2006 Q4 a) The greatest decline took place between 1965 and 1970. 700‚000 metric tons - 200‚000 metric tons = 500‚000 metric tons 500‚000 metric tons/5 years = 100‚000 metric tons per year the gorundfish harvest depleted by aproximately 100 thousand metric tons per year between 1965 and 1970. b) Bottom trawling is the act of scraping the bottom of a fishing area with a large net in order to catch fish. The net‚ however‚ catches more than the intended product. The nets destroy the bottom vegetation
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The presidential election of 1828 brought a great victory for Andrew Jackson. Not only did he get almost 70 percent of the votes cast in the electoral college‚ but popular participation soared to an unheard amount of 60 percent. Along with Jackson‚ came Jacksonian democracy also known as “The Age of the Common Man” which impacted further advances in political process by the “common man” and minorities‚ the economic stability of the nation‚ and the status of the Union and sectionalism. These impacts
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The 1920’s a regressive era When most people think of the 1920’s they think of a roaring and unrestricted economy‚ and a booming cultural golden age; however‚ this could not be father from the truth. Even though the economy was prosperous and the women had finally gained their suffrage‚ the 20’s were far from progressive. Racially blacks made little progress and white supremacists gained power‚ politically the government became self absorbed and corrupt‚ and economically while prosperous was
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1763 was the year that the forever changed the relationship between the American colonies and their mother country‚ Great Britain. This year was not only the year when the French and Indian War finally came to an end with the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ but was the also the beginning of the many changes that Britain imposed on the colonies. Following the war‚ Britain‚ in an attempt to tighten its control over the colonies‚ and raise money‚ pursued new \mercantilist policies‚ leading to colonial resentment
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King Louis XIV was a totalitarian and absolutist whose goal was “one king‚ one law‚ one faith.” He successfully accomplished his goals for “one king” and “one law” through divine right‚ and the establishment of Versailles‚ which centralized France and limited the power of the nobility. His last goal‚ however‚ “one faith” was hardly successful because it took a considerable amount of time to accomplish; but he eventually ended up with an entirely Catholic France. Louis XIV was successful in having
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Progressive Movement DBQ The Progressive Era was a time of national reform in the sense of America was purging itself of corruption and evil. The time just prior to this reform was full of government corruption and national poverty. A small amount of people such as John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt were extremely wealthy from their monopolies. However‚ the vast majority of Americans were lower class working families. During this time period there was
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The Progressives were led by religious leaders such as Charles Parkhurst‚ a Protestant Reverend who urged for more “protest” from the Protestants. The Progressive Era united various anti-vice crusaders such as the Anti-Cigarette League‚ the American Purity Alliance‚ and the Anti-Saloon League. These groups were already united with many other issues such as labor rights‚ women’s rights‚ minimum wage laws‚ etc. Thus‚ in 1900‚ a reform group known as the “New York Committee of Fifteen” conducted undercover
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B). Operant conditioning: When a teacher rewards good behavior with a token‚ and students can exchange these tokens for extra rewards. Classical conditioning: In animal training‚ a trainer might utilize classical conditioning by repeatedly pairing the sound of a clicker with the taste of food. Eventually‚ the sound of the clicker alone will begin to produce the same response that the taste of food would. Observational learning: When you learn how to open a lock with a key by watching your parents
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1. In London in 1814‚ at least 8 people were killed when a container burst and they were flooded with 1‚470‚000 litres of a/ Molasses b/ Beer c/ Vinegar 2. When engineers drilled for natural gas near Derweze in Turkmenistan in 1971‚ the ground collapsed beneath the drilling rig‚ forming a crater 70 meters in diameter. Worried about the consequences of a poisonous gas discharge‚ the engineers set fire to the crater‚ thinking the gas would burn off in a few days. When did the fire burn out? a/ 1991
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In what ways do the legislative and executive branches restrain the judiciary? I believe that‚ when considering the fact that they as individual branches have the fully granted power to not only make the laws but; they are also the ones seeing that these laws be enforced through proper channels and chain of command. This leaves the judiciary with limited actions. However if actions were to be taken against specific laws then the Supreme Court have the final say. Although all have a say in the power
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