has a lot of special properties and the most apparent one is the environment. Australia has very special landforms and the climates are quite different in other parts of Australia. The plants and animals are really unique as well due the particular climates and geology. All these things make Australia a unique country. Australia has the sixth largest land around the world‚ but its landforms are different from other countries. Australia is the biggest island country in the world. It is surrounded
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Lemurs in Madagascar sci/275 Lemurs in Madagascar 1. What are Madagascar’s biomes? Discuss the major features of at least one of these biomes. Use the textbook for biome examples. Madagascar’s biomes are tropical forest and temperate rainforest. Madagascar has steady high temperatures year round. Madagascar has high mountain ecosystems. 2. What changes happening in Madagascar are posing challenges for lemurs? Give details about the sources‚ time scale‚ and types of change. People
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contrasts in our state make for an amazingly diverse natural environment. In this chapter‚ we will focus on physical features and how they affect the natural environment of Washington. Geologists classify landforms into five different categories: mountains‚ hills‚ plateaus‚ plains‚ and river valleys. Landforms‚ no matter the type‚ are constantly eroded by the forces of nature. As was discussed in Chapter One‚ volcanic activity‚ glaciation‚ and erosion have changed and shaped Washington’s physical terrain
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The tropical rainforest and tropical savannah are two of the ten major global terrestrial biomes of the world. While they are both located on or near equatorial regions‚ varying differences in climate‚ biodiversity‚ ecology‚ and soils characterize each region. Even though both are under the larger categorization of being “tropical”‚ the similarities end there‚ as each biome has its unique features that set it apart. However‚ these unique characteristics may become the source of a biome’s downfall
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Mexico is a very large country .This country is divided into six different tourist regions. It is the 3rd largest in latin america. Mexico is full of multiple areas of land and bodies of water. The geography of mexico is also diverse in its climate‚ landforms‚ natural resources‚ and agriculture. The climate in the southern part of the united states is very similar to those in mexico. The altitude also affects the determining climate. Dorling kindersley announced that mexico was a very “warm country” considered
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in shaping Mars’ topography. From terrestrial analogs‚ we can begin to explain the processes that occur on Mars. Due to the similarities of outflow channels‚ valley network and gullies to its terrestrial counterparts‚ we have suspected that these landforms are carved by water. Further evidence of water on Mars are evapourite deposits and fan deposits found near valley networks. However‚ there are major
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"TEMPERATE GRASSLAND" Temperate grasslands are defined as places where grasses predominate over trees and shrubs. The name for this biome‚ temperate grasslands‚ is a great description for what it is like there. The most important plants in this biome are grasses. Two major kinds of grasslands in the world: • Savannas • Temperate grasslands. Savannas are defined as places where individual shrubs and trees are scattered among the grasses. Temperate grasslands: trees and shrubs are
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LANDSCAPES AND LANDFORMS Purnululu National Park Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Table of Contents Landscape and Landforms: Purnululu National Park 1 Formation of Landscape and Landforms 2 Indigenous Values 3 The Arts 4 Tourism 5 Landscape and Landforms: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park 1 Formation of Landscape and Landforms 2 Indigenous Values 3 The Arts 4 Tourism 5 TOURISM The park‚ some accommodation and camping facilities and the underground river are
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Atlantic Ocean and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific. These islands come from volcanic activity at hot spot locations‚ where‚ over many millions of years‚ volcanic material accumulated on the ocean floors and resulted in the creation of new island landforms. This new land has facilitated human settlement and economic activity‚ including agriculture and tourism. Tourism Potential: Volcanic activity can enhance the tourism potential of many areas; relevant examples include Iceland‚ Yellowstone National
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Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them. Geomorphologists seek to understand why landscapes look the way they do‚ to understand landform history and dynamics and to predict changes through a combination of field observations‚ physical experiments and numerical modeling. Geomorphology is practiced within physical geography‚ geology‚ geodesy‚ engineering geology‚ archaeology and geotechnical engineering‚ this broad base of interest contributes to many research
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