Why does early and forced marriage happen? The causes of early and forced marriage are complex‚ interrelated and dependent on individual circumstances and context. But the practice is driven by these main factors: gender inequality – women and girls often occupy a lower status in societies as a result of social and cultural traditions‚ attitudes‚ beliefs that deny them their rights and stifle their ability to play an equal role in their homes and communities poverty – in families on a low
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crops and the amount of cropland needed to supply a nation with biofuel is often ignored in the comparison. Besides requiring high input of energy‚ space‚ fertilizer‚ and pesticides‚ switching our economy to a biofuel reliant one will lead to deforestation—additional emission of GHGs—and higher priced food. For these reason‚ among others‚ the production of biofuels is harmful to consumers‚ producers‚ and the environment. Past studies have concluded that replacing traditional gasoline with biofuels
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rainforest is diminishing at an enormous rate. About 10‚000 square miles of this beautiful forest is being lost to pastures for grazing‚ soybean plantations‚ and illegal logging. Since the year before there has been a forty percent increase in the deforestation of the Amazon forest. The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. They expect this horrible trend to only become worse. Some conclude that if the forest is not protected that it will be wiped out in only eighty years! The destruction
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EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION IN JAMAICA Urbanization refers to the shift of population from rural areas to cities or towns according to the Encarta Encyclopaedia. In Jamaica today‚ urbanization is a constant process for persons to move from one area to the next without hesitation compared to the previous generations. Urbanization has seen a significant increase over the years because of persons pursuing a better standard of living. People move because of the economic situation of the country which
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MJ How European Attitudes‚ Deforestation and the Introduction of Biological Factors shaped American Environmental History In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus set sail from the Eastern coast of Europe seeking to find a shorter passage to what He believed would lead him to the Indies. Yet‚ in his quest for the Indies‚ Columbus stumbled on a land far greater and completely breathtaking…the Americas. Although Columbus and his crew were well aware of what they discovered‚ at least to a certain extent
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USING SUITABLE EXAMPLES FROM KENYA‚ EXAMINE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATERSHED DEGRADATION AND SUGGEST POSSIBLE INTERVENTION MEASURES TABLE OF CONTENTS CAUSES‚ EFFECTS AND SOLUTIONS TO WATERSHED DEGRADATION PREAMBLE Page 4 1. INTRODUCTION Page 4 - 6 2. Causes of Watershed Degradation Page 7 2.1 Land degradation 7 - 8 2.2 Deforestation 8 2.3 Removal of vegetation 8 2.4 Shifting cultivation without adequate fallow periods 9 2.5 Overgrazing
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he Impact Of War and Weapons On Humans And The Environment Environmental Effects Of Weapons Chemical Weapons Approximately 19 million gallons of Agent Orange were used by the US military in southern Vietnam between 1962 and 1971. An aggressive herbicide which defoliates trees‚ it was used on a large scale in Vietnam’s jungles to enable US troops to spot Communist troops more easily. It eradicated around 15% of South Vietnam’s vegetation‚ and gave rise to serious health problems for the
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Causes and Effects of Uncontrolled Urbanization If you are an urban dweller‚ you may know the real meaning of urbanization. However‚ this does not always indicate your sufficient insight in the “uncontrolled urbanization” topic too. To form a causal chain‚ it is right to say that more jobs‚ more services in the urban side and absence of land in the countryside force people to migrate to larger cities which brings about uncontrolled urbanization. As a result‚ some problems arise such as
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The Stroop Effect Experiment In 1935‚ John Ridley Stroop conducted the original experiments of the stroop effect. The stroop effect is an effect that occurs when individuals attempt to name the color of words that spell out a conflicting color. Stroop reported an interference effect when individuals were asked to report the color of words presented to them. Stroop collected his data by showing his participants a sheet of paper with printed words on it. He then asked his participant’s to name the
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Discuss the impact of globalisation on Brazil: Orientation: Globalisation refers to the integration between different countries and economies and the increased impact of international influences on all aspects of life and economic activity. Brazil is one of the fastest growing economies and superpower of South America. In the recent decade Globalisation has allowed Brazil’s economy to sustain stable economic growth‚ this was proven when Brazil experienced a very mild recession during the Global
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