...Landforms Hydrologic Cycle The field of Hydrology is primarily concerned with how water falls from the atmosphere, to the Earth; rolls downhill via gravity eventually out to the ocean and then back up into the atmosphere starting all over again. Biological processes of animals and plants have evolved over millions of years to adapt to, and depend on, when the right amount of water is available (Lutgens & Tarbuck, 2014, p. 83). The hydrologic cycle goes through many processes; This continuous cycle of water releases up into the air, forms into a cloud, rains down to the Earth and then evaporates again, repeating this continuous process. Some amount of groundwater also releases back into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration which is evaporation of water from plants. The remaining water on the earth's surface is runoff, which finds its place in the lakes, streams and rivers, which eventually enters the oceans, starting the repetition of the hydrologic cycle. (Tallman, 2011). In Colorado, all of these concepts of the water cycle apply to the Colorado River Basin. Most of the storms that bring moisture into Colorado come from the Pacific Ocean and travel east through the atmosphere. Because of the altitude in the Rocky Mountains this moist air results in huge amounts of snow on the western slope. The Colorado River Basin is often called a snowmelt dominated system because this snow often sits in a deep snowpack until the spring when the temperature raises...
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...Landforms Cody Carns GEO 101—Earth Science Colorado State University—Global Campus Dr. Sue Finstick December 23, 2013 Landforms Without the process of the hydrologic cycle, there would be no such thing as life. We can’t survive without water, and this is the specific way we are able to understand how water moves in the world. The hydrologic cycle is the process that transports water between the sky, land and oceans all driven by the sun’s energy. The purpose of this paper is to explain the cycle, and relate it to the particular region of my residence in Colorado, but also provide an insight to how it differs from something such as a desert landscape. Having the benefit of being exposed to many different climates through out my short adventures, it’s fascinating to see the effect of the water cycle in multiple regions. Hydrologic Cycle To better understand the water cycle, we need to look at the reservoirs where the water is stored. These can come in many different forms such as oceans, glaciers, icecaps as well as the atmosphere. When talking about the water, it is crucial to remember we are talking about the chemical substance H2O, which include liquid, solid, and gaseous form (NESTA, 2008). The climate changes produce many different variations in the hydrologic cycle, and the different routes the water takes between these reservoirs as mentioned are called the pathways or flows. The main ways of travel between the various types of reservoirs are evaporation...
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...ratio (40%). * Labour market consists of 3 sectors. * Rural workers constitute about 60% of the workforce. * Organised sector employing 8% of workforce, and declining – producing 40% of GDP. * Urban informal sector – the growing sector – represents the residual. * TATA Motors: This type of labor market has provided Tata Motors skilled and un skilled labor force to grow and expand its operations in India. . Geography and Demographics * India is a country of great diversity with a wide range of landform types, including major mountain ranges, deserts, rich agricultural plains, and hilly jungle regions. * Indeed, the term Indian subcontinent aptly describes the enormous extent of the earth's surface that India occupies, and any attempt to generalize about its physiography is inaccurate. * India shares its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Burma. * TATA Motors: The great diversity, landforms provided sufficient resources to the company and also helped Tata to expand its distribution networks to neighboring countries. Economy * India, with the second highest population globally, possesses a thriving world economy that is on the increase. * India is expected to boost economic growth by at least nine percent annually within the next ten years. * India’s economy offers investors a variety of opportunities. India’s service sector forms fifty percent of its economy; it was an added advantage for Tata...
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...Kaitlin Verhagen Dr. T DATE \@ "MMMM d, y" September 7, 2014 Convocation Number 1 History of Gunnison “Some days are good days, some days are bad days, but there is never a day that I didn’t try my best”. From the beginning, the Gunnison Valley has been a source of education, work, and recreational activities. Tourists, students, and employers come from near and far to enjoy the amenities that Gunnison and Crested Butte has to offer. Western State Colorado University students make up 2,200 of the 5,892 people that live in the Gunnison Valley. In 1923 the two year “Normal” school switched over to become a four year university known as “Western State College”. Also in 1923, Western picked up the mascot of “the fawns”, to represent speed and agility that the school’s athletics represented. But since then, WSCU has changed the mascot to “The Mountaineers” with the colors Crimson and Slate. Crimson; to represent the Indian Paint Brush and Slate; the color of Sage brush that grew above the college. Western originally started out as a small teaching school, but it has done nothing but grow throughout the years. Today Western holds the record for the four year university with the highest elevation at 7,703 feet above sea level. Also for the largest collegiate letter that is currently placed at the top of the previously named “Tenderfoot Mountain”. Dr. John Johnson designed the “W” that stands at 450 feet tall and 16 feet wide. Shortly after the W was put on Tenderfoot...
