Cultural Background Haiti is a small country in the Caribbean located on the island of Hispaniola‚ which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Currently‚ Haiti covers the smaller portion of the island on the west end‚ within the Greater Antillean island group of the West Indies. Haiti is the third largest Caribbean nation‚ with 9 million people spread out over 28‚000 km; 2.1 million are concentrated in the capital city of Port-au-Prince (CIA‚ 2010). Vodoun‚ or “Voodoo” is the religion of the
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However‚ Balaguer had developed policies and restrictions to ensure that the problem stops. In my opinion‚ I believe that his policies were very effective as he took it seriously.f First of all‚ Logging and sugar growing were the main causes of deforestation which later on‚ led to other few problems. For example; loss of watersheds‚ soil erosion‚ and health problems. According to Steve Shearer‚ “Soon after becoming president‚ he took drastic action by banning all logging the country” (Shearer‚ 2012)
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activity. The environmental problems that El Salvador continually struggles with are deforestation‚ soil erosion‚ water pollution‚ contamination and lack of bio-diversity. El Salvador is the second most deforested country in Latin American after Haiti. In fact‚ nearly eighty five percent of its forest has disappeared since the 1960’s. Today‚ less than 6‚000 hectares are now considered to be primary forest. Deforestation in El Salvador occurs as a result of timber exploitation for fuel. The nation’s
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you agree? The world’s forest play an important role such as regulating climates and provide habitat for many species on earth. The global rate of forest destruction have incresed since 1980’s and the World Resources Institute estimated that deforestation is averaged 16.9 million hectares annually and if this continue‚ there would be no forests remaining by some time between the years 2040 and 2060. If the green natural resources is destroyed‚ we will face many serious consequences such as global
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drought‚ floods‚ and tornadoes. Of recent‚ we have experienced very devastating natural disasters like the Tsunami that affected many parts of Asia in 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ numerous tornadoes in the United States‚ and the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Japan. All these are due to effects of global warming. Research evidence by scientists and opinions polls conducted by credible pollsters indicate that the major causes of climate change are human activities and this paper tries to evaluate the
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Renewable Energy Projects Cut down use of fossil fuels Small scale projects – solar panel‚ turbines Bio fuels More expensive than fossil fuels Tree Planting Acts as carbon sink Benefits not felt for at least 10 years Energy Efficient Most effective way Remodel factories – optimum use of energy Greener power stations Recycling Green transport – hybrid technology Rising temps More droughts Melting glaciers Water stress experienced by 40% of population Applied at all scales
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Name: Belize; formerly known as British Honduras. Location: Belize is bordered on the North by Mexico‚ on the South and West by Guatemala and on the East by the Caribbean Sea. Currency: Population: Since the last census established in July 2008 a total of 301‚270 was recorded. Flag: The coat of arms shows: 1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical
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Examine three measures that Caribbean countries can implement to minimize the danger posed to coral reefs in the region. Coral reefs inhabit many coastal regions around Caribbean islands. These reefs are at once magnificently beautiful yet very fragile and sensitive to even the slightest variation in the waters around it. Coral reefs perform a vital socio-economic and sociocultural function in the Caribbean. Apart from it being important to human society for its aesthetic appeal‚ the reefs are also
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global warming had become big crises that occur not only in our country but it also occurs at other country for example Australia‚ Japan‚ and England. Physically‚ if we look what happened around us‚ due to the development of buildings‚ forest deforestation and open burning. This shows that we are not very concern about how important taking care of our earth as we want the best to protect it from any pollution especially global warming. Besides‚ if there is a lot of process of development that occurs
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INTL 1101 Final Exam Study Guide Americanization - Consumerism‚ individualism - American products and values - Cultural imperialism? Trying to homogenize world? McDonaldization - Fast-food principles dominant in American and other societies - Uniform standards - Lack of human creativity - Dehumanization of social relations Infantilization - Benjamin Barber “consumed” - Against “ethos of infantilization” that sustains global capitalism - Turning of adults into children
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