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The European Scramble for Africa
Africa
DBDBQ Essay In 1884, the European government colonized areas in Africa which was known as the European Scramble for Africa. There are various ways of actions and reactions of the Africans in response to the European Scramble for Africa. Some are Peaceful Cooperation, some are violent, some are based on increased religion, and some are…
Lake Tahoe Ecosystem
Ecosystem
Natural Resources
Nature
Water resources
The ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin has experienced significant changes over the last 140 years due to human activities associated with European settlement. Although complete restoration of the original condition may not be achievable, efforts are underway to restore it. The basin’s previous environment, which included varying elevations and an annual precipitation rate, supported…
Haiti Overpopulation Case Study
Haiti
Malnutrition
Overpopulation
Poverty
This is due to lack of an established sanitation system and access to clean water. This has led to 8231 deaths from August 201 2 to August 2014. However the leading cause of death has been tuberculosis and within its hemisphere Haiti has the highest rates. TUB is the country’s greatest infectious cause of mortality…
Information Technology: Description of World Standards
World
There are numerous standards that have been established worldwide relating to the Information Technology field. To minimize the following summation, I will only describe three of these standards. The first one will be the American National Standards Institute or ANSI for short. Next, I will discuss the International Standards Organization which is commonly referred to…
Explain the Reasons for Australia’s Involvement in the Vietnam War
Australia
Vietnam War
Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War lasted from 1962 to 1972, during a civil war that centered around conflicting ideologies of capitalism and communism. The conflict became further complicated as it drew in major powers such as Australia and its smaller allies. The decision for Australia to join the war stemmed primarily from their fear…
Crips and Bloods Made in America
America
To start with, a vast number of neighborhoods suffer from gradual increase of criminal activities. Black teenagers still build their own street-based gangs that provoke crime. Nevertheless, there are number of social theories that can explain such behavior. The documentary filmed by Stacy Paraeta, named “Crips and Bloods: made in America” reveal some vital facts…
Neritic Zone – Density
Chemistry
Ocean
Water
The Neritic zone is also called coastal waters, the coastal ocean, and the sublittoral zone. It is the part of the ocean extending from the low tide mark to the edge of the continental shelf. It is considered a shallow depth, extending to about 200 meters. The Neritic zone has decently well oxygenated water, low…
Climbing Mountains to Provide Healthcare
Health Care
Mountains
Part I It is a privilege for me to share my life calling with Paul Farmer, a doctor who had been raised by a low socioeconomic class family, but who nevertheless made it to Duke University and Harvard University in search for a cure for all that are diseased (Kidder). As a nineteen year old…
How was the Philippine Archipelago formed?
Philippines
Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. A mountain range is a geographic area containing numerous geologically related mountains. A mountain system or system of mountain ranges sometimes is used to combine several geological features that are geographically (regionally) related. Mountain ranges are usually segmented by highlands or mountain passes and valleys. Volcanoes A…
Igneouse, Metamorphic, Sedimentary Rocks
Magma
Natural Resources
Nature
Three Types of Rocks: There are three types of rocks and these three types of rocks are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. These rocks all form differently. These rocks all can be made into another type of rock but they all are different and have probably been many different types of rocks. Igneous rocks form from…
| theme | The five themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. |
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| description | Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. The first person to use the word γεωγραφία was Eratosthenes. |
| quotations | Geography has made us neighbors. History is not everything, but it is a starting point. Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries. There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography. |
| information | Importance: Geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes, and systems. Topics that are relevant to today such as climate change, water availability, natural resources, and more are much easier understood by those who know geography well., |