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Antarctica
Antarctica is an uninhabited continent dedicated to science and governed by The Antarctic Treaty. As questions about the highest, driest, windiest, iciest, darkest continent on earth.
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Things a computer engineering student should know?
HERE ARE MY LIST OF THINGS COMPUTER ENGINEERING STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW!!!!
- The next billion customers: The IT revolution has probably reached a billion people of the world so far. In the next 5 years, it will reach the next billion. These will be a very different set of people. Many of them will be illiterate -- so you need to focus on non-text, non-English interfaces -- video, animations, voice recognition. Search for "English Seekho" to get an idea of what I mean. Most won't have money or electricity for computers, so mobile devices will rule -- so you need to start playing with mobile platforms like Android. In general, search for the "the next billion" and you'll find some interesting material put together by the likes of Nokia, and MIT giving you ideas on what to focus on.
- Usability: As IT touches the lives of more and more people, less and less of them will be "computer savvy", and less and less of them will view computing devices as something that needs to be learnt. Consequently, the products that will succeed, will be the ones that are easy to use. And making something easy to use is rather difficult. It is a sub-discipline of computer science, and there is a lot of theory, and a bunch of well-defined algorithms and practices you can use to make things easy to use. The whole area is called HCI (Human Computer Interaction), and UCD (User Centered Design) is a part of it. It's an area that you must be familiar with.
- Computer Science Fundamentals: This will never go out of fashion, and yes, when I look at students coming out of our colleges, this appears to be a rather neglected area. Far too much emphasis on specific programming languages, and specific "technologies" is a mistake. Whatever the future holds, you will be well served by knowing the basic theory of computer sciences. Learn data-structures and algorithms. If you don't have a favourite data-structure, and an algorithm that you find beautiful, then your computer science education is incomplete. If, after seeing an algorithm, your first thought is not about the complexity of the algorithm (O(n), O(log n), etc.), then you need to hit your books again. If you've only learned Java and C#, and you don't really understand pointers, heaps, stacks, you will sooner or later be at a disadvantage. Understand the basics. And while you're at it, also learn mathematics and statistics.
- Presentation skills: This is not a computer science skill, but this is one of the most important skills that computer science students are missing. You must treat presentation as equally important, or more important than your program, design, and algorithms. And you must spend as much time learning presentation (from books, in classes, and in practice) as you spent on programming languages, and computer science subjects. I'm sure you haven't done that, hence this item in my list. You should know how to write well. Not just papers and documents, but much more importantly, emails, and blog posts, and facebook wall postings, and tweets. You must think about what the user/reader/client wants to know (instead of what you know and want to tell). And of course, you must know how to speak well. How to tell a story instead of listing some arcane facts about your work. How to leave out stuff that you find extremely interesting, but the listener doesn't.
- Economics: Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert says: "When you have a working knowledge of economics, it's like having a mild super power." Basically, if you understand the fundamentals of economics, you can see and understand what drives people and technologies and success and failure a lot better than people who do not understand it. I hated the fact that I was made to study economics in IIT for my computer science course. It seemed like a complete waste of my time. Now, looking back, I think it was probably the most important course.
Where can you find penguins in Antarctica?
There are no penguins in Canada. Penguins live in the southern hemisphere. You can find some in zoos or in the Bio-dome in Montreal.
Why is there a segment of Antarctica nobody has claimed?
According to the Antarctic Treaty, all existing claims at the time of signing (1960s) were held in abeyance and all future claims were prohibited.
This means that existing claims -- some of which overlap each other, and unclaimed portions of the Antarctic continent all fall under the treaty and its governance.
The Antarctic Treaty dedicates all land south of 60 degrees S, to science -- the scientific exploration of questions having to do with the health of planet earth.
How do you fish in Antarctica?
There is no fishing in Antarctica or near Antarctica, anywhere south of 60 degrees South Latitude.
Does most people go to heaven?
The Bible says that everybody has the chance to go to heaven. There is no set number.
People have the choice to accept or reject God's offer of eternal life.
Rom 3:22 God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. God does this to all who believe in Christ, because there is no difference at all:
Rom 3:23 everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence.
Rom 3:24 But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free.
What is the required clothing for the visitors of Antarctica?
In antarctica, the best clothing is layering. Start off with a thin layer that can get rid of sweat and whatnot. Next is a bunch of thin layers like longjohns, sweaters, sweatshirts,etc. The last ayer is a wind proof coat that's really warm. Theres very little rain fall in antarctica so waterproof would be pointless. Also make sure you cover up the extremities, like your fingers and toes. Wear thin layered gloves or mittens. Wear nice good boots with layered socks. Also make sure to wear hats and scarfs.
Do herring live in Antarctica?
