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    Tsunami Essay

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    earthquake or also known as the submarine earthquake is the underwater tectonics of plate or shifting plates of the earth crust. Two blocks of the ocean floor slip past one another and bumping into each other. The reason is the surface of Earth or lithosphere (first two internal layers of Earth) consist tectonic plates which about 50 km to 140 km thick and continuously moving slowly upon a bed of magma in the asthenosphere (third internal layer of Earth) (Pasyanos, 2008). This sudden shift of…

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    Gaia Theory

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    Published in 1965 by James Lovelock, the Gaia Hypothesis proposes that organism’s interact with their inorganic surrounding on Earth to form a complex, self-regulating system that maintains the conditions of life on the planet. The theory has sparked religious, philosophical reflection, and challenged assumptions about the evolution, and the importance of humans in determining environmental change, and the relationship between life and the environment. In this essay I will be exploring and…

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    Geoengineering Issues

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    In order to maintain a healthy green planet; firstly, “planting more trees will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere” (Mackey 19). Secondly, the idea of geoengineering could be implied to stave off the issue of global warming. The global climate change is an incalculable issue today. You would rarely find a person not au fait with this issue. Melting glaciers, ocean acidification, rising sea levels, and increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are all consequences of global…

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    Earthquakes In Haiti

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    is essentially that the earth made up of different plates that move and cause seismic activity like earthquakes (Tarbuck & Lutgens, 2015). Earthquakes occur on plate boundaries, which is the area between the many plates that make up the earth’s lithosphere. There are 3 types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent and transform. Divergent is when plates move away from each other. Convergent are two plates that are being pressed together until one slips below another. Finally, Transform is…

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    Australias Formation

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    The Formation of Australia Although Australia has the least surface area compared to other continents, it does have a long geological history. Australia is formed by many geological elements resulting in the present-day Australia. Continental drift is the movement of the Earth's continents shifting (Appearing to be 'drifting') on Earth's surface. There have been many supercontinents, throughout history, which had existed on Earth's surface for millions of years. Supercontinents are a cluster…

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    Old Faithful

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    Have you ever visited Yellowstone National Park and wondered how on earth Old Faithful functions? Or how any geyser functions for that matter? Geysers are mysterious landforms that have the ability to project large amounts of water and steam into the air. One of the most visited geysers is Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful is an intricate geyser that erupts at unique times. Throughout this paper, you will learn about how geysers work, learn facts about Old Faithful and it’s…

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    In The Big Questions in Geography by Cutter et al. (2002), two questions stand out as the most important to geography as a discipline: (1) “How has the earth been transformed by human action?” and (2) “What role has geographical skill played in the evolution of human civilization, and what role can it play in predicting the future?” Although the list of questions is extensive, there is a key query that was excluded: How do geographers effectively communicate their research with the public?…

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    Carbon cycle One of the ways that nature recycles matter is through the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is carbon cycling through the global environment. Carbon is a chemical element and a key component of many systems in the biosphere, from acting as part of the earth's thermostat to being one of the key elements in photosynthesis, which is when plants make sugars for energy. In order for the ecosystem to function properly, all parts need an adequate supply of carbon. This is usually not…

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    Coffee is grown mainly in sub-tropical regions including rainforests, and some plantations are grown in tropical savannahs. There are two ways to grow coffee — shade cultivation and sun cultivation, and two types of coffee grown commercially— robusta and higher quality arabica. Coffee was previously shade-grown, but now ‘sun cultivation’ is becoming more popular and widely used as it produces higher yields faster than shade cultivation. Producing coffee requires deforestation and land clearing.…

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    Chihuahuan Desert Essay

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    Where the earth’s crust and lithosphere have pulled apart and created the Rio Grande river, multiple mountain ranges, and the Potrillo volcanic field. It is typical to find lime calcareous soils throughout the dry hot desert. As mentioned before the Chihuahuan Desert is mainly surrounded…

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