Environment 2024, December

Lift in the mountains: description, principle of operation, photos and reviews

Lift in the mountains: description, principle of operation, photos and reviews

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To be able to ski down the slope, skiers and snowboarders must first get to the top of the slope. They are helped by special lifts in the mountains, thanks to which they can quickly and easily get to the top. What types of lifts are there and how do they differ?

The modern standard of a slender man

The modern standard of a slender man

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In the age of fast food, it's getting harder for men to keep fit. Not everyone can follow a he althy diet and exercise regularly. Women, as before, strive to charm the most enviable handsome men. What are the modern standards of male beauty?

How people live in Japan: life, pros and cons, features

How people live in Japan: life, pros and cons, features

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Many people, along with the passion for Japanese culture, begin to experience a great temptation not only to visit, but also to move to this country for a long time. They do not, however, have any idea how to do this and how ordinary Japanese live in Japan. The information from the article gives some idea of what needs to be done in order for resettlement to this state to become a reality and bring happiness

What are regulations? Definition, features and types

What are regulations? Definition, features and types

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Norm and standard are quite similar concepts in their essence, they have a lot of points of contact. This is especially noticeable in the leading classifications of these definitions. Despite this, there are reasons to talk about the differences between the terms, because they actually only seem to be identical

What is protection: concept and types

What is protection: concept and types

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Protection is a multifaceted concept, as it applies to many areas. For example, personal protection, data protection and others. They are different in meaning, since the measures are aimed at different areas, but they are definitely united by the essence. It consists in ensuring the safety of something through specific items, skills

Temple of Artemis in Ephesus: history, brief description and interesting facts

Temple of Artemis in Ephesus: history, brief description and interesting facts

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Being one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, the temple of Artemis of Ephesus has long amazed contemporaries with its grandeur. In ancient times, he had no equal among the existing shrines. And although it has survived to this day in the form of only one marble column, its atmosphere, shrouded in myths, does not cease to attract tourists

Sights of Irkutsk: overview, features, history and reviews

Sights of Irkutsk: overview, features, history and reviews

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Sights of Irkutsk: from the Kai grove and the Pribaikalsky national park to the modern monument to moviegoers. When did the city appear and who was its patron? City of the Decembrists: the estate complex of S. G. Volkonsky and S. P. Trubetskoy

Beautiful and original names for boys

Beautiful and original names for boys

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Many parents are puzzled by the choice of a beautiful and unusual name for a boy. After all, everyone wants their child to be the smartest and happiest, while standing out among others. This can be done by giving the child an unusual name. In addition, many are sure that the name has some kind of magical feature that can affect the life of the baby in the future

Sights of the Krasnodar Territory: overview, history and interesting facts

Sights of the Krasnodar Territory: overview, history and interesting facts

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The article gives a brief description of the sights of the Krasnodar Territory. The Krasnodar Territory is not accidentally called the pearl of Russia. This is the most visited and interesting region of our country. It has everything for a good rest: the warm sea, mountains, steppes, orchards and vineyards, as well as all the necessary infrastructure. Many objects - sights of the Krasnodar Territory - are actively visited by tourists

Which is the tallest tower in the world?

Which is the tallest tower in the world?

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The tallest tower in the world - Burj Khalifa in Dubai. List of other tall buildings in the world: Tokyo Sky Tree, Shanghai Tower, Canton Tower, Royal Clock Tower, CN Tower and others. Objects under construction, which will soon surprise the whole world with their height

Vorontsovsky Park: history and features

Vorontsovsky Park: history and features

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Vorontsovsky Park (or the Vorontsovo estate) is one of the recreational areas of the city of Moscow. The park is located in the south-west of the capital and is a historical monument of landscape art. The area of the territory is 48.7 hectares. Before its foundation (in the 16th century), the property of the boyar Vorontsov was located here. Here you can still find specimens of centuries-old trees - linden, elm, oak. The park has several artificial reservoirs

Palace Square in St. Petersburg: photos, events

Palace Square in St. Petersburg: photos, events

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Lines from Alexander Pushkin's famous poem "I erected a monument to myself…" have become a kind of hymn to Palace Square, which cannot be imagined without the famous fifty-meter Alexandria Column. This place is the heart of St. Petersburg, captivating everyone without exception with its beauty and originality. It is not surprising that tourists begin their acquaintance with the sights of the Northern capital from the main square of the city. Why is she so famous?

