Himalayas

The Ganges River runs over 1500 miles long through India: rising in the Himalayas, and falling in Bangladesh. For the majority of this area, the river is not only a source of water, but it also is mother to the millions of Hindus in India who believe that she is pure and holy. The Ganges river is also subject to have hundreds of carcasses of animals, bodies of humans, and gallons of waste thrown into it on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the cleaning of the Ganges is not an easy process as there…

attract settlers while other environments repel settlers as shown in the table below. Physical Factors High Density Low Density Relief (shape and height of land) Low land which is flat e.g. Ganges Valley in India High land that is mountainous e.g. Himalayas Resources Areas rich in resources (e.g. coal, oil, wood, fishing etc.) tend to densely populated e.g. Western Europe Areas with few resources tend to be sparsely populated e.g. The Sahel Climate Areas with temperate climates tend to be…

The article was written by Bowen H. McCoy, who was part of an expedition of climbing Himalayas 12,000 feet vertically to reach to their destination called: muklinath. Mulkinath is a place for all the holy worshippers. The hikers came from around the world; they had been hiking for over 30 days until they met New Zealand hikers. Once the hikers…

One of the main abiotic factors influencing the distribution of biomes is global atmospheric circulation. Global atmospheric circulation is the mass movement of air around earth caused by thermal energy. This mass movement of air causes three distinct atmospheric circulation cells to form, these are the Hadley Cell, Ferrel Cell and Polar Cell. Between these three cells is a dynamic area called the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Persson (2006) tells us that the Hadley Cell is caused by solar…

review the key theories behind surge-type behaviour in glaciers and their significance in explaining the present-day distribution of Earth’s surging glaciers; Introduction Surge glaciers are a poorly understood glacier type, different literatures describe them as different thing and many differ on their formation, causes and even what can be classified as a surge glacier. One definition is “a glacier that switches between phases of rapid and slow flows on a timescale ranging between a few years…

One scenario where Polycythemia could be beneficial is in sherpas in the Himalayan Mountains. The increase in stamina from the excess amount of red blood cells would allow for better oxygen transportation. In the Himalayas, there is little oxygen due to high altitude. Having Polycythemia would allow the sherpas the ability to hike and exercise more efficiently than someone who doesn 't have the mutation. This mutation could potentially affect human evolution by increasing…

Just a few simple words can have so much power. In documentaries, despite the importance of visual cues, the audio track is something that ties the film together and brings it to a whole new level of depth. Without audio, the New York Times op-doc “Climbing the Shark’s Fin” would not evoke the sense of emotion that it does. Filmmaker and wife of one of the subjects, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi creates a sense of adventure for the audience. Using narration and dialogue, Vasarhelyi draws emotion out…

Aromatic plants bear essential oils which are fragrant and so are named ‘Aromatic’. These plants retain their fragrant components in specialised cells and tissues of organs even after drying. Oil may be present in external glands as epidermal cells or their modification such as ‘Secretory Hair’ or may be present internally throughout the plant forming Schizogenous formation which on dissolution of surrounding cells forms Schizolysogenous gland which further grow into long canals. Secretion such…

Film Comparison The two films, Enlighten Up and Naked in Ashes show the two different sides of yoga in the eastern and western cultures. Nick Rosen is an unemployed journalist who comes along with Kate Churchill, a filmmaker, in order to see what happens when a novice is exposed to the practice of yoga. Santosh Giri, a 14-year old boy from India who is training for the life of a yogi. Together, Nick Rosen and Santosh Giri illustrate the two different spectrums of yoga in the world today. Nick…

Peace and serenity. Are the first things you think about when you hear “Buddhism”. Like many other religions Buddhism originated at a particular time and place where its up brings are in forms and ideas that were part of the environment in which it developed. Religion is a kindled device that allows one to wake itself from the truth. Buddhism has had an effect on history just like many other religion. Buddhism is a universal Asian religion or philosophy founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also…