Housing – Diesel to prepare the lot where the house is built; energy of many kinds to create and transport materials such as lumber and wiring; human energy to put the pieces together; electricity for lights after it is built; natural gas or electricity to heat the home after it is built...
How are humans affecting the polar deserts? How does deforestation affect beavers in the freshwater biomes? How do plants adapt in grassland biomes? How do hurricanes affect the biosphere? How does a biome relate to a climate zone? How are epiphytes adapted to the rainforest? How does defores...
Where I live it’s not uncommon to lose power for a significant time due to hurricanes or thunderstorms. We’re in the country, so it’s a deep well and septic. For water I have a number of used forklift batteries and a 300 watt solar rig to keep them charged.The solar charge conve...
How have people adapted to living in the Sahel? How are South America's rivers important for economic development? How did the National Origins Act affect the American landscape? How did new federalism differ from previous trends in federalism?
Humans have always had the ability to recognize patterns, breaking down complex structures into simpler, recognizable components and using this knowledge to satisfy their curiosity Forcebegins by showing how humans have always had the ability to recognize patterns, breaking down complex structures into ...
and demographic consequences of fire, which are comparatively well understood (Engstrom2010). In particular, fire regimes could have a strong impact on the observed dynamics; some fire-adapted ecosystems have been subject to regular burns for much of their existence, while, under global change, the...
The passage “The Last Wilderness Preserve” argues that human behavior and actions have an extremely negative impact on Antarctica, therefore humans should not be allowed on such precious land. Contradictory to this, the passage “A New Land of Opportunity” encourages human activity on Antarctica ...
Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, climate change, unplanned urbanization, and accelerated population growth are significant risks and vulnerabilities in the region, including the small island developing states in the Caribbean. Even though Latin America has not suf- fered any great or calamitous famines...
Learning to Love I’ve sung many an adapted tune to Baxter through the years. As many nicknames as he had, there were theme songs for each one. For car rides to the beach, it was “Gooey” by Glass Animals: “Hi, my little Boo Bear, wanna take a chance? Wanna sip the smooth air...
How are spruce trees adapted to the Arctic? What is the effect of low atmospheric pressure on transpiration? How does vertical wind shear influence hurricanes? How does vertical wind shear affect tropical storms? How potent is methane as a greenhouse gas? How do upper winds affect air currents...