volcanos‚ they give off smoke containing water vapor‚ carbon dioxide‚ sulphur dioxide and nitrogen compounds. The sulphur dioxide and nitrogen compounds cause small amounts of acid rain near the volcano. Pure water is not an acid‚ but even clean rainwater is slightly acidic. This is because it has carbon dioxide from the air dissolved in it. Rain is only called acid rain if it is more acid than normal. The main causes of acid rain are gases called sulphur dioxide (SO2)‚ and nitrogen oxides (Nox).
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Weathering- is a process where rocks are physically broken down or chemically modified by climatic or biological elements. Works through 3 processes: physical weathering‚ chemical weathering and biological weathering. Physical weathering- is the breaking down of rocks into smaller fragments brought about by physical (mechanical) forces. Works through 4 processes: alternate expansion and contraction‚ frost action‚ pressure release and salt crystal growth. Alternate expansion and contraction- this
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How successfully did the Nazi regime mobilise German youth in the years 1933-1939? “Education begins when the youngest National Socialist stands on the street…in uniform.” Hitler’s ‘seizure’ of power on January 30‚ 1933 marked a turning point in German history and in traditional German education. Hitler’s aim regarding education was to reshape and mold the German psyche into one that would benefit the Nazi Regime. With motives that were rather political than academic‚ he was able to accomplish
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Phu Hoang SOC 321K Essay One According to Herbert Girardet (author of Cities People Planet)‚ “sustainability enables all its citizens to meet their own needs and to enhance their well-being‚ without degrading the natural world or the lives of other people‚ now or in the future (Page 6-Planet).” Cities have been at the heart of this question because it is where the human population is at its highest and densest. Just look at the history of human civilizations for example‚ from Jericho to Rome
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more than 3 miles (4.8 km) to their nearest school. Better facilities were added to existing ones. No village remained without a primary school and no panchayat without a high school. Kamaraj strove to eradicate illiteracy by introducing free and compulsory education up to the eleventh standard. He introduced the Midday Meal Scheme to provide at least one meal per day to the lakhs of poor school children (first time in the world). He introduced free school uniforms to weed out caste‚ creed and class
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Coca Cola’s operations have been blamed for exacerbating or causing stress on local water resources in some less developed countries. Review and discuss the evidence. Coca-Cola is the world’s largest beverage company offering more than 400 brands in over 200 countries. Multi-national corporations such as Coca-Cola are synonymous with globalisation and renowned for prioritising economic growth over environmental and social well-being. In their pursuit to maximise profits Coca-Cola has been accused
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The Water Crisis Table of Contents LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 3 ABSTRACT 4 INTRODUCTION 5 DISCUSSION 10 CONCLUSIONS 14 RECOMMENDATIONS 15 REFERENCES 17 List of Illustrations Figure 1: Rain Water 5 Figure 2: Surface Water 6 Figure 3: Underground Water 6 Figure 4: Rock catchment area and rock holes 7 Figure 5: Dams 7 Figure 6: Excavated Dams 8 Figure 7: Bores and Wells 8 Figure 8: Wells 9 Abstract This report deals with the water crisis in Lebanon‚ causes and problems
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Singapore Macro-environment PESTLE Analysis Political Singapore is relatively unique in terms of its political environment. There are very few opposition parties‚ and the main political group is the People’s Action Party (PAP) that governs Singapore since it achieved its independence in 1965. Singapore‚ under the leadership of the PAP‚ possesses a distinct political culture: authoritarian‚ pragmatic‚ rational and legalistic. Singapore’s power structure is highly centralised‚ regarded
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registered with the local council; but all other private slaughterhouse or yards required an annual license‚ and had to be managed in accordance with the bylaws were subject to confirmation of the Ministry of Health (Cassidy‚ 1983). History of the Slaughterhouse Beginning in the eighteenth century‚ reformers argued that “public slaughterhouses” would be preferable to “private slaughterhouses” (the term referred to any structure in which animals were slaughtered for human consumption‚ e.g.‚ a
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We keep our houses clean. We take utmost care of our bedroom‚ making sure no dust rests on our polished furniture. From walls to carpets‚ everything in our house is neat and clean and perfectly maintained. Then why do we fail to keep our environment clean; maintenance of which is far more vital as compared to our home? The term pollution means addition of any substance which alters the quality of the environment. Substances which cause pollution or alter the natural quality of the air‚ water and
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