What is tundra? World’s coldest and driest biomes Located at latitudes 55° to 70° North( circumnavigating the North pole) 3 types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine tundra, and Antarctic tundra vast and treeless land which covers about 20% of the Earth’s surface cold, and the land is pretty stark low growing plants like mosses, heaths,…
La Nina Pacific temperature cooler than normal Last 9-12 months The Pacific Ocean drops 3-5 degrees Reoccurs every 3-7 years Cause by a decrease in ocean temp and increase in trade wind strength The westward wind gets stronger Allowing low cooler water to surface toward South America Cloud build up in Southeast Asia The wet…
The process of the ocean water on Earth circulating due to heat and salinity. Thermo stands for heat, haline stands for salt. The less dense warm water flows over the more dense cool water This current is vulnerable to rising temperatures The salinity of the ocean water is decreasing near the poles due to the…
The IPCC is known as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was established in 1988 by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and the WMO (World Meteorological Organization). It is one of the leading panels on the assessment of climate change. They provide scientific assessments about the risk of climate change. ROLES OF IPCC:…
What is Happening? The Greenland ice sheet is melting. The ice sheet melting will result in less saline (less dense) water entering the North Atlantic Ocean and floating on top of it instead of sinking, causing less and less deep water currents to moderate the globe’s climate, especially Northern Europe’s. Deep water currents are mainly…
Run-on sentences occur when independent clauses are not joined properly. There are two types of run-on sentences: the fused sentence and the comma splice. ►Fused sentences occur when there is no punctuation and no coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses. The snow needs to be shovelled get going on it right away. ►Comma splices occur…
Hand tools are the most popular and widely used tools in any industry. Because they do not require any external power source to operate they can be used anywhere and everywhere. By selecting the right hand tool of the correct size a technician should be able to perform almost any task that is required. Hand…
Mass: mass is the amount of material in an object. Mass is measured with a balance, usually in grams or kilograms. Volume: volume is the amount of space occupied by an object. Volume is measured using a graduated cylinder or is determined by calculation using the dimensions of the object. Volume is measured in cm3, m3, mL,…
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Telecommuting: Employees work at home, linked to the workplace by computers and fax machines. Flex Time: Workers start and end their days on flexible schedules-for example, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. instead of 9 to 5-within limits set by management. Work sharing: To avoid layoffs, an organization’s work force might share the available work. Job-Sharing:…
March 1938 – ‘Anschluss’ German troops cross the border into Austria and take control. Britain and France don’t react because of the policy of appeasement. October, 1938 – Munich Pact Hitler demanded that an area of Czechoslovakia known as the ‘Sudetenland’ be returned to Germany. In order to appease Hitler and avoid war, British Prime…
Set in the time of the Mau Mau uprising, Ngugi wa Thiango’s novel, “The River Between” tells a harrowing story of the clash between two villages in the Gikuyu region over the maintenance of the traditional Gikuyu belief systems vs. the integration of Christianity by colonial white settlers. It tells of one man (Waiyaki)’s struggle…
Introduction The different types of sugars used in fermentation had a significant impact on the amount of carbon dioxide produced. Glucose produced the most with a gas bubble of 132mm while sucrose yielded 102mm of carbon dioxide. Method The gas by-product in fructose measured only 56mm. The control with no sugar resulted in 0mm of…
The big 3 all had different needs and objectives from the Treaty of Versailles, most of the allies had different aims, to aid themselves, the French wanted security, whilst the USA wanted a progressive peace. But other articles from the treaty were designed to support themselves together, for example, article 231: the War Guilt Clause,…
How the war was going for Germany’s army How the war affected Germans at home in Germany 1939 · Hitler was in control of much of western and eastern Europe. o High morale. · Many people still remembered the horrors of the First World War. · Food and clothing rations were introduced. · Luxury…
The Policy of Appeasement did not succeed with the nations it was designed to protect: it failed to prevent war. The failure of the Policy was largely deemed on that Appeasement was misconceived; Hitler’s ambitions to increase Germany’s borders and to expand Lebensraum, stretched much further than the legitimate grievances of Versailles. For example, in…
It could be argued that the cause of the hyperinflation of Germany in 1923 was due to both the internal causes such as Germany’s government policies and the external causes such as the Treaty of Versailles, demanding Germany to pay reparations. The internal causes including Germany’s government policies quickly became quite unpleasant with the German…
The Archaic period was an extremely important time period in Ancient Greece, especially for sculptures. This is because it paved the way for future art styles like Classical and Hellenistic with its significant advancements during its time. It came after the Dark Ages, Geometric period, and Orientalizing period, so it dates from about 600 to…
One of thing things that is common to all of mankind and has been for all of recorded history is the presence of musical ability and expression. Music has transcended throughout every era and every culture and has been constantly changing and evolving alongside with humans. It has played such a significant role in the…
The autobiography Black Boy, by Richard Wright, is a tale of hope and determination. It catalogs Wright’s life growing up as an African-American in Jim Crow South, depicting the economic and social struggles that were stereotypical for African-Americans at the time. It follows him through his youth, examining the hardships and obstacles faced by both…