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Polynesia Population Polynesia has an estimated 691,346 (Not including New Zealand) people to inhabit the earth and spread over different countries. The records show that the population since 1955 has increased by over 400,000 people and still is increasing today. In 1955, the population was 274,119 then by 1990; it reached 547,896 then after 15 years in 2005; it got to 641,022 then to the present we know as 691,346 (Not including New Zealand). The population each year increases from 3.8…

The melting ice in the Arctic has allowed for the potential navigation during the summer months, of two shipping routes formerly impassable; the Northwest Passage, which runs through northern Canada and the Northern Sea route, north of the Russian mainland. (Anderson, A., 2009). The potential use of these routes would mean that goods would no longer have to travel through the Suez or Panama canals, shortening the distance by thousands of miles. (Anderson 2009). In fact, it is estimated that…

its people and its foods and culture. Ecuador is located in South America, on the Equator it also extends out to sea to the Galapagos Islands. Ecuador is about in equal area to Nevada, is in the northwest part of South America fronting on to the Pacific. The people of Ecuador speak Spanish, Quechua, and now English is starting to be part of the curriculum for students. The country is developing greater alternative for students to study abroad and learn english in order…

Deep Sea Vent Ecology - A Brief and Semi-Remembered Broad Overview So there's life in the deep oceans here on Earth, and I mean the deep oceans, two and three miles down, where light has never and will never reach. And this life lives without oxygen, or light, and they do it around deep sea vents, fissures in the tectonic plate, that spew heavy metals and toxic gases at scorching (or boiling, as the case may be) temperatures. These chemicals and metals build up around the fissure and form…

The 18th century explorer James Cook’s ambition in claiming Australia as authentically “British” manifested in the maps he produced. In the time he spent in Australia, James Cook named well over 100 different landmarks. Although it may seem at first as if the names he gave to these bays, isles, and mountains are arbitrary, they most certainly were not. The names given were all of English-style and more importantly arose from his history as a British-born citizen. He assigned names like “Cape…

Introduction: The Hawaiian Islands, a popular tourist location due to the inexpensive plane fare from the West Coast, are a convenient vacation get away. When I traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii for a month trip during summer break in July 2013, with my parents, I was able to explore many of Mauna Loa and Kilauea’s volcanic activity, history, and land formations. I also was able to walk out to the lava flowing into the ocean, viewing first hand, that the Big Island is continually expanding.…

The building of the Panama Canal is considered one of the greatest engineering feats in history. In the 1820s, at the time of initial American interest in the Panama Canal, Panama was part of Gran Colombia. The building of the Panama Canal would create a new alliance for the U.S. while gaining financially and acquiring independence from Colombia. The building and maintaining of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s allowed the United States to develop and gain economically while Panama received…

The Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), is a lizard native to North America. At a length up to 2 feet and 5 pounds heavy, it is also the largest native lizard discovered in the United States. Gila monster gets its name from Arizona’s Gila River basin, where it was first discovered. They can be found mainly in deserts located in southwestern United States, and northwest Mexico. They are found in areas of gravelly and sandy soil, mostly under rocks or in burrows. They spend 90-95% of their life…

army invaded and attempted to claim Manchuria in 1931. The Rape of Nanking also triggered the United States as it damaged the American’s economic interest in China. In response, the United States imposed economic sanctions against Japan and sent the Pacific Fleet to Pearl Harbor to defuse the situation which was later ambushed. At this point, the United…

coast of Tonga, an underwater volcanic eruption of the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused an island to form. Located in the South Pacific, this landmass has the lat/long. - 20.570/-175.380, according to LANDSAT. Climate in this region is tropical year round. Weather from November all the way to April is “a hotter more humid period” according to, The South Pacific Organizer, with an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit). On the contrary, the weather from May to October,…