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character who is a prime cause of some of the supernatural events that occur in the story. That character is Gandalf, a friendly wizard who's magic powers is able to help the dwarves. In Chapter 6 of the Hobbit, there was a disturbance in the Misty Mountains forest area. This area is usually peaceful. "What is this uproar in the forest tonight?" Said the lord of eagles (Tolkien, 96). Surely, something awry was likely to occur. And of course, the suspicions of something going on in the area were correct

God Was Wrong, Support Mountaintop Removal Coal in the United States has long been the #1 producer of energy. Massive seams of coal are found in the Appalachian Mountains, and our reliance on this fossil fuel has meant devastation for many mountain residents and over 500 mountains. As our society advances, the need for more energy advances. What were once beautiful rolling hills are now flattened plateaus reminiscent of a landscape you would see in the desert. We as a nation have only short-term

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, extends for some 3,000 miles (4,800 km), that covers land in two North American countries! With a distance of 3,000 miles, the Rockies must have a variety of physical features and landscapes that makes it an attractive area to tour and explore. However, all of the human interest in this mountain range could come at a devastating cost. Disturbances such as resource extraction, tourism/settlement, and farming in the Rocky Mountain region must cease because

and riles in 1700, also during that time they traveled along the Rocky Mountains. In 1851 there was a treaty that was called the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. The Blackfoot tribe was not one of the tribes that attended the negotiation of this treaty, but it still greatly affected their tribe. Article 5 of the Treaty defined the territory of this tribe and used the Musselshell, Missouri, Yellowstone Rivers, and the Rocky Mountain Range as markers of this territory. In 1873 and 1874, President Grant

The Mountain Gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei is one of two subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla Gorilla beringei. They are found in two isolated population, firstly in the Virunga Volcanoes region which covers Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park , and secondly in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda (Robbins & Williamson , 2008) Research by Kalpers et al. in 2003 and Gray et al

Vincent Carter 10/4/15 GLY 3311c Homework 2 The Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina is a diverse geological area to study tectonic setting, metamorphic and igneous rocks, and how the tectonic history has affected the development of the minerals in the area. The Blue Ridge Mountains sit within a larger tectonic area that includes part of the smoky mountains and Appalachian mountain chain. The Blue Ridge Mountains sit upon a large thrust plate area that has experienced repeated movement

the factors of the geography of a location. Mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and oceans have major impacts on the overall climate of a location. For example mountain ranges tend to block wind flow causing intense rain showers along the windward side of the mountain range and dry near dessert like conditions on the eastern side of the range. The North America has a rather unique geography in that on either side of the continent there are major mountain ranges with a large ocean gulf. This results

In The United States of Appalachia, by Jeff Biggers, Chapter Six, The great American Industrial Saga. Biggers writes in regards to the Appalachia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Women and children of the Appalachia worked with cotton, coal, and timber while experiencing a life of deplorable conditions, long hours, and without enough pay to make a living. Biggers referred to the Appalachia as, “the burning ground of industrial America; the region’s coal.” Coal was a vast reason why immigrants

by stating, “Whoever has a voyage up the Hudson, must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.” (IRVING 471) Which means the story takes place in the Catskill Mountains (a range in southern eastern New York) I’m assuming there home is in the mountains as well. They describe more about the house on page (Irving 472) the end of

Habitat:Gorillas live in swamps and forests. Lowland gorillas live in bamboo forests, swamps and lowland forests. Mountain gorillas live in forests in the mountains.central and western Africa in Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Predators: Humans,crocodiles and wild cats (leopards) Classification: Lowland and mountain gorilla KINGDOM: Animalia:Gorilla are living breathing organisms called animals. PHYLUM: Chordata:Gorillas