There are many ways in which the rainforest is exploited. Many of these ways are damaging to the environment. Rubber tapping causes almost no damage to the rainforest. Rubber tapping takes the natural latex from the tree by scraping grooves into the surface of the tree. The natural latex then falls into a cup‚ and is removed and processed to make the rubber. Rubber trees are quite rare - in a thirty square kilometre area‚ with 20‚000 trees‚ there may be just sixty rubber trees. Timber logging causes
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In my opinion‚ the Easter Islanders used the trees for numerous daily necessities such as building materials for houses‚ to build canoes‚ clothing‚ and logs to move their massive statues. The Easter Islanders used the trees at an unsustainable rate‚ depleting their resource. Depleting the tree resource became more problematic for the Easter Islanders‚ because it led other agricultural resources to decline as well. As their resources declined‚ it brought violence and warfare to the civilization.
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Cry‚ The Beloved Country‚ by Alan Paton‚ contains numerous comparisons between two different yet similar locations in South Africa. Each comparison further shows the deviation between the thoughts and traditions of old and new. The main conflicts in the novel revolve around the differences of two locations‚ Ndotsheni and Johannesburg‚ which represent the thoughts of the old and traditional ways‚ with the contradicting lifestyle and thoughts of the modern and progressive age. These thoughts are what
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If there are overhanging branches on your property‚ it’s time for a little tree trimming. Not only do these limbs pose as a threat to your family’s safety‚ but they can also be an eyesore for your neighbors. And let’s not forget about the fact that the more branches that a tree has‚ the greater the risk that one will fall on top of your car or home‚ thus causing costly damage to your property. For a quick‚ affordable solution‚ Panske Trim-A-Tree Service in Marinette‚ WI can help fix your out of
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The rainforest has many species of animals and plants of almost every family besides marine life. The rainforest can provide jobs food and water. Rain is very common in the rainforest because of its high humidity rate. Rainforests have a humidity rate of 77% to 88% all year long. The rain forest is an environment that is rainy and humid. The rain forest only has one season because it’s weather and temperature never change. The temperature never changes because of the high humidity rate and
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Monarch Butterfly Public Awareness Is it important to the public about the monarch butterfly awareness? yes ‚ it is important because many people care about monarch butterflies.One of the problems is climate change because many butterflies flea during the winter because cold front arrives and makes the butterflies fleas and go someplace else. Many butterflies leave for many different stuff such as climate ‚ polluting ‚and public awareness. Background information Monarch Butterflies are a beautiful
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Exotic disease management has changed over the past 100 years in the US in many ways. In 1904 an exotic blight was transported from Asia. The disease‚ known as the American Chestnut Blight‚ moved an average of fifty miles per year. Most of the spread was due to the lack of knowledge about tree disease and the spread. Loggers contributed to the spread by tracking mud on their shoes and tools through the woods. There were not any forms of disease prevention or management practices that helped reduce
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Would you rather have a national park or nothing at all. Have you ever been to a Providence Canyon? If so‚ did you feel like you where in a Grand Canyon. Well many people call Providence Canyon the little Grand Canyon. I am against the federal government decision. We should have a national park. Maybe if we had a national park more people would go out and see it. I am for the federal government decision‚ because the farmers came down cutting the trees and‚ started planting their seeds in long straight
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Alaska continually amazes with its breathtaking scenery‚ diverse wildlife‚ and remarkable people. Alaskans have a wonderful knack for wanting to cherish and preserve the land they call home. Unfortunately‚ as invasive species have slowly started edging their way into our rivers‚ fields‚ and forests‚ many citizens are lacking the knowledge on how to properly combat this incursion and protect the state they reside in. Hieracium aurantiacum‚ also known as hawkweed‚ is one of the most difficult species
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It is incredible to look at all that is being threatened in Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. To have synthetic pesticides like DDT enter the biosphere and disrupt the natural world in the manner she describes is bewildering. Despite being so effective the damage they caused was irreversible throughout ecosystems. It was so polarizing she effectively reinvented the environmental movement‚ and defined who was responsible (NYT nopage). Perhaps the largest contributor to the environmental problem is human
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