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...The southern land of ______ reigns heavy forests and dewy, lush grass and the people within were jolly and full of life. Satyrs run rampant in the nearby forests, their wine glasses never emptying. And the Water Nymphs take joy in leading strangers to their depths and spend their time singing their sickeningly sweet melody. All of the land was under the peaceful rule of ____, a moralistic king with a never-ending love to his people and those he cared about. He was well loved by all, or at least many held high respect for him. He and his family have ruled over ____ for many generations and this year was no different. Within his own court he had an army that would come to his every whim. Priests and scholars wrote for him and told him many stories to entertain him. Scientists provide help to the people and come up with such vast theories that people can’t help but marvel at. Within the massive stone walls of the the castle stretched acres across a large meadow with many structures attached, flowing from building to building. By the time the sun had begun making its way down to kiss the peaks of the mountains, the west wing of the castle had already began putting out lanterns that emitted a warm glow on the cold stone below. Some strolled outside, setting up blankets and stacking books upon the dew covered ground. Some even set up telescopes in hopes of getting a closer look at the event that was about to happen. The astronomers were practically buzzing with excitement. Whispers...
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...* Geographic factors of Bangladesh: The main geographic factors of Bangladesh are as follows – * Geographic location * Physiography * Climate * Forest * Rivers * Physiography of Bangladesh : The physiographic condition of a country influences the socio-economic and the political situation or development of a country. Physiography of Bangladesh also influences this country .A small portion of Bangladesh is high land. Major part of our country is plain land. Though there is no plateau in our country, there are a few traces in various regions of Bangladesh. * Physiography: On the basis of the land forms, the physiography of Bangladesh is divided into three parts. Such as- * Mountainous region of tertiary period. * Traces of Pleistocene period. * Alluvial floodplain. * Mountainous region of Bangladesh: Hills and mountainous land is the highest land of Bangladesh, It was raised during the tertiary age. It is situated in the Northeastern, Eastern and the Southeastern part of Bangladesh. The hills and the mountains in that period are considered as the same to the Himalaya and Arakan Yoma mountain, Because these were raised at the same period. According to the locational characteristics, these regions are classified into two groups. These are as follows- a) Northeastern Region and b) Southeastern Region. a) Northeastern region: The highlands in Sumangonj, Moulavibazar and the part of Netrokoana are under this...
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...The artwork I chose to analyze is Young Corn by Grant Wood. I really like how serene it looks. The rolling hills bring about a sense of calmness. The subject of this work seems to be farming and the rolling hills. You can tell it has to do with farming because of what looks like crops are planted and that the three people may be picking crops. Wood uses many forms of visual elements in this painting. One element is the use of lines. Lines are used to create boundaries between each piece of land. The crops that are planted are used to make lines. The lines also show direction of the crops. Diagonal lines are also used to show feelings of movement over the rolling hills. The fencing of the pastures forms lines. A line also forms the horizon. Another visual element Wood uses is shapes. The primary geometric shape used in this piece is the circle. The trees and the bushes are made with circles. The house is made up of triangles and rectangles. The crops at the bottom of the painting form diamonds. The rolling hills are organic shapes because they appear to have a natural look. The three people in the painting are positive shapes because they stand out and we focus on them. The next visual element is light. Woods use of light and shadow give the piece a three-dimensional feel. The shadows that the trees are making imply that the sun is shining up in the sky. The shadows also give you a sense of depth and it makes you feel as though you are standing on the hill looking down over...
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...Emergent Raised Beaches A raised beach is and emergent landform. It is above the shore line due to a fall in sea level. They’re formed through a combination of tectonic coastal uplift and quaternary sea level fluctuations. There are many examples of raised beaches on the west coast of England. The town of Stonehave is built on one. Relict (fossil) Cliffs A geomorphological feature which was formed due to previous processes and climatic change. They can be found at raised beaches and a good example is in Canada in a place called Nova Scotia. Coastal Plains An area of land which lays adjacent to a sea coast and is low-lying. During the cretaceous period Large areas were covered in shallow sea which disappeared as the land began to rose. The best example is located on the south eastern American coast. Submergent Rias Rias are caused by a rise in sea level or a fall in coast levels (due to tectonics) maybe both this cause a previously dry area of land to become permanently submerged. Examples include Portsmouth, Plymouth and Southampton. Fjords A long narrow inlet with steep sides or cliff faces. They are created by previous glacial movements which form a U-shape valley due to the ice forcing its way through the land. Once the ice melted it leaves the U shaped valley that become fjords. Fjards Fjards are rocky inlet of the sea, usually found along relatively low-lying coasts. Formed by the submergence of a glacial valley, fjards are characteristically more...
