demands are bound to grow.Industrialized countries‚ with higher living standards and greater numbers of cars‚ produce far more air pollution and greenhouse gases than developing countries. Developed countries also contribute to overfishing and deforestation . But these countries can reduce serious environmental hazards by using technology such as smokestack scrubbers‚ emission systems‚ and waste-water treatment plants. Although developing countries consume a far smaller percentage of the world’s resources
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Indonesia- not a Building Block for Globalization The world is getting smaller‚ just as a California poppy grows smaller as it closes in on itself every night. The flower grows closer together by drawing its petals inward so that they become much closer to the rest of the petals. The poppy does this to protect its pollen. The world is getting smaller and growing closer together due to globalization. Globalization is the rising of the global economy. As more and more markets trade with each other
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date : 22 March 2013 Title : describe the term sustainable development and discuss any three of the following problems facing sustainable development:erosion‚deforestation‚pollution and access to resources Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Define and describe ecology 3. Describe Sustainable Development 4. Discuss Erosion‚ Deforestation and pollution 5. Conclusion Introduction In this assignment different aspects with relation to sustainable development will be defined and discussed. Ecology
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Deforestation Carolyn Hurford 2nd Hour 4/1/13 “Deforestation is clearing Earth ’s forests on a massive scale‚ often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area‚ but swaths the size of Panama are lost each and every year.” said by National Geographic. People only think of themselves when demolishing a forest‚ but they don ’t really think of themselves and certainly not all the animals that need to survive in forests. If only 30%
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[edit] Minerals and oil Materials removed from the Earth are needed to provide humans with food‚ clothing‚ and housing and to continually upgrade the standard of living. Some of the materials needed are renewable resources‚ such as agricultural and forestry products‚ while others are nonrenewable‚ such as minerals. The USGS reported in Materials Flow and Sustainability (1998) that the number of renewable resources is decreasing‚ meanwhile there is an increasing demand for nonrenewable resources
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feed our ever growing population as well as local farmers providing food for their family. At the moment‚ subsistence farming is responsible for 48% of deforestation‚ farming used for our personal use makes up 32% of deforestation‚ logging makes up 14% of deforestation and wood used for fuel makes up 5% of deforestation. The rest of deforestation is taken up by illegal logging and fuel use. Subsistence farming consists of local farmers cultivating the land for their own personal use. This way of
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October 2014 Detriment of Deforestation Image a planet without trees. This is a scary planet where the temperature is very hot and the air is very difficult to breathe. This planet will have nothing to protect people from the sun‚ nothing to slowdown the forces of the wind‚ and nothing to anchor topsoil from eroding in the rain. The conditions at this imaginary planet can become our reality on earth if we do not stop deforestation. There are many negative effects of deforestation. However‚ for the scope
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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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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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rainfall * Gully erosion – occurs where there’s intense rainfall and little vegetation cover. Force of water cuts gullies in slopes :O! * Wind erosion – occurs in dry parts of world * What makes soil erosion worse? * Deforestation and removing vegetation. As a result of this soil gets exposed to wind/rain * Overgrazing by animals. Result is same as above * Over cultivating the soil! Especially monoculture which weakens the soil and structure and removed
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