(E5) Exercise #5: Exploring Tidal Data Goals The purpose of this exercise is to help you read tide charts, and understand tides & the forces that generate them. The Data For this exercise, we will be using NOAA data on tides from their Tides and Currents website. This site gives users tidal predictions from active […]
All answers must be in your own words. Answers that are duplicated (including those that have been duplicated and then adjusted to make it appear as if they had not been duplicated) will receive no credit whatsoever, regardless of their source. Any quotations must be properly credited and kept brief. Answers that string together multiple […]
1 LAB MODULE 7: ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE Note: Please refer to the GETTING STARTED lab module to learn tips on how to set up and maneuver through the Google Earth () component of this lab. KEY TERMS The following is a list of important words and concepts used in this lab module: Adiabatic processes Frontal uplift […]
GENV 205 WEEK 1 QUIZ Multiple Choice 1 1) When we discuss “our environment,” we are referring to(1pts) all conditions in the world. only interactions that affect human life. only conditions that cause negative effects on our health. primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. 2) […]
Discussion Question 1: Risk Management and Natural Disasters What type of disaster is your local hospital likely to face? Has this occurred in the past? Was the hospital prepared to respond appropriately? As a risk manager, what questions might you have about the hospital’s response plan? Discussion Question 2: Risk Management and Epidemic How might […]
Given that climate change is rapidly altering many species’ habitats, forcing some to die or migrate, 1) explain how this could dramatically affect food webs (a few sentences) 2) Via “succession of species”, how might habitat loss/change create new opportunities for some species as well ? (a few sentences) NOTE: in part 1, be […]
The Paper involves you in the investigation of a particular problem somewhere in the world today. You will describe the problem from two opposing sides and then explain which side you believe to be correct (justifying your position). use standard 8.5 by 11 inch paper as you write 8 to 10 pages of text. type the text using […]
Alaska, the Kigiqtaamiut in jeopardy 1. At the time this reporter was in Shishmaref, what should have happened to the sea that had not yet happened? 2. How much did the Sarichef Island shrink as a result of the mid-October storm? 3. Three specific impacts on the island are ascribed to global warming. Describe the […]
Watch one or both of the documentaries below. Both show many different perspectives on border crossing, and border crossers. The Real Death Valley, 43 minutes: https://vimeo.com/109202705 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Crossing Arizona, 90 minutes: https://vimeo.com/201890914 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. As you view the film: Take note of […]
Choose a biome and create a biome brochure. You can choose any of the biomes described in our textbook starting on pg 323 (tropical rainforest, tropical deciduous forest, tropical scrub, tropical savanna, desert, mediterranean woodland and shrub, midlatitude grassland, midlatitude deciduous forest, boreal forest, and tundra). Since this is an online class you will […]
