What's the difference between sea and ocean?
This question came up yesterday in one of my classes, I live in Brazil and I teach English. I've already wondered about such a simple question like this, but I found it really relevant to know it when I had to give an answer to a student. He's only 13 and got me with this basic question. So, does this difference lie on how large a specific amount of water is, or on the scale you're looking at (like if you're close it's sea, and if it's an overview it's always simply ocean), or if both actually mean the same as Americans usually say. I'd appreciate an answer from a geographer, but all replies are welcome!
Geography - 7 Answers
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same thing
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I think of a sea as generally a small area of an ocean. But wikipedia says: A sea is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet such as the Caspian Sea and the Dead Sea. The Sea of Galilee is a small freshwater lake with a natural outlet, but the term was applied to it anyway. The term is used colloquially as synonymous with ocean, as in the tropical sea or down to the sea shore, or even sea water referring to water of the ocean. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as inland seas, such as the Great Lakes. Many seas are marginal seas.
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I'm a geography nut. especially about capital cities and I do want to go to Brazil because of the hot climate...... the Sea is just a small beach and the ocean is more open spaced and can go to different countries. Good Luck..... P.S I rated this question thumbs up
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Hi: I am from Brazil, but I am no Geographer. I think the difference between "sea" and "ocean" is in the first place one of size and importance. An ocean is always large, a sea can be large or small, but never so large as the ocean itself. An ocean tends to be open, a sea is usually (but not always) closed and can be in the hinterland, too. An ocean is always deep, the sea can be deep or shallow. Also, etymologically speaking, "ocean" comes from Greek, whereas "sea" is a pure Germanic word. Therefore, "ocean" is a more learned term: oceanography, oceanology. An ocean is often something unknown and mysterious, whereas the sea seems to be something more knowable and palpable. In many cases and contexts, the two words are interchangeable. But technically, it seems, the ocean always includes the sea. PS> Daniel G, don't be fooled to think that Brazil is always hot. There are parts of the country where it can be very cold in the winter.
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An ocean is: "a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere" And oceans are the largest division of open water. A sea is: "a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land" Hence a sea is a smaller division of open water, and attached to an ocean. I assume there are some discrepencies in naming (such as the Caspian), which may have been done by locals and not some ovararching naming authority, or it was named based on attachment to an ocean somewhere in its past.
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one's bigger
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first and foremost.. the spelling and the pronunciation.. and i think its the area and volume that they covered..like a drain and canal difference.. ??
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Friday, March 28, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Foreign student applying for college?
Foreign student applying for college?
I was born/lived in Brazil for 9 years. Moved to the U.S when I was 9 years old. I've been living here for 7 years and now I'm going back to Brazil for 2 years. I'm 16 now but I haven't finished high school. I'll be going to school there but I know the school system is totally different than it is here. When I turn 18 I plan on coming back here for college and applying for my citizenship. (I'm legal, I have my 10 year residency.) Would colleges accept me even if i didn't finish high school in the U.S? Would they look at my grades from Brazil? Do colleges prefer foreign students? HELP!
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
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Yes, you'll be accepted, but you'll be seen as an international student, which will be quite expensive for you. Yes, they'll look at your grades. They don't prefer them over anyone else.
