1. Drawing on web resources (remember to reference/cite them), summarize key aspects of the entire UTM projection system, including its use in polar latitudes. Use figures and references. Make sure to indicate what zone most of Minnesota is located in and explain that zone’s parameters. [300] The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system is a cylindrical, conformal projection (Snyder 1987, Page 48). Foremost, conformal projections preserve orthometric properties, making UTM accurate
The coordinates of the system is defined by , θ = angle of the chassis from vertical, α = angle of tread assemblies from vertical, Ø = rotation angle of tread sprockets from vertical, mc = mass of chassis, mT = mass of tread, ms = mass of sprocket, Lc = length from centre of sprocket to centre of chassis, LT = length from centre of sprocket to centre of tread assembly. The kinetic energies of the sprocket, chassis and tread assemblies are given respectively , T_S=1/2[m_c x ̇^2+J_S φ ̇^2]
The acknowledgment of and connection with nature is an essential element in order to become a person’s most genuine self. A similar variation of this idea is communicated in“The Village” by Henry David Thoreau. The essay was written in 1854 and published in his short collection of essays, Walden or Life in the Woods, a series of essays derived from his two and a half year spent living in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts. The essay aims to persuade active members of American society, intellectuals
Geography is one of the most important subjects that are taught ever since the primary classes. It consists of the study of our planet, its climatic conditions, the various landforms on Earth and the different natural occurrences. It also includes the spatial analysis of human and natural phenomena, the exploration of earth sciences and the study of the relationship between nature and human life. The study of geography includes the analysis of social, economic, and environmental processes that affect
Penguins and polar bears live in some of the coldest climates on earth. In order to survive they need to be able to insulate and keep themselves warm. For the last couple of weeks my class have been investigating how penguins and polar bears keep warm in the coldest temperatures. I am going to report how they do this and how polar bears keep warm and how this relates to penguins keeping warm. How Penguins keep warm Penguins use their feathers as insulators on land, instead of having the large
I have chosen to write about brown bears. Classifying about brown bears, brown bears belong to Kingdom Animalia. Not only are brown bears, other animals also belonged in Kingdom Animalia. In Kingdom, prokaryotes are not contained, and instead it contains eukaryotes. All animals belonged in Kingdom Animalia, are multicellular, mobile, reproduce sexually and heterotrophs. (Myers, 2001) The definition of heterotrophs is an organism that is unable to synthesize its own organic carbon-based compounds
The Effects of Climate Change on Canadian Polar Bears Although climate change has had severe impact on the Canadian population, the melting of the Canadian Arctic ice caps has proved to be detrimental to the five subpopulations of polar bears in Canada, which are found in the Arctic Archipelago, Beaufort Sea, Hudson Bay and James Bay region. (Clark). Polar bears are dependent upon sea ice coverage to be consistent, and because of the recent change in climate, they are becoming a more at risk species
The Arctic, though it is also an ocean, is widely considered to be a geographical area that extends outwards from the North Pole to the Tree line (the imaginary line drawn on the map above which trees cannot grow due to the harsh climate). According to this definition, the Arctic includes both the Arctic Ocean as well as certain parts of the eight Arctic states. It covers an area of about 5.5 million square miles and is home to a plethora of animal species. Prior to the 20th Century, extreme weather
The Canadian seal hunt is a monitored seal hunt that harvests nearly half a million harp seals every year in the months of March and April. The Canadian seal hunt is justified and very important to Canada as it benefits the economy, is regulated and has a sustainable practice, and is important towards the sealers and fishermen of Canada. Firstly seal hunting is very beneficial to the Canadian economy, as many seal based products are sold across the world. Seals are a very valuable resource in Canada
and they should hope that their able to open their eyes under water, or they’ll be done for, not only will they be unable to catch their food, but they also won’t see the Orca or large shark coming towards them. On land, they should be aware of the polar bears, foxes, and wolves that are roaming around. Since I’m feeling so generous right now, I’m going to give them a choice. If they don’t want to spend the rest of their lives living like this, they have the other option of being clubbed to death (since
