by mainly reflecting by its white hairs. The white hairs also enables for good insulation. The woolly leaves also protect firm salt spray. [pic] Name: Eastern Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa Environment: It is mainly found in sandy hilly areas‚ rocky areas‚ sandy savannahs and sandy slopes. Stress: Hot Son‚ lack of water and extreme heat. Adaptation: The Eastern Prickly pear is really thick and succulent. The leaves have adapted to be needle so they don’t die from the extreme light and heat.
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University of Phoenix Material The Oceans and Atmosphere Worksheet Prepare a 50- to 75-word response to each of the following questions using the assigned readings for Week 4. Your responses will be assessed according to the accuracy of the content. Oceans Question Response What is the composition of seawater? Almost anything can be found in seawater. This includes dissolved materials from Earth’s crust as well as materials released from organisms. The most important components of seawater
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history of our country. The first white Americans to move west were the mountain men‚ who went to the Rockies to hunt beaver‚ bear and also elk in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1841‚ a wagon train pioneered the 3‚200 km-long Oregon Trail to the woodland areas of the northwest coast of America. In 1844‚ 1‚500 settlers made the dangerous journey westwards. That same year‚ a few farmers managed to cross the Rockies into California. The mountain men were not settlers‚ and all these trailblazers were moving across
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(Mapsofworldcom‚ 2015) in early 16th century Panama was under Spanish colony‚ and Panama became independent in 1903. (Robert kelly ‚ c2015) (Googlech‚ 2015) Republic of Panama is divided into 9 provinces. They use 2 types of currencies‚ which are Balboa and U.S. Dollar. The government is using constitutional democracy‚ and lead by a president. Panama has Spanish language for their official language and around 14% English
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Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings‚ 33‚00B.C – A.D. 1769 New World Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean
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While visiting the San Diego Museum of Art I chose to examine the artwork Portrait of a Lady‚ by Marie-Guillemine Benoist which was painted in 1799. The artist of this painting was a frequent salon contributer after the Paris Salon began to allow female artists to submit their own artwork. Benoist often paints portraits of varius people in the same fashion with oil on canvas. Portrayed in this artwork is a woman wrapped in a gold shawl with a soft and pleasant face. The woman grasping her gold shawl
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Walker’s essay when she speaks of her mother; "whatever rocky soil she landed on she turned into a garden". This quote resinates throughout her essay in a metaphorical and literal sense. She describes black women throughout history and the talents that they possessed but rarely were able to expose. She also speaks of her mother and the trials and tribulations that she went through but still being able to find peace and beauty in life. "Whatever rocky soil she landed on she turned into a garden" is a
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species I am focusing on are brown barnacles. Brown barnacles are marine crustaceans and have hexagon shaped shells with an animal living inside it. They are sessile organisms meaning they are fixed in one place on the rocky shore. They are usually found at high tide zones on rocks on rocky shores. According to the data collected from the field trip on the 9th of March 2016‚ 19% of the brown barnacles of the brown barnacles were found at high tide zones‚ 6% at mid tide zones and only 1% at low tide zones
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Introduction The New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies were the part of the New World which used to belong to the British. Although the colonies all had good things‚ all of the regions had things that didn´t help them grow as a region. Some colonies had rocky soil for example. Having a good climate and a good topography is part of agriculture‚ having materials to work is part of manufacturing. Industry Each of the three regions had different types of industry. The New England colonies used to do shipbuilding
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The journey to America by Christopher Columbus in 1492 marked a new path for explorers from all over the world. England was one of those countries to explore the Newfoundland and settled into colonial America. By the 1700’s‚ Britain’s settlers divided into three distinct cultures within America. The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies were formed because of their differences in religious beliefs‚ geographic aspects‚ and occupation types. The variety of religious view in the New England
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