also refer to the massive mountain system that additionally includes the Karakoram‚ theHindu Kush‚ and other lesser ranges that extend out from the Pamir Knot. Some of the world’s major river systems arise in the Himalayas‚ and their combineddrainage basins are home to some 3 billion people (almost half of the Earth’s population) in 18 countries. The Himalayas have profoundly shaped the cultures ofSouth Asia; many Himalayan peaks are sacred in Hinduism‚ Buddhism andSikhism. Geologically‚ the Himalayas
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GAC008 Assessment Event 4: Academic Research Essay Definition: Man-made Environmental Issues Student’s Name: Student ID#: Teacher: Due Date: 20 September 2013 Word Count: 1061 Question: What is meant by ‘hypoxia’? Explain with reference to the severity of the problem in your own country. In China‚ as the economy develops rapidly‚ the environment is going worse and worse because of various pollutions. Hypoxia is one of these. It has been a serious environmental issue
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One of the World’s great environmental problems - Water The water problem is today one of the greatest problems the world faces. The UN calculates that if the present development continues the 2/3 of the world population will live with serious water scarcity or nearly without water by the year 2025. The UN calculates that one should have 100 litres of water pr day to manage. This is for everything - home consumption‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ etc. Many people today have less than 50 litres‚ and in
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efforts. The rarest member of the bear family‚ pandas live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western China‚ where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo. They must eat from 26 to 84 pounds of it every day. China’s Yangtze Basin region‚ which holds the panda’s primary habitat‚ is the geographic and economic heart of this booming country. An increasing number of roads and railroads are being created throughout the forest‚ which isolates panda populations and prevents mating
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net/a-level-geography/home/exam-materials http://coolgeography.co.uk/A-level/AQA/AQA%20A%20level.htm http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/humanities/geography_materials.php Topic 1: Rivers and Flood Management. Drainage Basins: A drainage basin is an area drained by its rivers and tributaries. It is a natural system with varied inputs of precipitation and varied outputs of water‚ for example‚ inputs: rain‚ snow or ice‚ outputs: evaporation‚ transpiration‚ and evapotranspiration
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Languedoc. East of the Rhône the Canal de Provence taps the unpolluted waters of a Rhône tributary‚ the Durance‚ supplying Aix-en-Provence‚ Marseille‚ Toulon‚ and the coast of Provence with drinking water and providing impetus for urban expansion. At its delta‚ beginning about 25 miles from the Mediterranean‚ the Rhône and its channels deposit significant amounts of alluvium to form the Camargue region. The Rhine system The Rhine forms the eastern boundary of France for some 118 miles. In this section
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Normal University‚ comes from examination of the Red River delta in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam and the middle reaches of the Yangzi. The notion that the Red River delta was the mother estuary of East Asia was conceived a decade ago by Marin Clark‚ then at the California Institute of Technology‚ and Mr Clift believes that he has confirmed it. By analysing data collected by the oil industry‚ he has found that the volume of sediment in the delta is far greater than it should be‚ given the Red River’s
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Say Hi from Shanghai! (1) Shanghai is also called as “Hu” it is the largest city in China. This eastern part of China is considered as the most influential center in the economic‚ financial‚ cultural‚ international trade‚ science and technology aspect that is why it is considered as the international metropolis from all over the world. The new skyscrapers and old buildings have good combinations that draw the skyline of the city. Tourist can experience the perfect mixture of the past‚ present
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RIVER BASIN KOLAB [ INDIA ] Kolab 010.doc SCHEDULE A ASSESSMENT OF RIVER BASINS (RBs) IN SOUTH ASIA Sr. No. 1 1.1 1.2 Details Physical Features - General Information Name of River basin (also indicate regional names); Relief Map and Index Map of RB with Country/ State/ Province boundary marked to be attached. Geographical location of the place of origin (Country/District) Area (in Sq. Kms.)‚ Population (in Millions); Name of population centers/ Cites ( duely marked on the map: refer 1
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dynasty (1127--1279) the city ’s name was changed to Chongqing—meaning ‘double celebration ’ -- to mark the princedom and enthronement of Emperor Guangzhong in 1189. He was himself a native of the city (History of Chongqing). Being sandwiched by Yangtze and Jialing rivers and built on the mountains‚ Chongqing is known as a “city on rivers” and a “mountain city” (Chongqing). Unlike other cities in China‚ very few people rides bicycle as a means of transport. It’s an extremely strenuous process to
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