Humboldt‚ along with Bonpland and Carlos Mountufar‚ ascended Mount. Chimborazo‚ Ecuador on June 23‚ 1801. According to Humboldt (1872)‚ he climbed the mountain to a height of 19‚286 feet and measured the vertical height to be 21‚422 feet using a barometer and triangulating the altitude. While climbing up the eastern side‚ he noticed the presence of Diptera‚ an insect resembling flies at elevations of 18‚225 feet (Humboldt‚ 1872). In addition‚ Humboldt notes that Bonpland found yellow butterflies
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To date‚ Mount Tambora has sent more particles into atmosphere than any other volcano in recorded history. . Mount Tambora sits on island of Indonesia .in 1815‚ perhaps 50‚000 people lived on Sambaw ‚ a beautiful land of rushing streams gentle hills‚ and thick jungles. Looming over the northern side of the island was Mount Tambora a quite mountain dotted with villages and rice farms. Magma rise through cracks or weaknesses in the earth’s crust from the lava from the eruption. The Mount tambora
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goals did not fit well with the overall goals of the organization. There was an imbalance between the perceptions of the team members‚ guides and the leaders. (2) Right from the very beginning team leaders underestimated the challenges offered by Mount Everest. It indicates the tendency of overconfidence bias and recency effect of reliance on good weather in recent years. (3) The team members could not establish strong working relationships. Many team members were either not sure of their role
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Volcano chosen: Mount Vesuvius‚ Italy Describe the location of the volcano and its physical attributes. (Why is it right there? What does it look like? Stats?) The reason why Mount Vesuvius is there because there is a window hole in the African tectonic plate and that allow magma to come through to the volcano. The magma is from the African tectonic plate melting. The Eurasian tectonic plates are squeezing the African plate like a pimple witch causes earthquakes. The volcano itself looks like a
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were sent to the underground while the Humans ruled the surface. The only thing that divided the two races was a barrier‚ but it was unreliable. The only point of entrance was from a mountain called Mount Ebott. Many years after the war‚ a child falls into the underground through the breakage on Mount Ebott. The child’s name is Frisk and that’s the character you play throughout the game. The objective to the game is to travel through the Underground to reach and break the seal that divides the Underground
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What are bacteria? Bacteria are very different from viruses. First of all‚ bacteria are much larger in size. The largest virus is only as big as the very smallest bacterium (singular for bacteria). But bacteria are still microscopic and cannot be seen with the naked eye. They are so small that the sizes of bacteria are measured in micrometers (10‚000 micrometers = 1 centimeter). By comparison‚ the head of a pin is about 1000 micrometers wide. Though more complex than a virus‚ the structure of a
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LEARNING ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY FOR EFL LEARNERS Generally‚ we can mention that EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners are those who learn English tend to achieve the particular purpose. For example‚ they can use English when travelling or to communicate with other people from whatever country‚ who also speak English. We can classify the students of English department into EFL learners‚ too. So‚ they need to be able to speak English well. One of the foremost aspect in speaking English is we have
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the peak of Mount Everest. To reach the summit of the mountain is the goal of every alpine climber. Before every climber goes to Mount Everest‚ they should know what the climate is‚ the history behind the mountain‚ and the people of the mountain‚ the Sherpas. Mount Everst is located within the Himalaya Mountain Range. The range is very vast and extensive‚ containing over one hundred mountains higher than 24‚000 thousand feet‚ and at least twenty mountains over 26‚000 feet (Librios). Mount Everest serves
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instance‚ if one were to consider climbing Mount Everest‚ what are all the things that should be examined? Mount Everest is not only a very high mountain to undertake‚ there are also safety and environmental issues to consider. One must be sure that all these things are taken seriously before leaping into it. A pro and con list could be used to ensure that nothing is left to chance. Loss of life is another matter to consider when climbing Mount Everest. Individuals need to be certain that
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have rescuers that can be there to save you. There has been 230 deaths out of 4‚000 people that have climbed Mount Everest. Those 230 lives could have been saved if researchers get notified quicker‚ or some kind of technology that will help. Rescue services should be provided to people climbing Mount Everest‚ because you never know whose life could be in danger. When people climb Mount Everest‚ kid‚ adult‚ or expert‚ there should be rescue services for anybody climbing Everest. According to the
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