...Preservation, Conservation, and Sustainability of the Mississippi River SCI 256 July 27, 2013 Introduction The Mississippi River, especially the upper region, is one of the most complex ecosystems on Earth. It is home to numerous species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Since 1927, people have been working to preserve, conserve, and sustain the Mississippi's rich resources and harness its power and energy. However, many problems exist for various reasons. Because of its sheer size and diversity, agriculture is greatly affected. The effects of human population growth on the region cannot be underestimated, but people are working to minimize the impact as well as searching for techniques to manage sustainability and conservation efforts. These efforts lead to the discovery of the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources the river provides. Agricultural Impact Agriculture is the greatest threat to freshwater today. Agriculture is the growing of livestock and crop to produce food. In order to eat farming is needed and to survive eating is a must. However agriculture can impact the freshwater systems. Freshwater is a replenish supply through rainfall, but it is not limitless. The quality and quantity of remaining freshwater sources suffers, if human consumption outpaces natural restoration. Agriculture use 70 percent of freshwater. Water is indispensable for farming. Government financial need has made growing crops a business profitable causes many countries...
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...School Administrators has struggled for many years to create an implement an effective teacher evaluation system. To accomplish this lofty goal, the Mississippi Department of Education implemented a world-class teacher evaluation system used in every school in Mississippi. The vision of the department was to create a teacher evaluation system that would ensure teachers are providing students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in college or the workforce and productive members of society. Nonetheless, one of the popular and effective teacher evaluation models is Marzano’s Teacher Evaluation Model. However, when juxtaposed, one finds that the Marzano’s and Mississippi’s Teacher Evaluation Model share several similarities and...
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...Corporation is planning to build a $180 million plant in North Mississippi or in Mexico. The plant will be located on 1,700 acres along U.S. 78, about 80 miles southeast of Memphis and 12 miles west of Tupelo. They have been working on deciding this since 2004 and this would be a big change for Northeast Mississippi by creating jobs. It compares to DeSoto County's 7.9 percent jobless rate, third-lowest in the state. Toyota would be pushing workers to meet its goals and the company has said it would create 2,000 jobs at the Blue Springs plant. Toyota announced in February 2007 they were deciding if they will build the plant in Mississippi or in Mexico. Toyota operates nine U.S. plants and it would build the hybrid Prius as gasoline prices soared during 2008. The company also had mentioned building the Highlander SUV at the plant. The new plant, to be located just outside of Tupelo, it will have the capacity to build 150,000 vehicles annually and Toyota's popular Highlander sport utility vehicle. The new plant will represent a $1.3 billion investment by Toyota and is expected to create approximately 2,000 new jobs for the region and indirectly create work for many more. Operations at the plant will include stamping, body weld, plastics, paint, and assembly. If Tupelo, Mississippi is chosen residents will welcome Toyota's decision to set up operations in Mississippi. We as Mississippians and especially North Mississippi will be excited to have been chosen by Toyota as its partner...
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...Analyzing the Effects of the Mississippi River on The Dead Zones in the Gulf of Mexico Dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico have reached about 8000 square miles. Dead zones are oxygen depleted areas in the ocean in which the levels of oxygen in the water are so low that it cannot sustain sea life. These dead zones are created by water runoff from the mighty Mississippi River. Nutrients in the water that run out into the gulf cause an abundance of algae growth. The alga then dies and as it sinks to the bottom of the ocean is decomposed by bacteria reducing the oxygen levels in the water. This coupled with the fact that the fresh water acts as a barrier between the salt water and the atmosphere preventing it from being oxygenated, is the primary cause of these massive dead zones. These dead zones, primarily the one in the gulf have increased in size drastically in the past decades and researchers are desperately trying to find a way to reduce their size. For the most part, nutrient levels in the river are naturally occurring, but there are some human factors in the rising levels causing increasing growth in the size of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. Dead zones are nothing new. They have in fact been occurring for some time in history. Natural nutrients that come from rain water runoff from the mountains and streams along the Mississippi River have always run off into the gulf causing this natural phenomenon, especially in years with high rainfall. Throughout the years though...
