A project on GOA tourism 2013 Divyanshu Sharan BBM(IB) div C 192 3/18/2013 introduction : goa Goa‚ a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India‚ the 25th State in the Union of States of India‚ was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961. It was part of Union territory of Goa‚ Daman & Diu till 30 May 1987 when it was carved out to form a separate State. Goa covers an area of 3702 square kilometers and comprises two Revenue district viz North Goa and South Goa. Boundaries of Goa
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Australian Desert 1. The Tropic of Capricorn passes thru the center of Australia. This means the country lies close enough to trade wind latitudes for the prevailing winds to be from the southeast. These bring maritime conditions‚ with abundant rain‚ to the coast of New South Wales and Queensland. 2. Inland lies the Great Dividing Range‚ a mountain range running the length of the country parallel to the east coast. 3. Lands to the west of the mountains lie in a rain shadow. 4. 40% of Australia’s
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causes of biodiversity degradation in the Mediterranean countries. The Red List of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) records today some 16120 endangered species in the world. In this context we conducted this study of the coastal dunes vegetation in Oran‚ a subject whose work remain incomplete‚ and in the order to validate the presence of plant species threatened‚ vulnerable or likely to be so designated. A sampling was conducted during the year 2014 .All samples were identified
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Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy‚ yellow‚ and fine-grained‚ and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood‚ essential oils are also extracted from the woods for use. Both the wood and the oil produce a distinctive fragrance that has been highly valued for centuries. Consequently‚ the slow-growing trees have been overharvested in many areasThe sandal tree
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Afghanistan and the Cronulla riots are all evidence of the destructive nature of conflict and how evident it is in our lives. Sometimes conflict involves large groups clashing due to personal differences as seen in such events as the Cronulla riots. Racism occurs when one racial groups believes that it is superior to another. This shows that today’s society is heterogenous‚ and for everyone to get along‚ other people’s beliefs must be acknowledged and accepted. The 2005 Cronulla riots were a series
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and distant) makes the king seem less powerful and commanding. 6. The sculptor is able to transfer the King’s pride and arrogance to the statue where we can still see these expressions‚ even though it is now in ruins. 7. “the lone and level sands” - It is nature that is constant and unchanging‚ this is emphasised by the alliterations used at the end. 8. Irony is used in the description of “that colossal wreck” – this is an oxymoron or a contradiction in terms. The ruins are described as
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desert. The landscape of the story is no doubt a desert; sand dunes‚ small shrubs‚ will grass‚ blistering heat‚ scavengers and very little water. Although the desert can be easily described‚ Austin goes to great lengths to show the relationships between the subtle changes in the landscape‚ behavioral patterns of animals‚ and even the way plant life grows around the landscape. For example‚ she describes and almost personifies the way that the dunes are blown up on themselves that eventually form a shield
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next eight days. I crept out of the room quietly and tried to make my way through the cottage without waking the Bertram family. I stepped outside and onto the silky sand that seemed to stretch on forever. I jogged to one of the beach’s most powdery sand dunes and jumped in feet first‚ sand rising around my shins. Running the sand through my fingers as if to tell if it were real‚ I was deep in thought. Whether or not I was dead and this was heaven was probably my
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measures and how they have impacted the changing coastline‚ and the different elements influencing the choice of coastal protection methods. The coast is the area between the land and the sea. Depending on the elements visible in a coastal zone‚ such as sand‚ pebbles or manmade structures‚ the coastal region is harder to outline. For the purpose of this essay‚ we’ll define the coastal zone as the area where the land is notably affected by the sea and the sea by the land.
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Chapter 15 – Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts Key Point • Why does ocean water circulate? • How does the topography of the ocean floor change from a continental margin to the mid-ocean ridge? How are the oceans mapped? • How do ocean waves and breakers form? • How sediments are moved along a shore line and what coastal features are formed? • Be able to recognize both depositional and erosional coastal landforms Why should we study the oceans? • 70% of Earth’s
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