The Alps Average altitude 1700 m (5576 ft.). The Alps determine the climate and vegetation, providing a continental watershed. While the Alps contribute enormously to the Swiss identity, economic activity is concentrated in the Plateau. The Platue Depopulated mountain regions Two thirds of the country is covered by mountains, ice, rocks, forests and alpine meadows. 11 per cent of the population live in the mountain regions. Urbanized landscape If you travel across the Plateau, from Lake
The Brown bears population in Europe was on the brink of extinction in western Europe and a team of scientists teamed up to create a healthy balance and now the population is steady growing and healthy as ever. The Brown bear ( Urcus Arctos ) or more is a species of bear with a population of around 200,000 mostly in North America and the Russian Federation . Deemed as least concerned on the conservation status International Union for Conservation of Nature or ICUN for short. With a fairly large
great river of the southeast. Rising in the Alps, it passes through Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman) to enter France, which has 324 miles of its total length of 505 miles. At Lyon it receives its major tributary, the Saône. In eastern France the direction of the main rivers is predominantly north-south through the Alpine furrow. The regime of the Rhône is complex. Near Lyon the Rhône and its important Isère and Drôme tributaries, draining from the Alps, have a marked late spring-early summer peak
Otzi the iceman was found in the Otztal Alps, hence the nickname "Ötzi". It was discovered by two German tourists in 1991 who were walking a path between two mountains. It was recovered by the Austrian authorities and taken to Innsbruck, where its true age was finally discovered. It is now on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Otzi was a glacier mummy, meaning his body had been preserved in the ice. Experts figured out that he was a 30-45 year old man that
glacial lakes and alpine and sub-alpine ecosystems of the Australian Alps are rare in the mostly flat, dry and hot continent. They contain the highest peaks in the Great Dividing Range. The Alps are of outstanding landscape significance and are important in the pattern of Australia’s natural history. The Kosciuszko Plateau includes the most striking examples on the Australian mainland of landforms created by glaciers. The Alps are home to unique cold climate plants and animals. The soil types
Two days before the attack my father and I had been fighting crime south of the Alps, I have been fighting crime since I was young. My father has always been a warrior for as long as anyone can remember. Tattoos cover our bodies, they symbolize the spirit of the warrior. We are the only warriors in our village, and are considered heroes. Bruises and scars cover my body, reminding me of past trials. I knew the Alps through and through and voyaging them was a large part of my life. A day before
Sixth grade. Probably one of the best years of my life. There was Mrs. Hall in ALP. We didn’t do much in her class. The best part of that was probably Flip ‘n Go. Now it’s not what it sounds like. She didn’t swear at us or anything of that sort it was just flip … and … go. Yeah Mrs. Hall had to leave that year. Anyway back to sixth grade. There was ALP, Oceanography. Oh! Oceanography! I almost forgot. That was when everyone who was willing to go went on a trip to San Diego. Of course everyone wanted
In the modern world, we remember Hannibal as the man who took elephants over the Alps. But in reality, the movement over the Alps was far more than a zoo trip. This essay will contrive to explain Hannibal’s life and war with Rome. It will also attempt to clear away the elephant misconception and display the reality of Hannibal’s actions. Hannibal was born in the city he would later spend most of his life fighting for, Carthage. However, he would only live his very early years there. At the age
true, but I don’t believe it to mean that you cannot learn to become smarter in different areas. I have hopes that the IB/ALP program will do many things to help me further succeed beyond what I could expect, by helping me achieve my goals, work towards ameliorating in my weaknesses, heighten my potential, and open new possibilities for me that I couldn’t believe possible. The IB/ALP Program is a good fit for me as I am a thinker and as I am open-minded as per how they are defined. Though, as an area
We stood imperially on the summit of this wondrous peak. We had conquered the mighty North face of the Eiger, the most treacherous ascent in the Alps. Daniel Anker and I sat astonished on the summit grinning insanely at each other, unable to fathom words to describe our exultation. We watched the sky in awe as clouds rolled by. Just then, Daniel, who was naturally anxious about practically everything, spotted a group of storm clouds approaching menacingly towards our position. "Stop being
crossing of the Alps in the Second Punic War. Although this act of warfare hurt the Carthaginian Empire more that it helped, it still was quite marvelous. The very famous crossing of the Alps is shrouded in controversy due to different accounts of writers during the time. Livy and Polybius were the two writers who wrote accounts on the famous mountain crossing. Both of them had different viewpoints on which route was taken when Hannibal made his famous
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Liberal Party Introduction: This assignment deals with the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Liberal Party. It will go explain in depth their origins, motives objectives and achievements. History: Labor Party: The Labor party has recently celebrated its centenary in 1991, making it Australia’s oldest party. Labor first became a Federal Party when the former colonies of Australia federated in 1901. Separate labour parties
Napoleon crossing the Alps is also is the title given to the five versions of oil on canvas equestrian portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805. Initially commissioned by the Spanish Ambassador to France, the composition shows a strongly idealized view of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800. Napoleon comes across to me as a leader in many different of ways. Jacques-
environmental impacts that influence the natural environment. Some experts of the Alpine region suggest that tourists directly affect over half of the Alps entire surface area. It can therefore be stated that the Alps are now one of the most threatened mountain ecosystems on Earth. This viewpoint was further backed up by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, chairman of Alp Action, based in Geneva, which works towards preserving and restoring the Alpine habitat, saying that “tourists have merely transported the problems
most incompetent government since Whitlam. Gough Whitlam has had the most books written and published about him than any other Australian Prime Minister to Date. This essay will argue that Whitlam was a successful leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), who had the ability and charisma to lead Australia in an era of prosperity; he did however succumbed to a few grave errors of judgment that ultimately led to his downfall, however his ultimate goal was to transform Australia which he achieved. Whitlam’s’
that Hannibal presented. He was a tactical and highly skilled military commander with a vast knowledge of war. Hannibal portrayed high integrity in solving conflicts that arose amongst his troops and kept them united through the journey across the Alps (Gabriel). He passionately gave his army hopes and determination while achieving their mission despite the challenges they faced before reaching their target. These qualities made him one of the greater generals of the Punic wars, despite Scipio emerging
up in Bankstown, an industrial outer western suburb of Sydney. He attended a Catholic school, De La Salle College, and later studied at Belmore and Sydney Technical Colleges. Keating left school at 15, the year he joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He worked in clerical jobs before joining the staff of the Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union, which is the trade union representing workers in local government. He became the union's industrial advocate (the offic... ... middle
seeing the Alps for the first time. Both also make an effort to give this important moment a particular context. Williams stresses the subjective, that is, the importance of the Alps in her own personal 'narrative,' and in this way contextualizes for the reader the emotional rapture, or 'transport,' which she relates to us of the moment of the first view: "It was not without the most powerful emotion that, for the first time, I cast my eyes on that solemn, that majestic vision, the Alps! - how often
Australia has dominated by three parties in its history- Australian Labor Party (ALP), Liberals and the Nationals. However, their position is not as secure as it was previously, there has been gradual increases in the percentage of votes against the major parties (Goot 2004). The increased success of representational outcomes for minor parties and independents has become more pronounced as voters swing away from the ALP and the Coalition. Minor parties and independents currently hold 18 seats (23.7
La Géographie de la France France is a magnificent country rich in untouched nature and splendorous mountains, rivers, lush forests, and oceans. It is the largest country in Western Europe and is one of the most influential global powers. Within this vast country is some of the world’s best foods and wines; Roquefort-sur-Soulzon yields the world-famous Roquefort cheese and Champagne yields Champagne, the world-renowned sparkling wine. With all of this combined, France is France is the largest country