and found myself back in Livingston, haunting some of the old places of my youth: Becker's Farm; the National Little League baseball fields (we called it the sandpit); Northland Pool, and the adjacent water basin with the big painted rock titling rakishly at the far end of the field. The basin is now a soccer field, where I saw several coaches running young girls through various kicking drills. Some of the balls bounced into the concrete culvert which cuts through the center of the field and connects
The Nile is the longest river in the world which is located in Africa. It spans itself from Lake Victoria in east central Africa to Egypt. It flows generally north through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, for an approximate distance of 5,584 km From its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, the river is 6,695 km long. The river basin has an area of about 3,350,000 sq km. Its average discharge is 3.1 million litres per second. The lower course of the river in Egypt
marine fishes are wild-caught. The marine aquaria trade also requires high impact collecting methods such as cyanide use. On the other hand, freshwater aquarium species come from major lakes and rivers. Some major areas of study are Lake Victoria and the Amazon River Basin.
Introduction The Murray Darling Basin (MDB) is one of the largest water sources in Australia. It is divided into the northern Basin, which is the Darling system and the southern Basin, also known as the Murray system. It crosses over parts of four Australian states and provides lots of water for agricultural production. It contains many unique flora and fauna but there are many threats to its survival. It is because of the many reasons stated above that the MDB must be preserved and managed. Where
Flooding is an ongoing challenge in regional Victoria and it is expected to affect Victoria every 10-20 years. Victoria consists of 39 drainage basins and each of the basins comprises of rivers and streams (Comrie, 2011, pp.17). These rivers and streams are susceptible to flooding, which may impact various regional towns and communities within close proximity to water courses (Comrie, 2011, pp.17). The discussion of flooding is vital, as it is the most frequent occurring natural hazard, which
(DRC). This unique position puts Uganda at the centre of all disputes, and also dictates the kind of decisions and positions the country takes when dealing with Nile River differences. Because of its unique geographical positioning on the Nile River Basin, any problems; that affect the water levels, volumes of water and the flow, created by Sudan and Egypt affects Uganda in as much as the problems created by downstream countries will also affect Uganda. As water scarcity worsens due to environmental
Ruwenzori Mountains in western Uganda as well as Lake Victoria and other, smaller equatorial lakes” (aw 294). The White Nile only contributes to 5-14% to the Nile depending on the season (AW 295). The White Nile doesn’t contribute much because it loses tremendous amount of water through evaporation in the Sudd wetlands in southern Sudan, one of the largest swamps in the world (Aw294). the Blue Nile on the other hand is the “water tower” of the basin, originating in Lake Tana, located in Ethiopia’s highlands
particular state or party and considered the entire basins benefit. This policy took form in legislation in the form of the Water Act 2007. The Water Act 2007 established the MDBA with the power, including enforcement powers to ensure that water resources in the future
bactrian bamel, gazelle, gerbil, jerboa, lizards, onager, wolf Crossed by Genghis Khan in the early 13th century. Many nomads now settling on government-run farms. Great Basin Western United States(Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah) 158,000 mi2 411,000 km2 Covered by sand, gravel, and clay. Many moutains ranges, basins, and large expanses of salt flats. greasewood, sagebrush, shadscale bighorn sheep, jackrabbit, pocket mouse, poor-will, pronghorn antelope, sage thrasher, side-blotched
on earth and if it disappeared life could not and would not exist on this planet. So if one of our main sources of water in South Australia, The Murray Darling-Basin, becomes unusable then we would need to find the problem and do everything possible to stop it or counteract it. This report investigates on salinity in the Murray Darling-Basin, using the issue question “Is there enough being done to counteract the effects of salinity in the Murray?” as the focus. Salinity is a key significant environmental
The Mallee Region of Victoria Location and Contents: The Mallee region of Victoria is situated in North-West Victoria and covers an area of around 44,000 square kilometres. The region is known to be associated with the adjacent land of South Australia and New South Wales and is also recognised to join with the Wimmera and Loddon regions of Victoria. Also, because of the large area which the region covers and the diversity it beholds, it is sometimes distinguished into two sub-regions, the north
the Himalayan region's water supply each year. Water availability will not be affected at low elevations because they are mostly dependent on monsoon rains, however at higher elevations glacier retreats will result in streamflow alterations in some basins. GLOF or Glacial Lake Outburst flood is when lakes, formed by the melting of glaciers overflow causing floods. This a very serious issue in the Himalayas as these lakes are near large rivers which are densely populated with villages and farms. Tsho
Geography of Belize Belize which was formerly known as British Honduras until 1981 is an 8,867 acre plot of land located in Central America. The territory covered by Belize is slightly smaller than the state of Massachusetts (Gall 45). Mexico surrounds Belize to the north, Guatemala to the southwest and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The population of Belize conists of approximately 256,000 people. Rougly seventy-one percent of Belize's population resides in cities such as Belize City, San
Kenya is located on the eastern coast of Africa. It is approximately 224,960 miles squared and is about the same size as Texas. Kenya had five main geographical regions: Lake Victoria Basin, northern semiarid desert, eastern plateau forelands, Rift Valley and other highlands, and coastal areas. Kenya has two rainy seasons and has an average of 80oF along the coast. There is a tropical climate on the coast and an arid climate in the interior. Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and other major cities
Bangus raising will generally take approximately four (4) months in order to be viable in the market for sale. Aside from the four-month raising period, the fishpond must be grown with algae that will serve as natural food for the bangus being raised. In connection with this, several types of fertilizers are needed to assists the growth of these algae. The table below will show the fertilizers that will be used along with its required volume and estimated prices provided by the Bureau of Fisheries
1971 [7] . The most important roads in Sydney were the 9 Metroads, which included the 110 kilometer Sydney Orbital Network. Obtaining sufficient amounts of clean fresh water was a struggle during the early colonial stages of Sydney. A catchment basin called the Tank Stream sourced water from the area that became Sydney’s central business district but was little more than an open sewer by the end of the 18 th century [8] . The Botany Swamps Scheme was one of several operations during the mid-19
Uganda, I will say it is a very good place to be which I am proud to call home. My family's origin is traced way back from one of the earliest migrations in Africa, the Bantu migration. The Bantu people are believed to have migrated from the Niger Basin in West Africa by 1000 A.D. Due to a big increase in population, the Bantu faced problems like diseases, famine, lack of land and civil wars between families and clans. These and other factors forced people to move including some of the youth who moved
The physical attributes of our surroundings affect our daily lives more than we know. Physical features such as mountains, rivers, valleys and many others help to contribute to the way we live our lives, the jobs we have and the sources of our food and water. The Nile River, one of the longest rivers in the world, is a source for life in eleven different countries in Africa. The river provides, food, water, resources and many other things to the people in the region and surrounding area. The water
Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy. She came from a wealthy family. As a child she had a vivid imagination, was considered a dreamer and often dreamed of helping others. Nightingale was well educated, a benefit of her family's wealth and her fathers belief in education, even for women. She studied all of the basic subjects, such as history, math, philosophy, science, music and art. She also learned five different languages. At a very young age
Although, the Nile is just a river in Africa, it was practically god-like to the Ancient Egyptians. Second to the pharaoh, the Nile controlled the life of the Egyptians. They depended on the Nile to survive as it gave them a fresh source of water, food, and fertile soil for farming. Beyond the Nile changing everything for one of the greatest civilizations just by being there, there are many interesting unknown facts about how it’s geography, climate, and animals, changed the Egyptians lifestyles