annually * 1 gallon of motor oil can contaminate 1 million gallons of fresh water = years supply for 50 people. * U.S.A wastes 1.3 billion gallons of oil each year Earthquakes * 80% occur near ring of fire * Measured on Richter scale (1-10) * Plate moves as fast as fingernail grows * Release of energy in earth’s crust creates seismic waves/tremors * 10‚000 people die annually * Caused by shift of plates grinding on fault lines‚ ground shakes
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Geography Notes for Class X [Social Science] Page No: 1 Geography Notes for Class: X [Social Science] Prepared By: Kapil Mahawar INDEX S. No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Name of Chapter Resources an Development Forest and Wildlife Resources Water Resources Agriculture Minerals and Energy Resources Manufacturing Industries Lifeline of National Economy Page No. 01 04 06 08 11 13 17 CHAPTER 1: RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT Remember These Points Anything available in the environment
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4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment to public science development of skills and talents 5 Family Patriarchal (men in charge) daughters marry in mid-teens to benefit both families sons not independent until their 20s or 30s 6 Medici Family ruling family of Grand Duchy of Tuscany "despots" or dictators 7 Humanism "new learning"; "civilized" emphasize humans‚ their abilities & achievements 8 Quattrocento 15th Century
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Tourism Trends of Domestic Tourism and International Tourism Generally Increasing * Increase in overall tourist arrivals‚ Increase in revenue generated Significant Events in Singapore within last decade: 1) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in 2003 2) Global Financial Crisis from 2007-2012 3) Global Recession 2008-2012 Reasons for Growth in Tourism Demand Factors: 1) Increase in Amt of Disposable Income 2) Increase of Leisure Time 3) Changing Lifestyle-
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Bright lights‚ colorful signs‚ and delicious smells‚ all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood‚ where the majority‚ if not all the population is of the same belief‚ and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture. China town
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Christian majority exist in Africa and Asia as well). “Christianity has three major branches: Roman Catholic‚ Protestant‚ and Eastern Orthodox. Roman Catholics comprise 53 percent of the world’s Christians‚ Protestants 21 percent‚ and Eastern Orthodox 10 percent”. Roman Catholicism is the dominant Christian branch within Europe. The Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity is a collection of fourteen self-governing churches in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Roman Catholics make up ninety three percent
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|Chapter 3: Classical |Civilization: India |AP World History | | | | | |The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period | |
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Societies that were present by 15th century – hunters and gatherers‚ villages of agricultural peoples‚ newly emerging chiefdoms or small sates‚ nomadic/pastoral communities‚ established civilizations and empires. Paleolithic Persistence: Australia and North America Paleolithic=Old Stone Age peoples Australia‚ Siberia‚ the arctic coastlands‚ parts of Africa‚ and the Americas were all Paleolithic peoples Australia had 250 or so separated groups in it Despite the absence of agriculture‚ Australia’s
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ch10 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Make this inductive (statistical) syllogism into a relatively strong argument by supplying an appropriate premise or conclusion: Greg must be into all that New Age stuff since he wears his hair in a ponytail. 2. Make this inductive (statistical) syllogism into a relatively strong argument by supplying an appropriate premise or conclusion: People who go to Burning Man are not like you and me.
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a. Social Location- the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. In the city of Mumbai‚ there is a thriving city and successful businesses like Bollywood. It’s beautiful‚ but in the center there is 1 square mile area that is different. This is the slum called Dharavi. To the unknown eye‚ Dharavi is a dirty poor district that has nothing to give to the community. There is garbage that is dug through‚ poverty‚ and disease. That is what you would think upon
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