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The Nile River changes as it flows in Africa. The Nile River has two break off points, the Blue and White Nile. Lake Victoria is the headwaters of the Nile. Run-off from the mountains collects in Lake Victoria. Whenever it is raining or the glaciers melt the water drips down the mountain sides. Whenever it rains to much the part of the river will flood. Every year, the waters of the Nile rise and fall with seasons. If the water freezes, there would be no way for the Nile to flood. However, when it

Before the United States became an independent nations, Onondaga Lake was the center of the Iroquois Confederacy. The lakes water was crystal clear.The surrounding land was very clean and pristine. All of the forests, streams and creeks were healthy and well.Eventually European settlers came to the area. With them they brought new technology and rapidly made industries grow and develop. Industry and rapid urbanization of Syracuse impacted the surrounding areas because the more the people came, the

The Case Marquette, Michigan is a small rural area located in Michigan’s upper peninsula. It is home to approxomitely 20,000 residence. The area is rich in natural resources, acres of woods and on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior. Northern Michigan University (NMU) is at the heart of the community, where 7,500 students attend, and known for its excellent education program. Future teachers at NMU spend a lot of time in schools working with teacheres and doing field work. Students asked professors

The Erie Canal vision and design was created by Jesse Hawley a flour merchant.  Jesse Hawley designed a Canal from The eastern shores of Lake Erie to Albany on the Hudson River.  Unfortunately Jesse ended up in debtor’s prison as he became bankrupt trying to market his Canal design (New York State, ND) .  This however, did not stop him, in 1807 he spent his  time in debtor’s prison creating documents to describing his plan in details, estimate cost and project benefits.  These plans were presented in

Intricate ecosystems joined together by seemingly never ending water reserves set the tone for Michigan's amazing great lakes, my personal appreciation of the great lakes reaches a new all time high every year I visit. The tender kisses from the sun as I spend my day enjoying the water feels irreplaceable. The risks being taken by our government that directly impact Michiganders and their surrounding courter-parts should be taken seriously. Right now the oil pipeline number five runs from the upper

Many people who live in Florida know about the Everglades and the problems that it is facing. People and authorities have been fighting for clean, plentiful water in the Everglades; humans and thousands of animal species depend on it. Water supply is agreeably the main problem for the Everglades, and it can affect it in many ways, such as killing off animal species, providing a lack of clean drinking water, and ruining the size and beauty of the park. The first way that the water supply affects

all the way to the mouth of the river, in this case, Lake Superior, causing

bend there's an eddy as the current twists out into the middle...”. J.S Butler is using sentences like the one above to set focus on the importance of the protagonist and the setting, and thereby indirectly telling the reader that the woman and the lake are of significance to the story. The main character is a woman who is sitting at a desk with her window open, which gives her a

This law allowed limited, low-stakes casino gambling on Iowa's rivers and lakes beginning April 1 st 1991. Iowa became the fourth state to adopt non Indian, commercial casino gambling .While the legislation was promoted as economic development, the regulatory nature of the legislation was designed to maintain the wholesome image

Man an important person in Australian and Aboriginal history? Mungo man is one of the most important discoveries made in Australia which was believed to have lived approximately 40 thousand years ago. His remains were discovered in New South Wales Lake Mungo in 1972. The discovery of Mungo Man shows that the Indigenous population in Australia has been around for over 40 thousand years. It shows the earliest evidence of human existence in Australia. The body of Mungo Man was buried with ochre and