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The factors that have formed New Zealand’s Coastline The land mass of New Zealand is the raised portion of the submerged continent of Zealandia. Zealandia is 4 million square kilometres, but only 7% makes up the country known as New Zealand. New Zealand has jurisdiction over the largest ocean zone in the world. The extensive coastline stretches over 15,000 kilometres in length. It is home to vast varieties of environments that range from sandy beaches to rugged cliffs and beyond. Many iconic…

Is there any chance global warming, dramatic effects are changing the earth’s atmosphere slowly or rapidly? The industrial revolution begun in the mid- 17th century, it was a transition from agriculture era to manufacturing production era. This was the time where technology was improving and aspect of our daily life was changing. The first powered gasoline car (Benz Patent-Motorwagen) was made in 1807 and made by Karl Benz. Gasoline is made from fossil fuels, which is released into the…

such as quartz, plagioclase, muscovite and altered biotite. 1/4 of the muscovite was dated as 90 Ma old, matching the time of Cathedral Peak Intrusion. The provenance of the sandstone is probably granites. Round concretions on sandstones indicate calcite dissolution. The source of the sandstone can be peraluminous granite…

Midterm Portraiture in ancient Egypt stood as still in history as it does today. Figures were made to represent and embody the person they portrayed. Looking upon ancient Egyptian statues today transcends back into the time they were actually built. Each mimicked another throughout centuries of unbroken tradition standing still and strong. Very few rulers broke away from Egyptian paradigm. Ancient Egyptian portraits were created to serve the ruler of the period. They stood tall and shadowed…

had done some other hand printing further back in the cave. This was a huge discovering as it told the scientists a lot about this past human and what he was like. Researchers were about to remove millimeters of sediments to get geological info. Calcite growing all around the cave solidified the theory that these caves were extremely old and had laid untouched for thousands of…

The Colosseum otherwise known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, started construction in 70 A.D. and took an estimated 10 years to complete, finishing in 80 A.D. The Colosseum served as a host for sporting events for the roman population. The two rulers accredited for the Colosseum were the two roman emperors, Vespasian and Titus (Vespasian’s son). Vespasian’s vision for the Colosseum was to build the greatest arena ever, seen in the Roman world. But how has this arena’s design stayed similar for…

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, the Havasupai people and the Navajo Nation. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. The Grand…

As the amount of anthropogenic CO2 has been rising in the atmosphere, this has meant a natural rise in the levels of CO2 in the oceans. This rise can have a large effect on the natural biogeochemical cycles of the oceans. The largest effect will be seen through the acidification of the oceans. When CO2 is dissolved in seawater it increases the concentration of hydrogen ions in the ocean, which then decreases the overall pH, causing acidification. This acidification can have a detrimental effect…

wastewater, and urban storm water. Some of the chemical characteristics of water include pH, dissolved oxygen, and essential nutrients. Water pH: The pH level of water is influenced by the soil and rocks in the watershed and lake bed. Examples include calcite (CaCO3) which will release carbonates (CO32-) increasing the water’s pH, and minerals with sulfide that form sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and lower the pH (Caine, et al., 1987). From the Watershed Nature centre, it can be deduced that the PH of…

Trans-Pecos Province Magma Types Nathanial Matis 01/12/2014 Trans-Pecos Province Magma Types Nathanial Matis Abstract The Cretaceous was the starting point when the Laramide Orogeny began to fault and fold as a result of tectonic activity which pushed the Farallon plate into the North American plate forcing the subduction of the Farallon. This subduction caused the plate to melt and form magma that either formed laccoliths, or intruded country rock with different igneous compositions. These…