The Netherlands is a densely populated low-lying country in which about 60 percent of the population lives in the coastal area

The Netherlands is a densely populated low-lying country in which about 60 percent of the population lives in the coastal

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Analysis of The Maer at exmouth, coursework

Introduction - The Maer, Exmouth Exmouth is a popular holiday spot situated in Devon, along a lovely piece of coastline. Exmouth is a thriving area and is very popular with tourists during the summer seasons. The town host events all through the year and caters not only for the incoming tourists, but for its local community of around 35000 people as well. The Maer is a large, green open public space along Exmouth seafront. It was once a shallow lagoon but then in later years was converted into a large pitch and putt golf course. However the golf course was demolished a few years back and since 1992 The Maer has been a local Nature Reserve. It hosts over 400 species of plants, many of which are rare. The land at The Maer is made up of grassland and sand-dunes, perfect for all sorts of activities including; dog walking, jogging, football, picnics and barbeques. It has good access to Exmouth town centre and plenty of car parking spaces. There are many good amenities nearby including toilets, café's and an amusement arcade. I visited The Maer on Monday 16th march 2009. I went with an aim to explore the area, and to help myself answer a Hypothesis I had set myself during class work. I also set myself 3 key questions that would help me in answering my Hypothesis. I decided to set my hypothesis against developing on The Maer as I did some research before I went, and found out how

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GCSE Geography

Introduction Druridge bay is located 47miles from Berwick, 10miles from Morpeth, 23.6miles from Newcastle. I have been asked to answer three questions about the sand dunes at druridge bay and the management of the park. Druridge Bay Country Park includes three miles of beautiful beach and sand dunes, as well as a 100 acre lake surrounded by woods and meadows. There is a wide variety in the landscape. The park concedes of beach land woodlands and a lake. The bay its self is about 5 miles long and the golden sands are preserved in areas that are near small villages. Whereas in certain areas the beach is left for man to trample all over it and destroy its natural beauty. This beach in the north-east is a gem of the east coast with its rolling dunes slowly decaying due to human activity. In this piece of work I will be answering three key questions that concern the welfare of the beach. Key Question one "how do the dunes at druridge bay compare with a model sand dune" Introduction In this key question I am going to compare a model sand dune with the dunes a Druridge bay. I will also be comparing the vegetation found on the dunes at Druridge bay and what I should be expected to find on a model sand dune. The model sand dune consists of an embryo dune followed by a yellow dune followed by a semi-fixed dune followed by a fixed dune. That is what the dunes at druridge bay should

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Maneging coral reefs

Introduction Coral reefs are unique ecosystems of plants, animals, and their associated geological framework. The ocean equivalent of rainforests, they are home to 25% of all marine species, yet it is estimated that many of the world's reefs will be destroyed or significantly damaged in the next 20 years because of the human and the physical damage put on to them. They grow in tropical seas in the photic zone, where there is mild wave action, not so strong to tear the reef apart yet strong enough to stir the water and deliver sufficient food and oxygen. Coral reefs also need nutrient-poor, clear, warm, shallow water to grow. Human Threats to the Coral reefs Tourist There are a number of different human threats applied to the coral reefs, most of it which is caused by tourists. These activities are; * Snorkelling- Inexperienced snorkellers can trample corals with their flippers. The can also damage the corals by getting to close and resting on the reefs. * Boat trips- Cruses taking visitors out to the reefs are often careless when the drop their anchor. The anchor will crush the delicate corals with their weight. The water movements made by the boats travelling too fast will damage the corals the force applied to the corals underwater. When the boats get to close to the reefs, the hull tends to scrape past the corals, damaging them. * Boat hire- Tourist don't tend to

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Between Prawle point and Start Bay

How have human activities shaped the landscape between Prawle Point and Start Bay? On day two, we analysed the human home settlements found in the villages of Hallsands, Beesands and Torcross. The whole aim of doing this was to find how these man made homes and settlements have affected the land at each village, and how other human activities have affected these settlements vulnerability to coastal damage, as how the natural coastline has developed due to this. We also looked at how these settlements have used man made sea defences t help protect them from coastal attacks. Route Firstly, here is the route we took along the coast from Start point (red) to Torcross (green), passing both Beesands and Hallsands along the way. Hallsands - Description When we visited Hallsands we noticed that it was had very small population, with little human settlements which were all near each other. Hallsands also had many narrow rough roads throughout the village and was ear the shore. Hallsands - History Between the years 1894-1903 the shingle beach close to Hallsands was lowered by 1.4m, due to the continuous taking of the shingle to build the dockyards at Plymouth. This made the village of Hallsands extremely vulnerable and open to floods from the waves of the sea. In 1917 a storm with 10m waves destroyed the now unprotected village of Hallsands which was no longer protected by the

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Global warming is a growing problem in the world but the sad thing is the people who are least responsible for Global warming are the ones that will suffer most.