The symbol of the trinity: meaning, description, author of the peace sign, features of use, types of images and sacred symbols

The symbol of the trinity: meaning, description, author of the peace sign, features of use, types of images and sacred symbols

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The trinity symbol is an image of three identical or similar elements located at an equal distance from each other and forming either a triangular figure or a circle. As a rule, these signs contain a deep spiritual meaning, and often miraculous mystical properties are attributed to them. They also mean the unity of three qualities, phenomena, states, hypostases into an integral essence. The article presents a description and photo of the trinity symbol that makes up a triangle

Room temperature in the nursery

Room temperature in the nursery

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Comfort is very important for a baby, one of the important conditions of which is the appropriate temperature in the house as a whole and in his room. What should she be?

Port City Klaipeda: photo, description, sights

Port City Klaipeda: photo, description, sights

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One of the hallmarks of the city of Klaipeda is the port, founded in the 13th century near the fortress walls of Memel. Until now, it is an important and largest transport center in Lithuania. Passenger and cargo ships depart from here all year round (the port never freezes) to Europe, America and Asia

Nature protection: goals and objectives

Nature protection: goals and objectives

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According to one popular expression, man is the crown of nature, the main result of its development. In this case, it does not matter at all whether he was created by the Almighty or accidentally descended from a monkey. The main thing is that he appeared and began to behave on Earth as a master. Of course, it did not emerge overnight as a manager of available resources. And the protection of nature did not stand before him as a priority

Woman on a ship: myths, legends, omens, true stories and causes of superstitions

Woman on a ship: myths, legends, omens, true stories and causes of superstitions

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Since ancient times, a playful sign has been known: "A woman on a ship is in trouble." Jokes are jokes, but there is some truth in every joke! Or not? Where did this superstition come from and what lies at the basis of it? Let's try to figure it out

Repin Square in St. Petersburg

Repin Square in St. Petersburg

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The beautiful Repin Square in St. Petersburg near the Staro-Kalinkin Bridge is located near the Fontanka River, at the intersection of Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue, Sadovaya and Pilot streets. A small history of this piece of land will be described in detail in this article

Center for additional children's education "Lapland" in Murmansk

Center for additional children's education "Lapland" in Murmansk

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The Center for Additional Children's Education "Lapland" in Murmansk teaches children aged 5 to 18 years. Every year, more than four thousand little Murmansk residents study within the walls of the largest educational institution beyond the Arctic Circle in Russia

Environmental programs and projects in Russia. Federal target program "Protection of Lake Baikal"

Environmental programs and projects in Russia. Federal target program "Protection of Lake Baikal"

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Safety of rational nature management is provided by environmental programs that are associated with the development of society in socio-economic terms and are conditioned by it

Limits on waste disposal. Waste recycling

Limits on waste disposal. Waste recycling

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None of the existing areas of activity can function in such a way that industrial and industrial waste is not generated. Human life itself is based on constant concern for the disposal of garbage for the benefit of the ecosystem and one's own he alth. Therefore, there are such concepts as waste processing, a limit on its placement, waste sorting. What and how it functions and what legislative documents regulate it, we have to figure it out together today

Common areas: norms and rules, maintenance of the territory, legal regime

Common areas: norms and rules, maintenance of the territory, legal regime

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Common areas have a special status according to the documents, they can be used by a wide range of people, but they can also become unusable due to the dishonesty of everyone. How to behave so that this does not happen, and how to find out such places in the documentation - we will consider in this article

He althy society: definition, factors, goals and features

He althy society: definition, factors, goals and features

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The phenomenon of a society of he althy people is known to modern man mainly thanks to the works of Erich Fromm. This psychoanalyst created several important books that largely determined the development of ideas about society as a unit. However, today the term refers not only to the phenomenon considered in his calculations. Let's analyze what can be called such a society and what are its features

Nagorno-Karabakh. History and essence of the conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh. History and essence of the conflict

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Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in Transcaucasia, which is legally the territory of Azerbaijan. At the time of the collapse of the USSR, a military clash arose here, since the vast majority of the inhabitants of Nagorno-Karabakh have Armenian roots. The essence of the conflict is that Azerbaijan makes quite reasonable demands on this territory, but the inhabitants of the region gravitate more towards Armenia

Where is Nagorno-Karabakh

Where is Nagorno-Karabakh

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This beautiful area has many natural and cultural-historical monuments that still attract the attention of some explorers and tourists. But mountainous Karabakh is better known to the whole world for the ethnic conflict that broke out in 1988 - history has decreed that

Vologda - a river in Russia: description, natural world, interesting facts

Vologda - a river in Russia: description, natural world, interesting facts

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Vologda is the largest city in Russia, lying on the banks of the river of the same name. It ranks 63rd in terms of population. Vologda is the center of the administrative region. The scientific and cultural sphere is developed here at a high level