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...Fluvio – glacial landforms The aims of this booklet are to help you fully understand how Varves, Kames, Eskers, outwash planes, stream terraces and Kame Terraces form. They are all landforms of fluvio glacial origin. Read through the booklet and add the locations of each landform to the map of North America below, ensuring that you record what landform it is and the place name Kame Deltas Define what a Kame Delta is; Define what a Kame Delta is; In the box draw a sketch diagram of the Kame Delta indicated, adding labels to show key relief features In the box draw a sketch diagram of the Kame Delta indicated, adding labels to show key relief features Fully explain how a Kame Delta forms, mentioning sediments, erosion, deposition, rivers discharges and braiding. Fully explain how a Kame Delta forms, mentioning sediments, erosion, deposition, rivers discharges and braiding. A large kettle hole near Dorback Lodge, developed in thick meltwater deposits and set within a series of moraine ridges A large kettle hole near Dorback Lodge, developed in thick meltwater deposits and set within a series of moraine ridges Kame and Kettle topography - Kettle Lakes Describe the shape of the Kettle hole and its situation Describe the shape of the Kettle hole and its situation Explain how kettle holes form using the diagrams below. You could use http://www.fettes.com/Cairngorms/kettle%20hole.htm to help Explain how kettle holes form using the diagrams below. You...
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...BARS A bar in a river is an elevated region of sediment (such as sand or gravel) that has been deposited by the flow. Types of bars include mid-channel bars (also called braid bars, and common in braided rivers), point bars (common in meandering rivers), and mouth bars (common in river deltas). Bars are typically found in the slowest moving, shallowest parts of rivers and streams,[1] and are often parallel to the shore and occupy the area farthest from the thalweg.[2] The locations of bars are determined by the geometry of the river and the flow through it. Point bars form on the inside of meander bends in meandering river because the shallow flow and low shear stresses there reduce the amount of material that can be carried there. The excess material falls out of transport and forms the bar. 2nd definition A bar is a long stretch of beach material (sand or shingle) that joins together two headlands. A lagoon (an area of seawater which is party or completely cut off) usually forms behind the bar. An example of a sand bar is Slaton Ley in Devon. A bar is a barrier of sand stretching across a sheltered bay. It’s only able to extend across the bay due to the absence of any large river. Bars may form in several ways. One way is when a spit is able to grow right across a bay. A second is when a sand bank develops some distance off the shore, but parallel to it. Waves slowly move the sand bank towards the coast until it joins with the mainland. In both cases a lagoon is usually...
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...How internet marketing has led to River Island being efficient, effective and successful Online promotion: River Island practices online promotion on their website. They place advertisements in the form of banners and pictures on their homepage to attract customers. The advertisements on their homepage are radiantly coloured in order to be visually appealing to the viewer and attract their attention .they are also bold which also helps to gain the viewer’s attention. River Island places multiple promotional banners on their website in order to appeal to much more specific audiences of their existing customers. They do this so that their existing customers are aware of what sales River Island is presently having which would therefore encourage more sales which are a benefit to River Island use of promotion through online marketing as it is evident that River islands online promotion is being developed as previously their online website was washed-out because they followed a black and white colour scheme, with a slide show on the home page displaying about three different areas of their website. The way in which they display their website presently is very different, but has improved as it appears that their online promotions are much more vibrant and display more areas of their website, which then encourages customers to browse there. By doing this, through the use of internet marketing, shows development within the business as they are constantly attempting to change their...
