two-footed or of using two feet for standing and walking. The hominoid apes flourished at the very beginning of the Miocene epoch‚ when lush tropical rain forests were the predominant habitat. In the Opinion of many Anthropologists‚ bipedalism was adaptive for life amid the tall grasses of the savannas. Baboons and some other old World monkeys also live in savanna- type environments‚ yet although they can‚ and do occasionally‚ stand erect‚ they have not evolved fully bipedal locomotion. Other theories
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valleys are the major cities of Caracas‚ Valencia‚ and Maracay‚ with all but the steepest slopes being populated. In the northwest valleys and hill ranges lies the only desert in Venezuela wherein lies the city of Coro. The sixth area is the Llanos‚ a savanna region‚ which is located between the Merida mountain range and the Orinoco River. The Llanos extend approximately 800 miles with a width varying from 100 miles to 300 miles. The seventh region is
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GCSE Geography Unit 1- Dynamic Planet Brief overview study guide Please use this booklet with caution – it is designed to give a summary of some of the key ideas and point you in the right direction for case studies. It does not however cover everything and has little case study detail. A full revision programme also needs: Revision using your notes Ensuring you understand key terms and can give definitions of them. Learning key facts about case studies Completion of past
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poaching‚ retaliatory killings and habitat loss. They are forced to compete for space with dense and often growing human populations. POPULATION- as few as 3‚200 WEIGHT- 220 - 660 pounds LENGTH- 4-10 ft. HABITATS- Tropical rainforests‚ evergreen forests‚ mangrove swamps‚ grasslands‚ savannas‚ and temperate forests Pandas This peaceful creature with a distinctive black and white coat is adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China. The bear also has a special significance for WWF
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Deforestation Tropical forests include dense rainforests‚ where rainfall is abundant year-round; seasonally moist forests‚ where rainfall is abundant‚ but seasonal; and drier‚ more open woodlands. Tropical forests of all varieties are disappearing rapidly as humans clear the natural landscape for construction‚ to build roads and urban areas and make room farms and pastures (Lindsey‚ 2007). Although deforestation meets some of the human needs‚ it also has profound‚ sometimes devastating‚ consequences
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Asia‚ and Russia’s far east; these are mostly isolated habitats‚ and tigers are greatly reduced in numbers. Depending on geographic locations‚ tigers can be found in a variety of habitats. They range from tropical forests‚ evergreen forests‚ ravines‚ woodlands‚ mangrove swamps‚ grasslands‚ savannas‚ and rocky country. Some other preferred habitats include dense thickets‚ long grass or tamarisk shrubs along river banks. Some tigers seem to take a special liking to old ruins for cover. Tigers rely on
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SUBKINGDOM: PROTOZOA Phylum | SARCOMASTIGOPHORIA | APICOMPLEXIA | CILIPHORIA | Class | Class: LOBOZEA (amoeba)Species: ENTAMOEBA HISTOLITICA: * Only pathogenic parasite of this class * in large intestine * morphology: 1.trophozoite ; 2. Quadrinucleate cyst - 15 micrometers (smaller than 10 is ‘non-pathogenic’)‚ found in colon and feces‚ 4 nuclei * Life cycle: > parasite in caecum > mature cyst is swallowed > cyst hatches in intestine and quadrinucleated amoeba come
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Most negative impacts came from land-based sources. Oils spills‚ garbage‚ acidification‚ untreated sewage‚ overfishing and marine litter are prime examples of negative impacts humans did to the marine biome. People have done positive impacts also to keep animals living in the marine biome living. Humans have picked up trash from beaches‚ prevented oil spills‚ watched what they put down sinks‚ prevented dumping waste into the ocean and many other positive things. Predation is the relationship
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Name: Joshua Beh Date: 5/30/12 Per. 3 Biology Semester 2 Final Study Guide 2012 Ch. 13. 1. Define population - Consists of all the individuals of a species that live in a specific geographical area and can interbreed. 2. Define natural selection. - The differential rate of reproduction. 3. Explain how gradualism and punctuated equilibrium relate to evolution. - Both involve the species evolving either over a long period of time or rapidly. 4. What does a paleontologist do? - Scientists
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I. Introduction II. Brief discussion of the country’s relevant history The Vietnamese are descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia. According to mythology‚ the first ruler of Vietnam was Hung Vuong‚ who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century‚ an era of nationalistic expansion‚ when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam. A century later‚
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