The first biophysical factor affecting soil is its topography‚ 75% of the land is mountainous with more than 60% of land with a gradient greater than 20%‚ even without human intervention‚ Haiti has a natural high risk of erosion. The second biophysical factor is its soil type. There are 4 major subtypes‚ Udepts
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Divergent Boundaries Speech The diverging plates below us are moving everyday; reshaping our world‚ slowly‚ but surely. These divergent boundaries are being studied around the world and they teach us about our evolved world‚ and its continuing evolution today. There are two types of divergent boundaries‚ the oceanic and the continental. These occur where their names have defined‚ within the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Both begin at the movement of the convection currents‚ which push
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this such as the Nyanza Rift in Western Kenya near Lake Victoria. Thus‚ what people might assume to be a single rift somewhere in East Africa is really a series of distinct rift basins which are all related and produce the distinctive geology and topography of East Africa.” This was listed as a
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The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The project was commissioned in 1945 by Dr. Edith Farnsworth‚ a wealthy nephrologist who intent to build a special piece of modern architecture. She bought a 60-acre estate site which was located 89 km southwest of Chicago downtown for the building to be constructed. The intention of the design was to create a weekend retreat for the client to engage in her hobbies. Mies eventually created a 1500 square feet elevated steel
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Compare and Contrast Classical China and India The foundations were set for these two Classical developing empires: China‚ separated from other developing empires and India‚ supported by them. While both Classical China and India had hierarchy’s based on agriculture and organized patriarchal societies‚ India developed multiple institutions‚ such as language‚ while China developed one united dialect. Agriculture helped set a hierarchy for these classical civilizations. For example‚ China categorized
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Crime Scene Investigation Abstract Documentation of the crime scene starts with the first responder and does not conclude until the scene is released and the evidence has been impounded. Physical evidence comes in all shapes and sizes‚ and there are multiple search patterns that are used to identify evidence. These patterns include line/strip search (used by one or two investigators who walk in straight lines across the crime scene) this method is best used in scenes where the boundaries are
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A Local Ecosystem Biotic and Abiotic * Biotic Factors – living organisms (trees‚ birds‚ predators etc…) * Abiotic Factors – non living variables (temperature‚ oxygen levels etc…) Abiotic Characteristics of Environments Characteristics | Aquatic | Terrestrial | Viscosity (measure of a medium’s resistance to an object moving through it) | HIGH VISCOSITYDifficult for organisms to move through | LOW VISCOSITYEasy for organisms to move through | Buoyancy (amount of support experienced
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ecosystems‚ Navajo Sandstone cliffs‚ pine- and juniper-clad slopes‚ seeps‚ springs‚ and waterfalls supporting lush‚ colorful hanging gardens are all apart of Zion. The highest point at Horse Ranch Mountain to the lowest point at Coal Pits Wash and topography leads to diverse habitats and species of Zion. Desert‚ riparian‚ pinyon-juniper‚ and conifer woodland communities all contribute to Zion’s diversity too. This beautiful park has a wide‚ diversity of plants. These plant communities provide food‚
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neurosciences and marketing. It studies consumers’ sensorimotor‚ cognitive‚ and affective response to marketing stimuli‚ by using medical technologies‚ such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)‚ electroencephalography (EEG) and steady state topography (SST). Researchers aim to measure brain activity in response to certain stimuli and changes in consumers’ physiological state (heart rate‚ respiratory rate‚ galvanic skin response) to learn and understand what actually happens in consumers’ brain
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Vacation in Paradise: The Hawaiian Islands One favorite vacation spot is the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Islands offer a rich and varied environment with many marvelous and amazing features. One may see pristine beaches bordered by clear blue waters‚ snow capped mountains‚ volcanoes and their lava flows‚ tropical forests and beautiful waterfalls. It is the very essence of paradise punctuated with fresh fruit and umbrella garnished cocktails far removed from my everyday routine. Oahu‚ Hawaii
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