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I'm gonna' give you a little tip that could change your very life. Given your intentions, and your situation up to this point, you'd be far, far better off with a US regionally-accredited high school diploma... ...which you can get, even from Brazil, if you want it bad enough... using this very simple trick: There are a number of programs whereby any person may obtain a bona fide, fully-accredted US high school diploma via DISTANCE LEARNING... ...and most such programs don't really even cost that much, surprisingly. A lot of them are made for people who drop out, but who don't want to get a GED... people who want a REAL diploma and transcript from a regionally-accredited high-school. But there are many other good reasons -- like yours, for example -- why someone would want to partake of such a program. When it's done via distance learning (which, depending on the school, might be via online classes, or videotaped/CD/DVD lectures, or old-fasioned correspondence), it can be done from ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET... including Brazil. And the nice thing about t is that you can, via one of these distance learning programs, pick-up right where you left off in your US high school education, and continue right from there. These programs even have "college bound" and "non-college bound" tracks (the former of which, of course, you will want). Because you've got about half (or more) of your high school completed at a US regionally accredited high school, you really NEED to finish-up from a US regionally accredited high school... even if it's not the same high school that you've been attending up to this point. In fact, were it not for how far along you are in a US school, I might, instead, be talking here about how you can a Brazilian high school education respected by US colleges. But you've already got half or more of it done in the US, so you really need to stick with that. Thanks to FULLY ACCREDITED distance learning high school programs -- some of which are amazingly cheap -- you can. This Google search should help: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&num=100&newwindow=1&q=%2B%22high+school+diploma%22+%2B%22regionally+accredited%22+%2B%22distance+learning%22+OR+%22distance+education%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi= If you become interested in any of those programs, BE SURE TO LOOK THEM UP in one or both of the following databases and make sure that they're really and truly "regionally" accredited by an agency approved (to accredit) by the US Department of Education (USDE) and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA): http://www.chea.org/search http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation The program may LIE about its accreditation (which, in my opinion, is reason enough to stay away from it, even if it turns out that it really is, but just not exactly as claimed), so ALWAYS look-up the program in which you're interested. You may also be told, by some, that because you're out of the US, you're not eligible. You need to make sure to present it as that you've been going to a US high school, but that you suddenly find yourself in Brazil and just want to finish up. Don't tell it exactly as you did in your question, here. It may confuse the school and start making it think about whether or not you qualify because of citizenship status. Just hammer home that you're all but done at a US regionally accredited high school, and that you just want a regionally-accredited high school diploma while you're in Brazil so you can come back and head straight into college. Present it that way. Here are some examples: Ashworth High School (formerly James Madison High) http://www.ashworthcollege.edu/programs/highschool/ While Ashworth College is only "nationally" accredited, its high school is "regionally" accredited (which is what you want). It's reasonably priced (though by no means the cheapest), and it has a "college bound" (although I don't know if that's what Ashworth calls it, but it should be obvious) track. I recommend it. Ashworth's direct competitor in life, Penn Foster College also has a regionally-accredited distance learning high school program: http://www.pennfoster.edu/diploma/index.html Probably the best darned regionallly-accredited distance learning high school program in the country is the one at University of Nebraska... but it's a little pricey. http://highschool.unl.edu/ And you're not gonna' believe this last one: Fully regionally accredited, an entire high school program via its "E.A.G.L.E." online program... ...for under four hundred bucks! Yep, you read it right: $400(US) http://www.continentalacademy.com/eagle-online-program.html Hope that helps!
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You're getting a lot of wrong information here. To start with, so long as you have a green card or other permanent residency status, you are not considered an international student. You MAY have to pay out-state tuition for public universities, depending on the state's rules. Second, your Brazilian High School diploma would be perfectly acceptable, though most schools will require you to take the SAT or ACT exam so that they can judge your preparation against the standard of USA High School. If you can get an IB (International Baccalaureate), this is instantly recognized. It is unlikely, though possible, that you will be required to take an English proficiency exam. Some elite colleges deliberately seek outstanding foreign students and offer scholarships, but in most schools you will have to compete for a place with USA-based students. Financial aid and scholarships may or may not be available, according to arbitrary rules.
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Friday, March 7, 2014
How different is Danish culture from American culture?
How different is Danish culture from American culture?
I am going to be a foreign exchange student to Denmark next year. Originally I wanted to go to a very very strange and culturally different place than the U.S. like Thailand, or Brazil, but because of my age (15) the person in Rotary who chose where I am to go, picked Denmark for me. I know it is different, no place would be the same as where I am from, but if you have traveled a lot, could someone explain some of the biggest differences? If you are from there I apologize for being disappointed to go to your homeland.
