of Akrotiri‚ and get a rare glimpse of this once prosperous society. In addition‚ artifacts and sculptures excavated from the ancient city are housed and placed on display at the Museum of Prehistoric Thira‚ a must see for visitors. Santorini’s volcano is one of the most significant volcanoes in the worlds history because it is considered responsible for the destruction of the ancient Minoan civilization and for reshaping Santorini into what it is today. Considered to be the islands most unique
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individuals actually realize how dependent we really on certain materials. Appreciating and understanding how important the Earth’s natural resources are is significant for our population to eventually reach sustainability. Chapter 2 3. When a volcano erupts‚ spewing forth a column of hot volcanic ash‚ the ash particles are tiny fragments of solidified magma that slowly fall to Earth’s surface‚ forming a layer of sediment. Would a rock formed from cemented particles of volcanic ash be igneous or
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The Juan De Fuca tectonic plate is found on the west coast of North America. It is next to the North American plate‚ and according to America’s Tectonics‚ the Juan de Fuca plate is getting subducted under it. This plate is made of oceanic crust‚ but it is also basaltic in some areas. It was named after the pilot and sailor‚ Juan de Fuca‚ an explorer from Europe in the 1600s. The Juan de Fuca plate has a divergent boundary in the Juan de Fuca ridge. New material is made by the Juan de Fuca ridge
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becoming terrified. It affects earth‚ people and property. Earthquakes can do a lot of damage and I will tell you about the effects from them. The first thing earthquakes effects is earth. When two continental plates meet‚ earthquakes are happening‚ volcano eruptions and mountain formation caused by continental plates. Earthquakes cause the ground to shake and creates cracks and holes in the ground. They can also make trees and other objects in the wild or nature‚ fall and crash into the ground. Soil
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is indeed informative but entertaining. 6. Personal experience feature. This emanates not only from earthshaking experiences like riding an airplane that was hijacked; being caught inside a movie house on fire‚ or being one of the survivors of a volcano eruption or earthquake but also even from ordinary experiences that happen everyday. Experienced feature writers say even the most common experience can be made into an interesting feature if it is handled well. 7. Featurettes. These are very short
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“The hazards presented by volcanic and seismic events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.” To what extent do you agree with this view? (40 marks) Volcanic and seismic events can take place all over the world and therefore both more economically developed countries (MEDCs) and less economically developed countries (LEDCs) can be affected. In the last 30 years there have been multiple examples of where volcanic and seismic events have had an impact on both MEDCs and LEDCs. Some
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Atlantis- A legendary island‚ beautiful and prosperous‚ which sank into sea Agora- A public open space used for assemblies and markets Caldera- A large volcanic crater‚ typically formed by major eruption leading to the collapse of the mouth of the volcano Artefacts- Natural or human
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continent moving can contribute earthquake‚ and make dramatically change on geographic surfaces. Imaging that‚ Palea and Lithos might be linked in 5‚000 B.C.‚ when Palean were survived and woven baskets were their representation. However‚ there was a volcano erupted in 2‚000 B.C.‚ and it contributed to change the geographic between Palea and Lithos. Thus‚ Brim River was formed‚ which separated Palea and Lithos. Palea and Lithos should categorized to one country and their people might be the same‚ including
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The largest earthquake in the world had a magnitude of 9.5 and took place in Chile. The Valdivia Earthquake‚ also know as the Great Chilean Earthquake‚ happened on Sunday‚ May 22‚ 1960. It is the largest earthquake currently on record. It occured in the afternoon and the resulting tsunami affected southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ eastern New Zealand‚ southeast Australia‚ and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter of the Valdivia earthquake was near Lumaco‚ a coastal city
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mountain system or system of mountain ranges sometimes is used to combine several geological features that are geographically (regionally) related. Mountain ranges are usually segmented by highlands or mountain passes and valleys. •Volcanoes A volcano is an opening‚ or rupture‚ in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object‚ which allows hot lava‚ volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below the surface. Lava is a hot molten rock or magma that has erupted onto
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