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    Depletion of Resources

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    goods for people ‚more factory is needed . Therefore‚ Human begin to deforestation . According to data provided by the Malaysian Forestry Department(2007)‚Malaysia has an average annual deforestation rate of 0.35 %. In total‚ between 1990 and 2005 ‚ Malaysia lost 6.6% of its forest cover‚ or around 1‚486‚000 hectares. As a example‚ Deforestation will reduce our natural resource like rubber‚ oxygen and others . When the deforestation activity occur ‚ it will destruct the natural habitat of wild animals

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    Early in human history‚ people used energy for heating‚ lighting‚ and cooking. As humans began to farm larger areas of land‚ their energy demands changed. Domesticated animals were used for energy sources to pull plows. When the Industrial Revolution occurred‚ people’s energy demands further changed to meet the needs of industry. Work that was done by people and animals were then transferred over to machines. These machines required more natural resources such as iron and coal to produce large amounts

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    their resources in a natural and sustainable way. We humans‚ degrade and take horrible care of our planet. The degradation of earth is caused by many human factors. Today I am going to talk about 3 of them. First I will talk to you about deforestation. Next I will talk to you about Ocean pollution. Last‚ I will talk to you about overfishing. Each brings its own unique onslaught of problems. Each provides just another way in which the earth can become less beautiful. In the Oceans and on land

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    reason for deforestation occurs when forest land is disturbed‚ mostly by clearing out acres of forest disturbing the natural layout of the land. Clearing out means cutting down trees for industrial use and fuelwood. When tropical rainforest are cut‚ topsoil is left exposed‚ lacking the nutrients from absorbing rainwater. The nutrients simply washes away instead of saturating into the ground‚ leaving only the nutrient-poor subsoil. Forest land conversion is another major cause of deforestation. This is

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    shows the how diverse rainforests are. Because tropical rainforests cover large areas‚ cutting them down can lead to global warming. This is because when forests are cut down it causes higher concentrations of greenhouse gases. Specifically deforestation causes high level of carbon dioxide‚ it is released when forests are burned or when they

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    Chamunogwa Nyoni‚ PhD* Abstract: Urbanisation is on an upward trend in Zimbabwe as evidenced by expansion of urban centres. Notwithstanding advances towards urbanisation‚ some urban centres are actually de-urbanising or ruralising as witnessed by deteriorating livelihoods‚ services and infrastructure. Using observation‚ interviews and content analysis‚ researchers explored this phenomenon and concludes that ruralisation has increased. This paints a gloomy picture urbanisation and researchers recommend a

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    Global Warming

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    they pass away. Societies need to do something about it before it becomes too late and the problem gets worse. The main purpose of writing this essay is to highlight the two main causes which are (the emission of carbon dioxide by human and deforestation) and conceivable solutions of global warming. This essay will argue that how an emission of carbon dioxide through human can become a greatest cause of global warming and how by decreasing driving‚ traveling less and recycling of waste products

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    tropical rain forest are destroyed every year‚ enough trees to fill all of England and Scotland combined‚” stated Cedar.int. Forests have many beneficial qualities that are essential to human life‚ and each and every day humans are participating in deforestation. Some of the important contributions of forests are the production of oxygen‚ reduction of global warming‚ and providing wildlife habitats. Those contributions are only a fraction of why we need to conserve the forests of the world. Forests are

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    Reducing Deforestation Abstract The Green Belt Movement was established in 1977 by Dr. Wangari Maathai. The movement was enacted to plant enough trees and raise awareness regarding tropical deforestation. Although she was persecuted for her efforts to protect Kenya’s forest‚ she continued to fight the forest “give-aways” by planting trees and other nonviolent actions . The movement discovered that the survival of the forests is dependent upon how well they are cared for; it is also dependent

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    How are ideas conveyed in ‘Journey: The North Coast’? Robert Grey is an imagist who paints with words. Using imagery in his poems‚ Grey is able to visually communicate emotions and ideas. His poetry is concerned with the urbanisation effects on Australian nature and changes it brought within the lifestyle. This is metaphorically expressed in the poem ‘Journey: The North Coast’ as he dwells on the sheer beauty that can be found in the natural world in contrast to the alienated environments manufactured

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