The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America‚ covering a 1‚000-kilometre (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast‚ west of the Andes mountains. It is‚ according to NASA‚ National Geographic and other sources‚ the driest desert in the world.[1][2][3][4] The Atacama occupies 105‚000 square kilometres (41‚000 sq mi)[5] composed mostly of salt lakes (salares)‚ sand‚ and felsic lava flows towards the Andes The Atacama Desert ecoregion‚ as defined by the World Wide
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Although it may seem strange‚ the desert is the home to many plant and animal wildlife. Of course‚ to survive the hot and dry conditions‚ these wildlife have to be specially adapted to capture as much food and water as possible to sustain themselves. In the desert‚ it can get as hot as over 30 degrees in the day and below 16 degrees at night! This project will further explore a few of the plants and animals‚ as well some of their adaptations. PLANTS : KAI COLE ANIMALS : DENNEIL CHAMBERS
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produce phytotoxic compounds that will inhibit the growth of surrounding plants‚ affecting seedling growth. This report was executed to specifically test if Desert Lavender (Hyptis emoryi)‚ and Sunflower Goldeneye (Viguiera dentate) were allelopathic.
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Access to affordable and nutritious food has become an issue of interest to the residents of Colorado. According to the Nutrition Digest‚ ‘food deserts’ are “parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit‚ vegetables‚ and other healthful whole foods‚ usually found in impoverished areas” (Gallagher). Areas of Colorado such as this exist in largely rural and urban or low-income neighborhoods throughout the state. In these underserved communities‚ the issue lies with the ability to realistically travel
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Desert Flower Every country has their own cultures and traditions‚ some of the cultures and traditions control us. In Africa‚ a girl named Waris‚ she was 3 years old who forced to have a FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) as others girls who had this brutal practice. But‚ she had no choice to run away from this practice because it’s one of the traditions that the woman has to get circumcision to be a pure girl and virgin until getting married. Waris kept her pain inside of her heart‚ inside of her
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Desert Hornet Dream Somewhere it’s said we are shaped by life’s experiences. Whether those experiences are big or small‚ each can have its own impact on the soul. Sometimes those experiences can take hold of the imagination in the way a snake would constricts its prey and slowly consume it. Feeling every fiber of that being‚ tasting where it’s been‚ and how it got there. Savoring the long slow process and digesting what could be a long interlude to the next consumption. I had such an experience
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Camping: Mountains and Desert A few times a year‚ I like to go camping. Sometimes I go to the mountains in Kern County‚ California‚ whereas‚ other times I go to the desert in Brawley‚ California. Camping in the mountains‚ although similar in atmosphere‚ terrain and activities‚ has many more benefits than camping in the desert. There is nothing like taking a deep breath of cool‚ crisp mountain air‚ taking that narrow winding road that never seems to end until at last reaching the very spot that
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Phase 4 DB January 30‚ 2013 Hist 101: Professor Mauzey Difference between Desert Storm and Vietnam War and Impact I order to fully understand the difference desert Storm and the Vietnam War‚ you must understand the lessons learned by the U.S. after Vietnam. Vietnam soldiers were not adequately trained to handle the obstacles on the ground. The limitations of air power were very apparent as well. In Vietnam‚ the high cost of substituting machines for people in combat didn’t pan out and
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were the Japanese- Americans treated unfairly throughout World War Two? The Japanese- Americans were treated unfairly many times throughout World War Two‚ which later led them into the harsh circumstances of the internment camps. For example‚ In A Desert Exile by Yoshiko Uchida‚ states on page 305‚ that “During the first few weeks of camp‚ everything was erratic‚ and low on supplies.” This is saying that Japanese- Americans were put into internment camps‚ and were given only the bare necessities that
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Summary on Ships in the Desert In the story Ships in the Desert‚author Al Gore presents the idea that because of human’s behaviors‚the relationship between humankind and the earth has been transformed. In other words‚human civilization is now affecting or destroying the entire global environment. When the author was traveling around the world to examine and study the destruction‚he found that the Aral sea‚which used to be the fourth largest inland sea in the world‚is disappearing
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