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    Boscastle is a village located in the county of Cornwall in the south east of the UK on the coast. It has a natural harbour within a narrow ravine and is the point at which two rivers, the Valency and its tributary the Jordan, converge. On the 16th of August 2004, these rivers flooded which caused the destruction of many buildings and roads. A flood is a natural event in which water flows over its normal limit, submerging usually dry land. There were many physical factors which led to the floods…

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    Sprinkler Case Study

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    The problem is that we need to give the football field a new irrigation system. The problem asks for us to find the route of the pipelines and the location of the sprinklers. We have to know the amount of materials, measurements of the field, determine the configuration of the pipes and etc. When setting up the sprinklers for the angle of water, you need to program them to spray 90 degrees if it is the quarter circles in the corners of the field. You need to program the sprinklers to spray 180…

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    Amazon Basin Dam

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    #1- How will the dam affect the environment in a positive way? The dam on the in the Amazon Basin will cause a positive impact on the environment. Conversely, the dam will reduce the consumption of fossil fuel for electricity reproduction. Opposing to many environmentalists that believe that the dam will make a negative impact on the environment by causing waste and pollution. But the structure will reduce air pollution by using hydroelectric power to help control and stop flooding. Instead…

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    Texan writer, John Graves in his memoir, Goodbye To A River, published in the year 1960 addresses the topic of his experience on the Brazos River and argues that the Brazos River is important to keep. He supports this claim by illustrating the plant and animals, then the sounds of nature, and finally the life of the river. Graves’s purpose is to protect and convince the people to save the Brazos Rover and land around it, to preserve the river for future generations. He adopts an informative tone…

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    Reintroduction Of Wolf

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    wolves (Canis lupus), hence predators, into Yellowstone National Park to restore the ecosystem health. Many are the ecological interpretations of wolves’ function when it comes to the Northern Rockies ecosystem as research and scientists have been documenting their overall impact for the last few decades. Firstly, a detailed description of Gray wolves’ characteristics will be provided. Secondly, the specific case of their reintroduction into Yellowstone will be analysed, focusing on the impact…

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    taken with his camera caused audiences to be fascinated with Yellowstone. People in the East had believed that tales of geysers and waterfalls weren’t real but instead of handing them written evidence, Jackson showed them real proof that they existed and photographs were the undeniable proof. The work that Jackson did with the Hayden expedition went further than just taking photographs of the landscape of Yellowstone. It lead to Yellowstone being one of the first preserved national park in…

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    Clayton Hull-Crew Summary

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    Wolves Clayton Hull-Crew wrote an editorial on the US-Represented website reflecting on the reintroduction of wolves into the Yellowstone National Park. Hull-Crew states that the wolves have been responsible for a major ecological shift beginning at the top of the food chain, slowly making its way to the bottom, effecting everything from beaver dams to river bed erosion. Hull-Crew claims that the wolves have created what is called a “Trophic Cascade” of events. A Trophic cascade is, “an…

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    The united states has 58 National Parks. One of those parks is the Yellowstone National Park located in Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park features dramatic canyons, hot springs, and one of its top sights “ Old faith”. Old faith is a geyser that erupts on a consistent schedule throughout the day. In the sierra nevada mountains there's another park called the Yosemite National Park. The Yosemite National park is filled with sequoia trees, amazing tunnel views and many more attractions.…

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    are being threatened by climate change, natural calamities and human development. Yellowstone is a perfect example for a sustainable and biodiverse national park. It was first established on March 1st 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant. The park is shared between 3 states: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The majority of the park is located in Wyoming which holds nearly…

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    National Park Environment

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    An example of a keystone species is the gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park. A brief history on the gray wolves of Yellowstone is that…

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