What Is The Cause Of The Iguazu Falls?

The Iguazú falls Located between Argentina and Brazil, are a result of a volcanic eruption.

Ever since the collapse of the once powerful Maya civilization, people have been trying to find out what caused it. Authors of the article, "“Climate and the Collapse of Maya Civilization”", which include Gerald Haug, Detlef Günther, Larry Peterson, Daniel Sigman, Konrad Hughen, and Beat Aeschlimann propose a theory that the Mayans collapsed because of an extended dry period between 760 and 910 A.D.

The culture is greatly affected by the geography of the land. One land mark is Angel Falls, where the water drops over 1000meters. It is the tallest waterfall in the world and is a popular tourist attraction. Another popular location is the Los Roque’s Archipelago National Park. It contains 350 islands, with clear blue waters,and isfun to explore. Venezuela also contains remarkable sand dunes which can reach up to forty meters high. These dunes are located between Coro and the Paraguana Peninsula. The Orinoco Delta, a major water way that happens to be the longest river in Venezuela, stretches from the eastern side of the country to the Atlantic Ocean. This river is host to boat rides and dangerous marine life, such as piranha. Venezuela also contains Margarita Island. It itself is a double tourist destination, having two unique environments. The eastern part is famous for the clubs, the shopping, the big hotels, and the colonial towns and the beaches. The western part includes arid mountains as well as mangrove swamps and lagoons. The lagoons and swamps include interesting marine life such as seahorses and turtles. Next are the Las Llanos or “the plains”. They are grass and woodland plains that stretch from Columbia to Venezuela. They are visited for their anteaters, capybara, caiman, river dolphins, monkeys, anacondas and its very large diversity of

The question that will be investigated is, to what extent did the Tlatelolco Massacre affect Mexico politically and socially? To further analyze the question, the use of Sam Dillon’s article “Mexico City Journal; Anniversary of '68 Massacre Brings Facts to Light." was excellent due to the rich content that it contains as well as Patrick J. McDonnell’s article “1968 Massacre in Mexico Still Echoes across Nation: Activism: Killing of students just before Olympics radically changed country. And questions continue."

California’s unique geography as a state makes it a very appealing place to call home. From the odd east to west transverse San Gabriel mountain ranges of the Los Angeles Basin, to the bumpy coastal ranges of the Bay Area, any person can find a compatible topographic terrain to their liking. California may seem to be the perfect place to live with its ideal climate and extensive geographic features. However, due to California’s location over the shifting continental plates, coupled with its enormous and also multiple faults, at any time this great state can fall victim to a seismic disaster. After examining evidence from both Rong-Gong Lin’s II Los Angeles Times article of April 18, 2016 and the NOVA videos Killer Quake ( 2006), Earthquake (2007), as well as Geologic Journey II – Episode 3 (The Pacific Rim: Americas) – Part 3 (San Francisco) and The Great San Francisco Earthquake (American Experience ~ 2005), one can take a comparative account of the three major earthquakes of California’s past. Although each earthquake was very devastating on is own; the Great Quake 0f 1906, the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, and the NorthRidge quake of 1994 each amounted to an extensive forfeiture of property and life. Each of these earthquakes created much suffering and loss. It is imperative for each citizen of this great state to understand the damage that a California quake can actually do and be prepared; for the threat of one always looms.

George Heinrich Crist, a resident of Kentucky, was settled with his family in a well-built house when the New Madrid Earthquake of 1811 came across their path, unlike a storm this “thing” had no warnings. He chose to share his account of this quake, or quakes. This was part of his life and also a part of history in the making so that is why I believe he shared his personal essay. It’s not an argumentative account but rather short entries from 5 months from his life. Kentucky wasn’t the only state that was hurt, 6 other states were involved. The term “New Madrid Earthquake” refers to portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. This was the biggest earthquake (series of earthquakes) as it changed the course of the Mississippi river.

that were very intricate and important to the culture as a whole. The Aztecs, at the height of their greatness, ruled 5-6 million people and over 500 city-states. However every great civilization in history, including the Aztecs, have a rise and have a fall. The Aztec Empire fell to the Spaniard’s conquest because of the Aztec’s religion, disease, Spanish weaponry, and native alliances.

When the Levees Broke is about Katrina and how New Orleans was affected, but not only by the storm, but by the levees that were built to protect them. After the storm had hit and they were picking up what little pieces were left of New Orleans, it became know that even the levees that were possibly built for a level three storm broke down from a level one storm. New Orleans was told to be ready for the storm, but they weren’t even close. The images shown in the documentary only showed the half of it none of us will truly understand what it was actually like expect those who were really there.

TO WHAT EXTENT DID THE BATTLE AT THE RIO GRANDE CAUSE THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR?

In 1918, at the end of World War I, the Spanish flu struck the US. Research says that the estimated amount of deaths are somewhere between 20-40 million people worldwide. The Spanish flu was one of the most devastating pandemics in modern history. The Spanish flu was something the medical world had never seen and affected the people living in California greatly.

Another important factor of the Aztec fall was their religion, as they saw the Spanish arrival as a particularly religious connotation-the possible return of Quetzalcoatl.

For a while, I have been fascinated by ancient civilisations such as ancient Rome, ancient Greece and the Aztecs, all of which were considered. There was not one particular aspect of ancient Rome or Greece that I really wanted to use for a topic and so continued to look elsewhere. The Aztecs, on the other hand was actually a topic I would have gone through with if it was not for not being quick enough for, unfortunately (later being fortunate) it was already taken. The Mayans, on the other hand, were a civilisation similar to the Aztecs except having an earlier start date and ending in a more mysterious manner. Mayans are a civilisation that interested me beforehand and therefore felt right choosing it.

The great earthquake in California on April 18, 1906, killed 3 thousand people. The devastation of earthquakes is tremendous and terrifying. Earthquakes are unpredictable they can happen at any time. Earthquakes can destroy homes and collapse skyscrapers in a matter of seconds. They also start fires destroy water pipes sewage lines.

Yosemite Falls is a massive waterfall system, the 5th largest in the world, and the tallest waterfall in North America. It is comprised of 3 smaller falls, which are called the Upper Fall, the Middle Cascades, and the Lower Fall. Together, they are 2,425 feet tall which is nearly equivalent to two Empire State Buildings stacked on top of one another. It is estimated that about 2,400 gallons per second flow over the falls during the Spring, which would fill a 300 cubic foot swimming pool in approximately one second. The reason the The reason the waterfall is so high above the valley floor is because the glacier that eroded the valley floor down to where it lays today eroded the surrounding rock much more rapidly than the other rivers and glaciers

Before the 15th Century, states and empires expanded because they wanted land, wealth, and security. This was still the case in the 15th Century. States and empires continued to expand as they wanted to be powerful. An empire that was prospering during this time was the Mongols. The Mongols were an empire that conquered ruthlessly through slaughter and harsh laws. However, they established their authority and kept their power for a long time. In the 15th Century, the empire of the Inca established their authority and consolidated their power in many ways. A major cause that helped the Inca establish their authority was conquering through military expansion by different rulers. A major cause that helped the Inca consolidate their power was by an effective bureaucracy. A minor cause that helped the Inca consolidate their power was that they had requirements for their conquered people however they weren’t oppressive.