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Ashley Kuroki Science 9/8/15 Insect Olympiad Jigsaw Group B: The Difference between Problematic Insects Moths and butterflies- Moths and butterflies don’t have that many differences. However, moths have feathery antennae while the butterflies have thin antennae. Moths are nocturnal and butterflies are active during the day. Those are the main differences. Even though butterflies have better looking wings than a moth’s, there are some moths that look exactly like a butterfly like the Madagascan…

The name ‘Ghana’ comes from title given to the king of the Empire, and the Empire’s actual name was Wagadugu. Their land was near two rivers, Senegal and Niger, and their surrounding area was either surrounded by a Savannah, rain forests, or a Sahel, which is a piece…

Annual precipitation totals variety from 50 to one hundred twenty-five cm (approximately 20 to 50 inches), with higher quantities within the south of the area and in the uplands nearly all regions with this climate have snow. This is because the moisture is evaporated from the land at a slow, normal pace, and is the reason why precipitation falls regularly during all four seasons. Humid Continental has an extensive variety of temperatures, which means low, cold temperatures and excessive heat…

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 densely populated as there is enough rain and heat to grow crops e.g. UK Areas with extreme climates of hot and cold tend to be sparsely populated e.g. the Sahara…

Savanna grasslands, semi desert, steppe, forests and rain forests. West Africa is dryer and hotter than south Africa. November to February, Sahara winds blow through west Africa. West Africa sits west of the Atlantic Ocean. North of west Africa, Sahel does not get much rain. Wet and dry seasons occur in West Africa west Africa contains four separate climate zones, The semi arid zone, the arid zone, and the sub-humid zone. With dry and rainy seasons, west Africa has many different climate changes…

The history of Mali goes back to 5000 BC, when the Neolithic human skeleton was found in the Sahara. Discovery of gold and slave trade made Djenne city a trade capital and a destiny for explorers and traders until the 11th century when the Soninke Muslims created a trading center. Soninke kingdom started to move the Trans-Saharan trade routes from the Djenne city on the Niger River valley to North Africa. Almoravid group who later was assumed by the Mandinka Empire has destroyed the Soninke…

unification, when Yemen, under leadership from President Saleh, transitioned from a one party system (the North only had one party prior to this) to a multi-party system (Rugh). Many were skeptical of this move, and when an American diplomat asked Sahel why he had done this, he responded saying that “he knew he had many enemies underground, out of sight; to participate in political parties, they would have to come out in the open, where he could watch them more…

1. . The three cultural zones are the Arabic zone in the north, the Sabel zone, and sub-Saharan Africa. The Arabic zone includes the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Sahel zone includes the areas dominated by the vast Sahara Desert, and sub-Saharan Africa is the rest of the continent south of the Sahara Desert. The Kingdom of Ghana is the earliest known kingdom in Africa. King Shaka was a powerful military leader who conquered many tribes throughout South Africa. Africa’s…

One of the greatest arguments in philosophy has been the debate on the degree of influence that nature has on the growth and development of human beings. By looking at the interactions of the environment and the human being that live within, one is able to examine the type relationship in place between nature and the creatures of the world. One would say that the environment’s role is that of a provider which includes its different facets of air, water and earth with humanity as the dependent…

Page Break Everyday people walking through life watching insects buzz, birds fly, and trees blow in the wind, not thinking about how special each one of these events taking place actually are. Mindlessly ignoring the surrounding area of the actions happening they maybe annoying but they are key for the survival of life. The effects of the human race are playing a crucial part in the survival of the entire planet actions should be taken to ensure the survival of the ecosystem.…