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    Land Pollution

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    Pamantasan ng Cabuyao College of Business Administration and Accountancy Land Pollution LAND POLLUTION [pic] [pic] Land Pollution Land pollution is basically about contaminating the land surface of the earth through dumping urban waste matter indiscriminately‚ dumping of industrial waste‚ mineral exploitation‚ and misusing the soil by harmful agricultural practices. Pollution includes visible litter and waste along with the soil itself being polluted

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    Land Pollution

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    Land pollution‚ in other words‚ means degradation or destruction of earth’s surface and soil‚ directly or indirectly as a result of human activities. Anthropogenic activities are conducted citing development‚ and the same affects the land drastically‚ we witness land pollution; by drastic we are referring to any activity that lessens the quality and/or productivity of the land as an ideal place for agriculture‚ forestation‚ construction etc. The degradation of land that could be used constructively

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    Land Resources

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    Land‚ a critically important national resource‚ supports all living organisms including plants as well as every primary production system such as roads‚ industries‚ communication and storage for surface and ground water‚among others. The soil profile of land determines its ability to serve socio-economic needs. It has been estimated that more than 5‚000 million tonnes of top soil is eroded annually alongwith about 5 million tonnes of nutrients. About a third of this is lost to the sea‚

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    Land Subsidence

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    Negative Effects of Land Subsidence on Agriculture LAND SUBSIDENCE - WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Land subsidence is a condition in which there is a loss of support from water pressure below the ground. As we withdraw ground water and the water table drops‚ the soil collapses‚ compacts‚ and drops resulting in the decrease of land-surface elevation. Subsidence causes permanent inundation of land‚ aggravates flooding‚ changes topographic gradients‚ ruptures the land surface‚ and reduces

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    Land Rights

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    Question 1: The land rights debate in the 1970’s was a tough and hard-fought journey for the Aboriginal people. In the 1967 Referendum‚ Australians showed their support for the Aboriginals‚ by voting to change the Constitution to include the indigenous in the Census and giving overriding authority to the Commonwealth government regarding Aboriginal affairs. Ralph Hunt‚ of the National Coalition Party and Federal Minister in 1971 stated ‘To just set aside land because Aboriginal groups and tribes

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    Land Reclamation

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    Land reclamation will definitely increase land area for a certain country. With more land‚ more buildings and infrastructure can be built‚ and also for other reasons. In Singapore‚ land reclamation is intense‚ and reclaimed land is everywhere. It is used to build Marina Bay‚ which is the location of Integrated Resorts‚ financial centers and the Singapore Flyer‚ a ferris wheel. The world-famous Changi Airport is also built on reclaimed land. One of the seaports is also located on reclaimed land

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    Aboriginals and the Land

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    ABORIGINALS AND THE LAND For a non aboriginal person‚ it is very hard for me to understand how vital the land is to the survival of the aboriginal culture. The Aboriginal people have a very close relationship with the land. They believe that he land was created by their ancestors for them and is very sacred. They also believe that the land is equal to them and hat everything comes from the same spirit world. The Aboriginal people passed down stories of the land through Dreamtime stories and artworks

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    E-mails and Traditional Letters  The E-mails are widely used by people in modern time. At the same time‚ the traditional letters are forgotten by people gradually. Though most of the people think that the e-mail is much better than the traditional letters‚ I think that both of them have advantages‚ but also disadvantages.  It is no doubt that the e-mails are very convenient for people’s life. It makes the instant exchange of information come true. It provides a platform for people all over the world to communicate with each other

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    The Holy Land

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    The Holy Land contains many sacred sites for Jews‚ Christians‚ and Muslims that can be traced back to the origin of each religion. The land in itself is an identity for Jews. They believe that the Holy Land as a gift‚ that was given when God made a covenant for Abraham. The land was the promised land‚ where God would deliver and fulfill the promise of the Torah. The land is also where God revealed himself. Jews‚ themselves and their religion can not survive without the Hold Land. It is their center;

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    CU 672: Handle Mail Understand Security procedures when handling mail or Packages. 1.1 Explain the purpose of security procedures for handling mail or packages. In a business environment it’s essential that you have correct mail handling procedures in order to keep information safe and secure this can be client’s details‚ account details‚ personal information of employees etc. This needs to be protected in order to avoid illegal misuse of data and personal information leading to fraudulent activities

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