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    its longevity. In his analysis of “sightlines that challenge the eye‚” (Guterl 128) he turns to movies such as Tropic Thunder to investigate the ways in which visual culture establishes race and combats change through stable sightlines that make “public certainty and common sight possible” (Guterl 9). Though Tropic Thunder is‚ at its surface‚

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    periphery‚ or in the tropics. The areas most affected by tropical cyclones are Queensland and Western Australia‚ with New South Wales being one of the states rarely affected. The season for tropical cyclones in the southern hemisphere is from November to April. What is a tropical cyclone: Tropical cyclones are a type of low-pressure systems which generally form in the tropics. They are violent storms‚ which rotate anti clockwise. Cloud and wind rotates a calm central area‚ in the tropics (area north or

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    865000 mi ~Earth rotates w-e ~The position of Earth’s axis is fixed in respect to the North Star ~Tropics-warm low latitude areas near equator ~Polar Regions- Cold‚ high latitudes‚ surrounds poles ~Direct/ indirect rays affect amt solar energy‚ temps‚ time b/t sunrise and sunset‚ daylight hours ~Greatest angle toward or away from sun-solstice (Dec. 21 and June 21) ~23.5* below equator Tropic of Capricorn; north is t o cancer ~66.5* bellow equator Antarctic Circle; north is arctic circle ~June-

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    Geography Natural hazards: tropical cyclones Year 9 assessment task 3 Sam borron Year 9 Mr Hine Tropical cyclone Larry Geographical processes associated with tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones form over warm oceans (above 26.5˚ C) as low pressure systems and gradually build up intensity. They have clockwise wind circulations and produce gale force winds. These winds can extend hundreds of kilometers from the cyclone center Tropical cyclones can persist for many days and many follow quite

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    could have a chance to reach a rotation speed of 350km/hour isn’t that outstanding? The pressure at the center is able to reach 870-990 mb. now that is somewhere I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near. They form over tropical oceans from the Tropic of Capricorn to Tropic of Cancer. Hurricane Katrina happened August 23‚

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    of temperature variations between the poles and equator. There are two occurrences that results in the Jet Streams. The first occurrence would be when hot air rises from the tropics towards the North and South Poles subsequently the second occurrence is as the hot air is moving to the north and south poles from the tropics‚ the earth is rotating on its axis from west to east. This west-to-east circulation of the earth creates a gigantic cross-current motion that ’ ’bumps ’ ’ into the north-south

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    TROPICAL AFRICA AND ASIA The geography‚ trade‚ technology‚ religion‚ and cultural aspects contributed the development of tropical Africa and Asia during the1200-1500 era. Southern Arabia‚ and most of Africa‚ India‚ and Southeast Asia lie between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer. New empires such as‚ Mali and the Delhi Sultanate were consolidated under the Islamic faith and cultures. Under its rule‚ these societies were able to expand their trade and advanced in technological developments. Both Mali

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    Biodiversity study guide 1. Briefly describe how our species started to appreciate the biodiversity of the planet (in a geographical and historical context)? Through the concept of evolution‚ ecology‚ population‚ community and the environment. Species through different periods evolve physiologically and adapting to new environments. Animals who can’t live or survive in certain regions either migrate or die. Common ancestors often link to present day organisms showing biologically and different

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    Michael Jordan’s of the element world. Todays the day I leave my home in the Tundra Biome‚ finally graduated from the periodic table and am on my way to the Tropics. I can’t wait‚ I’m so sick of this freezing weather and lack of any biotic diversity. I’ve been waiting my whole life to get out of this stupid place. Finally‚ we’ve arrived in the tropics‚ its so warm here totes going to get my tan on just kidding‚ I’m an oxygen atom‚ girl that would be crazy. Oh my gosh so like we have to go through this

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    Checking out the weather report is a daily activity for many of us. At the very least‚ we want to know how hot or cold it will get‚ or whether there will be rain or snow. Some of us live in places where severe weather can produce dangerous conditions -- flooding‚ tornados‚ blizzards or fogs‚ so we pay attention to weather related warnings. And these days‚ weather reports are getting more sophisticated‚ with pollen counts and particulates for allergy sufferers‚ and UV indices to tell you whether you

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