Rafael Christian L. Bojador Environmental Science CAS-01-401P “Is the world overpopulated?” Facts: Overpopulation is a generally undesirable condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the current carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth‚] or smaller geographical areas such as countries. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births‚ a decline in mortality rates‚ an increase in immigration
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After the docks closed 10‚000 people were put out of work Before London’s docklands had been UK’s largest manufacturing area of 1970s. Lost 16% of population due to counter urbanisation. Causes of the decline 1. COUNTER URBANISATON: 1. London experienced net out migration and this is known as counter urbanisation. 2. This happened due to: Clearance of slums and bombed areas during world war II The creation of new towns such as Stevenage only up to 50km out of London. These were
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Natural Vegetation Tropical Rainforests 10º North and South of the Equator High rainfall and temperatures (over 1500 mm yearly; about 27º) Typically located in the Amazon Basin in South America‚ Congo Basin in Africa and parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia. ~400 species per hectare 5 distinct layers: Emergent: 30m to 50m; tall thick straight trunks Canopy: 15m to 30m; wide‚ shallow‚ umbrella-shaped crowns form a continuous leaf cover‚ preventing sunlight from penetrating
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human waste were merely just dumped onto the streets. It is also present that houses shared many residents and in fact too much‚ additionally the sky cannot be viewed clearly due to the pollution caused by smoke and smog. As already mentioned‚ urbanisation caused the cities to be riddled with problems and issues‚ and the only benefit that came of that was the boost of labour‚ which in terms built our current
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both poverty and racism; the two challenges threatening the continued existence of the Metis culture. Together with increasing urbanisation‚ the cultural environment of the Metis community is‚ just as well‚ effectively destroyed. The story portrays the death of the Metis culture as a consequence of not only poverty and racism‚ but also as a result of increasing urbanisation: their changing‚
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2011 question paper for the guidance of teachers 9696 GEOGRAPHY 9696/11 Paper 1 (Core Geography)‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions
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–McKichan? Or do all revolutions need thinkers to ‘sow the seeds’? 4. Economy Prussian economy Zollverein – how it united the German states economically‚ how it led to other things that contributed to German states moving together e.g. railways‚ urbanisation. Was the Zollverein more than an economic union? Stiles Vs AJP Taylor Growth/Failure of German Nationalism 1815 – 1850 Timeline of Events 1815 – End of the Napoleonic Wars and creation of the Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)
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lived from and with nature. There was no real danger of industry and urbanisation as much as it is now. However when the emirates were finally united and slowly development of the country started more rapidly‚ the forward thinker HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan knew that problems will come. Causes and Effects – Any country while developing will have a harmful effect on its ecosystem especially with the growth of industry and urbanisation and this is not different here‚ but even more serious because of the
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catch-up on the URbanisation game? With a ‘stark warning’‚ a recent Mckinsey report (2) suggests that "if India continues with its current unplanned urbanisation‚ it will result in a significant deterioration in the quality of life in cities and will put even today’s economic growth rate at risk. Statistics show the current performance of Indian cities in water supply quantity‚ sewage treatment‚ healthcare and public transport is quite poor." Without getting into the problems of URbanisation in Asia
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Essay on Modernisation by Neha Pansare Essay on Modernisation – The term modernisation “does not denote any philosophy or movement‚ but it only symbolises a process of change. In fact‚ “Modernisation” is understood as a process which indicates the adoption of the modern ways of life and values’”. The term was being used previously to refer only “to change in economy and its related effect on social values and practices”. It was also described as a process that changed the society‚ from primarily
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