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    Human Impact On Cheetahs

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    world. Back in the 19th century there was around 100‚000 Cheetahs. That is a humongous difference through the years and that shows that Cheetahs have started to go endangered. I will be showing you how Cheetahs have been negatively affected by Human activity. Throughout time Cheetahs have had many impacts on the world. It has impacted the ecosystem‚ for example Cheetahs feed all types of other animals like‚ beatles‚ vultures and other scavengers. The Cheetah leaves the remaining of the carcass so it

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    Carbon Cycling

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    Carbon is the fourth most abundant element found on Earth‚ and is essential to all life as we know it. It is found in all living substances‚ and is essentially the key element for life. Because the carbon atom has the ability to form bonds with up to four other atoms‚ it can help form solid minerals (such “ limestone)‚ ‘squishy’ organisms (such as plants and animals)‚ and it can be dissolved in water. Carbon is also present in rocks‚ dissolved in rivers‚ lakes and oceans‚ and is in the atmosphere

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    Carbon Footprints

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    effect has become more marked. Considerable evidence exists that most of this warming has been caused by human activities... that’s to say we have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through a buildup of greenhouse gases – primarily carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxide. this is what the carbon footprints calls for CARBON FOOTPRINTS A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment‚ and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of

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    Human Trafficking Impact

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    THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING THAT AFFECT ETHNIC RELATION Firstly‚ the worst impact is on the health of the human trafficking victim. This is happened when the trafficked person are mostly women and children that are sexually exploited‚ abused or force into prostitution (Pokharna‚ 2011). The victims are usually transported from one country to the other country and this risky journey expose trafficked victims to injury and even death‚ while overcrowded‚ unsanitary conditions‚ shortages of food

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    purification of the water we drink. We also depend on it to dispose of some of our wastes. The increasing population within the world has had an impact on the lithosphere and consequently as led to the deterioration of this essential component of the biophysical environment.   Land degradation has become one of the primary issues of concern arising from the human interaction with the lithosphere. It encompasses soil degradation and the deterioration of natural landscapes and vegetation. It includes

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    Carbon and Its Compounds

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    Assignments in Science Class X (Term II) 4 Carbon and its Compounds IMPORTANT NOTES 9. Unsaturated organic compounds : Organic compounds in which a double or a triple bond exists between two carbon atoms in a carbon chain‚ are called unsaturated organic compounds. 10. Hydrocarbons : Organic compounds which contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms are called hydrocarbons. 11. Straight chain hydrocarbons : Hydrocarbons‚ in which all the carbon atoms are linked to one another in a straight chain

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    Human Impact on Water

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    GEO 100: 2nd Writing Assignment May 3rd 2012 Human Impact on Water Water is something we use every day. We drink it‚ brush our teeth with it‚ shower with is and lots of other things. Yet it is the one thing we think about the least but we have a huge impact on it. We waster lots of water every day and let nasty chemical get into the rivers and streams from which we get our water. Things we do in our everyday lives may seem as it is un-harmful‚ but not only are we harming the water quality

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    zero (-459 degrees Fahrenheit‚ 0 degrees Kelvin‚ -273 degrees Celsius) to liquid nitrogen temperatures (-321 F‚ 77 K‚ -196 C)‚ they have no electrical resistance. The temperature at which electrical resistance is zero is called the critical temperature (Tc) and varies with the individual material. For practical purposes‚ critical temperatures are achieved by cooling materials with either liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. The following table shows the critical temperatures of various superconductors:

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    cARBON TRANSFER

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    Name: Online Lab: Carbon Transfer Through Snails and Elodea Record answers in blue‚ bold font Go to http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/bio_07/resources/htmls/virtual_labs/virtualLabs.html (If the link does not work‚ go to http://www.classzone.com/cz/index.htm Enter Science‚ High School; NC; Go Click Biology 2008 (book on left) Click Virtual Labs (left side 2nd row)...continue with directions below) Click on Carbon Transfer Through Snails and Elodea. Read through the directions

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    Humans Impact on their Surroundings SCI/275 January 25‚ 2014 Maria West Humans Impact on their Surroundings Human beings have inhabited the Earth for six or seven million years ("Natural History Museum"‚ n.d.)‚ but that is merely a fraction of the existence of this planet. Human beings have a penitence for gathering into groups and forming cities where industrial developments take place. The Industrial Revolution in America brought jobs and new products as well as

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