The type of map which shows the natural features of the Earth is a physical map. It is a kind of map which focuses on the geography of a certain area and will most likely show a shaded portion to show a specific area’s landform such as deserts, valleys, plains and mountains. You will know for sure if you are looking at a physical map if you can see the different natural features which ...
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The methods of property location and description generally used in the original thirteen (13) colonies area of the US is are the metes and bounds. Metes refer to distance while bounds refer to direction and these two describe land, real estate or real property, blocks and Torrens. This system was used by the original 13 colonies which formed the United States – the New England colonies ...
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The mineral composition of mantle is similar to olivine. Mantle rocks which have about 410 kilometers are said to mostly consist of olivine and other minerals. Olivine, on the other hand, is also considered to be an important mineral in the Earth’s mantle wherein it is said that olivine constitute more or less than 50% of the Earth’s upper mantle. If I am not mistaken, the mantle ...
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The highest possible value for the GDI is 1 or 1.0. GDI stands for Gender Development Index and it measures the gender gaps in terms of human development achievements through three dimensions – knowledge or expected years of schooling, health or life expectancy and living standards or gross national income (GNI).
Different countries have different gender development index. When ...
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The highest possible value for the GEM is 1 or 1.0. GEM stands for Gender Empowerment Measurement and is used to measure gender equality in the world. It is the effort of the United Nations Development Programme or commonly referred to as UNDP to measure the extent of gender inequality in the world based on these dimensions – earned income of women to men, women’s right to ...
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The name for the meridian with 0 degrees longitude is letter A or Prime Meridian. Longitude is measured through the angle from the Prime Meridian – with Greenwich having the zero point of longitude. So, why was Greenwich chosen as the place where the longitude line of zero begins? It is because Sir George Airy established the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England in 1851 to be the ...
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Brisbane Ranges National Park is the name of the national park in Victoria that sounds like it should be in another state. According to several sources, the Brisbane Ranges were formed when the land lying to its west was uplifted when a line of weakness developed about a million years ago. Established on August 15, 1973, Brisbane Ranges National Park is located in Barwon South West region of ...
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The river which divides the areas of Manhattan and the Bronx is the Harlem River. It stretches 13 kilometers and flows between the Hudson River which stretches 57 kilometers from the northern to the southern part of Eastern New York and the East River which stretches 26 kilometers and connects Upper New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
In the Harlem River, you will be able to see the ...
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The East River is the name of the river to the east of Manhattan. Despite being called the East River, in reality it is not really a river. It is a salt water tidal strait or a partially enclosed coastal body of water in New York City. It stretches 26 kilometers and connects Long Island Sound and Upper New York Bay.
A normal inland river only travels in one direction, but the flow of ...
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Palm Islands is the name of the oddly shaped resort in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The idea of constructing a manmade island came from Sheikh Mohammed, the Emir and the prime minister of Dubai, for the purpose of turning the city into a world-class tourist attraction. The Palm Islands will consist of three artificial islands – Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel and Palm Deira. The creation of ...
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