Self-tutoring about marine geography: the tutor mentions a definition of lagoon. A lagoon is a separate body of water right next to a larger one, but distinct from it due to a land boundary that is narrow. The boundary might …
Self-tutoring about geography: the tutor mentions the term atoll. An atoll, in its classic sense, is a ring-shaped island or group of islands surrounding a lagoon. The idea is that a volcanic outlet lies at or just below the ocean …
Self-tutoring about amphibians: the tutor mentions a lifestyle of some frogs. I mention back in my post from July 3 about the green frog and how it can spend hibernation under water. I wondered how this works, but have since …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian amphibians: the tutor mentions the green frog. The green frog is common in Nova Scotia, where I certainly saw a few. Note that in this case, green frog means a species of frog, not a description, although …
Self-tutoring about Canadian amphibians: the tutor reflects… When I was a kid in PEI, I don’t recall seeing frogs or toads, or hearing them at night. Then again, where I happened to live, there weren’t really any marshes, swamps, etc. …
Self-tutoring about geography: the tutor follows up a lead. Recently someone told me that you can’t just spontaneously travel to Antarctica – rather, who gets to go there is somehow controlled. I wondered about that idea, so checked up on …
Self-tutoring about urban geography: the tutor explores the meaning of a term. In yesterday’s post I mention the game “streets and alleys,” which impressed upon me that alleys are perpendicular to streets. Yet, in reality, I considered that notion with …
Self-tutoring about geography: the tutor mentions a legendary hazard. When I was a kid, quicksand sometimes came up on adventure shows: someone might get stuck in it, or at least have to be careful around it. Quicksand seemed very dangerous. …
Self-tutoring about marine terms: the tutor attempts to explain “riptide.” By coincidence, I’ve always lived near the water. First it was in the Atlantic Provinces, next Vancouver Island. Even so, I’ve never been involved in watersports beyond casual swimming. I’ve …
Self-tutoring about Iraq: the tutor mentions its northern, eastern, and southern borders. Iraq is “mostly broad plains” (cia.gov), with mountains to the north (border with Turkey) and east (Iran). Its extreme southeastern border with Iran, starting from about 10 km …