Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18‚ 1980. The volcano‚ located in southwestern Washington‚ used to be a beautiful symmetrical cone about 9‚600 feet (3‚000 meters) above sea level. The eruption‚ which removed the upper 1‚300 feet (396 meters) of the summit‚ left a horseshoe-shaped crater and a barren wasteland. Today the land is healing‚ having recovered its natural beauty‚ but the landscape has been permanently altered. Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest called the mountain "Louwala-Clough"
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With reference to specific geographic regions critically discuss the legacy of colonialism for LDCs Colonialism in the dictionary of geography (Clark‚ 2003) has four definitions‚ two of which really jumped out to me‚ “the economic‚ political and social policies by which colonies are governed by the sovereign Metropolitan country (the colonial power)‚ usually based on the maintenance of a marked distinction between the governing country and the subordinate (colonial) population.” As well as “in
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growing physical risk from rapid coastal erosion and coastal flooding. It provides an overview of coastal management‚ looking at protection and conservation strategies for the present and the future. Section 1 – topic breakdown Section 2 – revision notes Section 3 – some case studies Section 4 – past exam questions Section 5 – Revision tipsSection 1 - TOPIC BREAKDOWN COMPETITION FOR COASTS Why is the coastal zone so favoured for development? 1. Understand how physical factors
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Geography Tucked away between the Aravalis and the Vindhyan hill systems in the Sawai Madhopur district of eastern Rajasthan‚ Ranthambhore National Park (282 sq km) is a part of the much larger Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (1334 sq km). The reserve is home to over 40 species of mammals‚ 300 species of birds‚ 45 species of reptiles and over 300 species of plants. However it is the “relatively easy sightings” of wild tigers that has made Ranthambhore famous all over the world. The Ranthambhore
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Geography Origin of the Discipline Three Fundamental Questions Concepts Two Dimensioned Researches System of Geography Four Schools of Research Origin of the Discipline Geography (English) was first coined by Eratosthenes (270 – 192 B.C)‚ a Greek scientist/geographer‚ chief librarian of the Alexanria Library Geō = Earth Graphia = Description Concept of Geography The studies of the phenomena‚ processes and patterns of natural environment and the spatial organization
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consists of layers of one variable such as: vegetation‚ landforms‚ or soils Layers can be overlaid/combined for analysis or display Application include: resource management‚ planning‚ hazard assessment‚ etc. Earth-Sun relationship Most Physical Processes on Earth powered by incoming radiation from Sun. Earth-Sun Relationship Complex – Depends on: Latitude Position of Sun in Sky Time of Year Earth’s Rotation/Axial Tilt Our Place in Space Big-Bang Theory Milky Way Galaxy Our Solar
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1.1 Introduction Japan‚ a beautiful and wonderful country made up of more than 6‚800 islands and located in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean which lies off the coast of Russia and to the east of People’s Republic of China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Taiwan in the south. The area of Japan is 377‚873kilometersquare which is slightly smaller than the size of California(United States of America). Japans’ main islands are Hokkaido‚ Shikoku‚ Honshu and Kyushu and several thousand more islands which form
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Canonical Correlation Exercise (1) Discuss the importance of the variable in the dependent set. Spell out the linear composite variate selected. Canonical Correlations 1 .992 2 .859 3 .327 Test that remaining correlations are zero: Wilk’s Chi-SQ DF Sig. 1 .004 251.994 12.000 .000 2 .234 65.351 6.000 .000 3 .893 5.104 2.000 .078 The third function should be removed because of its lack of statistical
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Title: Physical and Chemical Properties Purpose: To investigate the physical and chemical properties of pure substances as distinguishing characteristics. Procedure: 1. Set up a well plate with 24 pieces and fill two with either Dilute HCl or Dilute NaOH. 2. Set up four test tubes with any single substance in each one. 3. Observe and record original color and odor of substance. 4. Light flame with matches. -Hold test tube with substance in it over flame with clamps -Observe and record
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Task 2 2.1 TEMPLATE 2: Conduct directed geography research A. Collect and record primary/secondary data in your local area Secondary Data 2.2 3.5 Tuesday 11 February Wednesday 12 Febuary Thursday 13 February Friday 14 February Saturday
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