Global warming is a growing problem in the world but the sad thing is the people who are least responsible for Global warming are the ones that will suffer most. Many things are going to be affected by global warming such as the weather. We will start to see major increases in freak weather such as hurricanes and tsunamis. With the world expected to increase in temperature by at least 1 degree Fahrenheit. This may not sound like much but it will have terrible consequences for our Earth including what I mentioned above. What are the causes of Global warming? Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide the largest contributor to Global Warming. Carbon Dioxide is caused mainly through emissions through Electricity and Fuel. Carbon Emissions are also strong from Power Plants incidentally 40% of the emissions from the USA are from Power Plants. Other Causes: Methane Increasing Water Vapour Nitrous Oxide City Gridlocks Deforestation Deforestation is a major problem in the world, the Amazon has nearly halved in size since the start of the deforestation work there began. Trees are a major part in our oxygen supply they take in our Carbon Dioxide which we breath out and they breath out oxygen for us to breath. This is a continual cycle but with the decrease of trees where will the excess of Carbon dioxide be going? What will be the Consequences for the UK. Although Newcastle itself

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GIS-Harrow

For my report I've chosen 4 GIS maps from the Harrow council's official website (to make the results more reliable) that show the differentiation between the standards of living across the London borough of Harrow. The GIS maps that I chose (and copied as evidence) include: population density, life expectancy, street crime, and income levels; I have analysed them and described what the variations in each map are and what they show us. To conclude my report I have compared the variations in all the maps, and described what they show us. This map shows the main wards in the borough of Harrow. Pop. Density This map (see above) shows the population density levels in wards across Harrow. The map shows us that there is a mix of both high and low population density levels across the borough. The north east and west of the borough is the most sparsest, as it's got the lowest amount of people per hectare- 5-less than 40 people and 40-less than 55 High per hectare. Population density levels are more concentrated in the centre of the borough, where wards like Wealdstone, headstone north, Kenton west, and Marlborough are located, with equally high density levels spreading towards the south of the borough-towards the south east, where high pop. density levels are also highly concentrated, Kenton east is situated there. The south west of the borough has more of a mix of pop.

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La Mesa Watershed

Michael Diamond February 27, 2009 Block F Mr. Cheatle The Current State of Water Supply to Metro Manila from La Mesa Watershed A) The Physiological, Hydrological, Ecological and Management Issues at La Mesa Watershed Reservation . Introduction La Mesa Dam (Figure 1.0) is located in the Novaliches Watershed. The Novaliches Watershed is a drainage basin that covers land in Quezon City, Caloocan City and the Rizal Province. The drainage basin surrounding the La Mesa reservoir covers 2700 hectares, of which 2000 hectares is forest cover. It supplies around 4 billion liters of water per day. Ninety seven percent of Metro Manila's water supply comes from this source. Therefore, careful management is needed for this area, because of its vital importance to the health and life of the 12 million people in Metro Manila. This report will showcase the physiographic features and vegetation of La Mesa. It will also explain the hydrological system of La Mesa, the water supply, the way the water is treated and made safe for drinking. Finally, it will also include ideas as well as the pros and cons for new water sources. Figure 1.0 2. The Setting: Physiographic Features, Vegetation, Soils and Rocks Figure 1.1 The main physiographic features include: a gently

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Hurrican Felix

Hurricane Felix Hurricane Felix was the 6th named tropical storm and the 3rd hurricane of the unusually active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season. Though it never made it to land, Felix stalled off the coast of North Carolina, resulting in great uncertainty over its track. The hurricane caused eight Deaths and severe beach erosion from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Storm Path A tropical Wave moved off the coast of South Africa on 6th August. Deep Convection rapidly organized around the centre, and the system progressed into tropical depression seven on the 8th while a short distance Southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. The depression moved to the West-Northwest, and 18 hours after forming, it developed into tropical storm Felix. It continued to slowly intensify as it moved West-Northwest ward, a motion due the subtropical ridge, an attained hurricane status on the 11th while 620 miles (1000 Km) East-Northeast of Guadeloupe. A break in the deep layered trough over the western Atlantic Ocean resulted in Felix moving more to the North-West. There, where waters are warm and little upper level shear allowed the hurricane to quickly peak over 140 mph on 12th August. An eye wall replacement cycle, combined with upper level shear from its anticyclone being displaced over the hurricane, caused Felix to weaken and develop a broader inner core. Its Northwest motion continued,

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My River Towards Home - Sarah Royce Imitation Paper

My River Towards Home Sarah Royce Imitation Paper At the end of the fourth week of September, 2004, I began my day with a phone call from my mother. Nearly two weeks earlier, I had bidden farewell to my parents and all my friends in Indonesia, and began living in Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The morning of the phone call from my mother was not very bright, nor was it very gloomy. We spoke of my well-being, the progress of my classes, and the weather. Although our conversation was engulfed by the sounds of the rain outside, it did not wash away my overwhelming nostalgia, my longing for home. After eighteen prosperous years in my homeland, Indonesia, I had only recently, for the very first time, moved across continents, countries, and miles of distance to my present destination. The journey to a foreign, unfamiliar land had awoken a part of me that was not yet conscious to my senses, a sense of longing and appreciation for home. Had I not made up my mind to encounter many storms in this great transition of my independency? If I had to pursue university, let me go when I please and meet whomever I please, bravely and willingly. These thoughts, with great force, troubled me continuously as I began my new experience away from home. So throughout the minutes of conversing with my mother, I sweetly hid my feelings of distress to appear somewhat merry and content

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