Student Notes Questions -Landforms produced by glacial erosion 5. Below in a sketch of a corrie post-glacial. Over-deepened basin caused by erosion due to rotational flow. Post-glaciation‚ a corrie may be filled with a tarn. This is water that has been collected in the hollow; it is dammed by the rock lip. Over-deepened basin caused by erosion due to rotational flow. Post-glaciation‚ a corrie may be filled with a tarn. This is water that has been collected in the hollow; it is dammed by the rock
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CH 9 WATER RESOURCES • The Colorado river basin o Droughts o Too many people o Too much agriculture o Planning still “supply” focused. Not accounting for depleting resource THE HYDROLIGIC CYCLE-- Water never stops going Surface water • Precipitation reaching the earths surface follows two basic pathways o Flows overhead o Soaks into the soil • Along the way interpection occurs when precipitation hits plants or other ground cover o Drains across plant leaves and down the stems
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Honduras is a country in Central America‚ it’s bordered to the west by Guatemala and to the southwest of El Salvador. It has a population exceeding of eight million and spans about 112‚492 km2. It has three major topographical regions also large amounts of hills and mountains that dominate the landscape. Some bodies of water that are part of Honduras are the Nakunta River‚ Patuca River and Warunta River. The Patuca River is the largest river in Central America and the longest in Honduras. The Nakuta
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A. One significant physical geographic factor that contributed to the development of Mesopotamia was the location of‚ and access to‚ the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers‚ as well as their tributaries. Located in a region known as the “Fertile Crescent”‚ Mesopotamia was able to utilize these rivers for transportation and irrigation of crops. As a result of flooding by the Euphrates‚ large silt deposits provided rich soil and promoted the cultivation of emmer‚ barley‚ beans‚ olives‚ grapes and flax. In
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Geography “geo” the earth “graphy” to describe 5 Key Themes of Geography 1. Location – specific location‚ where? 2. Place – unique properties of a place‚ no two places on earth are alike 3. Movement – communication‚ circulation‚ migration‚ and diffusion across the Earth’s surface 4. Region – an area defined by uniform characteristics 5. Human-Earth Relationships – human interaction with an environment; resource exploitation‚ environmental pollution‚ hazard perception
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After reading the excerpts of Braudel available on the web-site‚ what could you say in general about the geography of the Mediterranean and adjacent lands? In addition‚ discuss in detail two of these issues: 2) the relationship between mountain and plain 4) compare the geography of north Africa to that of southern Europe 2) Mediterranean has two faces first is a series of rigid mountains that overlap with each other. These mountainous peninsaula have flatlands in between them in places such
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and how much ransom money could I get for each one? ”I think it is safe to say happiness have many aspects. The real versions of well-being that plays out every day are the ones based upon an individual experience‚ perception and values. The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner shows a beguiling mixture of travel‚ psychology‚ science and humor to investigate not what happiness is‚ but where it is. Mr. Weiner’s findings reveal‚ that government of Switzerland makes decisions based upon happiness
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Geography and Early Civilizations Geography had a tremendous impact on early civilizations‚ the topography of the different regions played a key role in their development and formation. This statement by Fernand Braudel “ Geography is the stage in which humanity’s endless dramas are played out” (Getz et al.‚ Exchanges‚ 26) is a very moving and telling description. The terrain‚ whether it is natural or man made is not the end all‚ be all. It does however affect the stage a great deal. Mountainous
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Afghan Militia Bases * Classify the Dispute and Shape * The Taliban are Muslim fundamentalists‚ with a strict interpretation of Sharia law and a notorious treatment of women. * Afghanistan is a land locked nation-state in a compact shape. * It shares a border with Pakistan. * Pakistan is an elongated state. * The border between the two states is elongated. * Pakistan and Afghanistan are separated by a desert. * These attributes allow the conflict to continue
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The author of The Geography of Genius‚ Eric Weiner‚ communicates the idea that geniuses are in fact by-products of their culture‚ rather than cocktails of extraordinary genetics. Furthermore‚ Weiner believes that there is a close connection to the geniuses’ setting and its innovations. An excellent example is Vienna’s musical golden age‚ in which masterful composers such as Mozart and Beethoven flourished. Weiner perfectly captures the essence of what made the talented composers into the Viennese
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