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...Geology 1040 The two main books that were read and evaluated in this paper were first, “Adventures through Deep Time: The Central Mississippi River Valley and Its Earthquakes,” and second “Arkansas Review: A journal of Delta Studies.” Through looking and glancing at these two books, it explains the geologic structure of the Mississippi Valley and how Mississippi and Arkansas relate to it. It also discusses fault lines, and the earthquakes around the Mississippi and Arkansas regions. In the first book that I read, it started off reading the first chapter when it discusses the basics of the central Mississippi River Valley starting with the Precambrian time scale. During this period, North America was formed by different continents that were formed from the many tectonic plates over time. Most of the Precambrian rocks in the Mississippi Valley are metamorphic rocks. Before any of this, there was only one gigantic piece of land called Pangea. At that time all of the world’s continents were together, and over time the plates slowly shifted away from each other and eventually forming the different continents of what we know today. The only set back of the Precambrian time is that the rocks that were formed then now are buried deep within the soil and ground. It is very for geologist to study these rocks. The earth’s crust beneath the Mississippi Valley has a thickness of about 42 km. A later chapter that was very interesting was the chapter that discussed how Pangea ripped...
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...Pacific Northwest The timber boom in the Pacific Northwest began in 1900 when Frederick Weyerhauser, along with fifteen partners purchased 900,000 acres of land from the Great Northern Railway. During the early years, the industry had very little concern for the damage they were doing. They concentrated on how to maximize profit and production. The United States Forestry Service’s first attempts at regulating the industry was to strip all “old growth” to allow for “new growth”, but actually did more harm than good. The new trees did not grow fast enough to replace the older trees being removed so the regulation had the opposite effect. With the United States entry into World War II, any attempts at government regulation went by the wayside as the timber industry increased the production to meet the wartime timer demand. The invention of the gas powered chain saw and the availability of heavy equipment sped up the process even more. One harmful effect caused by the removal of the old growth trees was the destruction of the habitat of the Northern Spotted Owl. However, it wasn’t until June, 1990 that this owl was placed on the threatened species list by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The plywood mill located in Lebanon, OR changed ownership 4 times between 1941 and 1985. In 1967 it was purchased by Champion International Corporation. In 1985, Champion decided that certain timber areas no longer profitable and shut down...
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...Task 1: Geography and the Development/Diffusion of Human Societies Part A: Mesopotamia is regarded as the birth place of civilization. “Historians believe that large civilizations began in Mesopotamia between 4,000 and 3,000 B.C.E.” (Wandrei, 2015). The most significant geographical factor that I feel contributed to the development of this society was the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These rivers are part of a larger area referred to as the “fertile crescent” due to its rich soil. The soil is extremely rich due to the large amount of silt (a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks) deposits left from the rivers during flooding, making ideal farming areas. Although the area was ideal for farming it was still extremely difficult to do due to this regions climate that usually only produced ten inches or less of rain. So with the drought and still occasional flooding, the Mesopotamian society had to learn how to control these factors to be able to succeed in this region. They had to build an irrigation system to help protect their homes from the floods and move water to their fields during the droughts. With this irrigation system it allowed for them to have a surplus in crop. Also, having access to the rivers allowed for them to trade some of their surplus crops to obtain other needed supplies to help continue building their society. “With irrigation and the necessary drainage, southern Mesopotamia became a land of plenty that could support a considerable population” (Edzard...
