Nature Essays

While speaking of the moral and ethical views of forest fires, there are several aspects that can be held considerable; one of which is: Who is responsible for forest fires? Who should we blame? Is the government the cause of these fires, are they not investing sufficient money? Or is …

The Forestry Commission was set up in the 1920’s, after WW1. Its main objective was to make lots of timber reserves, just in case for another war. The timber was used in trenches and in mines. It ignored some aspects of countryside management until recently. This was because they just …

A drought is a meteorological hazard, caused by a prolonged period, receiving below average levels of precipitation, than is usual in that place at that time. Droughts are often hard to predict, which can result in the effects being more severe. Droughts can reduce agricultural production, sometimes destroying crops; they …

No deserts are completely rainless although parts of the Libyan and Chilean deserts approach complete aridity. In such places erosion is extremely slow, although occasional showers can have sudden catastrophic effects. Trujillo in Peru received only 1.4 inches of rain between 1918 and 1925, but during March 1925 it received …

The BBC drama “Waterloo Road” appeals to the audience because it represents easily identifiable stereotypes that teens can relate to. It also represents modern school life in an engaging way that is familiar to the target audience of teens and adults find it intriguing. Issues surrounding education and young people …

Glaciers are capable of transporting large amount of debris and this waste material is classified according to the position in the glacier that it is found. There are therefore three ways in which glaciers transport debris. The first is called supraglacial and is where material, often from rock falls and …

Hypothesis I think that the velocity of the water will increase steadily as we go down stream. This is because at site one the river shouldn’t be very wide and deep, so the velocity will be slow as there will be more friction, as you go down stream the river …

The purpose of this study is to decide whether the hypothesis ‘water flows faster and is deeper on the outside edge of a meander curve’ is true or not. To do this I have collected a lot of data about the river Wye. I will use this data such as …

Japan is situated in North East Asia between the Sea of Japan and the North Pacific Sea and has a population of 125,688,711 (1997) and a total area of 377,815 kilometres squared (145,874 square miles). Japan occupies over 3900 islands of which consists of four main islands which are Hokkaido, …

Japan is situated on the Continental Eurasian Plate. Both the Philippines and Pacific Oceanic Plates are constantly being subducted under the Eurasian Plate creating a Destructive Plate Margin. This area is part of the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ which is renown for its earthquake and volcanic activity. Previous to the …