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    also created a string of other volcanoes. Climatic conditions Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the Seven Summits. It is among the tallest freestanding mountains in the world‚ with Uhuru Peak rising to an altitude of 15‚100 feet (4‚600 m) from base to summit.Kilimanjaro is a giant stratovolcano that began forming a million years ago when lava spilled from the Rift Valley zone. Mount Kilimanjaro is composed of 3 distinct volcanic cones: Kibo (5895 metres)‚

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    However‚ on March 16‚ 1926 Robert launched the first liquid fueled rocket. This rocket was one of the most significant inventions to all of mankind. The rocket traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph‚ reaching an altitude of 41 feet and landing 184 feet away. The rocket was 10 feet tall‚ constructed out of thin pipes‚ and was liquid fueled. This would not have been possible without the De Laval Nozzle. The De Laval Nozzle is an asymmetric hourglass like nozzle that

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    Stealth technology Stealth technology also termed LO technology (low observable technology) is a sub-discipline of military tactics and passive electronic countermeasures‚ which cover a range of techniques used with personnel‚ aircraft‚ ships‚ submarines‚ missiles and satellites to make them less visible (ideally invisible) to radar‚ infrared‚ sonar and other detection methods. It corresponds to camouflage for these parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.  Designers develop a particular shape

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    nd SOLID MENSURATION REVIEWER (2 Semester 2011-2012) PYRAMIDS 1. A vessel is in the form of an inverted regular square pyramid of base edge 13 cm and the altitude is 25 cm‚ how many liters are in it when the depth of the water is 15 cm? A(small Square) h(Water) A(Big Square) = h(container) 2 A(small Square) 15 2 = 252 13 2 2 (15 )(13 ) 2 A(small Square) = 25 2 A(small Square) = 60.84cm 1 V = 3 Bh 1 V= 3 (60.84)(15) 3 V=304.2 cm  0.304.2 L 2. The lateral faces of

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    MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES: A GUIDE TO ITS COMMON USES Historically‚ early humans relied on medicinal plants for remedies of diseases. that were made Before the onset of medicinal science‚ into medicine. Medicinal plants are people searched for remedies for different illnesses by using plants various plants thought by people to have medicinal properties‚ but few plants or their phytochemical constituents have been proven by rigorous science or approved by regulatory agencies to have medicinal

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    Malbec Malbec is normally a medium to full-bodied dry red wine. Malbec has plenty of characteristics. It is dark‚ blue-black‚ and purple in color. It has the ripe fruit flavors of plums‚ black cherry and blackberry. Some other characters include Smokey‚ earthy‚ leathery‚ wild game‚ tobacco and white/black pepper along with a high profile spices that make for an interesting melody of aromas and flavors. It contains a lot of acid and is higher in tannin and alcohol levels. The layers of complexity

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    climbing‚ which may be another reason why they had many misfortunes during there ascend. “With increasing altitude‚ ambient air pressure and as a consequence partial pressure of oxygen decrease causing hypobaric hypoxia. Hypoxia is responsible for the decrease in endurance performance of mountaineers when ascending to high altitude and plays a key role in the pathophysiology of high-- altitude illnesses” (Sumann 8). Climbing in weather that is as bad as what Joe and Simon went through in Siula Grande

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    Biodiversity is not uniformly distributed across the geographical regions of the earth. Certain regions of the world are flourished with a very large number of different species. Hot spots are the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth. There are about 34 hot spots identified in the world. Among this‚ India has two hot spots namely Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas. The Western Ghats hot spot region lies parallel to the eastern coast of Indian peninsula

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    G9 Asian Studies Map hunt Using the Student Atlas and/or the PDFs on Studywiz‚ answer the following questions: 1. Which country in Asia lies farthest to the west? The country in Asia that lies farthest to the west Turkey. 2. Which country’s capital city is Baghdad? Iraq is the country’s capital city of Baghdad. 3. Which country is bordered on the north and west by Iraq‚ on the east by the Persian Gulf‚ and on the south by Saudi Arabia? The country that is bordered on the north

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    interested in aviation after volunteering for the Red Cross during World War I (World Book). Since she admired aviation‚ she decided to take flying lessons from Neta Snook (Biography.com). After learning how to fly‚ Amelia bought a plane and set an altitude record for women on October 22‚ 1922 (Biography.com). By setting this record‚ she motivated other women to be aviators and caused them to know that they can also fly a plane. She created a new record and a chance for women to prove what they can

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