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    PLANET EARTH A Term Paper Presented to Ms. Lenie Jabagat Department of English In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for English III By Jim Paul Sencil January 30‚ 2013 PLANET EARTH Jim Paul C. Sencil Himamaylan National High School January 30‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION: Earth is the planet on which we live. Earth is the third planet from the sun. The particles which compose of the mass of the earth but more particularly the particles which from the mould on the surface

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    energy may cause radical changes in river ecosystems? – tidal 6. A wastewater sample has a k1 = 0.2 day-1 and an ultimate BOD = 400 mg/L. What is the 5 day BOD?- 253 7. These are terrestrial climax communities with wide geographic distribution.- biomes 8. A wastewater sample has a k1 = 0.2 day-1 and an ultimate BOD = 300 mg/L. What is the final dissolved oxygen in a BOD bottle in which the sample is diluted 1:10 and wherein the initial dissolved oxygen is 40 mg/L if the DO was observed over a 5

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    Admired by its evergreen image‚ Mother Nature in recent years has suffered great danger by individuals. Organizations such as the World Wildlife Federation or WWF have captured interesting images in order to raise awareness such as their famously known image “Before it’s too Late.” Established on September 11‚ 1961 the World Wildlife Federation was funded in order “to stop the degradation of the” planet “Earth’s natural environment‚ and build a future in which humans can live” peacefully “with nature

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    many similarities they share as they are some species that eats the same prey‚ the same food chain (the biggest will eat the smallest) and some parts from their anatomy (fish scales‚ gills‚ fins‚ etc.). Or that they are some species that live in both biomes. The average temperature from the saltwater in the mixed layer (surface up to two-hundred meters) is between the twenty-four to the thirteen Degrees Celsius. Starting from the

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    Harvard Business School 9-793-039 Rev. January 20‚ 1998 DO Nucor at a Crossroads On December 7‚ 1986‚ F. Kenneth Iverson‚ chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nucor Corporation‚ awaited a delegation from SMS Schloemann-Siemag‚ a leading West German supplier of steelmaking equipment‚ at his company’s headquarters in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. Iverson had to decide whether to commit Nucor to a new steel mill that would commercialize thinslab casting technology developed by SMS

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    Gun control Introduction On July 12 2012‚ James Eagan Holmes walked in to a cinema dressed in tactical clothing‚ armed with tear-gas grenades and several firearms he killed twelve people and injured fifty-eight. On December 14 2012‚ twenty-year old Adam Lanza walked in to Sandy Hook elementary school and killed 20 children and 6 adults armed with combat gear using semi-automatic guns. In Australia‚ a mass shooting occurred at the popular tourist site Port Arthur leaving 35 people dead

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    relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth‚ or smaller geographical areas such as countries. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births‚ a decline in mortality rates‚ an increase in immigration‚ or an unsustainable biome and weakening of resources. It is possible for very sparingly populated areas to be overpopulated if the area has a skimpy or non-existent capability to sustain life. Another contemporary environment issue would be Energy

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    decomposition is the metabolic breakdown of materials into simpler components by living organisms. This is typically done by microorganisms. “The [decomposition] process is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biome.” It occurs in five stages: The first stage‚ the fresh stage‚ begins immediately upon death. Liver mortis then begins to set in. Blood is no longer being coursed through the body therefore it sinks to the lowest level. A bluish purple color begins

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    prime for agriculture nor were the people capable of specialized artisanal jobs‚ goods such as foodstuffs‚ precious metals‚ silk‚ and other such textiles were hard to come by and very expensive. Being a confederation of nomadic tribes in a Steppe biome‚ the Xiongnu greatly utilized horses and kept many grazing livestock‚ but yet had not developed sufficient agricultural or artisanal skills to produce foodstuffs or textiles. In a tried attempt at peace‚ Han emperors circa first century BCE created

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    has recorded extremes of minus 90 ° Fand plus 90 ° F. Mean annual precipitation is 15 to 20 inches‚ but low evaporation rates make this a humid climate. Vegetation: Needleleaf‚ coniferous (gymnosperm) trees are the dominant plants of the taiga biome. A very few species in four main genera are found: the evergreen spruce (Picea)‚ fir (Abies)‚ and pine (Pinus)‚ and the deciduous larch or tamarack (Larix). In North America‚ one or two species of fir and one or two species of spruce are dominant.

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