The Desert Tortoise; The desert tortoise is a type of tortoise is located in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert and the North Western part of Mexico. This is where they are located naturally. The niche of the desert tortoise is in deserts (hence the name) or places with a hot climax. This animal is called a tortoise because they live on land and turtles live in the sea. They can grow up to 25 – 36cm in length. They can also grow up to 15cm in height. They range in weight from 11 – 23kg’s. Females
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DESCRIBE THE FIELDWORK AND RESEARCH METHODS YOU USED TO COMPLETE A WEATHER DIARY OF METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. (15 MARKS) Fieldwork are methods that you have collected information from yourself, its generally visiting a location a collecting the results yourself, whereas research is finding inforatmion from sources such as the library, internet or textbooks. This information is usually inforatmion that has already been published. In addition to this a weather is a collection of information, generally
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Case study: desertification in Nara, Mali Background * Desertification traced back to severe drought in 1961-73 * 2 socio economic groups: agro pastoralists (sarakole) - sedentary, grow crops, keep livestock and rely on direct rainfall. Nomadic pastoralists (falani) – continually move livestock to find food and water. * Semi arid region of landlocked Mali * Ranked 175/178 on HDI * High food costs led to famine * Years of plentiful rainfall triggered plagues of locusts which
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the Desert located? • Covers about one fifth of the Earth’s land surface • Most Dry deserts are cold deserts • Most are near the Tropic Of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn • And also near the Artic Part of the Earth Climate Average Precipitation: Hot and Dry deserts have very little rainfall /short periods between long rainless periods 5cm is usually the amount of rain the desert gets Average Temperature: Hot Deserts: extreme temperature is 20 degrees to 25 degrees C Average
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Climate Change is a Natural Process, not Man-Made Lanson D Owen II Friends University Abstract One of the most important and controversial environmental issues facing the world today is the changing of the climate. Many think it is man-made but fail to understand the fascinating natural cycles of how complex the geological history of planet earth is. It is a difficult subject to take in, so the public has to rely on experts for making the information understandable. The problem with relying
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INTRODUCTION Coast line is one of the components, are recognized as unique features on the earth (Li et al., 2003). The coast line can be defined as the line of contact between land and a body of water (Alesheikh et al., 2004). Coastal line changes are mainly due to human factors and natural factors such as waves, tides, winds, periodic storms and sea-level change. Natural factors are a result of global warming. Many scientists consider global warming force climatic change as the most serious environmental
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The precipitation in the Andes Mountains change but not severely between two places. There is a lot of rainfall all year around in Columbia. However, in Ecuador, there is the desert climate with very little rain. Peru is also like Ecuador. In Chile, there are two different climates but both have sufficient rainfall all year around. In the summer in the Andes, rainfall averages less than 8 inches. In the winter, it averages less than 4 inches in the biomes. The temperatures of the biomes around the
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Due to a mix of inter-related human and natural factors, such as climate change, drought, beetle damage, 20th century fire suppression policy and associated hazardous fuels build-up, and the expansive growth of the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), many montane forests in the western United States (US) have become increasingly susceptible to high-severity wildfires. Critical sources for public drinking water systems often originate in montane forests, where wildland fires can alter hydrologic systems
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The chilly winter air froze the water droplets stuck to my hair, causing it to stand up in a frozen mohawk. My legs were consumed by the thick snow as I trudged into the white-frosted building ahead. I opened my arms, welcoming the warmth as the icy double doors opened wide. Hurrying inside with my guitar case strapped tightly to my back, I was exhausted from walking the mere distance across the parking lot in the awful storm. I struggled to shut the doors behind me as the ferocious wind pushed against
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billboards and laws encouraging conservation, front lawns being replaced with drought resistant landscapes and little reason to take a ski trip during the winter months due to lack of snowfall. Water recharge has decreased due to the decline in precipitation in the past two and a half years, leaving California with a huge need to properly manage its water. According to Nature, consequences of the long-term drought are increased seasonal wild fires and destruction to ecosystems throughout California
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