Care Bears/voodoo Before the care bears became a television show or appeared in movies they were once a set of characters made by a greeting card company in 1981 named American greetings. They appeared for the first time on September 23 1985 on the ABC network and on later years, CBN, and later on the family network. The care bears is centered on a group of multi colored bears who bring good to the world. The show is bright and colorful, with lively characters that brings pure delight
An Emperor Penguin has only one biome. The biome the Emperor Penguin is Arctic Tundra. The Emperor Penguin also lives in the water for hunting animals. The Emperor Penguins can slow down their metabolism down when necessary so they don 't get cold. They do not migrate to warmer places in the winter. The Arctic Tundra is cold and windy. The Arctic Tundra has low precipitation. It only gets less than 10 inches of rain a year. The winds are dry. Having the winds dry and the weather
Chih-wei Chen Giardino, Alexandria EWRT-1A-03Y 14 March, 2016 Polar Bears in Danger Oil explorations and oil spills are posing serious threats to polar species, resulting in severe risks to both marine and terrestrial ecosystems and wildlife. Polar bears, the chief predators in the Arctic marine ecosystem, are affected by exposure to oil followed by oil spills. Even though oil pollution and the ratio of spills in the Arctic are on a low level at present, during 1993 to 2007, many oil spill incidents
The Last Polar Bears is written as letters which create a humorous narrative which immerses the reader in Grandfather’s world. Nevertheless there are few facts, and some of the information given can mislead the reader. An example of this is “we sailed past a penguin colony,” because penguins are not native to the North Pole. My idea also relies on the immersion of the reader however it depends on the accuracy of the information. This text was also written in 1993 so mine is a more contemporary example
Pandas and Grizzly bears There are many ways pandas are different compared to grizzly bears. There are differences in where they live, their natural habitats, and personalities. Pandas and grizzlies are found in different parts of the world. Pandas live in around 20 isolated habitats in Gansu, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces in China. Grizzly bears are mainly found in North America in Western Canada, Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and small areas in Washington. Pandas and grizzlies live
Bears have evolved throughout many, many years. There are multiple different types of bears including the brown bear, polar bear, panda bear, etc. Before bears, there were, and still are, animals like raccoons and lesser pandas. The bears’ closest “relatives” would be found in the pinniped, canid, and musteloid families. Bears are found in the ursidae family. The bears’ evolution started around 30 million years ago. Early ancestors of bears compare to bears now because they have some of the same
Have you ever wondered why particularly in Alaska, bears need to stock up on food before winter comes? all the bears particularly in Alaska, need to stock up on food before winter comes because when winter hits food goes away. In the text it states " When the cold Alaskan winter hits, the bears’ food supply disappears. Temperatures drop, freezing the streams where tasty salmon swim. The berries that the bears snack on vanishes". This means that bears need to get food before winter hits. Getting food
As he neared the stream, something caught his eye. There was an adorable black bear cub; a small creature, no more than two feet tall. It seemed to be playing at the edge of the water. Grady moved closer to get a better look. Then Grady heard a rustling behind him. He remembered that the cub could not be alone. Ho looked up and saw its mother. The mother didn't look quite happy. Grady got very scared and turned around trying to run. Before he could make it, He fell over a stick. "Ugh, stupid trees
White Bears’ characteristic or Features Northern bears have an acutely sharp sense of smell. With the assisting of keen sense from Ice bear’s nose, the Ice bears are able to hunt down the prey, such as ringed seal, that hidden under the snow around 2 feet easily. Arctic bears also have unique massive and wide paws when compare with body size which led them move very well on the snow due to the distributing weights on the paws over the snow surface. The papillae, known as dermal bumps, assist white
Polar bears are the largest land carnivores in the world. Polar bears are marine mammals, and spend much of their time on Arctic sea ice. Many adaptations make polar bears uniquely suited to life in icy habitats and Polar bears feed almost exclusively on ringed seals and bearded seals. They are also known to eat walrus, beluga whale and bowhead whale carcasses, birds’ eggs, and (rarely) vegetation. Polar bears travel great distances in search of prey. (defender,2017). Polar bears succeed in catching