urbanization‚ the demand for housings will rise‚ causing more land to be cleared in order for more housing to be built to house the locals. Forests are cleared for agricultural purposes‚ such as to grow more crops on a bigger area of land. These crops are sources of food for people. Materials from the trees‚ such as timber‚ are used for making furniture and paper products. Forests are also cleared for rearing animals‚ providing sources of food for the people. The surplus of the crops‚ animal meats‚ and materials
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Biome is all of the life zones‚ all plants‚ animals‚ and other organisms‚ as well as the physical environment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its plant life‚ which is determined by its location. For example‚ northern coniferous forests exist in sub-arctic portions of North America and Asia‚ but further north‚ the conditions are simply too harsh and the season too brief for trees to grow. Instead of trees‚ the short vegetation of the tundra thrives in these areas. The same occurs
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that we are facing: illegal logging. Forests in the tropics have a rich biodiversity. More than fifty percent of all the plants and animals in the world are to be found in the rainforests. More than 3500 species of plants and animals! The constantly high temperatures and the continuously high humidity in the tropics make this biodiversity possible. The temperature is in most tropical rainforests between 25 and 35 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately‚ the forests are threatened. David Orr correctly observed
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throughout. It has tropical forests in the eastern region‚ dry forests in the southwestern region‚ man-made grasslands‚ natural wetlands‚ and coral reefs on the coasts. The most common ecosystem is the rainforest. The lowland rainforest’s elevation is about 800 meters. It is the most biologically rich ecosystem in Madagascar. They are very humid and rainy. Typically lowland rainforests have very well developed canopies. Lowland equatorial evergreen rain forests are forests which receive high rainfall
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and the deciduous forest are not too different from each other. However‚ the Plant Respiration (RP) in the forest is almost double that in the alfalfa field. What factors (physical‚ chemical‚ or biological) do you think might explain this difference? The difference would have to be the biological and physical factors. The reason for this is the cycle in deciduous forest goes through. Tree insects and diseases are most common in older forests. They help to rejuvenate the forest by decomposing organic
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The trees of the Amazon forest should not be cut down for any reason because this would create many problems for Rubber Tappers. In this research paper‚ the reasons to not cut down the trees will be explained. Some of those reasons are because for one the Rubber tappers make a living working in the forest‚ also the seeds of the trees where the rubber tappers get the sap from was stolen by a nefarious Englishman and made the rubber tappers that work in the Brazil industry collapse so the rubber tappers
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Orangutan. It is an important refuge for many endemic forest species‚ including the Asian Elephant‚ the Sumatran Rhinoceros‚ the Bornean Clouded Leopard‚ the Hose’s Civet and the Dayak Fruit Bat. The Borneo lowland rain forests cover most of the island‚ with an area of 427‚500 square kilometers. The Borneo mountain rainforests lie in the central highlands of the island‚ above the 1‚000 meters elevation. There are species of birds found in the forest and 13 mammals. Tourism is also a popular thing in
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KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY COURSE; BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. COURSE UNIT; CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(EST:223) TASK; ASSIGNMENT LECTURER; Ms. KATHUNGU SEMESTER; TWO‚ YEAR TWO NAMES REGISTRATION NUMBER SIGN
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8 1 1 23 (7) 23 (8) 22 (8) 22(8) 90(31) 2. 3. 4. 134 Sample Question Paper SOCIAL SCIENCE Class-IX Summative Assessment- II March - 2012 Unit No. & Subject Chapter No. of the Prescribed Textbook & Topics of the Syllabus I Ch. 4 Forest society and colonialism OR Ch. 5 Pastoralists in the Modern World OR Ch. 6 Farmers and Peasants Ch. 7 Sports and Politics OR Ch. 8 Clothes and cultures From of Questions M.C.Q. (1 mark each) S.A.Q. each) 11 L.A.Q. each) 23‚ 24 Map Q. (3 marks (5 marks
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jlsgsgbsdbSingapore’s Biodiversity Singapore‚ by virtue of its geographical location‚ has rich biodiversity‚ in spite of its intense urbanisation. Dry land tropical rainforests‚ mangroves and coral ecosystems are some of the key habitats found in Singapore. Singapore is a city-state with a land area of about 710 km. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and yet‚ harbours rich native biodiversity‚ both terrestrial and marine. The wealth of biodiversity can be attributed
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