Outline the relationship between climate and one or more biomes. Arctic tundra is a biome characterized by cold weather and low growing plants and shrubs and virtually no trees. They are found mainly in regions just below the Arctic ice caps‚ located at latitudes 55o to 70o North‚ across North America‚ Europe‚ Alaska‚ Canada and Siberia. They cover 20% of the earth’s surface. The summer season is short‚ where there are brief periods when the sun shines for almost 24 hours a day and temperatures
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Soil Porosity and Permeability GEO 101 LAB – Earth Science July 26‚ 2014 Soil Porosity and Permeability The focus of week three’s lab in Earth Science is to figure out the porosity and permeability of four different soil types: gravel‚ sand‚ potting soil‚ and soil from my back yard. This lab is designed to look at the porosity and permeability of these four soil samples. Porosity is basically the measure of how much of the soil volume is open space. Permeability is the measurement of how long
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Tigers The largest of all the Asian big cats‚ tigers rely primarily on sight and sound rather than smell. They typically hunt alone and stalk prey. A tiger can consume up to 88 pounds of meat at one time. On average‚ tigers give birth to 2-3 cubs every 2-2.5 years. If all the cubs in one litter die‚ a second litter may be produced within 5 months. Tigers generally gain independence at two years of age and attain sexual maturity at 3-4 years for females and at 4-5 years for males. Juvenile mortality
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SOIL EROSION Janeen Uy I BS MANAGEMENT ES 10 J Submitted to: Dr. Severino Salmo III March 8‚ 2012 Soil is found on the Earth’s crust and formed through weathering and decay of organisms. It may be considered dirt to a lot of people but it is highly an important tool for our survival. The soil holds the roots of the plants where nutrients are stored. It is important since it enables the soil to store and regulate the flow of water‚ filters the pollutants and improves the soil’s quality
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For this paper‚ I decided to study a tropical climate‚ Af‚ which is associated with the Tropical Rain Forest climate and biome. This climate and its associated biome is mostly located near the equator and between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Some specific places this biome and climate exist is in Central America‚ South America‚ Africa and the Indonesian archipelago. The two largest rain forests are The Amazon in South America and in central Africa centered on the drainage basin of the Congo
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Though the tiger is one of the most powerful mammals‚ it also faces the worst chances of being extinct. In fact‚ as many as three subspecies of tigers have become extinct in the last 30 years and there is danger of even more of the species becoming extinct. Recent estimates put the population of all tigers (including the ones in captivity) at somewhere between 5000-7500‚ with only about 3200 in the wild. At the beginning of the century‚ this number was closer to about 100‚000. This shows how fast
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Should We Be More Concerned With The Current Rate of Extinction? Preserving endangered species isn’t an unfamiliar concept – everyone has seen the tiger commercials looking for donations‚ and most people are familiar with the “Save the Whales!” ballyhoo‚ but the question is: is it as big of a concern as people make it out to be? Some people think no‚ it’s not because extinction is a natural process that has been occurring since life existed on Earth and that the issue is being exaggerated. However
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Introduction Endangered animals are one of the most issues that are affecting the earth today. Endangered animals are any species of animals that is at significant risk of extinction due to the dramatic decline in its population and habitat destruction. The endangerment caused by poaching‚ global warming and human activities. All life on earth is part of a nature balanced‚ and all species are dependent on each other to maintain the planet’s ecosystem. Removing one species from the system will have
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mainly located around the belt at the equator. The climate of the rainforest is warm most of the year and has a lot of rain through most of the year. The climate is perfect for animals and plant growth. Even though the rainforests cover such a little amount of land mass of the Earth‚ they are home to the largest number of plant and animal species in such a concentrated area. what’s the climate and location? The tropical rainforests climate is very warm‚ it has an average annual temperature
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2009 INEC 54062– Soil Chemistry and Terrestrial Pollution Number of Questions: Four (04) Number of pages: Four (04) Time : 02 hrs Answer all questions ___________________________________________________________________________ (01) Answer all parts (a) Give four major processes that contribute to the soil acidity. (20 marks) (b) How do you recognize the soil pollution? (20
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