Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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Describe a visit to an art gallery When I visited my brother who lives in Australia‚ he took me to a must-visit place -- the National Art Gallery. Selva knew I was an amateur painter and hence‚ loved all types of paintings such as still-life abstract and others. It was the beginning of spring when I arrived in Canberra. The temperature was about 17 degrees Celsius and though my brother did not require warm clothing‚ I was all wrapped up -- it was just too cold for me coming from a hot country like
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Maslow Concept of human needs Difference people got difference need ‚we have to know that the worker in which level in the hierarchy so that we can give what he want to motivate them .It is based on what the workers need. what he want ? we just give it as motivator Hierarchy factors need For maslow ‚there have a hierarchy with 5 lvl .a people will satisfied the level one by one according this hierarchy. the people will satisfied with the lower level and jump to the higher level until they reach
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Describe an person you admire Beauty‚ patience‚ ambition and strength; these words come to mind when thinking of the ideal woman. Angelina Jolie‚ she exemplified these characteristics. She is a famous actress whom I have known as Lara Croft and I have watched all her movies. Angelina Jolie was born on June 4‚ 1975 in California‚ Los-Angeles. She is an American actress and film director. She has received an Academy Award‚ two Screen Actors Guild Awards‚ and three Golden Globe Awards‚ and was
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Upon inspection of the Criminal Code Act 1899 Queensland it is apparent that the law does not adequately punish criminal offenders or protect innocent citizens in the Queensland Criminal Justice System. All that is required is a superficial reading of this parliamentary document to understand where the problem lies. A brief flip through would allow even the most inexperienced of readers to glean that many crimes are given a specified maximum penalty and yet many are left with no minimum penalty to
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EYMP3 3.2 Describe the roles of key health professionals and sources of professional advise in promoting positive health and well-being for early years children and their families and carers. 4.2 Explain how institutions‚ agencies and services can affect children and young people’s development. HEALTH VISITOR Health visitor’s work with GP’s to support families and young children‚ to offer support‚ promote health and educate families. Their role varies and includes giving advice on feeding
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The Working Memory Model (WMM) is a theory by Baddeley and Hitch in 1974. The theory replaces the idea that there is a single Short Term Memory (STM) from Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968)‚ it suggests that the STM is a flexible multi-component system. The WMM suggests that the STM is controlled by the Central Executive (CE) which controls attention‚ planning and synthesising information. The Central Executive is a flexible system which means it can process audio‚ visual and sound information‚ it also
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people should live their lives in accordance of distinguishing the right actions from wrong actions (Boatright‚ 2007‚ p. 7). In ethics normative theory propose different principles on how society can deal with this dilemma and that is through the introduction of deontological and theological ethical system. Deontological ethics or non-consequentialist theory requires people to do the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do regardless of its consequences (Barry‚ Sansburry‚ & Shaw
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The Management Theory Jungle Author(s): Harold Koontz Source: The Journal of the Academy of Management‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 3 (Dec.‚ 1961)‚ pp. 174-188 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/254541 . Accessed: 13/01/2014 14:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and
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Describe the main physical and technological resources required in the operation of a selected organisation Physical resources Within physical resources there are many points which must be taken into account to ensure a business is at its peak‚ these include things such as materials‚ waste‚ insurance‚ equipment including ICT‚ buildings and facilities‚ planned maintenance and refurbishment‚ security‚ plant and machinery. These particular resources are what help maintain physically the resources
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