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to boast about it at times), and was purchased by the U.S. The harsh conditions of the tundra deters many people from moving to one or even visiting one, but why not you? Tundras include Northern Canada, the Arctic Archipelago, Alaska, Siberia, Svalbard, and many others. The warmest tundra that has yet been discovered is in Finland. Mountain devotees, climbers and hobbyists will want to travel to an alpine tundra, and will not have to worry about the frigidity, not because the alpine tundra is…

Final Exam How does the concept of ethnocentrism interfere with cultural pluralism? How do these concepts help or hinder the issues globally. Ethnocentrism is one of the main causes of division in race, creed and religion. These are learned behaviors because when we are children we may notice differences in color, race or language, but we are not born bias either way. Stereotyping, categorizing, generalizations and accusations affect us worldwide even within our own races. Cultural…

Polar Bear Classification and Evolution The Polar Bear is a large species of bear that is found inhabiting the ice fields in the Arctic Ocean. It is the biggest species of bear in the world (with the exception of the Kodiak Brown Bears found in Alaska which can reach similar sizes) with males often weighing-in at around 600kg. Thought to be closely related to the Brown Bear, the Polar Bears' name actually means "Sea Bear" as they are known to not just spend a great deal of time close to the…

extracted from the air and hydrogen from coal (210). Although many saw the need for increasing agricultural production in the past, more current methods are working to facilitate agriculture for the future. A prime example of such a method is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the island of Spitsbergen. Scientific research was a key factor in the construction and preservation for this project. One of these includes finding the best temperature for the seeds at which they can be stored for the…

yra Silvertongue [formerly Lyra Belacqua]: Lyra is the main protagonist and a dynamic character in the Golden Compass. She has dark blonde hair and pale blue eyes. Her dæmon is Pantalaimon who hasn’t settled in a permanent form yet. Dæmons are the physical form of a person’s soul. As a child they often change form, but after the child grows up, their dæmon establishes a permanent form. Lyra is the estranged daughter of Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel, who both basically got rid of her, and…

them to survive, but the blubber of the seals they consume helps them with their diet and gives them a source of freshwater. Rebecca Jackrel witnessed many problems polar bears had against the summer months. Jackrel states, “When summer comes to Svalbard the ice pack melts and polar bears are stuck on land. Their metabolism slows down and they enter a kind of walking hibernation. They rely on the reserves of fat generated from a winter of hunting seals to sustain them through the summer…

Common and Scientific Name Polar bears are commonly known as polar bears here in English but in French they are known as Ours blanc or Ours polaire and in Spanish polar bears are known as Oso polar. Polar bears can also be called sea bear, ice bear or even white bear. Habitat Description and Niche Characteristics Diet: Polar bears are carnivores and their primary prey are seals. Some seals that polar bears eat are ringed seals, bearded seals and other pinnipeds. Polar bears can be…

Global warming has been a huge controversial topic throughout society in recent years. With global changes that affect so many people, environments, and living things, attention is brought to the issue to make it clear what is actually happening. “During the period 1979 to 2006, the annual sea ice area in the arctic decreased by about 3.2% per decade.”(Wiig) The Earth is warming, which obviously makes drastic changes to certain habitats of many species. The polar bear inhabits the arctic, which…

Sound is an essential element that encircle our world, information can be gained through listening, which listening is a more advanced sense in that are fundamental to human. According to Helen Keller, hearing is the soul of knowledge and information of a high order. The disable of listening as if detached from the world, sound is also a factor built this nature, as Max Neuhaus mentioned sound has given context to a place. Sound is that important but in the same time too fundamental, the…

it is impossible to know what species will be needed in the future and because the maintenance of a single species can require the constant input of new genetic material from a variety of wild sources from the original centres of cultivation. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault known as the ‘Doomsday Vault’ is an effective example of a conservative approach to ensuring the maintenance of genetic diversity. The utility value, “usefulness”, that incorporates Ecoservices (global biogeochemical cycles…