No. Salmon's natural habitats are the North Pacific and the Atlantic oceans.
Where do you find most of the life in the antarctica ecosystem?
You find the most life around Antarctica in the great Southern Ocean in the form of marine life. The continent is too cold to support any kind of animal life.
Where was the hottest place in Antarctica?
The highest temperatures in Antarctica are generally experienced in the Antarctic Peninsula.
What animal in Antarctica is top of the food chain?
Some are seals but the answer you are looking for is penguins.
Which country's claims on Antarctica overlap?
Claims over territory on the Antarctic continent overlap based on lines of longitude and those being used to define territory claimed. The continent is covered -- 98% -- by an ice sheet, making geographic lines useless as bases for claims.
Since claims were made individually by nation states, and not by any agreement, the claims overlap.
The Antarctic Treaty does not recognize any claims and further prohibits future claims.
What are five animals that live in antarctica and are endangered?
Sea Birds
sea lion
Penguins
orca
humpback
Another Answer
No animals live in Antarctica: no human population ranks popularity of animals. In Antarctic waters, you'll find whales and seals, and birds that breed on Antarctic beaches include penguins, skuas and petrels.
What penguins live on the coast of Antarctica?
Both penguins and seals are sea animals and they live at sea. However, during the breeding season, both can be found on Antarctica's beaches.
How does the ice sheet in Antarctica vary in depth?
Continental ice sheets vary in depth from about two miles at the South Pole, to negligible at the beaches.
Ice shelves -- that float on water -- measure several hundred meters in depth.
Sea ice that doubles the size of the continent in winter can form more than 10 feet thick.
What is the sun like in December and June for someone who lives in Antarctica?
The Antarctic Circle is roughly along latitude 66° 33' 39" south (2009).
There is one 24-hour period without daylight in late June along the Antarctic Circle. There is also one 24-hour period of continuous daylight in late December. When the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer (June, summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere), it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Points south of the Antarctic Circle will get no day at all, being out of the half of the Earth receiving sunlight.
The Sun is always relatively low on the horizon (no higher than halfway to vertical), because the farthest point at which the Sun is ever directly overhead is along the Tropic of Capricorn (23° 26′ 22" S) well to the north.
Why did ice break away from Antarctica?
Icebergs break away from their sources due to the natural phenomenon of being loosened by the underwater currents into which the ice flows.
Ice covers 98% of the Antarctic continent, and some glaciers flow downhill -- extremely slowly -- based on the gravitational pull of the earth. When the ice flow reaches the sea and forms an ice tongue, the underwater currents agitate the tongue, which eventually breaks off and forms an iceberg.
Icebergs originate above land in the ice sheet, so there is no loss of continental acreage due to this normal calving of icebergs.
How would you describe summer temperatures in Antarctica?
Summer temperatures in Antarctica are cold, always below freezing and often below zero F. The Antarctic Peninsula, however, may experience temperatures above freezing for short periods during mid-day during summer.
What does an environmentalist in Antarctica do?
Mostly they are doing research on the climate, ozone levels, oxygen levels, and overall using the lack of human surface modification to study what the Earth's atmosphere is doing and reacting to. There are many other studies (such as those which include Geology, Biology, etc.), but the polar caps are very good areas to study the human impact on the outer atmospheric levels because of the lack general pollution, and "global warming" changes because of all the cold-climate requiring ICE!!! The only problem is there's so much pollution these days, even in Antarctica there are obvious effects of slobbish, inconsiderate, slovenly human behavior. (I, too, am guilty of it ). :(
Is Antarctica cool or warm in the summer?
There is concrete evidence that the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is getting warmer. This warmth is causing the ice shelves to deteriorate from underneath.
According to the British Antarctic Survey, warming is also evident in the Antarctic Peninsula:
"A total increase in mean annual air temperatures, of around 2.8 °C makes this the most rapidly warming region in the Southern Hemisphere - comparable to rapidly warming regions of the Arctic."
How long was the Antarctic treaty signed for?
According to its Wikipedia page: "The main treaty was opened for signature on December 1, 1959, and officially entered into force on June 23, 1961."
The 12 countries signed the treaty during that period.
Are there any vacation spots in Antarctica?
If by 'vacation spot' you mean a spa or resort, the answer is no.
There are no commercial ventures on land anywhere on earth south of 60 degrees S, per the Antarctic Treaty.
However, a commercial boat tour into this geography may be the vacation of a lifetime.
What nation staked a claim on antarctic land?
Nation-states claiming territory on the Antarctic continent used lines of longitude to bound their claims. Some claims overlap, and there are areas of the continent that are not claimed.
The Antarctic Treaty (1960) acknowledges all claims and holds them in abeyance, while prohibiting all future claims.
