CARIBBEAN PLATE The Caribbean Plate is a mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the north coast of South America. Roughly 3.2 million square kilometers (1.2 million square miles) in area‚ the Caribbean Plate borders the North American Plate‚ the South American Plate‚ the Nazca Plate and the Cocos Plate. These borders are regions of intense seismic activity‚ including frequent earthquakes‚ occasional tsunamis‚ and volcanic eruptions. The Caribbean Plate is a
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will discuss the positive impacts of volcanic activity. These positive impacts are geothermal energy‚ tourism and fertile soils. The first positive impact I will discuss is geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is heat that is generated by the plumes of magma that rise from the earth’s core to the crust. This magma heats the rocks of the earth’s crust. Geothermal energy is used as a major source of energy in Iceland. Iceland is a volcanic island formed by tectonic forces along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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An accident last year changed my attitude towards life . That accident had a great impact on me ‚ it taught me to treasure what i have and to treasure those people around me more . Although the accident was not life threatening ‚ it was still the scariest thing i had ever been through in life . It was an accident that no one would have expected and wanted it to happen . The accident happened sometime last year during the june holidays ‚ while i was having my council annual camp . It was the
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islands of the Pacific Ocean between September 1‚ 1939 to September 2‚ 1945. World War II was the bloodiest war in history that took approximately 70 million lives. Three major events that occurred during World War II were the Holocaust‚ D-Day‚ and the dropping of bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. To begin with‚ the first major event of World War II was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was Hitler’s “Final Solution” to exterminate the Jewish population because he believed they caused Germany to lose World
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Table of content: 1.1 The importance of the essential elements required for the formation of a valid contract-explain (P1.1) A contract will be enforceable if it can satisfy some basic conditions. These type conditions are known as elements of essential for a valid contract. Every legal contract satisfies these conditions. Without satisfying these conditions a contract can’t be acceptable. That’s why for the formation of a legal contract satisfying the essential elements is very important. The
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of Volcanic Eruptions on Climate Introduction Recently there has been a lot of research in the field of climate change‚ and much of it is focused on anthropogenic affects on climate. However‚ there has also been a great deal of research focused on natural Earth processes and how they affect the climate (Robock 2000). One natural process which significantly impacts climate is volcanic eruptions. Volcanic eruptions affect the climate of the earth in many ways (Zielinski et al 1997). Volcanic ash
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the united states became a major conflict It slowly began changing the views of many people‚ protest commenced and the citizen of the united states took action to change history. Opinions may differ when discussing what the most crucial point in the Civil Rights movement was but no one can deny that each and every event that took place between 1950 to 1968 changed the rights for African Americans in the United States. Throughout my essay I will focus on three major events during this point and time
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“What evidence is there to support Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift?" Alfred Wegener‚ born November 1st 1880‚ was a German scientist who took a great interest in meteorology and paleoclimatology and in 1905 graduated from the University of Berlin with a Ph.D. in Astronomy. His most notable work was the theory of continental drift. However his theory was highly controversial at the time as he had little evidence‚ but as technology enhanced neumerous discoveries were made which helped
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Project The system comprises three major components a sand bed‚ a pair of concrete slabs‚ an arrey of springs and shock absorbers. A sand bed seismic absorption system is used to minimize and absorb the seismic waves during an earthquake. The system compromises of a bed of damp sand between two polymer membranes. The membrane consists of polyane‚ a flexible and durable material used mainly in trash bags and onsite construction. The polymer membrane also keeps the sand damp and maintains the moisture
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Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks to the local community of staging a major cultural and/or sporting event. This essay will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of Glastonbury Festival to the local community. It will mainly focus on the economic impact on the local community of Glastonbury‚ Pilton and Mendip but will also examine the social impact of the festival. “Festivals may be recurrent events (at intervals of a year of more) such as Glastonbury or one-off affairs like the Armada celebrations
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