Positive Effects of Volcanos Volcanic activity has many positive impacts on both the natural physical environment and on socio-economic activity. Positive impacts include the creation of new land‚ the creation of valuable natural minerals and ores‚ and the enhancement of countries’ tourism potential. Creation of new land: Volcanic activity can result in the creation of new land‚ when material from within the earth’s crust is ejected in the form of molten liquid‚ then cools and solidifies to created
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Ecosystem effects of fishing in the Mediterranean: An analysis of the major threats of fishing gear and practices to biodiversity and marine habitats by Sergi Tudela‚ Ph. D. for FAO Fisheries Department (EP/INT/759/GEF) Vialle delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 - Rome‚ Italy November 2000 CONTENTS Contents Foreword 1. The impact of fishing on vulnerable groups and habitats 1.1. The impact of fishing on chondrichthyans 1.2. The impact of fishing on seabirds 1.3. The impact of fishing
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probably a forest of some kind. It was cut down‚ and where do you think the animals went? Nowhere! Deforestation is a huge issue! It creates endangered/ extinction of a species‚ if they don’t become endangered then they move and have to constantly adapt‚ and when they have to move into our home areas‚ they give us deadly diseases. The purpose of this essay is to inform the reader about deforestation on animals and humans. When we cut down forests animals have a high chance of becoming extinct and
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destination’s natural resources. Locals and tourists compete over water supply and other necessities. - Since hotels and resorts‚ bars‚ malls etc. have been built‚ these pose a problem on the sustainability of the place. They may also disturb the flora and fauna of the place and even damage some historical sites. - If the tourism master plan of a destination was also not observed (i.e. building high-rise properties when there should just be a maximum of 3 floors)‚ then these establishments pose a problem
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THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH Some observers attribute nearly all of the world ’s maladies to excessive population growth. They claim that rapid population growth has at least three adverse effects on human well-being. First‚ it increases poverty--the number of people that are impoverished‚ the proportion of the community that is impoverished‚ and the severity of the impoverishment. Second‚ it increases environmental degradation--the misuse of natural resources--with adverse consequences
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Imagine not being able to lay down‚ turn around‚ or even move. Imagine hard wires digging into the skin that covers legs‚ stomachs‚ and backs. That is what elephants experience almost daily in circuses and zoos. In the wild‚ elephants can walk up to thirty miles a day. In circuses‚ elephants spend almost twenty-three hours every day chained up. Many elephants experience great hardships. One cannot imagine being taken away from their mother at a tender‚ young age. However‚ almost all infantile elephants
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GMO’s Research The issue of genetically modified organisms is drawing unprecedented media attention due to its potential of bringing about fundamental changes in the genetic make up of living beings. Following paragraphs throw some light on this controversial subject. What are Genetically Modified Organisms? The genetically modified organisms or GMOs are the animals and plants that are genetically modified in order to develop the useful or desired traits. The techniques used to carry out genetic
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environment but also the economy as well as people. The effect that soil degradation has on the environment is that it is quickly stripping a vital part of the worlds needs. Soil it self is considered to be as important as water and air. Water and wind erosion account for more than 80% of the 20 million square kilometers degraded around the world. Soil degradation occurs when vegetation is fully removed from the ground. For example‚ deforestation has a significant part to play in erosion as the roots
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GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS EFFECTS Global Warming effects on the natural balance of environment. The world climate is going a significant change day by day. There are many causes of Global Warming. The destruction and burning down of tropical forests ‚ traffic clogging up the city streets ‚ rapid growth of unplanned industries‚ the use of CFCs in packaging and manufacturing products‚ the use of detergents etc. cause Global Warming. Besides‚ overpopulation‚ deforestation are the causative factors
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Chapter 31 CCOT The Industrial Revolution sparked lots of new innovations from the 1700’s to1850’s‚ in the west. Such innovations led to many positive and negative social‚ economical‚ and environmental changes. Although Western Europe and the Americas stayed the same socially because middle class men earned the most of the money in the family‚ it changed economically because of the replacement of the putting out system with the factory system. It also changed environmentally‚ because of
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