Caspian Sea

Mountains, at the eastern end rise is 7,402 feet and Birch’s Hill at the western end is 1,809 feet high. Morning views from Blue Mountain Peak are spectacular. As the sun comes up you can see cuba, but since you are over a mile and a quarter above sea level the view is more often than not filled with low lying early mist. Nearly half of the island is over 1000 feet and is majority of the islands surface is made up of a very thick layers of Limestone. Streams that rise in the mountains sink…

Introduction Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half. Victorias City is the fourth class city of Negros Occidental. It is known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output. It is notable for being the site of Victorias Milling Company, sitting on a 7,000…

According to “Saving Penguins, One Sweater At A Time”, an oil spill once broke out near the island of Australia, and covered many birds native to that area ( Lewis 19). In “Saving Penguins, One Sweater At A Time”, the penguins started to get harmed by the chemicals surrounding their land, and many different ideas were used to help the birds survive. One unique idea included using sweaters to keep the birds from harmful substances. In the end, the sweaters were put into good use, and enabled the…

They seek out maternity dens in October or November. Most maternity dens are located on land where snow accumulates including along coastal bluffs, river banks or pressure ridges on sea ice. Sows give birth to usually 1 or 2 one-pound cubs and then nurse them until they reach about 20-30 pounds before emerging from the den in March or April. The young are born from November through January while the mothers are hibernating. Cubs will…

Last year, during winter break my family and I went to Cabo, Mexico which is located on the tip of the peninsula of the part of Mexico that is under California. It took a lot of begging over the years to get my mom to take us to Mexico but she finally gave in and she doesn’t regret it a single bit. My vacation to Cabo was and still is the best vacation I have been on. Right as we stepped out of the airport in Cabo, the warm humid air instantly hit us and we couldn’t wait to get to the resort…

southern. The country’s attractive nature is why Italy is the high tourist destination. Italy is shaped like a boot with several islands around its outskirts. Its boarders are France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, as well as the seas. Specifically the Mediterranean Sea at the southern tip, the…

Species taxonomy- The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle belongs to the kingdom: Animalia, the Phylum: Chordata, the Class: Reptilia, the Order: Testudines, Family: Cheloniidae, Genus: Lepidochelys, and its species is olivacea. Thus the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle’s scientific name is Lepidochelys olivacea. (NOAA, 2014) In Spanish the Olive Ridley is called Golfina. (Sea turtle Inc., 2016) There is only one other animal in the genus Lepidochelys and it is the Kemp’s Rideys Sea Turtle: Kingdom: Animalia,…

how geology, meteorology, and oceanography have shaped the country. Geology in Greece Despite the small surface area, Greece is filled with a rich and diverse natural environment. The country has many abundant natural landforms such as thousands of sea coasts, imposing mountains, caves, gorges, lakes and rivers. (Antoniou, 2013) Greece’s mainland is divided into six geographical regions. Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) is a central region of Greece, and one of the most mountainous. Thessaly…

of the revaluation was the dissatisfaction with their governments and to improve their living stander. Unfortunately, the outcomes of this revolution have created a horrible lifestyle. Currently, they are facing hunger, lack education, and death at sea shores. Huger is another way of dying alive, which is worse than dying in wars. Image being hungry for a day, or so, what are our feelings? And now image these people who are living…

The text and the lecture are about reasons that caused sea otters declination. The text provide two reasons ro suppot the pollution theory of otters declining. However, the lecturer refutes this theoty and states that three reason is predator, ocra. First, the text says thata lot of sourses of chemical pollution are allonf the Alaskan coast. Thus the chemical pollution could cause immune system of sea otters and as a result to decline populatiion. However, the lecture says thatit it have not…