hill with many slopes. Tara: Can you explain why it has been this way for you Demeter? Demeter: Well, my only daughter, Persephone was kidnapped the the god of the underworld, Hades. I felt so lost, it was as the center of my world was frozen to a tundra. While I was suffering during this time, I searched for my daughter but no kind of Deity would tell me where she was. Then soon I unleashed a curse creating…
British Columbia is Canada’s most westerly province that consists 10 percentage Canada’s land mass. It is a third largest province after Quebec and Ontario. Since it is located near the coastline, get extra benefit from the trade and transportation. Therefore with all the geographic benefit, the BC has sad history from the rapacious predator countries. From the end of World War II to 1970s, due to the urban development, they lost most productive farmland but they were able to recover quickly.…
There is extreme cold in North Russia and subtropical along the Black Sea. Not only does climate vary, but also the landscapes. From tundras, to forests, to subtropical beaches; Russia seems to have it all. Mt. Elbrus is the highest peak in the country of Russia. Because Russia is the world’s largest nation, it has over 60 different ethnic groups and their native language is Russian. Surprisingly…
second. I wandered my yard aimlessly, tried to climb a tree (I failed). I lied down in the snow and looked at the gray sky I realized two things on this quest for the solitude. First, that upstate New York, specifically Ithaca, is a barren tundra with six month long winters. Second, I realized that I could not have lived in the 1800s. I immediately scurried into my house, grabbed a blanket, turned the television on, and lied by the fire place after being outside for the lengthy six…
Dog breeds Golden Retriever Siberian Husky Boxer Lifespan 10-12 years 12-15 years 10-12 years Litter 4-12 6 6 Behavior Reliable, friendly, kind,confident, trustworthy and intelligent. Outgoing, alert, gentle, friendly and intelligent. Playful, devoted, bright, loyal, energetic, friendly, calm, cheerful, confident, fearful, brave and intelligent. Health Hypothyroidism, subaortic stenosis (SAS), eye disorders, elbow dysplasia, mast cell tumors, and seizures. Osteosarcoma is also occasionally…
Just as Okimasis the other mushers endured “one hundred and fifty miles of low-treed tundra, ice-covered lakes, all blanketed with at least two feet of snow—fifty miles per day—a hundred and fifty miles of freezing temperatures and freezing winds”. This imagery intensifies the experience of the race for the reader to imagine the huskies…
famed Andes mountains runs through the Spanish speaking country, and stunning beaches line the coasts. In the north, massive sand dunes rise out of the ground. With Chile are at least seven major climate types including low-desert in the north, alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south, humid subtropical in Easter Island, oceanic in the far south, and a Mediterranean climate in central chile. Chile has its own cuisine as well. Empadas de Pino is a very traditional dish. These…
The author’s inference of the purported decline in deer population as a result of melting of sea ice due to global warming which has disrupted the age old migration pattern of the Arctic deer is based on weak assumptions and unconvincing logics. The author’s lack of in-depth analysis and missing evidences and arguments have left holes in the reasoning of the argument. The argument is based on the main pre-supposition that there exists a strong connection between global warming and diminishing…
Ethnoarchaeological and Ethnohistorical data on mobility furthers understandings of the reorganization (α) phase of the Denesųłiné adaptive cycle. Denesųłiné need to travel efficiently to follow the caribou herds. Three innovations have allowed Denesųłiné to do this: snowshoes, dog sleds and snowmobiles. Walking was the primary form of travel identified in oral traditions. The snowshoe was a great technological advance critical for winter travel. According to Denesųłiné, its invention was from…
“A mammoth is a type of elephant which is now extinct but widespread throughout the middle and high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene and early Holocene .It was distinguished by its long hair, thick woolly under fur and long tusks which curved upward and outwards .The woolly mammoths became extinct in 10000BC.” - According to the oxford dictionary The riddle of the frozen mammoths has puzzled scientists for many years. They have been wandering if these animals existed…