Downloaded Downloaded from http://examguesspapers.com Education forum for ICSE Students GEOGRAPHY H.C.G. – Paper – 2 (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt seven questions in all. Part I is compulsory. All questions from Part I are to
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hour 7 November 2013 Who is to Blame In late August 1692‚ nineteen people (and two dogs) hanged for witchcraft and one was pressed to death. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about how innocent people were killed by false accusations. This play takes place in Salem during 1692. Reverend John Hale arrives from another city n MA to solve the problem about witches in Salem. Reverend John Hale is very intellectual and a naive witch-hunter. Hale is to blame for the killings in Salem because
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The worst earthquake Haiti has experienced in two centuries has hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday (12/01/2010)‚ destroying homes‚ hospitals‚ schools and effecting up to three million people. The earthquake hit at 4:53 PM (Pacific Time)‚ 25 km southwest of Port-au-Prince. The initial shock registered at a magnitude of 7.0 and was followed by two aftershocks of magnitudes of 5.9 and 5.5. More aftershocks are expected to follow in the coming days. The focus occurred at a depth of
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Geography 1: Places and Landscapes in a Changing World Sir Euca Ramos/WFR Group 8: Badiong‚ Mangui-ob‚ Tirthdas Population Dynamics and Processes‚ Demographic Transition Theory‚ and Population Debates and Policies 1. Population Dynamics & Processes * Evaluation of a different understanding of population growth and change * 2 significant factors * Fertility: birth rates * Mortality: death rates * Birth‚ or Fertility‚ Rates * Crude birth rate
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The five themes of geography are five big categories that all things geography can be grouped into. They are movement‚ regions‚ human environment interaction‚ location‚ and place. The five themes are important to understand for the study of geography. Movement‚ in geography‚ is as it sounds. It’s about people moving and how they do it. People can travel to Houston by plane‚ car‚ train‚ bus or cruise ship. Most imports and exports that come to Houston arrive at the Port of Houston. The Port of Houston
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abolished with the Civil War‚ however‚ its effects still lingered on and influenced racial divisions within the Caribbean. Slavery resulted in a destructive and enduring form of racism. In Avengers of the New World‚ Dubois uses Saint Domingue‚ present-day Haiti‚ to highlight the impact of slavery on race and its role on the colonial era. He frequently uses racial terminology such as “gens de couleur” and “petits blancs”‚ but he makes it clear that people should take discretion towards using race when making
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Jalissa Garriga Professor Edwards Language Practicum 11/07/2012 Haiti Jalissa Garriga Professor Edwards Language Practicum 11/07/2012 Haiti Introduction Haiti is one of the world’s poorest nations in the western hemisphere‚ which is still suffering the impact and devastation of the earthquake today. A nation so often on its knees had been knocked to the ground. (Clinton). On January 12‚ 2012 Haiti was struck by an earthquake with 7.0 magnitudes. Many Haitians suffered while others lost
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With reference to specific geographic regions critically discuss the legacy of colonialism for LDCs Colonialism in the dictionary of geography (Clark‚ 2003) has four definitions‚ two of which really jumped out to me‚ “the economic‚ political and social policies by which colonies are governed by the sovereign Metropolitan country (the colonial power)‚ usually based on the maintenance of a marked distinction between the governing country and the subordinate (colonial) population.” As well as “in
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic disaster; the earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of Haiti’s capital‚ Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday‚ January 12th‚ 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks had been recorded‚ most measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The ground shook vigorously for nearly two minutes. The quake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince‚ and other towns in the region. Several
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Geography Tucked away between the Aravalis and the Vindhyan hill systems in the Sawai Madhopur district of eastern Rajasthan‚ Ranthambhore National Park (282 sq km) is a part of the much larger Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (1334 sq km). The reserve is home to over 40 species of mammals‚ 300 species of birds‚ 45 species of reptiles and over 300 species of plants. However it is the “relatively easy sightings” of wild tigers that has made Ranthambhore famous all over the world. The Ranthambhore
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