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...America Transformed In the 19th century Americas Social structure and Economy underwent many drastic changes. Many of these changes were a direct result of industrialization. As technology developed and the people moved farther and farther west, new and lucrative opportunities presented themselves. Most of the technology was created for the purpose of better productivity in agriculture and manufacturing. These technological advancements had major effects on the nation’s economies. As the populations grew the need for expansion grew as well. With the rise of nationalism, so came the growth of democracy. Following the American Revolution, the concept of nationalism was beginning to take hold on the people. At the beginning of the 19th century Americans had much to be proud of. They had just won their independence from Britain and created the Constitution. With many of the new technological advancements of the 19th century the people began finding more efficient ways of manufacturing and distributing goods. The assembly line contributed to the development of a new working class (Brinkly, 2007). The Cotton Gin revolutionized the cotton economy in the south and contributed to the industrialization of the north by means of the textile industry. Steamboats stimulated the agriculture economy by making shipping more efficient and in turn lowering the cost of goods. Between 1800 and 1820 the plantation system was booming in the south with the growing demand of cotton...
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...Mississippi Needs Assessment Kana Crumby Liberty University Abstract This paper looks at the history of the state of Mississippi. Mississippi is a poor state with little resources. This paper details the risk factors that lead to poor mental health in the residents of the state as well as areas of weakness in the state. Using statistics from various sources, the author breaks down population data to form a needs assessment and summarize the state’s condition. Mississippi Needs Assessment The state of Mississippi is located in the southern portion of the United States and gets its name from the Mississippi River, which flows next to the state’s western border (Mississippi, 2011). The capitol of Mississippi is Jackson. It has a subtropical climate with the southern part of the state being at risk for seasonal hurricanes. Thunderstorms are also very common in Mississippi with about 30 tornadoes annually (Mississippi, 2011). Mississippi is blessed with very fertile soil. It is especially rich in the Black Belt and Delta areas. The landscape of Mississippi is flat with little variation across the state (Mississippi, 2011). Mississippi has a rich history rooted in cotton farming that began in the early 1800’s. The cotton industry made Mississippi one of the wealthiest states in the Union before the Civil War and necessitated the use of hundreds thousands of slaves. Because of this, Mississippi was the second state to join the Confederacy during the Civil...
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...rainfall which floods most of the region. The Inland South has increasingly come to be known as a major cultural center. A lot of music genre has southern roots coming from this area due to Africa-American slaves that once lived here. A big part of the music industry is the genre Blues. The Inland South is known for many things but mainly known for agriculture and low wage industry. At one time it used to be the poorest region in the United States. Until after WWII the south began to industrialize rapidly, businesses were interested in the area, the cost of living here was so cheap and there was lack of labor unions in this region. With the employment growth growing so rapidly it attracted other people from other regions to move here. The three main areas of this region that I will be focusing on is Rock Hill South Carolina, Canton Mississippi, and Shreveport Louisiana. I will talk about the environmental, cultural, and economic geography of these 3 places....
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...The Science of Disasters EAS 201 – Written Assignment 5 1. What is the difference between a flash flood and a regional flood? Are the causes the same? Are the effects the same? Flash Flood; are walls of water, set up in a matter of hours by a large convective storm. Many automobile related deaths in a flash flood are in 2 feet of water due to the buoyant lift and current of the water. In 1997, in Antelope Canyon a flash flood took 12 hikers, tumbling them down the canyon as helpless on lookers could only watch. A wall of water builds due to steep topography, channeling the water and striking a particular area in a thunderstorm. In Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado in 1976, a thunderstorm remained stationary in the canyon for four hours. The topography fed the flash floods and carried many hikers and tourist down the canyon to their death. Many survived by fleeing their cars and climbing to safety, seeking shelter along the canyon walls. Those who chose to stay with their cars were swept away in the flood and died. The weight and proximity of the vehicle couldn’t allow them to achieve the safety they required. Regional Flood; different from flash floods, regional floods inundate an area with rainfall over several weeks, causing fewer deaths and often more damage. Occurring in areas of large river valleys and low topography, these heavy rains often result due to cyclonic systems. Their can be many contributing factors as to why a particular river may flood; geological...
