formed several steel walls. The mighty metallic machine marched efficiently forward‚ their shields enveloped them in a coffin and they marched unknowingly to their demise. All of a sudden the howling wolf like people leaped out from the secretive woodland. The woods howled‚ just then the horde flooded the clearing‚ suicidaly running towards their imminent deaths. Without warning the cohort was ambushed from behind‚ the cohort replied rapidly and were ordered to “protect the rear flank” the officer
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EROSION VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN MINNA‚ NIGER STATE By Adewuyi Babatunde CENTER FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY‚ MINNA‚ NIGER STATE +234 8068166939 EMAIL: ADEX22NG@YAHOO.COM Abstract Natural events such as erosion can be hazardous to man. The disasters that natural hazards can cause are largely the result of actions by man that increase vulnerability‚ or lack of action to anticipate and mitigate the potential damage of these
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Contents 1. Title: What do we know about the Succulent Karoo? 2. Background 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Description of the succulent karoo 3. Physical environment 4.3 Soil 4.4 Climate 4. Patterns 5.5 Diversity 5.6 Endemism 5.7 Flora 5. Growth form and water relations 6. Current activities in the succulent karoo 7. My idea. What do we know about the Succulent Karoo? Introduction Stretching from Namibia down the west coast of South Africa
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by leafmunching bugs? A. physiological‚ faster plant growth B. physiological‚ addition of a bitter taste to the plant ’s leaves C. structural‚ increased leaf cuticle thickness D. structural‚ change in leaf color 2. An animal that lives in a desert biome will most likely have adaptations that help the animal to A. insulate its body. B. store body fat. C. conserve water. D. swim efficiently. 3. Which of the following resulted from a genetic variation that was favored by natural selection? A. cancer
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Geog 100 Nov 7th ‚ 2013 Strategies to living in a warmer world The Earth’s climate is never in a state of homeostasis (1)‚ there has always been and there will always be climate change in the world‚ so to think about climate change as something out of the ordinary is simply not correct. We know the climate changes and have dealt with it before (2) but the challenge becomes more apparent as our communication as well as population grow exponentially. Today there is another difference‚ as now we
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describe the nature of the swan’s wings‚ the sounds they make and the effect the sound has on him. The details that Yeats gives about the swans‚ help the reader to visualize what the speaker is seeing. "The trees are in their autumn beauty‚ The woodland paths are dry." tells us the season that the poem is set and gives us a picture of the speakers surroundings. "I have looked upon these creature and now my heart is sore." The speaker is very fond of these swans‚ that is why he visits them and
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designed to decrease soil erosion are wind breaks‚ such as a wall‚ or the planting of trees to keep the soil in place with the roots of the tree. Other ways to avoid erosion are terracing‚ mulching‚ land leveling‚ or conservation tillage. D) One biome that is rich in humus is grassland soil. Humus originated in it because it is semiarid climate and little rainfall is seen in the grassland creating less leeching than most soil types. This creates a large buildup of organic material and humus. Another
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1. our biome is located in Russia 2. Climate in the taiga is cold‚ with average annual temperatures from about +5 to -5 C. Precipitation varies‚ from about 20 cm of precipitation per year to over 200 cm. 3. Many plant species are found in the Taiga‚ but coniferous trees are obviously the dominant plant form. These trees shed snow easily‚ and they retain their needles through the winter. The needles themselves are well-adapted‚ with thick waxy coatings and small surface area‚ to resist
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Paper-1 1. Non-chordata and Chordata: (a) Classification and relationship of various phyla up to subclasses: Acoelomate and Coelomate‚ Protostomes and Deuterostomes‚ Bilateria and Radiata; Status of Protista‚ Parazoa‚ Onychophora and Hemichordata; Symmetry. (b) Protozoa: Locomotion‚ nutrition‚ reproduction‚ sex; General features and life history of Paramaecium‚ Monocystis‚ Plasmodium and Leishmania. (c) Porifera: Skeleton‚ canal system and reproduction. (d) Cnidaria: Polymorphism‚ defensive
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similar to all islands around the world‚ being and island it is unlikely that the ecosystem will change mainly because of the area. Islands usually also have their own specific and unique biome‚ England is no exception though it does share the Island with Wales and Scotland as well. Though England’s ecosystem and biome are unique they are very similar to that of near by countries. Frances northern coast (Normandy) for example shares many similar qualities to that of England. Ireland and Wales also share
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