Tropics

producing vitamin D from the sun until March. The authors were also able to gather data that mapped out UVB radiation across the world. They discovered that there are three vitamin D zones: the tropics, subtropics, and temperate. The only zone that gets a consistent vitamin D supply all year is the tropics, and these populations tend to be darker skinned. The subtropical and temperate zones don’t get enough for at least a month out of the year, these populations of people tend to be lighter…

Matt Albert Period 2 10/15/15 Language Essay The internet is a place where people from all over the world have the opportunity to voice their opinion. However, this includes the misuse of hurtful words that can single people out. Time and time again I have witnessed people misuse the word retard, whether it be referring to something as “retarded” or even trying to insult someone by calling them a “retard”. The other day while discussing an upcoming test with one of my classmates, I heard the…

“9 Foot ‘Butcher Crocodile’ Likely Ruled Before Dinosaurs” These 9 foot tall beast with blade like teeth once lived in the warm and wet environs of what is now called North Carolina about 2 centuries ago.Once these crocs were called Butcher Crocodiles but now referred as Carnufex Carolinensis. These crocodiles ancestor likely walked on their hind legs, preying on armored reptiles and early mammal in it’s ecosystem. It shares some qualities with dinosaurs such as it shared some skeletal…

Climate Change Fund. The project is currently under implementation in rural areas of Mozambique. Furthermore, by partnering with several of the non-profit seed development organizations such as International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, the introduction of the new seeds can be introduced in an efficient and costly manner with funds coming from both the organizations…

underlying focus of Miasma theory relied on the theory of bad air caused by the environment. The new environments of the tropics being explored by the western world and the new environment of cities created by the industrialization in the nineteenth century, provided new types of bad air, and thus best explained the emergence of diseases as epidemics. Malaria became a major problem in the tropics, and Cholera became a major problem in the cities. The mechanism of spreading for cholera and…

Patriarchal- a society dominated by men. Egalitarian- a society based on the belief of equality of all people. Pastoralism- a society whose primary practice is herding of animals. Hunter and Gatherers- humans who obtain all of their food by hunting animals and gathering edible plants. Venus figurines- statuettes that portray women with exaggerated reproductive organs to represent fertility. Specialization of labor- the division of labor/jobs to produce large numbers of goods in a shorter…

could hold the cures to many of the world’s biggest diseases. The reefs also provide income for countries all over the world. They provide millions of jobs, which bring in billions of dollars (Campbell, Cinner, Ardiwijaya, Pardede, Kartawijaya, Mukmunin, and Baird, 2012). Overall these coral reefs bring in billions of dollars and different resources all over the world and are one of the biggest pivot points for human populations. Lastly, with all the issue that come with the declining coral…

Geographic factors such as latitude determine every location’s climate. Climate controls where, when, and what a civilization can grow which then dictates their level of development. Where sufficient and nutritious crops can be grown efficiently, will have more time to advance and specialize in other activities. The Fertile Crescent is further North of the equator, which results in the semi-arid climate that supports the growth and production of the Fertile Crescents people’s main food source,…

Geography and Climate By: McKenna Pinske The geography and climate of Mexico is slightly different than what we are use to here in Illinois. Mexico is located in the northern region of the American continent between the Gulf of Mexico on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Mexico is made up of 31 states and one federal district. The West and South are bordered by the Pacific Ocean. The eastern peninsula faces the Caribbean Sea. The northern part of Mexico is covered by two different…

Guns, Germs and Steel Essay Have you heard about the inequality of resources that is happening around the world. People around the world such as in papua new guinea dont get the food we have here or the technology and clothes they have to work every day for a meal that's not very nutritious while we just have to walk to the store to buy a quick snack to get something to eat. Why do people across the world get completely different things than us? Geographic location affects crops by being too to…