What is the cultural landscape approach? In cultural ecology, it often refers to a geographic area “… in which the relationships between human activity and the environment have created patterns and feedback mechanisms that govern the presence, distribution and abundance of species assemblages” (Farina 2000:320). How do you identify a cultural landscape? What are Cultural […]

How does Iceland get geothermal energy? The geothermal water originates 2,000 metres below the surface, where freshwater and seawater combine at extreme temperatures. It is then harnessed via drilling holes at a nearby geothermal power plant, Svartsengi, to create electricity and hot water for nearby communities. Where does Iceland’s energy come from? Almost all electricity […]

Why is methane liquid on Titan? It’s now known that Titan’s hydrologic cycle is surprisingly similar to Earth’s, with one big exception: the liquid on Titan is liquid methane/ethane instead of water, due to the extreme cold. Scientists had thought that the lakes would be an almost equal mixture of methane and ethane, like the […]

Where is North Korea located? East Asia Where is North Korea on the world map? North Korea is located in eastern Asia. North Korea is bordered by the Korea Bay to the west, the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east, China to the north, and South Korea to the south. Is it legal […]

Why are galaxies so important? Why Is It Important to Understand Galaxies? Galaxies show us how the matter in the universe is organized on large scales. In order to understand the nature and history of the universe, scientists study how the matter is currently organized and how that organization has changed through out cosmic time. […]

What are the delays in maternal care? This is based on the Three Delays Model* which identifies three groups of factors which may stop women and girls accessing the maternal health care they need: Delay in decision to seek care due to; The low status of women. Delay in reaching care due to; Delay in […]

What caused the 2nd industrial revolution? The main causes of the second industrial revolution were due to: natural resources, abundant labor supply, strong government policy, new sources of power, railroads and American inventors and inventions. The cause of natural resources consisted of coal, oil, iron and ore[2]. What new technologies help trigger the industrial revolution? […]

How are the words season equinox and solstice related? season, equinox, solstice. Seasons are caused when the Earth tilts on its axis as it travels around the sun. During solstices, the seasons of summer and winter occurs. On the other hand, spring and fall happen during an equinox, which is when the Earth is neither […]

What is the blag hypothesis? The BLAG spreading rate hypothesis Proposes that increased spreading rates lead to increased release of CO2 by magma into the atmosphere. What is the polar position hypothesis? The polar position hypothesis is the hypothesis that ice sheets exist during intervals in Earth’s history when landmasses are moved into polar regions […]

What would life be like without simple machines? It would be like it was around 500,000 or more years ago. All machines derive from a combination of the simple machines — lever, pulley (wheel), inclined plane, wedge etc. So essentially a world without machines is us living an animal past because all tools are one […]