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| inquiry | 11/16/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: what is the approximate distance in miles between al Khartoum and omdurman?
A: They are across the river from one another. Omdurman a little further north then al Khartoum. The ...
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| geography | 11/15/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: is it real that the distance between America and Africa is steady how ? since when ? how come ?
A: The distance between the North America/South America and Europe/Africa is actually NOT steady. ...
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| lumbering in canada | 11/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: sir,iam studying in 9th..iam doing a project on lumbering in canada..i need a brief conclusion on ...
A: Not having read your project paper or know what you have written It is impossible for me to provide ...
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| soil conservation | 11/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Can you please give me some brief information about soil conservation - like the different methods ...
A: Most fertile soils are light and loamy in weight thus easily wind blown. Several methods have been ...
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| Landmasses of Earth | 10/30/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Ralph, What is the proper name for the 4 major land masses on earth? I know that there are 7 ...
A: As you noted, the seven continents don't look like 7 but in reality they are. Euroasia looks like ...
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| Map of the Worl | 10/28/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Where can I get a map of the world that shows real proportions?
A: This is very difficult to do since when you take a sphere and make it flat, there is distortion that ...
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| geograf | 10/24/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Did pluto leave owr solar system? why?
A: No, it did not leave the solar system. However, at the international astrophysical society ...
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| geography | 10/23/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: PLEASE TELL ME SOME TOPICS ON LUMBERJACKS OF CANADA
A: Lumberjacks are a very strong and hearty group of men and some women that live, eat and work in the ...
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| Geography | 10/21/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I was wondering why or are sediment budgets best performed at the catchments scale?
A: I am sorry but this is not a subject that I am well versed in but here are some websites that may ...
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| Variation of earthquake magnitude with distance from the epicenter | 10/21/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Sir, For an earthquake measuring 7.9 Ml, I would like to know what will be the local earthquake ...
A: There are so many variables, I'm not sure that this can be done. But here are some websites that ...
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| Geography | 10/18/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: If someone found a rock at the mouth of a river, and it was flat, and broke easily, what type of ...
A: Well with out seeing the rock, this is hard to say. It also depends on the nature of the river and ...
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| 18th century greenland | 10/17/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I'm currently working on a story that will take my characters to Cape Farewell, Greenland, in the ...
A: Cape Farvel (Cape Farewell) was and still is a rather wind swept place. At one point in time (late ...
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| Geography question | 10/16/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Is it possible for there to be a hurricane that will last over two weeks long and flood all of ...
A: From the time that a storm is designated as a tropical storm and is named until it finally ...
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| Geography question | 10/16/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Why does the west coast have more mountains than the east coast?
A: This is a factor of Plate Techtonics. The Earth's crust is made up of several very large crustal ...
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| Western Hemisphere | 10/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: What is the name of the largest "state" in the Western Hemisphere? Is it Alaska or somewhere in ...
A: The western hemisphere is generally viewed to be North and South America. A state is generally a ...
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| Science | 10/7/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: What happens if ones gonad i.e the balls under penis get damaged
A: Well that depends on the nature of the damage. I have a friend that was in a motorcycle accident ...
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| sea water in desert | 10/1/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: few days back i saw on the net that a huge sandstorm hovered around Sydney and that it came from the ...
A: Why would you draw in sea water from the oceans and "make a lake" in the desert? What would that ...
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| Need to know about the Islands of Usa | 9/30/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I am From India and am doing my final year degree in Geography.I would like to know about the ...
A: I am not sure how to answer the question. The US has many islands but some are part of the ...
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| Nuclear energy | 9/28/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? What are the facts, stastistics & case studies regarding ...
A: There are three major problems with Nuclear energy: 1) disposal of waste materials including ...
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| Era | 9/28/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: What is the length of time and significant event for each era below using geologic time? Era.... ...
A: Below is a web site that has good info on these geological time frames. As for "significan events"? ...
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| Western Cordillera | 9/27/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: I have 2 questions. 1. The western Cordilleras (65 million years old) has higher mountains with ...
A: As you point out in Number 1, the Appalachians are much older then the Rockies. As a result, the ...
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| geography | 9/6/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: what are alternative water supply methods and their significance?
A: The number of alternative water supply methods depends largely on the types of active water supply ...
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| geography | 9/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: what is the meaning of regional geography
A: Regional geography is a study of regions throughout the world in order to understand or define the ...
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| river flows | 9/2/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Which way do rivers in the northern hemisphere tend to flow? Which way do rivers in the southern ...
A: Given that most land masses are in the northern hemisphere, this is a tough question to answer. ...
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| Continent Borders | 8/29/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Why is the island of New Guinea divided between the continents of Asia and Australia?
A: I'm not sure where you found this reference but New Guinea is fully on the Australian plate. North ...
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| Storms and Coastlines | 8/24/2009 | John |
Q: I ask you this because of your expertise with naval deployments and world travels. I coummute to ...
A: I'm not a meteorologist. Please keep that in mind. Having said that, I don't think the rain is any ...
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| hiiiiiii | 8/23/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Hey How can a nation use a river for protection? Thx
A: Many rivers act as the border between nations. Rivers were seen as good defensive borders since ...
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| World Geograph | 8/12/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: China has often been short of fuel over the years because A) The Communist governments have used up ...
A: This sounds like a home work question and I typically don't answer home work questions. However, I ...
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| Lumbering In Canada | 8/9/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Respected Sir, I am a class 9 student.I have to do a project on Lumbering In Canada.I went through ...
A: 1) Lumbering is the process of selecting trees for harvesting, processing and for being made into ...
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| Lumbering In Canada | 8/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Respected Sir, I am a class 9 student.I have to do a project on Lumbering In Canada.I went through ...
A: If you could provide specific questions for me to answer, this would be very helpful. There are web ...
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| geography | 8/8/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: what are the steps of development of human kind ?
A: I am not sure I understand your question. This is because there are more then two. 1) There is the ...
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| Geography | 8/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: how happened thunder and lighting ?
A: Lightening is the discharge of static electricity between the clouds and the Earth. When there is a ...
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| impact of technology | 8/5/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: "Assess the impact of technology on the environment." What is your intrepreting of the question? ...
A: This is a very typical question one may find on an examination. It is a very straight forward ...
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| ??? | 8/3/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: why is the ross ice shelf warmer than point barrow in alaska?
A: It has to do with the ocean currents and the transport of warmer waters. At Point Barrow, the cold ...
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| Volcanoes | 7/27/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: What are the effects of volcanoes' eruptions on sea life?
A: It depends on the type of eruption. Along the mid-Atlantic rift for instance, in the deep ocean, ...
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| body of water | 7/23/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: Initially named for a calendar month, this flow-in-the- opposite-direction body of water is ...
A: This is a very difficult question to answer with out more information. A slow moving river which ...
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| geography | 7/21/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: what is geographical features of asia are
A: There are different types of Geography: Political, Economic, Physical and Topical. I will make the ...
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| Natural Disasters | 7/19/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: What are the characteristics of Hurricanes ?
A: Hurricanes (Atlantic Basin), Cyclones (Indian Ocean) and Typhoons (Pacific Basin), are all the same ...
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| fishesin al-amazon | 7/15/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: we" teachers of geography " want to know more about the fishes in al-amazon river . thank you .
A: Salam to you and your colleagues, The Amazon is one of the longest rivers in the world and drains ...
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| agriculture in india | 7/12/2009 | Ralph Salier |
Q: 1.)Can u tell me why pulses are so widely grown all over india? 2.)and can u give the reason why ...
A: Pulses or lentils (a type of legume) is widely grown and is also seen as a staple. Pulses are very ...
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