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Part Of The Body Encyclopaedia Britannica
1,248 wordsCanada, federated country of North America, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean; on the Northeast by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, which separate it from Greenland; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the United States; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska. Canada is the world's second largest country, surpassed in size only by Russia. Canada has a total area of 9, 970, 610 sq. km (3, 849, 652 sq. mi), of which 755, 180 sq. km (291, 575 sq. mi) is covered by bodies ...
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World Wide Great Plains
1,477 wordsAt one time, bison were widespread from Alaska to northern Mexico. Now bison have been exterminated in the wild except in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and Wood Buffalo Park, Northwest territory, Canada. The bison are gone in the prairie of the United States along with many of the ecosystem's species. Deep scars mar the landscape where the soil has been swept way by water runoff. The life of the rancher and farmer is vanishing. The body of the bison is huge. They are also tall animals and have two...
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One Of The Most Important Endangered Species
1,089 wordsOut of all the species that have ever existed since the beginning of time, 98 % of them are extinct (Facts). There are an estimated 5 - 10 million species that exist currently and only 1. 5 million have been identified (Sherry, 2). Scientists classify species into six different groups: plants, animals, insects, algae, fungi, and microorganisms (Todays Situation). In the tropical rainforest alone, most species are disappearing at the rate of 1 % a year (Sherry, 6). If the current trend continues,...
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Economic Case Study Of Outsourcing University Food Service
1,841 wordsIn a changing world in which commodification is king, it is often the unskilled workers whose interests are pushed to the wayside. This is clearly the case with the Bucknell University dining services, in which many loyal, dedicated workers stand to lose their jobs and other important benefits. In this paper, we will explore how community and quality will inevitably be sacrificed in order to create a more efficiently run food service program. We have constructed our argument from data we collect...
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Wood Bison National Park Animals
560 wordsWood Bison are dark brown terrestrial mammals. They feature very massive heads. They have a shaggy brown coat with long, thick, black beards. Males have short black horns, which curve inward, while females have straight horns. These bison have very large shoulders and a massive hump on their backs. Males are larger than females and measure about 3 to 4 meters long and 1. 75 meters high at the shoulders. They weigh between 500 and 1000 kilograms. They are very distinctive animals, capable of runn...
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Men And Women Young Girl
4,375 wordsClan of the Cave Bear Chapter Summary's Chapter 1: According to the map in the beginning of the book, this story takes place roughly 25 - 30, 000 yrs before the present time. The place that it takes place is in pre-historic Europe, during the ice age. The chapter begins with a small girl having fun in some water, after leaving her house. All of sudden, the ground begins shaking, which causes the river to shake as well. She cries out for her mother, but to no avail. The girl stands in awe as ever...
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Rocky Mountains Biological Diversity
1,164 wordsFire Fire And Ecosystems Introduction Fire is an important part of many ecosystems, affecting wildlife populations in various ways, such as by changing habitat, affecting food supply or quality, or by altering interactions of species. Fire suppression has allowed forested areas to achieve a climax state, which provides less forage for wildlife. While terrestrial wildlife is benefited by fire, large fires through the increase in sediment flow negatively impact aquatic ecosystems. Fire is essentia...
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Online Source Copyright 1993
697 wordsThe Survivor Dont tap your chopsticks against your bowl. Dont throw your teacup against the wall in anger. Dont suck on your long black braid and weep. Dont tarry around the big red sign that says " danger! " All the tempests will render still; seas will calm, horses will retreat, voices to surrender. That you have this way and not that, that your skin is yellow, not white, not black, that you were born not a boy child but a girl, that this world will be forever puce-pink are just as w...
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000 Years Ago Ice Crystals
1,799 wordsWoolly Mammoths Remains: Catastrophic Origins? By Sue Bishop Since Ted Holden has repeatedly insisted that the mammoth whose remains were found in Siberia in 1901 was preserved by some great catastrophe as described in Velikovskys books, I decided to research the topic. I found several books on the subject, including the original book written by one of the scientists who actually examined, preserved and transported the mammoth remains from Siberia. Preservation of the mammoth remains was somewha...
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