size of the United State’s state of Rhode Island. Lakes‚ ponds‚ streams‚ hiking trails‚ and roads are some of the many features that attract tourists. Nearly all the landforms in the Yosemite area are cut from a mass of intrusive igneous rock that formed below the surface of the earth. Some of the park’s landforms are metamorphosed volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Erosion that acted upon different types of uplift is responsible for creating the valleys‚ canyons‚ domes and other features found in this
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Canadian Shield Relative Size/Location This region occupies over 50% of canada’s total land area (approximately 4‚ 800‚000km2)‚ making up parts of 6 provinces and 2 territories. The Canadian Shield is the largest landform region in Canada. Physical Landscape The Canadian Shield is made up of metamorphic and igneous rock‚ containing some of the world’s oldest rocks. It had once been a major mountain region but it is now relatively flat with rounded rock hills. In addition‚ hundreds of thousands
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severely than in others (depending on the location)‚ the main cause of earthquakes is tectonic plates grinding against each other ‚ therefore earthquakes occur more frequently and more severely in these regions ‚ less commonly earthquakes are caused by volcanic activity in this case they either proceed or ac company eruptions . Volcanoes Volcanoes are formed when plates collide or move away from one another thus they are usually found at the edge of tectonic plates .Volcanoes can also occur in the interior
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Iceland is very unique and interesting not only because of its clean air and amazing scenery but also its natural beauty and landscapes. Nature is a big force of Iceland but the volcano’s‚ waterfalls‚ and glaciers seem to attract most tourist. There landforms are probably the most unique. The Northern Lights is also something that people find very interesting because how it is created and the view you can see. It is something that everyone should see at some point in their life. The sources that I choose
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from all over the world came here to also discover the so-called “American-Dream”. Thus‚ America became the most wealthy and powerful country in the world‚ with a lot of extraordinaries traditions. The United States of America also have such great landforms and strange climat variation that makes this country so interesting. The Americans have known
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Cameroon‚ or ‘Africa in miniature’‚ contains all of Africa’s different types of geographic landforms‚ weather‚ and cultures in a small area making it an extremely diverse country. There are many reasons why Cameroon is such a diverse country; however‚ Cameroon’s five geographic and climatic zones are the main and underlying reason why Cameroon has so many diverse ethnic cultures‚ such as the Kirdi in the warm desert climate‚ the Fulani in the warm semi-arid climate‚ the western highlanders in the
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FACTORS INFLUENCING HABITAT GEOGRAPGHY 1010 GEO 1010 TOPIC: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HABITAT What is habitat? What environmental factors limit the distribution of habitat? How do organisms interact with one another? How do habitat communities change with time if left undisturbed? Where do species come from? How do they change and evolve? These are question that will be discussed later. There are several factors that influence habitat: A habitat is
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country also accounts for several terrain types such as rugged mountains‚ which are Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra Madre Occidental‚ low coastal plains‚ high plateaus and desert. Much of Mexico’s territory is vulnerable to earthquakes and volcanic activity. Mexico is a nation of climatic extremes‚ from tropical to desert; so much rain falls so hard that most of the water runs off before it can be absorbed. Mexico’s People The largest country in Middle America‚ Mexico‚ is home to 112‚322
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and lateral forces Folding‚ faulting and vulcanicity Plate boundaries Constructive‚ destructive‚ conservative Plate movement and resultant landforms Along constructive plate boundaries 7‚ 8‚ 9 11‚ 12 Along destructive plate boundaries Away from plate boundaries Hazards caused by internal forces Earthquakes Volcanic eruptions Tsunamis Factors affecting the degree of loss and destruction of tectonic hazards 10 10 Ways to reduce losses during tectonic hazards
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------------------------------------------------- Rock (geology) In geology‚ a rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. For example‚ the common rock‚ granite‚ is a combination of the quartz‚ feldspar and biotite minerals. The Earth’s outer solid layer‚ the lithosphere‚ is made of rock. Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history. From the Stone Age rocks have been used for tools. The minerals and metals we find in rocks have been essential to
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