‘The characteristics of the vegetation of tropical biomes are more the outcome of continued human activity than a response to the climatic conditions’. With reference to one tropical biome‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this view. (40 marks) A tropical biome is a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region. Tropical biomes are mostly located within the tropics‚ between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and currently cover less than 5% of the Earth’s
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Hi my name is Agent Zeek ‚ Im a vacation travel agent‚ my job is to make presentation and advertise different travel packages and to promote different part of the world. During the past few weeks i been traveling to different part of the world‚ and the most spatacular place that caught my attention was the tropical rain forest.Tropical rainforests cover about 6% of the Earth’s total land surface. They are mainly located around the belt at the equator. The climate of the rainforest is warm most of
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This essay written by Peter Nabokov and Dean Snow‚ illustrates how these two groups of Native American tribes‚ the Algonquians and Iroquoians‚ developed an effective and rich society based on taking advantages of the natural resources‚ and coexisting together as a complex cultural mosaic before European settlement. First‚ the authors make mention of the tribe Algonquian (colloquially known as Wabanakis)‚ semi-nomads whose subsistence means were mainly hunting and fishing. This society was composed
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The quest of the Sangreal in Le Morte D’Arthur depicts several of the characteristics of Medieval Romance. For instance‚ Sir Launcelot’s struggle to find the grail and come to terms with his sins reflects the quality. Sir Launcelot’s attempt at the grail begins on page 387‚ and the ensuing events show the knight as the tale’s protagonist. Another key element of this literature was the notion of a quest and the physical and mental struggles involved in it. In portraying the fundamental characteristic
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A Biome is all of the life zones‚ all plants‚ animals‚ and other organisms‚ as well as the physical environment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its plant life‚ which is determined by its location. For example‚ northern coniferous forests exist in sub-arctic portions of North America and Asia‚ but further north‚ the conditions are simply too harsh and the season too brief for trees to grow. Instead of trees‚ the short vegetation of the tundra thrives in these areas. The same occurs
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For this paper‚ I decided to study a tropical climate‚ Af‚ which is associated with the Tropical Rain Forest climate and biome. This climate and its associated biome is mostly located near the equator and between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Some specific places this biome and climate exist is in Central America‚ South America‚ Africa and the Indonesian archipelago. The two largest rain forests are The Amazon in South America and in central Africa centered on the drainage basin of the Congo
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Rain Forest Biome Table Of Contents Climate The Four Levels of the Rainforest. Plant Life Animals Have you ever been to a rainforest? Well knows your chance for a limited time offer since many rainforests are disappearing see them now. Let me explain the wonderful reasons why you would want to go to the rainforest. Think about it. Imagine a foggy forest with birds churpping and monkeys calling. Also you would get to see very rare plants and trees. All this and more when you come to
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Aquatic Biomes An aquatic biome is an ecological community dominated by water. This biome can be broken down into two categories: o Freshwater‚ which includes rivers‚ streams‚ ponds‚ lakes and freshwater wetland. o Marine or saltwater‚ which includes oceans‚ seas‚ estuaries‚ coral reefs and saltwater wetland. Each of these aquatic ecosystems can be defined by variables such as temperature‚ the presence or absence of light‚ and the availability of nutrients. Aquatic biomes cover almost all the
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PORTERS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS Nike Brief History Nike has one mission statement: To carry out the legacy of innovative thinking left by the founding members by developing products that enable athletes of all abilities to maximize their potential while beating competition and creating value for shareholders. Nikes headquarters are located in Beaverton‚ Oregon in Portland and the company operates in more than 160 countries all over the world with more than 30‚000 employees across all six
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Taking a look into the world we live in‚ human activities generate a plethora of environmental stresses. These environmental stresses have a hard-hitting effect on coastal biomes that stretch all over the globe. Field studies have been instituted to record and assess the chemical and biochemical phenomena occurring in our natural environment this is referred to as Environmental Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry‚ studies the chemical processes that occur in the environment which are greatly influenced
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