The text “Killer Waves: How Tsunamis Changed History” by Becky Oskin is suggesting the tsunami in the 15th century transformed the people’s societies with culture transitions‚ circumstantial increase/decrease in trade/interaction‚ and the migration away from the coast. With food sources destroyed‚ societal changes had to be made in order to survive. The societal changes created a shift in culture‚ resulting in the Maori people to have a larger warrior based culture‚ to protect the remaining resources
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Also known as "beautiful swimmer‚" the blue crab is one of the more resilient of Chesapeake species‚ but its fate depends on many factors. With the drastic decline of the Bay’s oysters‚ watermen began extending their crabbing efforts much later into the fall‚ the time they would normally have shifted to oystering. A decade later‚ the blue crab population has been cut in half! Many locals have made a career out of harvesting its seafood‚ and the annual harvest and many of its other attractions bring
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Imagine if you were stuck underwater as an animal that could only move as fast as a turtle trying to run away from a predator;. What would you do- would you fight or try to outrun the attacker. Well‚ if you could expel your guts‚ you would answer differently. According to Dictionary.com‚ ecosystem means‚ “a system‚ or a group of interconnected elements‚ formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.” This zone is located on continental shelf. In this zone there is plenty
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Dear‚ Tom Cierra and I think that the best option for a place for you to live is in the ocean on a submersible floating yacht‚ we have sent a picture (seen above) to show you what it would look like. When I read your letter‚ I didn’t see a price range and we assumed‚ since you are willing to move anywhere in the world‚ you have an excess amount of money. With this home‚ you will be able to move around‚ so not only will the location vary‚ but you can avoid most natural disasters. You will not
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When considering purchasing a boat to use for fishing in shallow waters‚ because of their similarities‚ bay boats and flats boats may come to mind. There are a few differences to consider when deciding which boat is best for your specific needs. Flats These boats are also known as skiffs‚ and are built for shallow coastal waters. Used primarily for flats fishing‚ they are great for catching tarpon‚ redfish‚ snook‚ and bonefish. They have the ability to glide across calm water silently‚ and be maneuvered
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Potamotrygoniae The major stingray family of the potamotrygoniae occur throughout the major rivers system of the eastern south Americas. Based on research‚ scientists believed that the potamotrygoniae family had indeed evolved from dasyaitude. Although there is a lot of speculation‚ scientists assume that the first and early ancestors of the potamotrygonids had dispersed into fresh waters therefore adapting and obtaining their name as “river rays”. This was thought to have occurred during the last
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Background of Café de Coral Café de Coral is a fast food restaurant group in Hong Kong. It owns and runs different restaurants and fast food shops‚ for example‚ Café de Coral‚ The Spaghetti House‚ Oliver’s Super Sandwiches and so on. The first Café de Coral restaurant was found in 1968 in Causeway bay. After the industrious work‚ Café de Coral developed from one single shop to a leader of Chinese fast food restaurant group in the world. 2.2 The reason of choosing Café de Coral Nowadays‚ fast food
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We were in a car on our way to the beach‚ because leatherback turtles were found and are expected to have eaten plastic and have it stuck around their body. Leatherback turtles are one of the biggest form of sea turtles. They can grow up to 2.4 meters long. I asked‚“does any of you know how big these are.” We were with 3 of us in the car. Even though it was more like a bus to fit the turtles in. The others in the ‘car’ are called James and Faith. I am the youngest of the three. I am 17 years old
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(a) explain why the regions of the world that receive the most direct sunlight contain tropical rain forests I high amount of direct sunlight in this area yields the warmest temperatures. Hadley cells are driven by the direct sunlight as well. This region is in the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)‚ which is at the convergence of two Hadley cells. This is where air rises due to direct solar radiation‚ which causes water vapor to fall back to Earth as rain. (b) explain why there would be large
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