Snowmobiles in the environment Keith Kenworthy City University SCI 215 Environmental Science Instructor: Robin Aspman-O’Callaghan December 3‚ 2006 There has been a lot of debate over snowmobiles in the last several years. This is like many other issues where there are two sides‚ and that each has good points to be made. This paper is going to do a brief review of the issues and allow both perspectives an opportunity to be
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When most people think of a national park they think of Yellowstone or Yosemite or the Grand Canyon but what they should think of is the Isle Royale National Park. The reason is because the Isle Royale is what a national park should be which is wild‚ rugged‚ and buffered from the outside world. The Isle Royale lies in northwest Lake Superior and although its only just 18 miles of water that separate the island from its nearest mainland shore of the Minnesota-Ontario border‚ it is considered part
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There are 18 data sets that accompany the text book. These data sets can be found when you enter StatCrunch from the course. Here is a list of the data sets and the variables found in those data sets. If there is no listing of variables then they are easily identified in the data set. Data Set 1: Health Exam Results (both male and female) AGE is in years‚ HT is height (inches)‚ WT is weight (pounds)‚ WAIST is circumference (cm)‚ PULSE is pulse rate (beats per minute)‚ SYS is systolic blood pressure
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billion per person. In 2012‚ fiction writer and part-time limousine driver to Russian billionaire Yuri Karpov‚ Jackson Curtis‚ picked up his children‚ Noah and Lily‚ from his ex-wife‚ Kate’s boyfriend‚ Gordon’s house. He took them camping to the Yellowstone National Park only to find out that the lake already dried up and that a military headquarter was put up. They were taken to the headquarter and Jackson was recognized by Dr. Helmsey who read his book Farewell Atlantis. On their way from the headquarter
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of spotting a meteor before it impacts the Earth‚ and the extensive damage that such an event would cause. He also focuses on some of the most recent destructive disasters of volcanic origin in the history of our planet‚ including Krakatoa and Yellowstone National Park. What I liked about the book was that it was full of interesting and odd facts. These facts were so peculiar and odd because it was virtually impossible to work them out. What I also liked about the book was that you were able to
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Case Study: The Grizzly Bear Lodge Diane and Rudy Conrad own a small lodge outside of Yellowstone National Park called The Grizzly Bear Lodge. The lodge is rather small‚ containing only 15 rooms that can accommodate 40 guests. The lodge is open between May and September and then reopens in April for a short spring season. They are weighing their options to possibly expand their business and add an additional 20 rooms. There are many factors that go into the expansion‚ including their current
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the protected lands were in danger of destruction. In 1972‚ specialists at the World Conference on National Parks stated that overcrowding and overurbanization threatened the role of national parks as safe havens for both animals and humans. Yellowstone was America’s first national park. It was established by Congress in 1872 in an effort to conserve America’s lands. The designated roles of national parks were as safe
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counteract(抵制)the extinction of animal populations. It was not until 1872 in the state of Wyoming‚ that the first National Park was created as "a public park and pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people". This was the famous Yellowstone National Park‚ whose breathtaking volcanic rocks(驚人的火山岩)and gorges(三峽) still afforded the same magnificent spectacle(壯觀) as in neolithic times(新石器時期)‚ untouched by the hand of man. Its creators wanted to conserve the natural environment for the
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Funding National Parks in the United States “America’s best idea” is a fitting name for the National Park Service: it protects natural resources‚ promotes outdoor learning‚ and allows for Americans to experience America’s majestic beauty and wonders of nature. Unfortunately‚ The NPS budget has been getting smaller and smaller‚ leaving barely enough money to withstand the millions of visitors the Parks get each year. A simple one-part solution won’t cut it; rather a combination of a restructured
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Mount Kilauea is the most famous volcano in Hawaii. It resides in the southeast in Mauna Loa. This volcano has one of the biggest craters of all volcanoes‚ consisting of 3‚646 feet deep. It has an 8 mile circumference and is encompassed entirely by an enormous “wall of volcanic rock 200 to 500 ft high” (Mount Kilauea). “Mount Kilauea is a low and flat shield volcano that rises only 1‚247 meters above sea level. Till date‚ the Kilauea volcano is the most active and the most visited volcano in the
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