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Overview
Australian landscape
Australia
The Australian landscape according to the painting works of émigré artist Eugene Von Guerard “is vast with mountainers ranges stretching towards the distance horizon from the middle ground, it is also deep, yawning valley that lies before it”. James Smith describes it as, having rocks “The lords of creation are represented by a couple of…
The Closing of the (North) American Mind Short Summary
America
The Closing of the North American mind by Robert Nielsen, discusses the erosion of the North American society, because of our failing educational system. I agree with Nielsen on some of his arguments against the system. Majority of the student body studies to obtain marks. What they study usually disappears after they get what they…
Clara Barton and the American Red Cross
America
American Red Cross
Clara Barton Clara Harlow Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She was the youngest of five children. Clara was taught at home and started teaching school when she was only fifteen years old. Her only nursing background was having the experience of nursing her injured brother back to health. Clara Barton…
Ten Years after Exxon Valdez disaster
Natural Disaster
The scientific debate continues over the environmental consequences of what happened just after midnight on Good Friday, March 24, 1989, when the grounded vessel leaked nearly 11 million gallons of North Slope crude. But the disaster’s effects on people are clear — and dramatically mixed. Some communities and individuals have flourished. Others still suffer. Some…
What is a “Confined Space”?
Determinants of Health
health sciences
Nature
Safety
Workplace
Confined spaces are enclosed places that present a danger of death or severe harm due to hazardous substances or dangerous conditions, such as lack of oxygen. These risks often arise from activities like welding, painting, flame cutting, and chemical usage. Construction work, fabrication, or modification can also lead to confined spaces. Examples include chambers, tanks,…
Anders Celsius – Summary
Observation
Science
Temperature
Anders Celsius South Texas College Chem1411- General Chemistry I For Dr. Joe Studer Anders Celsius Although his name sounds like the conversant unit for temperature, he is also known for being a Swedish astronomer and a mathematician. His works contributed a lot to the scientific industry. From the beginning of his life, he always had…
Personal statement primark
Education
Saudi Arabia
University
Personal statement Dear Sir / Madam , I am Majed Abdullah M Alqahtani. 24-years old, male ,Saudi citizen. I graduated with associate degree of college of technology from the department of management technology in the field of office management with a GPA 4.35 out of 5 with the second honor degree. Then I have got…
Iroquois Tribe’s Cultural Differences and Similarities with Present Day American Culture
American Culture
Iroquois
Iroquois Tribe’s Cultural Differences and Similarities with Present Day American Culture Introduction The Iroquois tribe is said to be one of the most influential tribes in the American culture. Their impact on present day America has been widely regarded and has been the subject of various studies and researches. In this regard, it is…
Evidence of vikings and African presence before 1492
Africa
Before Columbus arrived in 1492, historians have suggested that both Nordic and West African people were present in the Americas. Evidence supporting their possible presence, such as oral sagas, documented routes, artifacts, and skeletal remains, has been uncovered. However, debates continue regarding the authenticity of their arrival. Some argue that the evidence for Nordic presence…
History of Gender Bias in Chinese Families
China
Gender
Son preference has existed among most Chinese parents for centuries. Across thousands of years of Chinese history, Confucianism has served as an officially supported patriarchal belief that has deemed women inferior to men and has limited the role of women to their households. Women were understood to belong to their families before marriage and thus…
| 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., |