What is a wetland? Wetlands are areas that are inundated by water cyclically‚ intermittently or permanently and can have fresh‚ brackish or salt water. The main wetland types include swamps‚ marshes‚ bogs‚ and fens. Wetlands are the link between land and water and are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Depending on the type of wetland‚ it may be filled mostly with trees‚ grasses‚ shrubs or moss. An area doesn’t need to be permanently wet to qualify as a wetland. It just needs to
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What was particularly memorable to you? What images or statements were meaningful to you? Why were they memorable? Be specific Watching a frail‚ premature infant go from the incubator‚ hooked up to monitors‚ to a healthy baby‚ as good as a full-term infant and the brain development she had when the scan was done‚ was extremely memorable. I was amazed at Frank Duffy’s analysis from the video that Baby Elizabeth had exceeded expectations‚ especially regarding her EEG and with normal brain development
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My trip around the world Toronto to Chicago: taking an airplane Cost of airplane: 200 dollars Chicago‚ U.S.A (41.52’ N/ 87.37’ W) Staying at: family friends house – staying for 6 days Event : Chicago Cubs game $45 per ticket row 18 The rest of the time I’m in Chicago I will be travelling looking at the scenery and having a good time with my family friends. After I will be going to a Chicago Cub’s game and just enjoying my time in Chicago for 6 days. Travel distance from: Chicago U.S.A to
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The Garden of Earthly Delights painted by Hieronymus Bosch‚ depicts many vivid fictional scenes in triptych style. The right wing of the triptych depicts Hell and the causes of man’s downfall‚ which Dante wrote about in the Inferno. Dante tries to convey to all humanity the consequences of human actions and the levels of hell that he believes exist for different levels of sins. Dante divides Hell up into ten different circles‚ and there is an upper and a lower level of Hell. Dante and Bosch have
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Discuss how your understanding of change has been developed by your prescribed and related texts. Change is a process of alteration it can be instantaneous or it could be a gradual change‚ change may be physical‚ psychological or environmental all change that occurs is either positive or negative‚ in relation to the prescribed text “ The Dreamers” a play by Jack Davis‚ a related text of Kevin Rudd’s sorry speech and a cartoon by R.Cobb use a variety of visual and literary techniques to show that
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Koala Bears [pic] The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia‚ and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia‚ from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during
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north of Toowoomba. Ravensbourne National Park is an environment with a biodiverse ecosystem due to an adequate source of water and wildlife. The rainforest also inhabits the contents of the dingoes diet consisting of carnivorous prey‚ such as; kangaroos‚ rabbits‚ wombats and wallabies. Conversely‚ desert regions‚ such as Central Australia are home to minimal amounts of dingo‚ as the population is very limited due to the lack of water and food. They are commonly found in the eastern half of Western
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camouflaged corrugations and pot holes. Having noted the then recent intriguing history of Woomera‚ it was an equally surprising sight when we arrived at Coober Pedy. We gravitated to Brewster’s Roadhouse‚ where we were to both sample our first ever kangaroo steak meal which we quite enjoyed. Some years later‚ Nos 53 and 72 in front of Brewsters Roadhouse and Motel‚ Coober Pedy‚ SA... by this time owned by Redline. Onwards north again (with no perception of the
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The Whale Rider By Witi Ihimaera Published May 2003 Kahu (Pai) is an eight year old Maori girl with a special gift. She can communicate with whales. She could be the leader her tribe needs‚ but her great-grandfather adheres strictly to Maori tradition which requires a male heir. He barely acknowledges her. The Whale Rider" tells the story of Kahu‚ a young girl in New Zealand struggling to find her place in her family and community. She craves the love of her great-grandfather‚ but he’s entirely
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it gave them the energy to collect sufficient quantity for others. Animals‚ birds and reptiles were also caught and cooked on an open fire. However they ’scorched’ rather than cooked these foods. In other words‚ they did not roast the joint of a kangaroo like Europeans do today. For example by placing a leg of lamb in an oven for an hour or two. The Aborigines simply singed the food to remove feathers‚ scales and fur and ate partly cooked
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