Denmark - 3 Answers
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You should be glad to go to Denmark. It's definitely a lot different from America both culturally and visually. You'll find that the houses and scenery look nothing like those here. Basically, Denmark looks like a typical Scandinavian country. Do you know which city you're going to? Here's a picture of Copenhagen (the capital). http://www.thebrooklynnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/copenhagen.jpg
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Nawww I can understand you disappointment of going to Denmark when you had hoped for Brazil or Thailand. Denmark is very different from the US in terms of behaviour and mindset but not much according to clothing. However neither is Brazil. After all Jeans and t-shirt is pretty universal. There are lots of differences between US and Denmark, just the size of the towns in Denmark are so small they would be considered small towns in the US, even the capital Copenhagen. There are many beautiful places in Denmark, you might enjoy seeing some of the many islands (Denmark consists of 500 islands, circa 300 are inhabited) some islands only have a few inhabitants. If you want to see people still wearing old fashioned dress it would be the islands of Læsø and Fanø. If you want to see amazing scenery you should go look at Bornholm. You could also check out the old city of Dragør with it's 16th and 17th century houses, it's located on the island next to Copenhagen and close if you are going to Copenhagen. The biggest issue for you may the food which is very different (but fast food is availlable everywhere so don't worry if you hate Danish food). I do hope you will have a wonderful stay after all. Here are some links The island of Læsø: http://www.toppenafdanmark.dk/danmark/da… The island of Anholt:http://www.anholt.dk/ The island of Fanø: http://www.visitfanoe.dk/danmark/da-dk/m… The island of Bornholm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornholm and http://images.google.dk/images?hl=da&rlz… The town of Dragør (The island of Amager): http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag%C3%B8r and http://www.dragoer.dk/page11.aspx
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I just love Denmark. It would be different because they're crime rate is very low. So you may see babies sitting outside in the open for "fresh air" since theyre crime rate is so low. They're houses are much smaller. Usually bedrooms are only big enough for a bed and closet. Also you might see many people are normally outdoors, since Denmark's houses are so small, they wouldnt have much furniture. Denmark is basically a better, smaller, active country. Unlike how the US is lazy, crime infested, polluted, and our government cant make decisions.
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I am going to be a foreign exchange student to Denmark next year. Originally I wanted to go to a very very strange and culturally different place than the U.S. like Thailand, or Brazil, but because of my age (15) the person in Rotary who chose where I am to go, picked Denmark for me. I know it is different, no place would be the same as where I am from, but if you have traveled a lot, could someone explain some of the biggest differences? If you are from there I apologize for being disappointed to go to your homeland.
Denmark - 3 Answers
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You should be glad to go to Denmark. It's definitely a lot different from America both culturally and visually. You'll find that the houses and scenery look nothing like those here. Basically, Denmark looks like a typical Scandinavian country. Do you know which city you're going to? Here's a picture of Copenhagen (the capital). http://www.thebrooklynnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/copenhagen.jpg
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Nawww I can understand you disappointment of going to Denmark when you had hoped for Brazil or Thailand. Denmark is very different from the US in terms of behaviour and mindset but not much according to clothing. However neither is Brazil. After all Jeans and t-shirt is pretty universal. There are lots of differences between US and Denmark, just the size of the towns in Denmark are so small they would be considered small towns in the US, even the capital Copenhagen. There are many beautiful places in Denmark, you might enjoy seeing some of the many islands (Denmark consists of 500 islands, circa 300 are inhabited) some islands only have a few inhabitants. If you want to see people still wearing old fashioned dress it would be the islands of Læsø and Fanø. If you want to see amazing scenery you should go look at Bornholm. You could also check out the old city of Dragør with it's 16th and 17th century houses, it's located on the island next to Copenhagen and close if you are going to Copenhagen. The biggest issue for you may the food which is very different (but fast food is availlable everywhere so don't worry if you hate Danish food). I do hope you will have a wonderful stay after all. Here are some links The island of Læsø: http://www.toppenafdanmark.dk/danmark/da… The island of Anholt:http://www.anholt.dk/ The island of Fanø: http://www.visitfanoe.dk/danmark/da-dk/m… The island of Bornholm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornholm and http://images.google.dk/images?hl=da&rlz… The town of Dragør (The island of Amager): http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag%C3%B8r and http://www.dragoer.dk/page11.aspx
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I just love Denmark. It would be different because they're crime rate is very low. So you may see babies sitting outside in the open for "fresh air" since theyre crime rate is so low. They're houses are much smaller. Usually bedrooms are only big enough for a bed and closet. Also you might see many people are normally outdoors, since Denmark's houses are so small, they wouldnt have much furniture. Denmark is basically a better, smaller, active country. Unlike how the US is lazy, crime infested, polluted, and our government cant make decisions.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Why is the American education system doing so poorly compared to other developed countries?