Avtozavodskaya metro station in Moscow

Avtozavodskaya metro station in Moscow

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Avtozavodskaya station with a very interesting history is located on the Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow metro

Vladimirskaya metro station is another feature of St. Petersburg subway

Vladimirskaya metro station is another feature of St. Petersburg subway

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Metro "Vladimirskaya" - one of the metro stations in St. Petersburg. It is interesting for its history and location

How to cut a tree correctly: instructions, recommendations. Cut down tree pen alty

How to cut a tree correctly: instructions, recommendations. Cut down tree pen alty

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Everyone who lived in the countryside or has a dacha outside the city perfectly imagines all the laboriousness of the work that has to be done daily

Provinces of Afghanistan: features and administrative characteristics

Provinces of Afghanistan: features and administrative characteristics

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The unitary state of Afghanistan in Central Asia has an administrative division into provinces or, as the locals call them, vilayats. In total, the country is divided into 34 vilayats, they have self-government. The provinces of Afghanistan vary in size, population and economic importance

South Yemen: description, history and population

South Yemen: description, history and population

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Modern Yemen is a country in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, which has a rich cultural heritage and interesting history, as well as a very hospitable and good-natured population. But usually only the most provocative stories make it to the front pages of the Western media. Few have heard anything about Yemen other than that it is the poorest country in the Arab world, Al-Qaeda's base in the Arabian Peninsula and the birthplace of Osama bin Laden

An incident is a situation in which anyone can find themselves

An incident is a situation in which anyone can find themselves

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Find out the features of the incident, characterize the scene. Here are examples of emergencies that can be considered real incidents

Urban passenger transport: types, routes and rules of use

Urban passenger transport: types, routes and rules of use

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Urban passenger transport (synonyms: public, communal) is intended for use by the majority of the population. Most often it works on a paid basis. Most means of public transport are capable of transporting a large number of people both at a time and in a day. In this case, the movement is carried out in accordance with the route established by the transport company. The exception is various types of taxis

The place and role of the media in the political life of society. Reasons for the growing role of the media in political life

The place and role of the media in the political life of society. Reasons for the growing role of the media in political life

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Today, information enjoys unprecedented success, it ex alts high and destroys without the slightest mercy, and who owns it owns the whole world. In recent years, the role of the media in political life has increased immeasurably, the influence on public life from this side is absolutely different from that which existed in all past centuries

Krasnoselsky District. Green pearl of St. Petersburg

Krasnoselsky District. Green pearl of St. Petersburg

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On the very outskirts of St. Petersburg there is a picturesque area washed by the Gulf of Finland. With a fascinating history, he is also all right. Like most places in the city, it is rich in attractions. The district originates from the intersection of Veteranov Avenue and Zhukov Avenue, extending far to the south. Not everyone knows that it began its existence long before the official date. In 1936, the Krasnoselsky District was formed with the administrative center - Krasnoe Selo

Metro station "Ulitsa Nizhegorodskaya". Metro on Nizhegorodskaya street

Metro station "Ulitsa Nizhegorodskaya". Metro on Nizhegorodskaya street

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In 2018, it is planned to open a new line of the Moscow Metro - Kozhukhovskaya. In the metropolitan metro, it will become the fifteenth and will be indicated in pink on the diagram. One of the stations of the Kozhukhovskaya line is "Ulitsa Nizhegorodskaya". The metro will be located on the street of the same name. What will the pavilion of the new station look like? What is next to the metro under construction?

Which are the most polluted cities in the world?

Which are the most polluted cities in the world?

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Currently, the number of people who live in cities that suffer from environmental pollution, is more than a billion people. Acid precipitation, the disappearance of entire species of plants and animals, biological mutations - all this is gradually becoming a reality on a once clean and green planet. In the presented material, consider the list of the most polluted cities in the world

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: location, history, interesting facts

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: location, history, interesting facts

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Probably, you can't find a person today who hasn't heard about Luxembourg. Despite its tiny size, this duchy boasts the highest per capita income. And in general, it is of considerable interest for both businessmen and tourists

Total length of Russia's borders

Total length of Russia's borders

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The total length of Russia's borders is the longest in the world, because our country is the largest on the planet. In terms of the number of neighbors, we are also ahead of everyone - 18 countries border on the Russian Federation

Signal from space (1977). Strange signals from outer space

Signal from space (1977). Strange signals from outer space

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Since the 60s of the last century, scientists from all over the world have been listening to signals that come from space in order to catch at least some message from an extraterrestrial civilization. Now there are about 5 million volunteers participating in the Seti@home project and trying to decipher the billions of radio frequencies constantly fixed in the universe