1. Identify the location of warm fronts on the map. Describe the air masses causing these fronts and their direction of movement. What type of weather do you expect from these fronts? Be sure to not simply explain what is listed on the map as it is just one person’s forecast. 2. Identify the location…
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Based on the documentary, write a short reflection. Include your own answers to the questions below: How are the hatcheries being operated? Where do the parent fish come from? How are larval and juvenile salmon produced and released? How do the hatcheries actually affect wild salmon populations? How do they also affect human populations, e.g.,…
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using the attachments and the video link about to answer the questions below. 400 Words According to the video clip from the Economist, why is the deep sea “the final frontier on planet Earth”? What are the needs and/or the advantages of seabed mining? Childs shows us how Nautilus Minerals have legitimized seabed mining in…
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using the documentary and article below please answer the questions below 400 Words. Documentary: https://youtu.be/D_fg1MV5YCI Shinn 2018: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/something-fishy-trouble-atlantic-salmon-pacific-northwest Taking salmon mariculture as an example, answer the questions below on the limits and potentials of mariculture. According to Shinn (2018) and the documentary Estado Salmonero, what are the specific problems associated with growing salmon under human…
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Before you post to the discussion, read about the German-speaking cities and regions in Europe in this week’s Learning Material (Lesson) and view the following videos: Rick Steves´ Europe: Berlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK5Ku1YtUKY Rick Steves´ Europe: Vienna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfT7P9Vdq7o&t=37s Rick Steves´ Europe: Switzerland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH5rjywpRSs Note: Because Rick Steves is an American, he pronounces the cities with an…
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Select three different geologic events including an earthquake, a volcano, and a mountain belt from the U.S. Geological Survey website. Be sure that the selected structural geological events are associated with the three main plate tectonic movements including divergent, convergent, and transform fault. Create a 15-slide PowerPoint presentation that discusses and addresses the following items:…
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Select a site from the National Priorities List (NPL) related to water pollution within your own state. Create an infographic demonstrating the following: A brief history of the selected NPL site, including key geologically features like glaciers, streams. Investigate factors related to human activities that are affecting the hydrologic and geologically cycles for your selected…
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The film, Everything’s cool illustrates how perceptions of global warming have been shaped by business executives and politicians. What did this film teach you about global warming? What do you think is necessary to change approaches to and opinions about climate change? More specifically, how can we reconcile the disconnect between climate science and US…
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