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Feet Above Sea Level People Who Live
1,543 wordsThe Himalayas are the highest mountain system in the world. They consist of several parallel mountain ranges that extend in a 1, 500 mile curve across southern Asia from the Pamirs, west of the great bend of the Indus River, eastward to the great bend of the Brahmaputra River. Himalaya means the House of Snow, or Snowy Range. The Himalayas form a barrier that separates northern India from the plateau of Tibet, in China. In this report I will be covering the climate, topography, culture, religion...
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Feet Above Sea Level Mauna Loa
580 wordsMauna Loa, which directly translated from Hawaiian means "Long Mountain", refers to a volcano located in the South Pacific. It is one of the largest volcanoes in the world and makes up a large portion of the island we know as Hawaii. Since its birth, somewhere between 700, 000 and 1, 000, 000 years ago, Mauna Loa has grown to over 13, 680 feet above sea level. To this day, Mauna Loa continues to be one of the most studied volcanoes in the world. Mauna Loa is an example of a shield volcano, resul...
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Feet Above Sea Level Water Vapor
495 words1) Calculate the number of calories required to change 10 grams of ice at 0 C to 10 grams of water vapor at 100 C. (Requires 3 steps) 3) Change water at 100 C to water vapor 2) Assume our heat source is set to 100 calories per minute. 3) Determine how long it takes to melt 10 grams of ice at 0 C. Observe temperature as it melts. 800 calories 100 cl / min = 8 minutes 4) Determine how long it takes to heat 10 grams of liquid water from 0 C to 100 C. 1000 calories 100 cl / min = 10 minutes 5) Deter...
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Destination Yellowstone National Park
646 wordsYellowstone National Park was named after the Yellowstone River. Native Americans called the river Mi tsi a da zi, which meant Rock Yellow River, and was translated by French fur trappers to Yellow Rock or Yellow Stone, hence the name Yellowstone. John Coltzer was one of the first people to have explored the Yellowstone area. Coltzer was from the Lewis and Clark expedition and he walked alone through this area in 1807 while in search of furs. Since 1827, though, Yellowstone has been a national p...
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Sea Level Canal President Woodrow Wilson
7,690 wordsIs it really worth building a canal in Nicaragua? With news of Nicaragua adopting the idea of a dry canal the first question that should come to mind is, is it really worth building a canal in Nicaragua? Many people look at Panama with its enviable economy and say that Nicaragua needs a canal but they don t realize the problems it brings. Many people know exactly the history of the Panama Canal but few know how many people died to build it, and how many troubles it has created for Panama. Canal ...
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