Antarctica

sailed from Plymouth, England to Brazil, around Cape Horn, Africa, and to Tahiti where he stayed for a while, then to New Zealand, Australia, and Java to prove they weren’t part of a larger southern continent. His second expedition took him to Antarctica and many of the same places from 1772 through 1775, and on his third expedition from 1776 through 1779 he searched for a Northwest Passage in North America and Asia, exploring the Pacific, and finally landed in The Sandwich Islands where he was…

The theory of climate change, also known as global warming, has been an ever growing topic researched for hopes of one day figuring the cause of it. Studies held over the last few decades have indicated a slight rise in the Earth’s temperature annually and scientist and environmentalist have made it their goal to find the root of this global temperature increase hoping that there will be some cure to bring climate change to a halt. Like many hot topics that deal with some sort of danger or…

to eighty degrees Fahrenheit in the interior of the continent. However, the southern region is more pleasant, but subject to variations such as high rainfall, great heat, irregular flooding, and drought. El Nino in the summers, Cold currents from Antarctica flow up mixing in warm currents from the pacific. Every three to eight years, equatorial current is perceptibly warmer off the coast of Peru; the results are strong winds that bring heavy rain to the Pacific; consequently reducing the rain…

An aurora is an electromagnetic phenomenon, which results in a luminous colour display seen in the night sky. These light shows can be viewed in winter months of the polar regions of the northern hemisphere, referred to as Photographer: Larry Gerbrandt aurora borealis, as well as the southern hemisphere, referred to as aurora australis (46 Lerner and Lerner). They appear many different shapes, such as patches of light, rays, arcs, or streamers across the sky. Most commonly, they take the form of…

One of my personal heroes who displays naturalist intelligence is Steve Irwin (1962-2006). As a kid, I grew up watching Steve’s television series, “The Crocodile Hunter”, a wildlife documentary show which followed Steve as he went out into the wild in various countries around the world to interact with animals. His show went on to become the highest ever rated on the Animal Planet channel. Steve was a strong supporter of environmentalism and the conservation of endangered species. One of his…

Bering Strait to Europe and the breed Canis lupus dingos were transported to Australia by humans (Wang). From there, Canidae became one of the top successful predators roaming the Earth. Today, Canidae is currently occupying all continents except Antarctica. The family is represented by 37 species; South America has 11 species, Africa has 13 species, and Asia has 12 species…

Orcas (Also known as killer whales and blackfish), are the largest member of the dolphin family. They are known for their great size and black and white markings. Wild orcas live in oceans and seas all over the world, but are abundant in Iceland, Antarctica, and the Pacific Northwest. Captive orcas live in marine animal water parks such as SeaWorld and Marineland. In this report, I will be discussing the hunting, social behavior, similarities to dolphins, the reason behind the killings of…

There are thousands of temperature sensors distributed over land and sea all across the surface of the Earth. Readings from these sensors show that there has been a steady increase in the average global temperature since the 1880’s. Glaciers in Antarctica and other mountainous areas are melting. This melting has caused sea levels to rise over six and a half inches in the last century. The Earth has existed for millions of years. One hundred years is but merely a fleck of time. In addition to…

When I was a baby, we moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and we have lived there ever since. I do not know what it is like to live anywhere else but in the small town that is about thirty minutes east of Nashville. It is difficult for me to imagine myself growing up somewhere that is not good ole Mt. Juliet where everyone knows everyone and our most exciting event of the year is the Wilson County Fair that is held in August. I tried to imagine myself living in Australia…

Me: The industrial revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes between the period of time from about 1760 to between 1820 and 1840. It first started by the Britain and it processed to the United States in the early 19th century. It was first created to raise people’s standard of living. Before the revolution people were living on farmland, small towns or villages where there were little manufacturing. This includes the transitions from hand production methods to machines and…