The term ‘urban heat island’ refers to the localized increase in temperature associated with an urban area. The UHI is an example of unintentional climate modification when urbanization changes the characteristics of the earth’s surface and atmosphere. It was observed that the UHI effect might result in minimum urban temperatures being 5-6° greater than the surrounding countryside. In the case of London‚ mean annual temperature was 11°C‚ while the surrounding countryside was 9.6°C and the suburbs
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Tells the story of your mathematical history. How would you describe what mathematics is in your own words? What is mathematics to me? Mathematics is the study of numbers and also concepts and shapes. Math can be a lot of thing in math it can include numbers‚ letters are shape and lines .Do you consider yourself good at mathematics? No I don’t. Why; I don’t think I’m good in math is because I’m not patience enough to solve the problem in math. Was there a time in your life where you remember doing good
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My car utilizes the energy stored within a stretched rubber band‚ and converts it into rotational kinetic energy‚ which moves the wheels forward. 2 non-motile rods were placed on the front of the chassis to maintain tension in the rubber bands‚ and allow the rubber band to retract as it leaves the axle‚ preventing it from limiting axle motion. The CD wheels on the rear of the vehicle allow a larger displacement per axle rotation‚ meaning the car will be able to travel a farther distance. Vinyl tape
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History Since the Ford Motor Company’s incorporation by Henry Ford in 1903‚ its strategic focus has remained on automobile design and manufacturing. Up until 1970‚ competition was from the two other manufacturers making up the Big Three Automakers; General Motors and Chrysler. However‚ starting in the 1970’s‚ foreign competition‚ mostly from Toyota and Honda‚ eventually lead to overcapacity within the industry. As more and more developing and industrial nations encouraged development into the automobile
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Title: Planning the future strategy of your business. Scenario You are currently working for the Small Business Centre in Leicester and as part of your work experience you have been asked to research some cases studies of company expansions‚ you will then need to complete the following work‚ based on your research. Task 1 Explain how four different expansion methods have been implemented in selected small organisations: One: Organic growth This the most common form of expansion of a
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When you sit down to study‚ how do you transfer that massive amount of information from the books and notes in front of you to a reliable spot inside your head? The best way to facilitate that kind of "file transfer" is to develop good study habits‚ as outlined below. At first‚ it’ll take a good deal of conscious effort to change your studying ways‚ but after a while‚ it’ll become second nature‚ and studying will be easier to do. Manage your time. Make a weekly schedule and devote a certain amount
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for your children. Here are 7 strategies to build trust with your child. Strategy #1 - Practice what You Preach Building trust with your child is similar to leadership. If the leader does the right thing‚ the people he or she is leading will follow. If you tell your child to eat vegetables and you do not eat them yourself‚ then you are sending the wrong message. Build the bond between you and your child by practicing what you preach. Strategy #2 - Learn to Listen Most adults do not develop good
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Deciding What To Do for the Rest of Your Life This school year is coming to an end. Seniors are going to be graduating soon and before you know it‚ they will be beginning the next part of their life‚ almost at adulthood. Many people feel sympathy for seniors because they are basically deciding what they are suppose to do for the rest of their life. Now‚ this is true to a certain extent‚ but where high school students should really start thinking about their future is at the end of junior
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Final Exam Review Questions Solutions Guide You will probably want to PRINT THIS so you can carefully check your answers. Be sure to ask your instructor if you have questions about any of the solutions given below. 1. Explain the difference between a population and a sample. In which of these is it important to distinguish between the two in order to use the correct formula? mean; median; mode; range; quartiles; variance; standard deviation. Solution: A sample is a subset of a population. A population
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Electric cars vs the gas oh line cars In the next ten years what the average American drives will be very different than today. Electric cars may phase out gasoline (Gasoline is also known as petrol) in the next couple of decade. Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions and are much cheaper to fill up than the more common gasoline vehicles. Switching to electric cars will have more benefits than drawbacks in comparison to other fuels such as petrol and diesel. In order to switch to electric
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