route of Mt. Arayat‚ topography‚ boundary‚ point of reference‚ and travel time from Manila. A. Relative Location Figure 1 shows the relative location of Arayat among other closest municipalities like Magalang‚ Candaba‚ Sta. Ana‚ and Mexico. Figure 1: Location of Arayat Source: www.skyscrapercity.com B. Trail Route of Mt. Arayat Figure 2 shows the detailed trail route of Mt. Arayat showing its two ways to reach the North and South peaks. Figure 2: Trail Route of Mt. Arayat
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Forest Fire: Causes and Effects Ron Hilton National American University One morning you wake up and look out the window. Off to the west‚ you see an orange glow over the hills. You ask yourself “Is that a forest fire? What caused it? What is it going to do to the ecosystem?” The answer to the first question comes down to two main causes‚ man and nature. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (2000)
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I think climbing Mt. Everest is not worth climbing by risking life even though some people say that when you reach the summit‚ there is a big feeling of accomplishment. I never understood why people risk their lives to climbing the mountain. Even if it’s their hobbies‚ there should be safer and more exciting activities than climbing mountains. When I watched and read the works about Mt. Everest in the class‚ I felt that climbing Mt. Everest is more dangerous and complicated than I thought. For example
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kindling on the forest floor from each fire and in turn causing the next fire to be more disastrous to the environment. Then there is the let it burn policy which also is extremely dangerous to the environment because it destroys millions of acres of land and for a period of time before the re-growth a lot of animals lose their homes. With the 10:00 a.m. policy any fire that breaks out was to be under control by 10:00 a.m. the following day. This policy was based on the theories about forest management
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Western Australia has an abundance of nature scenery to offer visitors‚ with several parks located around Perth. Explore the timeless beauty of nature in these stunning national‚ and marine parks. 1. Lane Poole Reserve A paradise for any nature lover‚ Lane Poole Reserve contains an extensive network of walking trails‚ located alongside the Murray River‚ and is a top recreation spot for many locals. The reserve provides ample opportunity for swimming‚ fishing and rafting‚ with experienced tour
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Denissa Baidya Supportive Material Speech April 12‚ 2012 Mt. Kenya Mt. Kenya is Africa’s second highest mountain at 5199 meters after Mt. Kilimanjaro. It is part of the central highlands in Kenya. Throughout the hike‚ there are several stations located in the different heights which are the recommended locations for spending the night. With its rugged glaciers and forested slopes‚ it’s one of the most impressive landscapes. In my experience‚ climbing this mountain was a very hard task to complete
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“What is happening‚ Mallow‚” Marshy yells as she begins to get an even blurrier vision from the smoke that was coming up from the forest. Marshy and I are stuck in a dumb marshmallow bag in the Red forest of Ukraine while a forest fire is raging around us. Of course‚ this forest fire was caused by dumb campers who hadn’t taken their garbage to a trash can or put out their campfire which was electronic. Why can’t you just press the switch? The bag had an opening at the opposite end and I was stuck
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Mt Etna: MEDC case study of a volcanic eruption Location: Mt Etna is located in Sicily‚ Italy Europe’s highest (3‚300m)and most active volcano Supports rich agricultural land Displays dramatic volcanic scenery created by several calera collapses There have been at least 60 flank eruptions and many summit eruptions since AD1600‚ around half have occurred since the beginning of the 20th century Since 2001 it has seen an eruption every year Physical reasons for the event: Mt Etna is a composite volcano
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tropical forests Forest definition (canopy cover %) . 10% tree cover 25% tree cover 30% tree cover 63 43 36 Aboveground forest carbon (Mt C) 4‚356 3‚464 3‚151 Belowground forest carbon (Mt C) 1‚238 968 873 Total forest carbon (Mt C) 5‚593 4‚431 4‚024 89 104 112 Forest Area (M ha) Average Carbon Density (t C/ha) M=million‚ t=metric tons; all figures are mean carbon stock values Trends India: Breakdown of forest types‚ 2010 Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 15701
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Introduction A forest is a complex ecosystem which is predominantly composed of trees‚ shrubs and is usually a closed canopy. Forests are storehouses of a large variety of life forms such as plants‚ mammals‚ birds‚ insects and reptiles etc. Also the forests have abundant microorganisms and fungi‚ which do the important work of decomposing dead organic matter thereby enriching the soil. Nearly 4billion hectares of forest cover the earth’s surface‚ roughly 30 percent of its total land area.The forest ecosystem
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