‚ Trees within the forests grow between 24m and a 35m tall and are usually broad-leaved trees. Different plants include ferns‚ vines‚ mosses‚ palms and orchids. There are also many different kinds of species‚ around 2 - 5 million different species. Dense growing
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Analysis of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial People really don’t know what all goes on into making a film unless they work in the film industry. There is so much that goes into making a film from start to finish. From starting with an idea‚ to putting words on paper‚ it can take years to get the idea into a story. From there you have to present that story to someone who would be interested enough to make that story into a film. The work it takes to getting a director interested into producing‚ choosing
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A Biome is all of the life zones‚ all plants‚ animals‚ and other organisms‚ as well as the physical environment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its plant life‚ which is determined by its location. For example‚ northern coniferous forests exist in sub-arctic portions of North America and Asia‚ but further north‚ the conditions are simply too harsh and the season too brief for trees to grow. Instead of trees‚ the short vegetation of the tundra thrives in these areas. The same occurs
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ASEAN was created on August 8‚ 1967 by five founding members; Thailand‚ Indonesia‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines. Malaysian foreign minister Ismail Abdul Rahman said at that time: ‘we have to come to a profound shared realization that we will not be able to survive as independent nations for long…‚ unless we think and act at the same time as residents of Southeast Asia’ . At perilous times when the nation-states were pressurized into joining either one of the two major blocs‚ Southeast Asian
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Tundra Biome There are two types of tundra ecosystems: the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra. The tundra biome has several unique characteristics. The climate is very cold there is little diversity‚ and a "short season of growth and reproduction occurs" (1). The Finnish word tunturia‚ which means treeless plain‚ was the inspiration for the words tundra (4). The formation‚ plants‚ and animals that are associated with this biome have several attributes that make them remarkable‚ and this biome is
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Human actions and behaviour towards the polar biome have a had major impact on the geographical processes operating within this environment. The polar biome can be situated in either the North or South Pole. Some of the human impacts currently in Antarctica are tourism‚ Climate Change and Invasive species due to this there is been dramatic changes to food webs and the environment itself. In Antarctica temperatures are extremely low with an average annual temperature ranging from -10°C to -80°C in
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