1. Language a. Set of sounds‚ combination of sounds‚ and symbols that are used for communication. b. A written or verbal way of communicating to others. c. English‚ Spanish‚ Italian 2. Standard Language a. The variant of a language that a country’s political and intelligence elite seek to promote as the norm for use in schools‚ government‚ the media‚ and other aspects of public life. b. The normal language commonly heard around the area‚ varies between regions. c. Brazil speaks mainly Brazilian
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Metamorphic and Igneous Rocks of the Hudson Highlands 3rd Field Report Abstract The entire region of the Hudson Highlands underwent high-grade metamorphism‚ and at a series of locations different intrusions occurred during the Grenville Orogeny. Certain evidences to help back up this claim are the presence of gneissic rock and index minerals such as Siliminite and Garnet. Since the mineral composition indicates granulite facies‚ then its protolithic content is pelitic‚ meaning shale/mudrock. Also
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Geography * Fieldwork- go out in the field and see what people are doing‚ observe how people’s actions and reactions vary across space * Summary of Field Note: Kenya full of fertile farmland but many are hungry. Why don’t they grow food for themselves? Most of Kenya is owned by foreigners and Kenya needs the foreign revenue * Human geography- how people make places‚ how we organize space and society‚ how we interact with each other in places and across
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The Consumer Study: From Marketing to Mattering The UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability In collaboration with Havas Media RE:PURPOSE Contents Introduction 3 Optimism and quality of life: a three-speed world 5 Business: failing to live up to greater expectations 6 Accountability: governments‚ business and rising expectations 7 From belief to behaviour: sustainability and purchasing decisions 9 Meeting expectations‚ fulfilling needs: a closer connection 11 Integration
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The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography‚ 10e (Rubenstein) Chapter 12 Services 1) The attraction of the call center industry to locate in India can best be explained by A) low wages and wide use of English. B) low wages and geographic situational factors. C) wide use of English and the large number of working students. D) Indian students’ ability to work at night and geographic situational factors. E) none of the above. Answer: A 2) Which services constitute up to two-thirds
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1. The promotion of the acquisition of wealth through plunder‚ colonization‚ and the protection of home industries and foreign markets during Europe’s rebirth was called mercantilism 2. What ultimately proved to be the undoing of monarchical absolutism and its system of patronage during Europe’s rebirth? growing economic power of merchants 3. Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments? Concerned with fostering diversity of regional cultural expression 4. Nigeria is a state
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Justify the circumstances in a business situation in which you would use GEOS‚ LEOS‚ and MEOS. GEOs is short for Geosynchronous Earth orbits. The main applications it can be used for are signal relays for broadcast‚ Direct TV and cable‚ meteorology‚ and mobile maritime telephony. Leos which is short for Low Earth Orbits‚ are mostly used for data communications applications‚ including email‚ and videoconferencing. LEOs can also be used in pay per click advertisement‚ online analytics‚ and fraud
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Development Program Puwadon Kongseri‚ et al. Satellite Development Division Thailand Earth Observation System Development Program Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) (GISTDA) puwadon@gistda.or.th Abstract Thailand Earth Observation System (THEOS) Development Program was begun in July 2004. The program is developed by Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) (GISTDA) under the Ministry of Science and Technology‚ with
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“Critically evaluate how international and geo-political risk to business might impact upon a person’s overall lifestyle”. Introduction My lifestyle keeps me busy but I enjoy the ability to catch up with friends and relax at a café or the beach. I am able to do the things I enjoy through working two jobs‚ on a regular roster. I enjoy cultural activities with friends in Sydney and regularly getting to the beach for a swim. Australia is a beautiful country which allows me to enjoy the sun
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Personalized travel sequence recommendation is from both travelogues and community contributed photos and the heterogeneous meta-data (e.g.‚ tags‚ geo-location‚ and date taken) associated with these images[1]. Availability of cheap location sensor for geo-tagging of images on social media has made geo-tagged images very popular. The approaches which are existing usually mine geographical characteristics using a subset of multiple types of image contents or combining those contents linearly‚ which
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