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The Great Ice Storm of 1998, 2005.
Understanding the biological, geographic, and ecosystem problems of the ice storm in Canada in 1998.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 71.95
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In this paper the various data related to the Ice Storm of 1998 reveals the problem of ecosystems and the necessary geological positioning of important forest regions to sustain inter-special life. The paper analyzes the significance of the overall landfall of the ice in relation to the forest area that was damaged, especially to a Canadian economy, that depends on forestry as an important economic import export product.
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"In this study, the Great Ice Storm of 1998 will be analyzed in regards to the nature of damage that the storm had caused. In this manner, the government reports and special information that is related in the aftermath of the storm will be presented. Also, the issue of other disturbances in the region of Southern Quebec can be integrated to help understand why the Ice Storm was so catastrophic to wildlife and farming. In essence, the Ice Storm of 1998 will be examined to bring forth scientific data and government information relating to the aftermath of this natural disaster and how environmental communities, and ecosystems were affected. One of the major problems that related to the Ice Storm of 1998 revolve around the problem of cattle and livestock...."
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Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2005.
A look at earthquake activity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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An analysis of how both minor and major faults can lead to earthquakes. The paper includes a summary of the background of the Bay Area and explains how not all the earthquakes are found in the regions where the major faults lie and notes there are also unmapped faults. The paper discusses how the area not only demonstrates historical significance with regard to earthquake activity, but it is a region of the nation that has recurring earthquakes on a daily basis, though small in scale.
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"There are seven major faults in the San Francisco Bay Area. These faults become active through the "strike slip motion" of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates ("Working"). Research contends that, Although most of the present-day seismicity in Bay Area generally follows the major faults (San Andreas, Hayward-Mission Creek, Concord-Calaveras, and Antioch faults), a significant fraction occurs in the large (8 km) right-step-over region between the Calaveras and Concord faults and along the Mt. Lewis seismic zone. In addition, numerous earthquakes locate in the regions between the major faults and seismic zones and appear to lie on either the minor faults or on unmapped faults ("Bay Area"). Although these major faults have historically played a role in the major earthquakes that have affected the San Francisco Bay Area, scientists now conclude that at any time minor faults could create..."
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HOT and HOV Lanes, 2005.
A report on private motor vehicles use and traffic.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 178.95
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The paper considers the issue of private motor vehicle use in the environmental, economic, political, social and political sense. The paper discusses the strong interest that cities should have in reducing the number of road vehicles on its roads and thus examines the need for the HOV system and HOT lanes. Both the terms HOV and HOT are analyzed.
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Private motor vehicle use is one of the worst environmental, economic, political, social and political problems facing the world. For example in Weaning Canadians from their Love of the Automobile Will Be an Uphill Slog Michael Kieran states, Road vehicles account for 72% of transport energy consumption and 81% of petroleum fuel usage; in other words, road usage is responsible for two-thirds of the transportation emissions of greenhouse gases (Kieran 2003:www. Cabe.ca). This means that cities should have a strong interest in reducing the number of road vehicles on its roads.
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The Gendered Geography of Fear, 2005.
How gender identities are determined by the fear of public urban spaces.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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The subject of the paper is gender and geography. The paper argues that gender identities are determined by the fear of public urban spaces. In order to maintain the patriarchy women are convinced that there is something to be afraid of. Men on the other hand build identities as aggressors or protectors. The paper examines how it is not just the physical environment that determines spaces within cities, but also social, political, ideological, economic and cultural factors.
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"Spaces within cities are not just determined by the physical environment. Social, political, ideological, economic and cultural factors are just as important. This is what Tracey Skillington is saying in The City as Text when she uses the term "the city as text". Skillington argues, It was by way of a complex system of symbolic interaction that meaning was socially constructed and politically mobilized, that certain cultural codes of interpretation were mediated through the symbolic features of discourse on the city to justify the system of cultural and political authority as it is (Skillington, 1998:458)."
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The Softwood Lumber Dispute, 2005.
A discussion of the Softwood Lumber dispute in Canada.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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The paper is an economic geography discussion of the regional effects of the softwood lumber dispute in Canada. The paper argues that British Colombia is the biggest loser economically of this resource, with the current level of taxes and tariffs. The paper notes how as British Colombia's industry declines, the industries in other provinces improve.
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"The economic development of Canada has largely been dependent on the extraction or harvesting of natural resources. Economies based on the extraction or harvesting are generally known as staples economies. In Resources Dean M. Hanink states, "Staple production, consisting of direct exploitation and initial processing of natural resources, or staples, began with the Atlantic Fisheries in the late fifteenth centuries and early sixteenth centuries, and progressed to the interior with the growth of European demand for fur. Expansion into Canada's interior occurred in response to the development of the timber industries of lumber and pulp" (Hanink 235)."
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Creation Myths from Ancient Egypt, 2005.
A discussion of the creation of myths from ancient Egypt and how close geography of cities affected this.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay explores the similarities and differences between the creation myths of three cosmological systems from Heliopolis, Hermopolis and Memphis.The paper discusses the close approximation of the Egyptians cities and their location along the Nile and the way in which this facilitated communication and the spread of knowledge in addition to the migration of people and the way in which individual cities would have also developed their own unique myths.
