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    P1 describe four different land-based outdoor and adventurous activities Orienteering Orienteering is an outdoor sport enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. It is a challenging outdoor adventure sport that exercises both the mind and the body. The aim is to navigate in sequence between control points marked on a unique orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. Orienteering can take place anywhere from remote forest and countryside to urban parks

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    Air Traffic Control System

    power outage when the issues happen. RISK ASSESSMENT Activity, Asset, Data information, risk The Air Traffic Control (ATC) is responsible for several activities in the airport. It involves separation assurance, landing services operating, navigation and ground control. Separation assurance is one of the main ATC components. It maintains the separation of aircraft from each other to avoid collision (Dwyer & Landry, 2013). The separation assurance tracks the position of each aircraft, and

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    Hist Notew

    system   12 state legislatures voted for the Articles, but ratification held up for 3 years by Maryland          Maryland demanded that 8 states with western claims cede land to Congress “for the good of the whole”          The States refused          1781 Virginia, who had most westward claims, promised to cede its land, Maryland ratified Articles   The Articles took effect, March 1781 o   Financing the War   Congress borrowed $9 million from foreign allies   Printed $200 mill. in paper

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    Serving

    their influence, both in political and religious terms, throughout the world. Through their explorations the Europeans also gained control of the spice trade. This accomplishment reduced the price of spices tremendously for the Europeans.With the lands they "discovered" they found new resources and a new market to sell their goods as well. Europe's conquest and colonization of North and South America and the Caribbean islands from the fifteenth century onward created an insatiable demand for African

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    Compare and Contrast the Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan

    The invasion began to be viewed negatively. Iraq is located in the middle east is largely land locked apart from a small stretch of coast. Afghanistan is completely land locked and is surrounded by very troubled countries such as Iran and Pakistan. The similarity between these two countries is that most of the land is dominated by a desert. This can raise difficulties in conflict such as navigation and travel. The nature of the warfare in each country

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    Between the Years 1500 and 1800, What Were the Most Important Key Events or Forces That Ultimately Allowed the Europeans to Establish Authority in India?

    this time period, an international revolution in maritime trade exploded in Europe with the rise of sea power and advancements in navigation and ship building. Many European countries were attracted to India’s wealth of spices, silk, and raw materials and were in competition to exploit them and sell at high prices in Europe. The Mughal Empire in India had a great land army, however, did not possess any degree of marine warfare, and were ignorant and indifferent to the European threats. The Mughal

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    United Nation International Convention on the Law of the Sea

    7 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea CONTENTS Page PREAMBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PART I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Article 1. PART II. Use of terms and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE . . . . . . . . 23 23 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    How Did The Thirteen Colonies Influence British Colonization

    The participation of England in the maritime expansion of Europe to new lands occurred subsequent to the works carried out by Portugal and Spain, which since the fifteenth century had launched expeditions to the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the time difference, the English colonization of North America was very important for the economic development of England and its colonies in the north of the American continent, known as the Thirteen Colonies. The first attempt at occupation of North America by the

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    Inland Transport

    types of cargo……………………………………………………………….16 * Inland transport * Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc. * Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange * Consists of road network, railway network and inland water ways, within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.

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    Rise and Falls 1500-1800

    Atlantic Ocean, he was looking for such a route. Instead, he landed in the Americas. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies. In time, Europeans would realize that he had found what they called the ”New World.” European nations soon rushed to claim lands in the Americas for themselves. Early explorers often suffered terrible hardships. In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan set out with three ships to cross the Pacific Ocean from South America. He had guessed, correctly, that the Indies lay on the other side

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