Geography

December 22, 2019

Maritime Security Threat Vectors

Maritime Security Threat Vectors The attacks of September 11 have exposed the vulnerability of the American homeland against terrorism. Terrorists have already expressed their intentions to continue their aggression towards United States. Their goal is to incur maximum economic damage, inflict mass casualty, spread unprecedented fear among citizens and thus […]
December 22, 2019

Environmental Problems & Solutions

Environmental Problems & Solutions Throughout this course we’ve investigated the basics of sustainability (Social Ecology Model), what sustainability means to different economy sectors, the long- term and short-term processes that shape our landforms, how climates play a role in our lifestyles and how our lifestyles affect microclimates, the importance of […]
December 22, 2019

Nature’s Complexity

Nature’s Complexity NATURE’S COMPLEXITY ecological systems & patterns 1 FIBONACCI SEQUENCES (proportional mathematical patterns in nature) 2 Fractals (patterns repeating at different scales) Fractals ` lEAVES Snow-melt drainage & lung oxygen pathways Cyclonic Clouds Supernova Explosion Milky Way Galaxy Water going down a drainpipe 5 Carbon Atom Boron Atom Our […]
December 22, 2019

Demographic Transitions

Demographic Transitions Demographic transition is the process in which a nation transitions from being a less industrialized society, with high birth and death rates, to an industrialized nation, with lower birth and death rates. Many countries have already been through this transition including the United States, England, and Canada. The […]