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"Creation myths from Heliopolis, Hermopolis, and Memphis In ancient Egypt: the Three Cosmological Systems In the studying of ancient creation myths of Egypt it is important to note that many are both contradictory yet were apparently accepted at the time ("Egyptian Religion" para. 1). Gods and goddesses across the religions have been identifies as being fairly identical and having had existed side by side ("Egyptian Religion" para. 1) This phenomena likely has a number of explanations, not the least of which is that in ancient times, there was no collective questioning of the duplication and overlap of myths and gods, no established theological or ruling order that prevented this ("Egyptian Religion" para 4)."
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Globalization and 'Homelessness' in Toronto., 2005.
An analysis of the implication of globalization and homelessness in Toronto.
4,050 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 9 sources, $ 160.95
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This paper discusses the jargon of "globalization" and what we are to call "homelessness" in relation to topics of urban geography, medical geography, and implications for planners. The paper discusses long term implications of a permanent under-class, as predictable symptom of the modernization theory that is part and parcel of globalization's neo-liberal growth model.
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"Globalization and 'Homelessness' in Central Toronto. Introductory Discussion The euphemism of 'Globalization' that is used to refer to neo-liberal economic planning involves the removal of safety net spending in developed economies. A second euphemism is found in globalization's unwanted by-product of severe unwanted poverty among those we are accustomed to discussing, now, as "the homeless", a phenomenon that is a side-effect of the economic model that now prevails. By examining the example of central Toronto's vagrant destitution, one sees duplicated a phenomenon known in most Western cities, of the present, and with increasing homeless also reported in the notoriously strong economy of Japan. (Hasegawa: 2005)"
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Roman Expansion, 2005.
An analysis of political, military and economic motives that led to the expansion and ultimately to imperial domination of Rome.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 124.95
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This fourteen page paper analyzes Roman expansion. It discusses the political, military, geographical and economic factors that led to the expansion of Rome. The paper also discusses the Roman view that they fought only just wars and their claim that it was only Rome's need to defend itself from threats on all sides that led to expansion and ultimately to imperial domination.
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"Roman Expansion: An Analysis of Political, Military, and Economic Motives Beginning with the founding of Rome around 758 BCE, the expansion of Roman power was due to a variety of political, military, geographical, and economic factors. Polybius believed that after their defeat of Hannibal and Carthage, the Romans resolved to assert their domination throughout the Mediterranean. This identified motive for Roman expansion conflicts with the Roman view that they fought only just wars, and claim that it was only Rome's need to defend itself from threats on all sides that led to expansion and ultimately to imperial domination. Many historians have offered other causes and motives for Roman expansion, such as a desire to profit from conquest, an interest in commercial expansion, imperial ambition, martial prestige, and the economics of slavery."
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Regional Co-operation, 2005.
A discussion on the possibility for regional co-operation between Canada's provinces.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the likelihood of the provinces in Canada co-operating with each other to get more out of the Federal government. The paper looks at the physical and political geography of the country and then argues that co-operation between the provinces will be unlikely, based on the fact that Canada is highly regionalized.
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"Regional Co-operation in Canada? Canada is a country in which regionalism is king. Each region is so different that regionalism has become the central characteristic of Canadian political geography. In The Challenge of Regionalism Greg Anderson describes the Canadian regions as, Atlantic Canada, including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador; Quebec; Ontario; the Prairie West, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta; British Columbia; and the Far North. Such divisions are arbitrary and do not Reflect the many nuances of each of these regions(Anderson 2003: 26)."
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The Geography of Food, 2005.
A discussion on the geography of food, comparing beef, black beans and broccoli.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper is a historical look at the geographical diffusion of three food ingredients: beef, black beans and broccoli. The paper details a short history with statistics for each individual food ingredient to show its commercial and dietary development. It then compares the diffusion of the three, to judge which was the most successful ingredient.
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Hamilton, 2005.
An examination of the positive and negative aspects of living in the city of Hamilton today.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the city of Hamilton, noting that the city of Hamilton is known as the Steel City, though this designation ties the city to a past that may no longer exist and may give the wrong impression of what the city represents today. The paper examines Hamilton from various points of view and a picture of the community emerges that shows that the city is not that unusual and features both positives and negatives for those living there.
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"The city of Hamilton is known as the "Steel City," though this designation ties the city to a past that may no longer exist and may give the wrong impression of what the city represents today. Hamilton, like a great many cities, relies heavily on tourism for a portion of its income and seeks to promote itself as a tourist destination through its website, various local organizations, and advertising, but tourism also does not really define the city completely. Hamilton has been examined from various points of view, and a picture of the community emerges that shows that the city is not that unusual and features both positives and negatives for those living there."
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Demographics, 2005.
An examination of demographics of settlements in the greater Toronto area.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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The following fourth year social studies assignment discusses demographics in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) settlements. The writer obtained data from five settlements, and used this data for the thesis.
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There are essentially three types of human settlements. They are urban, suburban and rural areas (Ponting). Although the demographics vary within each of these settlement types, a number of patterns do emerge. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is an excellent place to study urban, suburban and rural settlements. For this paper the demographic patterns in five different settlements will be examined. These are Toronto, Aurora, Richmond Hill, Newmarket and Bradford. Each of these settlements has differences and similarities with surrounding settlements. However, there are greater similarities between suburban settlements then between urban and suburban settlements.
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