km) Bohol (3‚864sq.km) Masbate (3‚269sq.km) June 11 1978 President Marcos signed a Presidential Decree no. 1596‚ declaring the Kalayaan (Spratly) Islands a part of the Philippines to be administered as a municipality of the province of Palawan. Topography Means the physical features of a country -inverted and shaped archipelago -it has the largest discontinuous coastline in the world -34‚600km it has 61 natural harbors and 20 landlocked Straits Manila bay Finest harbor in Asia San Juanico Straits
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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman‚ said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off
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Physical Geography Exam 2 (ch 6‚7‚8‚9‚17) 1. The hydrologic cycle refers to the ________. A) flow of rivers B) groundwater flow to the surface C) unending circulation of Earth’s water supply D) latent heat of vaporization E) totality of forms of precipitation 2. Air containing all of the water vapor it can hold is ________. A) saturated B) adiabatic C) dew point D) convective E) unstable 3. The release of latent heat along from water molecules
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Soil and Glaciers Worksheet From Visualizing Earth Science‚ by Merali‚ Z.‚ and Skinner‚ B. J‚ 2009‚ Hoboken‚ NJ: Wiley. Copyright 2009 by Wiley. Adapted with permission. Part 1 Size grades of soil are named sand‚ silt‚ and clay‚ which includes colloids. Size grades are defined using the metric system. Use Figure 4.8 from the textbook to fill in the following chart. Specify the type and size and description of the particle. In some cases‚ particle size will be less than some value or greater
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uncertain. Adventure Sport comprises a very range of activities. Mountaineering‚ rock climbing‚ skiing‚ river rafting‚ kayaking‚ etc‚ are some popular adventure sports. Adventure Sports are undertaken at various places depending on the nature of the topography and the weather conditions. Activities like mountaineering‚ trekking‚ hiking‚ camping and rock climbing are undertaken in hilly and mountainous areas. Parachuting‚ parasailing and gliding off the top of high mountains are other sports activities
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Learning Environment in the University of the Philippines College of Architecture This essay talks about the environmental learning atmosphere of University of the Philippines College of Architecture depicting the school’s structure from its site topography up to its small details‚ with a thorough and precise description of its recent status of the exampled model building. The University of the Philippines College of Architecture has a significant environment of learning as the atmosphere of the
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* Wind * Water * Organisms * Soil is formed from parent material‚ rock that is slowly broken down or fragmented into smaller particles by… * Weathering Processes Biological * Chemical * Physical * Topography‚ a region’s surface features such as the presence or absence of mountains and valleys‚ is also involved in soil formation. * Soil Composition: soil is composed of 4 distinct parts‚ minerals that make up 45% of a soil. * Organic Material
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Microscope Microscopes are instruments that produce a magnified image of a small object. They are used in many scientific and industrial applications. Some common applications for microscopes include manufacturing inspection and high-technology quality control. Specific quality control applications for microscopes include semiconductor processing‚ medical imaging‚ cell research‚ and metallurgical analysis. Microscopes are supplied in one of three common configurations‚ student‚ benchtop‚ and research
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contributed to the burden of ill health country wide (UNESCO‚ 2006). Oromia is the largest and most populous regional state in the country. It has a land area of 359‚620 square kilometers‚ straddling the middle of the country‚ and has a very varied topography (high mountains‚ valleys‚ rolling plains and lowlands‚ including part of the Rift Valley). Reflecting its geographical diversity‚ rainfall varies considerably from 400 mm a year in the south to 2‚400 mm a year in the Western Highlands. Fifty percent
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“New Year’s Day” by Edith Wharton uses literary device to reveal the social values and customs have changed. Edith uses various literary devices in the opening of her short story. Through the title‚ Edith shows the transition from “old” New York to a “new” New York‚ in which the customs are very different. New Year’s Day is often a point that people use to start over and work on their “New Year Resolutions.” It’s a time where people see change‚ and the change in New York Customs‚ according to
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