My state is Virginia‚ it was named for England’s “Virgin Queen” Elizabeth I. Virginia has had three state capitals. It’s first state capital was Jamestown which was the state capital for over 80 years‚ in 1699 Virginia changed its capital to Williamsburg after a fire destroyed Jamestown‚ in 1780 the capital was changed once again to Richmond‚ where it has resided ever since. The state population is approximately 8‚382‚993 as of July 1‚ 2015‚ . The state bird is the Northern Cardinal‚ it is most
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Outline the geographical processes relevant to the management of the Cronulla‚ Wanda and Kurnell area. The Cronulla‚ Kurnell and Wanda region sites are ecologically and culturally significant. The Cronulla‚ Wanda and Kurnell areas are filled with beautiful beaches‚ magnificent headlands and various other wonderful features‚ being well over 15000 years old this region showcases some magnificent attractions. These regions however are now faced with issues regarding enviromental degradation and
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Permanent damage to landscape – environmentalgraffiti.com With explosions and massive machines scraping into the earth’s crust like a bad case of scabies‚ its small wonder open cast mining has made what many see as an unpleasant impact on the planet’s surface. The face of the earth is beleaguered with giant scars‚ scoured out in our ongoing bid to the plunder the planet of its natural resources. Chuquicamata in Chile is a colossus of a mine that has churned up a record total of 29 million tonnes
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As discussed‚ Loanin is one of the developing countries which have rhodium reserves under its surface. Talking about the Loanin‚ it is famous for his pastoral settings and there are nomadic tribes who usually drive cattle and gain their living. One of the significant importances that this country has is related to the Loanin monkeys who lives in the virgin hardwood forest which are not found anywhere around the world. Looking at the literacy rate of the country‚ 90% of the population is illiterate
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Why Moby Dick Matters Today Why does Moby Dick matter today? There are many connections one can find to relate Moby Dick to today’s society. The most apparent is the theme of pride. Without pride there would be no story in Moby Dick. This is a key foundation of the story and the reason the hunt for Moby Dick even occurs. Pride can make people do crazy things. This is true in the tale of Moby Dick and continues to be a driving factor in society today. The further exploration of this theme allows one
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The Black Lives Matter movement is meant to encompass‚ address‚ and make light of the many facets of oppression black lives experience. Even though police brutality is on the main stage of the Black Lives Matter movement the more pervasive problems that affect our people are in need of being addressed. Black Lives matter does not just look to win basic human rights but also the right to privileges like safety‚ advancement‚ education‚ and health. “We seek fundamental transformation – a holistic
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advantage of the Indians by making money from their resources‚ charging them heavy taxes to use in Britain and sending many Indians to fight for Britain in the First World War. We see that many changes shaped the modern India today‚ but why do these changes matter to us? We find out much about British rule in India from the outbreak of fighting of the mutiny before 1857 as it tells us about how the East India Company forced strict rules and intervened upon the Hindu society such as ignoring their
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Economic Geography--The Starting……. Basically the concepts of Economic Geography is interdisciplinary involving explicitly geography‚ economics and business and implicitly other social and natural sciences. So the discussion should be started with a clear concepts of economics and geography. Concepts of Economics When we think of "Economics"‚ the following words may come to mind representing concepts which we feel might be of particular concern to economists: economic activities‚ markets‚ allocation
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In “What’s the Matter with Kids Today” by Amy Goldwasser‚ she talks about teens’ use of technology and the affect on them. Her main point is that the Internet has expanded kids’ minds when it comes to school and themselves. Kids tend to know more than the previous generations because they have easier access to information by using the Internet. In her article she states that several reports show that teens do not read or write as much as they used to‚ and that they are only interested in their IPods
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Geopolitics is a component of human geography. To understand geopolitics we must first understand what is human geography. This is easier said than done‚ precisely because geography is a diverse and contested discipline—in fact‚ the easiest‚ and increasingly accurate‚ definition is that human geography is what human geographers do: accurate‚ but not very helpful. Geography is a peculiar discipline in that it does not lay intellectual claim to any particular subject matter. Political scientists study
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