Homework #6 Name: Samantha Morell (Total 20 points) Due to the fact our Earth spins, the Coriolis Effect gives weird responses to wind fields in pressure fields. By now you should be familiar with contour maps. In a previous homework, the contours were constant heights above sea level. Here the contours represent constant pressures […]
1. “Allocation”: A general model of an ecosystem locates positions in the flow of energy and materials to the Sun, atmospheric gases, water, nutrients, plants, decomposers, herbivores, and carnivores. What position would you allocate to human beings? 2. “Locusts or Rats” Given the growth rate of the human population in recent centuries, would locusts or […]
LAB 06/ MODULE 15: KARST LANDSCAPES AND GROUNDWATER Note: Please refer to the GETTING STARTEDmodule to learn how to maneuver through and answer the lab questions using Google Earth (). KEY TERMS Students should know and understand these terms: Aquifer Dissolution Stalactites Cave Groundwater Stalagmites Cavern Karst landscape Subsidence Carbonate rock Sinkhole Tower karst Disappearing stream […]
The following diagrams show the three different scenarios that lead to rocks melting. The dots indicate the pressure/temperature conditions of a rock. The dashed arrow is showing how those conditions change. Describe what is happening to pressure and temperature in each diagram, name the type of melting, and decide the most likely scenario for that […]
Links to four documentary films will be posted during this course. Two times during the term you will demonstrate in writing how you have thought critically about narratives or images seen in a film from global geography and social sciences context. Each essay must have3 typed pages(double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1” margins […]
Q1. Early Christian thinkers were attracted to the ideas of Plato because of Plato’s belief thata. the soul was immortal.b. government’s effects are negative.c. the Hebrew prophets were correct.d. the body was pure. Q2. The years between 1000 and 1350 are generally known in European history as thea. Age of Exploration.b. High Middle Ages.c. Renaissance.d. […]
Global Perspectives Assessment Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper in which you assess criminal justice from a global perspective. In your paper be sure to analyze the following:• Assess the impact of globalization on the U.S. criminal justice system.• Compare and contrast international criminal justice systems (Civil Law, Common law, and Islamic Law and Socialist […]
1. Figure 4-20 contains a map of ecoregions of the world. Which of Earth’s ecoregions are you located in? Give one example of an ecosystem in your area, one example of a specific food chain within that ecosystem, and examples of three different trophic levels within that ecosystem. Are humans doing anything to destroy […]
Watch the following video and complete the online worksheet. This will give you an overview of how our planet is interconnected. It discusses many satellites that are observing the inter-related processes on Earth. I want you to watch the video and answer the questions in this assignment. It is due at 11:59pm the night […]
For this week, go to https://www.weathercentral.com/weather/us/maps/humidity.html Relative Humidity (similar to below). Please complete the following for your posting this week. 1) Take a screen shot of the image you are looking at. Download the screenshot to your files in Canvas, and insert in your submission box. Then, answer the questions below using that screenshot. […]
