Deforestation of the Amazon: Causes‚ Effects and Possible Solutions NAME Geography 101‚ Section 040 PROFESSOR 6 December 2012 Abstract This paper explores the causes‚ effects and possible solutions of the deforestation of the Amazon Forest. It is important to understand why more than 580‚000 square kilometers of Amazon forest has been destroyed in Brazil since 1980 (Rhett Butler 2012). The main topics of this paper‚ in order to fully explore the issue at hand‚ will include:
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Teen pregnancy has become such an issue facing America that President Clinton has addressed the issue. Statistics show that every two minutes a teenager gives birth in the United States (Guernsey 6). This means that at least three thousand teenage girls become pregnant every day and almost one millione teenagers become pregnant every year (www.teenpregnancy.org). Four in ten teenage girls become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of twenty. Because of this high number‚ the United States
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Ghana: the Gold Coast of Africa; was previously an oppressed colonized country by the British‚ until March 6‚ 1957 when they became the first independent African country. The president of Ghana‚ since 2009‚ is John Dramani Mahama. The current population is 24.97 million spread over 240‚000 square kilometers of land. Ghana is bordered by Ivory Coast to the west‚ Burkina Faso to the North and Togo to the East. They hold great relationships with all these bordering nations. Ghana is divided into ten
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Teenage pregnancy 1) Gender: Male Female 2) Age Range 13-16 17-21 22-40 41 Above 3) To what ethnic group do you belong to? East Indian Mix African Amerindians Chinese Portuguese European 4) To what religion do you belong to? Christianity
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Teenage Pregnancies among Blacks and Hispanics 11/09/2012 Tina Trent TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG BLACK & HISPANIC GIRLS Birth rates in African American and Hispanic teens are substantially higher than whites‚ a trend that has persisted for decades. Even though pregnancy rates among teens are at an all time low. It is still a major issue but mostly affecting the urban communities. In this research paper I will be comparing and demonstrating the relationships
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World Hunger: Problem‚ Causes‚ Effects‚ and Solutions In the world today‚ over 925 million people that are effected by hunger; that makes about 1 in 7 people in the world hungry‚ especially the rural poor‚ urban poor‚ and victims of catastrophic events. What is chronic hunger? It is being undernourished and being able to only eats the minimal amount of food that the body needs to survive. Chronic hunger means you do not know when your next meal will be eaten or how it will be procured. The Oxford
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warn that this generation of children will be the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents (Afterschool Alliance‚ 2006). This paper is intended to explain current issues surrounding childhood obesity‚ and touch on some of the causes and effects of this epidemic. Also‚ touch on what some states and school districts are doing to tackle obesity at its source. These programs and other ideas that are being implemented will be touched on with the intention to bring forth the importance of
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In recent years‚ teenage pregnancy has been labeled a major issue amongst teens that it can be known as an "Epidemic." Is teenage pregnancy directly responsible for a host of society’s ills? Increasing teenage pregnancy rate translates directly into increasing rates of "school failure‚" early behavioral problems‚ drug abuse‚ child abuse‚ depression‚ and crimes. Many social problems can be directly attributed to the poor choices of teenage girls. The talk shows today are flooded by episodes dealing
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Causes and Solutions of Obesity Unknown Unknown Unknown Causes and Solutions of Obesity If you can prolong your life‚ and make yourself feel better about who you are then why not overcome this overweight issue. In today’s world we are facing an epidemic that seems to be affecting even are young at an early age. We all know that obesity can have adverse effects on health‚ well-being‚ and relationship‚ and can be solved by eating organic food‚ exercising‚ and discipline. We are here to
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SOCIAL SUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA) 2013 CANDIDATE NAME: MITSEY STONE CANDIDATE NUMBER: SCHOOL: MONTEGO-BAY E-LEARNING TERRITORY: TEACHER: TITLE: An examination on Teenage Pregnancy in my community TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement Introduction Task 1: Statement of Problem Task 2: Reason for Selecting Area of Research Task 3: Method of Investigation Task 4: Data Collection Instrument Task
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