or otherwise known as the Sea otter is an iconic species that embodies the rich diversity of ocean life. As one of the major groups of the weasel family, sea otters are also one of the smallest marine mammals. Unlike other mammals, such as whales and dolphins, Sea otters do not have blubber, instead they have one of the thickest and densest coat of fur. This fur coat holds up to almost one million hairs per square inch (Ravalli, 2010). With this amount of hair, the Sea Otter is able to maintain…
1. The Spanish-American War in the Caribbean Sea contains a lot of bodies of water surrounding islands and lands, which shows that were many resources available in the Caribbean Sea. There is the Windward, Leewards, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. There is the Atlantic Ocean that is surrounded by the countries such as Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The territorial outcomes of the Spanish American war solidify U.S. Naval control over the Panama Canal by the amount of trading routes and…
One can assume he is in the middle of nowhere at sea. The wrecked ship is surrounded by sharks. The Gulf Stream starts in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean and travels up towards New York making a tad warmer temperature. It can infer that he’s in the middle of a storm because of the drastic tilt of the…
Dana Point is a city between Los Angeles and San Diego in southern California, but is best known for its harbor. Just north of the harbor lies a rocky beach with large cliffs only tens of meters from the sea, depending on tide level. Cliffs along the coast of southern California are prone to landslides due to their rock composition (mostly sedimentary) and high erosion rates from the sea but become increasingly stressed from overlying man-made structures and landscaping practices. For this…
Susan Smith, you might have heard of her, she is the woman who drove her two sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months into a lake while they were asleep (Cavazini).This event shocked America, the thought of a mother killing her two beloved children. In Susan’s childhood she was faced with abuse, depression and hatred. The events of her upbringing will cause her to loose relationships with people and also cause the death of her two sons. Susan smith was born September 26, 1971 in Union, South…
Differences Between North and South The United States was divided by regions due to many differences. Both regions had different ways of socializing within their communities. The economies of the regions were extremely different from each other. Each region also had very different political views on how the country should function. These differences caused conflict that would lead to the Civil War. Socializing was very different in the North in comparison to the South. The reform movements…
” Ancient Israel. 10/13/16. ancient-israel-ss.blogspot.com/p/economy.html.). In Rome, traders would trade with Egypt for papyrus, Phoenicia for glass, Syria for sewing needles, Austria for sausage and salt, England for tin, Spain for olive oil, and from North Africa they would get fish sauce, and pots for cooking and dishes (K.E. Carr. The Roman Economy – Ancient Rome. September 26, 2016. http://quatr.us/romans/economy/. 10/13/16.). For the rich, traders would get Indian cotton, pepper, cinnamon…
Global Warming is provoking sea level to accelerate in the accumulation in height, and coastal flooding proliferating places like the U.S. East Coast, and the Gulf Of Mexico (How). Wildfires are increasing, and the season that it takes place in is getting longer it is affecting the…
South vs. North The north and the South’s culture are defiantly more different than you would think. The economy of the south was mainly all about farming unlike the north. The North’s economy was farming and factories. The transportation between the two places was almost exactly the same. The society to the north is not as you would think. The south society was different than the north by a big difference. The north and South’s cultures are close but not to close. The south had a hard time…
North and South The North and South; even though they were part of the same country, were very different places one was in the process of becoming an industrial powerhouse while the other was stuck in the past. Economy The North and South has vastly different economies. The North was caught up in the industrial revolution it began to use primarily use machines for almost everything. It developed a thriving industry of textile, iron, and steel production along with large connected railways…