Environment Essays and Research Papers Page 2

Twenty thousand years ago during the time of the last ice age period, many colossal mammals roamed North America. They survived during the times when much of the earth was covered by immense large bodies of ice that buried forests, fields, and mountains, but rapidly became extinct after the ice began to retreat and melt….

Endangerment is a broad issue, one that specically revolves around animals and plants. An endangered species is a species of animals and/or plants that is at risk of being extinct. More than 99 percent of total species exceeding over ?ve billion species that have been discovered on Earth are estimated to be extinct (Gaston, Kevin…

These forces are Demographic,Economic,Natural,Technological,Socio-Cultural and Political forces. Demographic force Demographic force is related to people.This force is a study of human population,size,age, gender, location and other statistics.Knowing this information is important because their needs is the reason for businesses to exist.People are the main reason for the development of markets. The large and diverse demographics…

To navigate in an unknown environment, a mobile robot needs to build a map of the environment and localize itself in the map at the same time. The process addressing this dual problem is called Simultaneous Localization wand Mapping (SLAM). In an outdoor environment, this can generally be solved by a GPS which provides a…

There are so many sunken places in the world. Some are discovered accidentally and some are discovered intentionally. Some are still undiscovered and waiting to be discovered. All of these discovered and undiscovered sunken places hold a mystery, a history, and a knowledge that may change the perspective of people about the history. According to…

Hemp on our society. Hemp can be made into fuel, paper, and clothing, which could drastically change the oil, logging, and cotton industries. All three industries have had problems in the past dealing with environmental concerns, and hemp could provide an alternative that is environmentally friendly, while remaining cost effective (Schreiber 24). Since the invention of…

Hurricane Gilbert During the year of 1988, several events changed the lives of hundreds of people. The summer Olympics, a presidential election, and Hurricane Gilbert which tore through Jamaica, part of Mexico and the United States. Hurricane Gilbert occurred between September 10th and the 17th. Hurricane Gilbert was one of the most wretched storms of…

Over the past years most individuals have become acutely aware that the intensity of human and economic development enjoyed over the 20th century cannot be sustained. Material consumption and ever increasing populations are already stressing the earths ecosystems. How much more the earth can take remains a very heated issue. Here a look at the…

An Earthquake is the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the earth’s rocky outer layer. The sudden shaking of the ground that occurs when masses of rock change position below the Earth’s surface is called an earthquake. The shifting masses send out shock waves that may be powerful enough to alter…

Many people assume that water is an unlimited natural resource. Is this true? Although water appears abundant, recent circumstances indicate that it is seriously vulnerable to pollution and depletion. Throughout this essay we will examine what ground water is, how it is important in the water cycle, how its contamination can affect us, and what…