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.......................... 16 * Bibliography ...................................................................17 * Appendix ........................................................................18 Aim of Study This study aims to examine what processes have affected the features on the stretch of the coastline at Archer’s Bay, St. Lucy, Barbados. Location of Study Fig 1 A Sketch Map of Barbados Fig 1.2 A Sketch Map of Archer’s Bay St. Lucy Fig 2 A Sketch Map of Archer’s Bay St. Lucy Barbados Methodology: Methodology On Wednesday, 5th November, 2014, a group of geography students from Harrison College visited Archer’s Bay, St. Lucy Barbados to study the influence of wave action on the visited coastal landforms. The data was collected between 10:00 am and1:30pm.The used equipment were : a ruler, a compass, a protractor, a stopwatch, a camera, tape measure, clinometers, ranging poles pencils, a sketchpad and sample bags. To begin with, field sketch maps were drawn using a sketch pad and pencil and photographs were taken of Archer’s Bay using a camera. Next, data was collected to construct a beach profile. Using the ruler, ranging pole, protractor...
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...Caribbean Sea and is just east of Puerto Rico. “St. Kitts and Nevis are formed by the tops of volcanic peaks that rise out of the Caribbean Sea”(“ World Book Student: St. Kitts and Nevis”). This gorgeous country consists of unique land forms, a tropical climate, engaging government, economy, culture, and interesting facts. On the island of Saint Kitts are many beautiful land features. This island is formed by a mountain under the ocean peaking up out of the water. This mountain is called Mount Misery. The water around St.Kitts and Nevis is the Caribbean Sea. On the island is the Black Sand Beach, which is very unordinary because of its black sand. The highest point of St. Kitts and Nevis is 1,156 meters ( Mount Liamuiga). Breath-taking landforms appear on the island of St.Kitts. Sea breezes and warm rain makes St. Kitts’s tropical climate feel like paradise. The average rainfall in one year is about 55 inches. Daily temperatures in this country are around 78 degrees fahrenheit ( 25 degrees celsius). The climate of St. Kitts and Nevis is tropical wet. Their climate consists of little variety of change. This tropical climate is like heaven because of light ocean winds and hot, humid rainfall. While having marvelous views, St.Kitts has a very important government as well. This type of government that this country uses is a monarchy. The top person that serves in their government is a prime minister. Saint Kitts and Nevis’s capital is Basseterre. One type of military they use is...
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...Oil Spill Environmental Diaster Thursday, April 29, 2010. The massive oil spill off the gulf coast is an environmental disaster. Since it was an oil rig that blew, the oil is leaking from an underwater well, deep in the ocean. It has been hard to calculate how much oil continues to leak, but today it appears to be leaking at the rate of 5,000 barrels a day, not 1,000 as had been thought, and that the spill could reach the coast by Friday. And they don’t have a way to stop the leaking. This is different that the oil that leaked from a grounded ship over the coral reef in Australia this month. That was terrible due to the damage it did to the endangered (and supposedly protected) Great Barrier Reef. But the ship had a limited amount of oil. Since this is a well that is leaking, it seems as if the oil leak could go on and on until they find a way to cap the well. The oil slick is over 80 miles across. The coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are preparing for the oil to reach the shore line by as early as Friday. The military has been asked to help, and the Coast Guard are trying to burn the oil in the sea before it comes to the shoreline. Whew! The money made by the oil production could be off set by the loss of income by tourism to these coastal areas. The tension that exists between protecting our environment and increasing our energy sources like oil, coal, and nuclear power, seems to be very problematic. I hope they figure out a way to control this leak....
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...Elise Miller May 7, 2014 Public Address M/W @9am Speech 4 Surfrider Foundation: Save our Oceans! Attention Step (Introduction)- Attention Getter: I want everyone to think about something they love. Something that gives you enjoyment. Now imagine that something taken away from you and there is nothing you can do to bring it back. BUT there was something you could have done to prevent its extinction. That something for me is the ocean. It is my playground, it is my place of solitude, it is my home. Psychological Orientation: Now I understand that not all of you are lovers of the ocean. Some may even be scared of its power and the uncertainty that it radiates. But what you may not realize is that you don’t need to like the sea or live near a beach to be connected to the ocean. Oceans and coasts affect people’s lives every day, around the world. People need air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, new medicines, a climate we can live in, beauty, inspiration and recreation. We need to know we belong to something bigger than ourselves. We want a better future for those we care about. Because the oceans are the largest ecosystems on Earth, they are the Earth’s largest life support systems. To survive and prosper, we all need healthy oceans. ‘Oceans generate half of the oxygen people breathe. At any given moment, more than 97% of the world’s water resides in oceans. Oceans provide a sixth of the animal protein people eat’-I bet you didn’t know that. (Huber, 2010)...
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