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...Themes in U.S. and World History I believe that a significant geographic factor that contributed to the development of Egypt was the Nile River. The Nile played an integral role in shaping the settlement, culture, geography, and prosperity of Egypt's people. The Nile River served many purposes for the Ancient Egyptians. They fished, washed and collected water for irrigation and drinking. “It has a length of about 4,132 miles and drains an area estimated at 1,293,000 square miles” (Magdi M. El-Kammash, 2013). It was the main highway Egyptians used for transportation and transport of goods for trade as well as linking cities together. The Nile begins to flood every June and recedes by late August leaving behind a soil rich in nutrients for cultivating crops and a precious supply of water. Due to the predictability of the Nile’s annual flood the people were able to use this natural resource to build permanent settlements in an area that was otherwise dry desert. The annual floods were also a forefront to new technologies such as the calendar. The agricultural advances, new technologies, as well as ease of access it provided, attracted immigrants and travelers who brought with them goods and ideas that would help shape Egypt’s culture. The process of diffusion in early human societies can simply be stated as the replication of an activity or belief from one geographic in a different region. An example of diffusion is present in a very popular beverage available...
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...known as the Inca Empire existed from the years 1471-1532 in the South American Andes mountain range (Soomo, 2013). A major geographical feature contributing to the growth of the Inca Empire was the mountainous nature of the area surrounding the location of the original tribe. This tribe was located on a plateau about 11,000 feet high, close to what would become the capital city of Cuzco (Hughes, 2002). Local communities had already begun the process of terracing the mountainsides for the purpose of agriculture, but the new Inca Empire expanded and perfected the practice allowing for rapid development. The capital city of Cuzco was laid out in a pattern resembling a puma, with intricate patterns of roads and water channels built of stone (Hughes, 2002). Terraces surrounding the city were built into the mountainside with the same attention to detail, allowing the community to grow food in an inhospitable environment. Archeological evidence has shown that the primary crops were maize and potatoes, with around 200 varieties of potatoes being cultivated at different elevations (A. Smith, 2011). The ability to grow food at these elevations by adapting and changing the geographical challenges they were presented with, allowed the Incas to flourish and expand. The Inca Empire spread rapidly, both through population growth aided by an adequate food supply, and by the conquest of neighboring communities. The mountainous terrain making up the Inca territory was home to desert areas to...
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...analysis an ecological solution personal identification reference list 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - 12 13 14 15 16 - 34 35 - 58 59 - 65 66 - 71 72 73 - 88 89 - 108 109 110 - 111 abstract Waterways are a vital and productive resource to our environment. Rivers provide a variety of amenities and services to communities across the world such as drinking water, food, travel, recreation, wildlife habitat, connection to place, aesthetic appeal, economic development, etc. This thesis project examines the importance of the Mississippi River to its urban community and how riverfront design can function as a unifying element for the city center and its ecosystem. Over half of the world’s future population will be living in urban environments by 2030, which will dramatically increase the stress on a vulnerable network of water systems. A restoration of a river can bring awareness to people while improving physical and ecological corridor connections (Bernhardt & Palmer, 2007). Keywords: Mississippi, river, community, ecosystem, restoration, urban, connection 5 problem statement How can riverfront design be used to unify...
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...Task 1 Carrie A. Nuxoll Western Governor’s University Themes in U.S. and World History/GKE1 March 10, 2013 Have you ever wondered about any great significant physical geographic factors that contributed to the development of our great United States? I must say, to do this, you must first look at the history of past great human societies trials and tribulations. For example, take a look a look at the history of Egypt and the Nile Valley civilizations. According to our course readings, Keita (2007) feels these ancient civilizations “were defined by the rich alluvial soils that annual floods deposited along the Nile banks and in the delta and the flood plains”. These annual floods gave rise to the development of these early civilizations by cultivating ingenuity, such as a rudimentary calendar, in which these civilizations could plan their years around cultivating the rich fertile land, and in turn, produced goods for these societies to make use of. This lead to the immigration of other societies to the area in order to flourish. With these immigrants came the process of diffusion. According to a PowerPoint created by our readings, diffusion can be defined as a geographic way of describing the way things spread [ (R. Whiting, 2014) ]. As course mentor Robert Whiting, of General Education Social Science states in his PowerPoint presentation, almost anything people think, make, or do can be diffused to another society and that people often change or adapt things to their...
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