advanced from the 15th century onwards did sea-borne trade gain centre-stage. India and China however‚ were landlocked and were by far the greatest industrial powers in the world till the Industrial revolution. Technology‚ not geography‚ helped temperate agriculture and industry to zoom ahead. One way a country overcomes geographical isolation is to improve its transportation infrastructure. Better roads‚ ports‚ paths‚ and other modes of transport provide access to world markets. But a country can
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How does longitude and latitude affect people? Latitude and Longitude both affect the weather and the temperature. The weather and temperature also affects us. The farther away from the equator the more extreme the weather is going to be. For latitude the closer you are to the equator the hotter it will be. The farther away you are from the equator the colder it will be. The region near the equator affects the most sun because of the shape of the Earth. The light also has to penetrate
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Aristotle: Virtues are Like Skills Aristotle believes that no one is born virtuous. Virtues are acquired through practice‚ which leads to habit. He feels that if someone did something courageous one time‚ then that person is not virtuous. The person would need to continue making good sound reasonable decisions that leads to courageous acts in order to become virtuous. Aristotle also believes that one must act accordingly in the right manner. For instance‚ if they are striving to be courageous‚ then
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L2 May 8‚ 2013 Physical Geography Agenda: • 1.Geological Structure and Relief • 2. Climate • 3. Rivers and Lakes • 4. Biomes 1. Geological Structure and Relief * Relief: means topography‚ or landforms such as mountains‚ lowlands‚ highlands etc. * Geology: is dynamics is the reasons for relief; we have interconnection between geological structures & relief. it is the inner structures of the earth.
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climbers.They can also be found in mountain and swamp areas. In the Temperate forest biome precipitation evenly spread throughout the year. Varied temperatures (hot summers‚ cold winters). The plants tend to be broad-leaved and deciduous. The soil in this biome is enriched with nutrients from annual leaf drop. Temperate forests animals may migrate‚hibernate‚or store food to survive cold conditions. The average temperature in temperate deciduous forests is 50°F (10°C). Summers are mild‚ and average about
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mostly plants and invertebrates and mostly in the tropics‚ are condemned to extinction every year‚ an average of about 140 a day. The forests of today are comprised of 50% boreal (mainly northern conifers)‚ 44% tropical and 3% temperate areas. Most of the original temperate forests have been cleared so the land can be used for farming and other development. The majority of the remaining forest that can be preserved is found in Russia‚ Canada and Brazil The most concrete success pointed to by the
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goose population is spread throughout Canada and United States‚ and can live in different conditions of many biomes such as Tundra‚ Grasslands‚ Temperate regions‚ and Boreal Forest (Mowbray et al.‚ 2002). Their ability to inhabit variety of biomes allows incredibly wide range of habitats available for the Canada goose. Habitats range from cold arctic to temperate forests. They can be found near bodies of water such as lakes‚ and ponds (2002). The population breed during the summer in northern regions
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Literary Analysis Shall I Compare Thee to Summers Day? In analyzing Sonnet 18‚ Shall I Compare Thee to Summers Day?‚ written by William Shakespeare it is important to know some of the background information on this poet and playwright. He wrote a hundred and fifty four sonnets‚ that cover three major themes: 1. how short every life is‚ 2. that beauty will always fade because it is not everlasting‚ and 3. the weaknesses of humans to give into earthy temptations. Most scholars refer to the
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GEOMORPHOLOGY : THE STUDY OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH RELATED TERMS : • PHYSIOGRAPHY • RELIEF • TOPOGRAPHY • LANDFORMS • LANDSCAPES SURFACE FEATURES EARTH = 2 PRINCIPAL PARTS 1. 1/3 LAND (CONSISTS OF FOUR LARGE LAND MASSES DIVIDED INTO SEVEN CONTINENTS & THOUSANDS OF SMALLER LAND MASSES 2. 2/3 WATER (FOUR MAJOR OCEANS & HUNDREDS OF SMALLER BODIES OF WATER CONTINENTS (by the number of countries) #1 Africa - (53)
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provide shelter and food for rainforest animals as well as taking part in the gas exchanges which provide much of the world’s oxygen supply. • Rainforest plants live in a warm humid environment that allows an enormous variation rare in more temperate climates: some like the orchids have beautiful flowers adapted to attract the profusion of forest insects. • Competition at ground level for light and food has lead to evolution of plants which live on the branches of other plants‚ or even
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