Introduction to Geography The world is getting smaller‚ we now live in a global village due to our enlarged technical skills. It is today as easy to fly from eg. Dublin to Rome as it was to travel from Dublin to Cork 150 years ago‚ Not to mention flights to the moon & back. Geography has turned out to be the study of man in space. Between mass media and frequent travel the child is bombarded with impressions about the planet he lives on. In today’s world the child hears random words‚ names of
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Unit 1 Vocabulary Valerie Kinnison Geography: study of people their environments‚ and their resources. The geography of the country affects many people. Location: position of a place on the earth’s surface Location of a city can affect what type of people lives there. Latitude: distance north or south of the equator The low latitude areas receive more sunlight. Longitude: distance east or west of the prime meridian Longitude lines run perpendicular to the latitude lines. Export: goods
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Having a country in which 54 percent of the total population and rural economy remains heavily on traditional subsistence farming (USDOL)‚ followed by the introduction of cash crops‚ increased the deforestation seen in the country. The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of subsistence and industrial farming on the rainforests‚ and recommended ways to further prevent this from happening. The introduction of plantations in El Salvador resulted in less land available for poorer families to
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Majorca – A Holiday DICKS Paradise? Map of Majorca Majorca in the Mediterranean Majorca is the largest of the 4 main Balearic Islands‚ located in the Mediterranean Sea‚ off the east coast of Spain. It is a highly popular holiday destination in the world‚ especially to Western European countries. Majorca’s capital city is Palma de Mallorca. Main Attractions for Tourists at Majorca North Majorca – * Serra de Tramuntana – large mountain range * Cap de Formentor – Northernmost
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Examine the geopolitical and environmental impacts of oil production in the Bahamas. (15) Recently‚ there has been a plan to drill oil in the Bahamas. This oil drilling will take place somewhere in the Southern Bahamas‚ closer to Cuba. However‚ there needs to be a referendum to see if the Bahamian public agrees with the thought of drilling oil. Before this referendum can happen‚ the government has allowed ‘exploratory’ drilling to see if there is actually oil in the Bahamas worth making a referendum
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Q1. The following data is available in respect of a company : Equity Rs.10lakhs‚cost of capital 18% Debt Rs.5lakhs‚cost of debt 13% Calculate the weighted average cost of funds taking market values as weights assuming tax rate as 40%. Answer: We Know that‚ WACC = We Ke + WpKp +Wr Kr + WdKd + WtKt WACC = 0.67*.18+0.33*13(1-.40) =0.146 or 14.6% A calculation
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Affinity Business School Internal Examination BBA 4th Semester Sub: Organizational Behaviour Time: 1 Hr. Full Mark: 30 (Q. 4 is compulsory) 1. What do you mean by organizational behaviour? Explain the contributions of different disciplines towards the development of OB. 2. Define personality. Explain the personality attributes influencing organizational behaviour. 3. Define perception. Explain the factors influencing perception. 4. Write short notes on any two A. Big Five Model
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How to measure development: 10/11/2013 1. PowerPoint: Economic: GDP‚ GNP/GDP per head capita‚ real GDP‚ GNI Social measures: Life expectancy‚ birth rate‚ adult literacy‚ and infant mortality‚ HDI. Happy Planet Index is an index of human well-being and environmental that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation in July 2006 2. Read: HDI p.28-29 a) List the 3 components of the HDI Life expectancy‚ adult literacy rate and standard of living (income adjusted to local cost of
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quickly disappearing forest in Uganda leaves much concern for our economy. Uganda is a country in East Africa that is bordered by many places such as Kenya‚ South Sudan and Rwanda. (See figure 1) Logging for tropical hardwoods‚ fuel wood‚ and the paper industry are the primary reasons for the clear cutting to occur. Unfortunately the devastation of deforestation brings large profits‚ which ultimately is what the government and logging companies are after. Many of these people turn their heads and
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What is great geography? What do you consider the discipline of Geography to be? The discipline of Geography is defined by the Royal Geographical Society as the “the study of Earth’s landscapes‚ peoples‚ places and environments” (RGS 2013). Simply‚ the RGS say it is “about the world in which we live” (RGS 2013). The RGS then goes onto state that Geography is unique‚ in that it combines the social sciences (human geography) with the natural sciences (physical geography). Geography enables us to
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