Why is the American education system doing so poorly compared to other developed countries?
Why is the American education system doing so poorly compared to other developed countries such as Canada, the UK, Australia, Finland, and even Brazil? Why are students around the globe so much more knowledgeable than those of the USA? What has gone wrong?
Primary & Secondary Education - 13 Answers
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elect a simpleton as a leader.........
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1. No child left behind. 2. The smart people are not having as many children. 3. Dumbing down the class work to the lowest level student abilities. Need I say more?
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Because the American education system is built wrong. There are too many administrators and bureaucrats that take funds away from teachers and students, and they make decisions without knowing how those decisions will affect the classroom.
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B/c politicians are trying to run a school system they know NOTHING about. Teachers don't try to run the government...so why do the government think they can run schools. Most politicians have no background in teaching, and have no idea what it's really like to stand in front of a room full of students and trying to get them to learn.It truly is hard work, and it's not all the glory and greatness that movies makes it out to be.
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Every state in the United states makes their own testing system. California for example makes a really hard test causing the scores to be low. If we made our tests a little easier our scores would go up. In turn making our overall education system look better. It's not that it's that bad... just state testing is made for above grade level and not all students can reach that.
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Too much government involvement over policy and not enough involvement w/ finances. Also, there's the fact that a lot of parents simply don't parent anymore and because of laws teachers can't demand the respect they deserve.
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I believe it is due to a number of reasons. One being that we're wimps. We're afraid our brains might explode if we exert them too much. We watch too much TV. Our mothers are off working instead of being at home with the kids. We try to get too creative with our education instead of teaching "straight-up" the old-fashioned way. Too many gimmicks and not enough meat!
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Our government has systematically taken away funding for education year after year. There are no monies for teachers, or supplies. Art and music programs are virtually non-existent. class rooms are over full and the student to teacher ratio is a joke. Our children are still (for the most part) being taught by the rote method, which only works for certain people. Good teachers are becoming frustrated and disillusioned and quiting.
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the us system puts alot of emphisis on creating a well rounded student. in other countries they focus more on specialized studies. if your gonna be an engineer you dont have to waste your time with music, and art, and literature, you just focus on math and science.
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School programs being cut, overcrowded schools, shortage of teachers. We have a larger population of students than those countries and steadily growing.
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We don't really encourage students to learn. Even the present administration is trying to hold schools and teachers accountable, instead of students themselves. We take all the responsibility away from students, then grease them up with these dreams of becoming Idols, actors, or pro athletes. Other countries also seem to have some national pride. Ours is limited to ribbons, wristbands, and bumper stickers. It's all such a f--ked up mess I can't even organize my thoughts. It's just America, period.
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As far as i've heard its cos the majority of the time American education is based soleyly arund the US. In history we covered the American West, which was interesting as we live in the UK. Plus read something by Michael Moore that funding has been cut for libraries and books, meaning some schools lack in proper reading material or the reading material is really outof date, to the point where geography books still call Iran Persia and Iraq Mesapotamia (spelling wrong there,sorry). Not enough is put into education system. My old crappy secondary school gets over £1mill a year for improvements, and has been given £12mill to bring it up to new standards.
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It's all about valuing education. Other countries view education as a privilege and recognize its value. Here, we all have a right to free education, and kids are required to attend school. When something is given to you so freely, you take it for granted. All our efforts to attempt to make kids learn is pointless without teaching them to want it for themselves. We are also more focused on teaching information than teaching concepts and critical thinking. No Child Left Behind has done nothing but enforce this. School are more focused on getting kids to pass their tests to avoid repercussions than actually teaching kids how to think. More knowledge is gained from learning how the think about a problem and knowing how to find the answer than filling our heads with a ton of facts and figures in case we happen to come across that particular question. If our kids come across a question they don't know, they wouldn't know how to take an "educational guess" because they haven't been taught how. I could go on and on, but I'll leave it at that.
