Regions of Peru

While performing tasks deemed too deadly or otherwise infeasible by human beings, the robust reliability and all terrain accessibility of a UAV opens up a new window of opportunity for its utilisation. In Peru, archaeologists used UAVs to speed up survey work and protect sites from squatters, builders and miners. Small drones helped researchers produce three-dimensional models of Peruvian burial sites instead of two-dimensional maps in weeks, a process that…

Junipero Serra: A man of altruism or malice? “Remember my child; this is for your own good.” Serra would say to his children as one of his assistants flagellates them.” Those are the painful words that come to the mind of many Native Americans whenever they think of Junipero Serra, a man who was characterized by whipping himself and many Indians whenever they ran away from the missions. Although quite a controversial character, he is also remembered by the Catholic Church as an ambitious…

In the Precambrian Shield there are no continuous aquifers and ground water is only found in the fractured and weathered zones of Precambrian rock. These various aquifers are located primarily in gneiss and granite. The Precambrian shield only makes up a small portion of eastern Bolivia. Aquifers in this province are generally shallow at depth less than 90 meters and due to this many of the aquifers are biologically contaminated near populated areas (Roebuck et al. 2004). Majority of the ground…

and the rest are left to the chipper. Smaller trees are usually cut down for the use of charcoal. Not all logging that occurs is legal. Illegal timber extraction is also growing problem. “The European Union is a significant importer of timber from regions where illegal and destructive logging is rampant.” (Greenpeace) The EU has made no law to stop the illegal…

Introduction and Literature Review Post World War II Latin American countries were industrializing and moving towards self-sufficient economies. When economic stagnation crippled Latin America professional scholars, economists and national organizations such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America sought to explain the unforeseen economic downturn. They found significant difficulty in applying traditional neoclassical economic assumptions in the Latin American case and as a…

On the morning of September 11th, 1973, Pinochet and his military began their attack on the presidential palace, La Moneda. “Inside La Moneda, Allende then donned a metal helmet” and stood his ground awaiting his demise. Over the span of two hours “the palace was hit by at least eight bombs…the resistance within the palace exchanged fire with [Pinochet’s military]” and battle ensued, “yet these efforts were in vain.” By 2:00 PM that day, Pinochet and his men stormed the palace, only to find…

Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 1 24) The only step of the copper production that is not bulk-reducing is A) refining. B) concentration. C) mining. D) smelting. E) none of the above Answer: A Diff: 2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 11 Section: Key Issue 2 25) The shift in steel production locations in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century can best be described as A) starting in the Pittsburgh area and then…

Part 1: Identification and Evaluation of Main Source The question that will be addressed in this historical investigation is, To what extent did U.S. involvement in Panama leave lasting economic and environmental effects? The main source chosen is a brief speech about the background of the Panama Canal and the struggles that it came with. The speech included the significance of Teddy Roosevelt and the United States during the process of the canal being built like how the United States helped…

There have been many events that contributed to the historical development of California since it became the 31st state in 1850. San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and many other landmarks. Many of these historical landmarks still contribute to California’s economic development today. There were several economic contributions as well including the Gold Rush and World War II. The history of San Francisco has played a major role in relation to the overall…

Over 75 million acres of planet Earth’s land belongs to the tropical rainforest. (Rainforests Facts the Nature Conservancy) The rainforest is home to many different species, which includes monkeys, snakes, birds, rodents, frogs and lizards. (Earth Floor: Biomes) Many things contribute as threats to this environment. Instead of having such a beautiful and vast area of nature, humans mostly contribute to having it otherwise. The rainforest has much to offer for today’s modern society; everything…