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Are you tired of hearing about Mt. Rushmore? Exhausted from your long trek at the Great Wall of China? Bored of the statues at Notre Dame? Well, why don’t you take a trip down to good old Peru to visit the amazing stones of Machu Picchu? You will be taken aback by the rich history of the place and stunned by some of the things you may see there. Discovered by Hiram Bingham in the summer of 1911, Machu Picchu is often believed to be the ruins of Vilcabamba, the last capital of the Inca…

Every day on our planet toxins, trash, and careless fishing techniques destroy our seas. The carelessness of our actions will ultimately be responsible for making our seas a barren wasteland of despair. Every person on Earth needs to to be informed of how deadly our actions can be. They also need to know of the organizations that make our seas a healthier place. Today over 25 percent of fish stocks are overfished, and the reason for this because of poor fishing techniques and wasteful…

Have you ever wondered how was it like to live in the freshwater biome? I’m going to tell you some interesting things about thies biome. Surprisingly, only one fifth of the of the earth are freshwater biomes, and only 3% of the water on Earth. Freshwater is located on every continent even Antarctica. I selected this biome because I know that we need freshwater, and I wanted to know where we get it from and who effect by taking it. Next, I will talk to you what the environment is like in the…

Recently, the zoo underwent major renovations to redesign the front entrance, add some new exhibits like sea lions and otters, add more sitting areas to enjoy the scenery of the zoo, new state of the art interactive technology, and overall just to make the zoo more aesthetically pleasing. Columbia also has wonderful museums including the South Carolina State Museum that…

make things even better, the city has a very natural setting while sitting on the upper part of the Amazon basin. Many endangered animals also live here while it provides the perfect safe spot for them such as the spectacled bear, dwarf brocket, the otter, long-tailed weasel, pampas cat, ocelot, boa, and the Andean condor. With the peaceful setting and the beautiful sites make Machu Picchu a place that is definitely has to be on your bucket list.…

For my senior project, I decided to research water pollution, and how it affects ocean life and its inhabitants. I will be answering questions that I have about water pollution and how it 's affecting our oceans. The reason I’m doing my project on this topic is because I find it very interesting, and I also want to bring awareness to this issue. It 's a worldwide problem that needs to be addressed, because if we continue to do nothing, I believe that ocean life as we know it will go extinct.…

Our planet is in the middle of the sixth mass extinction of mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and plants. We are currently experiencing the worst case of extinction than the dinosaurs which was 65 million years ago. Extinction may be a natural event but there has been a recent increase of species extinction from 1000 to 10,000 per year. This means in the future we may lose species every day [1]. Before extinction was caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruption and climate change but this…

The tundra biome is one of the few biomes that interests me the most, and is also one of the many biomes that may be in danger. The tundra has many threats such as construction, Ozone depletion, oil spills, and air pollution. Almost 20% of the world is in a tundra area, which is housing many different animals and plant life depending on this type of biome. When construction happens, buildings and roads get created, while knocking everything down in the process.The construction causes…

managed to dominate. Like many businessmen Astor was self-made and extremely driven. As a result, by 1787 he was a completely self employed fur trader. He traded trinkets with Indians for highly coveted animal skins such as beaver, martin, ermine, mink, otter, deer and others that could be fashioned into clothing. As time progressed he became wealthy which afforded him some political power and influence. The American Fur company destroyed its competition through mergers such as with Bernard…

of the human race. To start of the article, Friedman grabs the reader’s attention by describing the newest edition of Oxford Junior Dictionary and how it has dropped certain “nature words” including: “acorn”, “dandelion”, “fern”, “nectar”, “otter”,…