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Why is the American education system doing so poorly compared to other developed countries such as Canada, the UK, Australia, Finland, and even Brazil? Why are students around the globe so much more knowledgeable than those of the USA? What has gone wrong?
Primary & Secondary Education - 13 Answers
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elect a simpleton as a leader.........
2 :
1. No child left behind. 2. The smart people are not having as many children. 3. Dumbing down the class work to the lowest level student abilities. Need I say more?
3 :
Because the American education system is built wrong. There are too many administrators and bureaucrats that take funds away from teachers and students, and they make decisions without knowing how those decisions will affect the classroom.
4 :
B/c politicians are trying to run a school system they know NOTHING about. Teachers don't try to run the government...so why do the government think they can run schools. Most politicians have no background in teaching, and have no idea what it's really like to stand in front of a room full of students and trying to get them to learn.It truly is hard work, and it's not all the glory and greatness that movies makes it out to be.
5 :
Every state in the United states makes their own testing system. California for example makes a really hard test causing the scores to be low. If we made our tests a little easier our scores would go up. In turn making our overall education system look better. It's not that it's that bad... just state testing is made for above grade level and not all students can reach that.
6 :
Too much government involvement over policy and not enough involvement w/ finances. Also, there's the fact that a lot of parents simply don't parent anymore and because of laws teachers can't demand the respect they deserve.
7 :
I believe it is due to a number of reasons. One being that we're wimps. We're afraid our brains might explode if we exert them too much. We watch too much TV. Our mothers are off working instead of being at home with the kids. We try to get too creative with our education instead of teaching "straight-up" the old-fashioned way. Too many gimmicks and not enough meat!
8 :
Our government has systematically taken away funding for education year after year. There are no monies for teachers, or supplies. Art and music programs are virtually non-existent. class rooms are over full and the student to teacher ratio is a joke. Our children are still (for the most part) being taught by the rote method, which only works for certain people. Good teachers are becoming frustrated and disillusioned and quiting.
9 :
the us system puts alot of emphisis on creating a well rounded student. in other countries they focus more on specialized studies. if your gonna be an engineer you dont have to waste your time with music, and art, and literature, you just focus on math and science.
10 :
School programs being cut, overcrowded schools, shortage of teachers. We have a larger population of students than those countries and steadily growing.
11 :
We don't really encourage students to learn. Even the present administration is trying to hold schools and teachers accountable, instead of students themselves. We take all the responsibility away from students, then grease them up with these dreams of becoming Idols, actors, or pro athletes. Other countries also seem to have some national pride. Ours is limited to ribbons, wristbands, and bumper stickers. It's all such a f--ked up mess I can't even organize my thoughts. It's just America, period.
12 :
As far as i've heard its cos the majority of the time American education is based soleyly arund the US. In history we covered the American West, which was interesting as we live in the UK. Plus read something by Michael Moore that funding has been cut for libraries and books, meaning some schools lack in proper reading material or the reading material is really outof date, to the point where geography books still call Iran Persia and Iraq Mesapotamia (spelling wrong there,sorry). Not enough is put into education system. My old crappy secondary school gets over £1mill a year for improvements, and has been given £12mill to bring it up to new standards.
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It's all about valuing education. Other countries view education as a privilege and recognize its value. Here, we all have a right to free education, and kids are required to attend school. When something is given to you so freely, you take it for granted. All our efforts to attempt to make kids learn is pointless without teaching them to want it for themselves. We are also more focused on teaching information than teaching concepts and critical thinking. No Child Left Behind has done nothing but enforce this. School are more focused on getting kids to pass their tests to avoid repercussions than actually teaching kids how to think. More knowledge is gained from learning how the think about a problem and knowing how to find the answer than filling our heads with a ton of facts and figures in case we happen to come across that particular question. If our kids come across a question they don't know, they wouldn't know how to take an "educational guess" because they haven't been taught how. I could go on and on, but I'll leave it at that.
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