Stop using the word incorrectly! One of my pet peeves is when incredibly stupid people use a buzz word incorrectly to try sound smart. Coding and AI are two such words. We all know my take of people using AI incorrectly by the meme I created: Now Coding is another one that idiots parade aroundContinue reading “Coding”
Category Archives: Education
Abashiri Lake
Location – Japan (Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan) – 43°58′N 144°10′E Size – Surface area 33 km2, Catchment area 1,380 km2, Shore length 44 km Depth – Average 7.2 m, Maximum 16.1 m, Surface Elevation 0.4 m Course – Water exits the lake through the Abashiri River and flows 7 kilometres to the Sea of Okhotsk. Inlets are from the AbashiriContinue reading “Abashiri Lake”
Addax
Type – Mammal Diet – Herbivorous Location – The species is seriously endangered and mostly extinct from its original range of distribution The species’ range has contracted markedly during the last half of the century. Little is known about the current distribution of the isolated remnant populations, also as a result of their capacity forContinue reading “Addax”
Abu Rawash
Location – Egypt (at the northern edge of the great Egyptian necropolis of Memphis, about 8 km northwest of the Giza Plateau) Coordinates – 30.04034, 31.09242 Built by – Redjedef (third king of the 4th dynasty of ancient Egypt who ruled c. 2482–c. 2475 bce) Structure – At Abu Rawash, Redjedef started a pyramid aboutContinue reading “Abu Rawash”
Abalone Pearl
Background – Along with Conch snails and Melo melo, Abalones are also one of the few gastropods that are capable of producing pearls. As with pearls that are formed by a mollusc such as an oyster, an Abalone’s pearls are made by depositing thousands of layers of an organic substance called nacre. Abalones are snail-likeContinue reading “Abalone Pearl”
Abalone
Type – Gastropod Molluscs Diet – Herbivorous Location – The haliotid family has a worldwide distribution, along the coastal waters of every continent, except the Pacific coast of South America, the Atlantic coast of North America, the Arctic, and Antarctica. The majority of abalone species are found in waters, off the coasts of New Zealand,Continue reading “Abalone”
Abakan River
Location – Egypt (8 kilometres north of Giza) Coordinates – 514 km Discoverer – up to 200 meters depth Course – It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisey. It is about 514Continue reading “Abakan River”
Aare River
Location – Switzerland Length – 292 km Depth – up to 200 meters depth Course – The Aare is the longest wholly Swiss river. It originates from the Oberaar glacier in the eastern Bernese Alps, flows through lakes Brienz and Thun, passes by the federal capital of Bern, is channeled into Lake Biel, follows theContinue reading “Aare River”
Aardvark
Type – Mammal Diet – Insectivore Location – [Africa] They are present throughout sub-Saharan Africa all the way to South Africa with few exceptions including the coastal areas of Namibia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. They are not found in Madagascar. Habitat – Savannas, grasslands, woodlands and bushlands where its food e.g. ants and termites areContinue reading “Aardvark”
Aardwolf
Type – Mammal Diet – Insectivore carnivore Location – [Africa] There are two distinct populations: one in Southern Africa, and another in East and Northeast Africa. The species does not occur in the intermediary miombo forests. Habitat – Aardwolves live in open, dry plains and bushland, avoiding mountainous areas. Due to their specific food requirements,Continue reading “Aardwolf”
Maxine the Magnificent 