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    Rainforest Destruction

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    The rainforests of the world all have one thing in common: they are all based around the equator and the tropics. Without them‚ many of our household products such as wooden furniture and basic necessities like coal and even air would not exist. We are losing all of our raw materials up just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth’s land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and scientists estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be drained

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    MY ROLE IN PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) that can be found within the environment. Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level). A natural resource may exist as a separate entity such as fresh water‚ and air‚ as well as a living organism such as a fish‚ or it may exist in an alternate form which must be processed to obtain the resource such as metal ores‚ oil‚ and most forms of energy

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    Creative Destruction

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    Colin Mitchell (2063) Ctw 1 draft 9/16/2014 One key ingredient of innovation that is the very spark of growth‚ whether economic or otherwise‚ is competition. Lying dormant in individuals worldwide is a competitive edge that‚ if they choose to act upon‚ can lead to almost immediate success. This of course‚ still depends on the gravity of the progression. As previously stated these competitors’ innovations can be seen encouraging individual level growth‚ however this does not exclude: regional

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    Principle in Ecology and Conservation (LS312) Population (and Habitat) Viability Analysis INTRODUCTION: Population viability analysis (PVA) is a process of identifying the threats faced by a species and evaluating the likelihood that it will persist for a given time into the future.         Population viability analysis is often oriented towards the conservation and management of rare and threatened species‚ with the goal of applying the principles of population ecology to improve their chances

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    Natural Resources

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    Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity‚ in a natural form. A natural resourceis often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Some of them are essential for our survival while most are used for satisfying our needs. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Natural resources are materials and components (something

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    pros and cons of zoos

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    love to see animals in their natural habitat. It saddens me to see monkeys‚ seals‚ bears‚ etc.‚ caged in or dolphins in what looks like fair-sized pools of water‚ but‚ when you consider the vast ocean that they belong to‚ the pool is but a puddle. If governments of this world are environmentally conscious (and the U.S. and Canada are not) then we wouldn’t have to go to zoos to see these animals. It’s a far greater thrill to see the real thing in their own habitat. • By zoo I think you mean animal

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    social service organization) I choose to research Habitat for Humanity for a “faith-based” social service organization. I was much uninformed of this organization‚ but thought I knew the services they provided. For example‚ I thought this organization gave away houses‚ but instead they provide reasonable mortgage loans. I also didn’t know this organization was Christian based. This organization also receives funding from the government. Habitat for Humanity provides many families with roofs over

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    factors‚ which are the nonliving things in the eco-column‚ include the water used in the aquatic habitat‚ soil used in the decomposition habitat‚ air‚ and some rocks that were used in the decomposition habitat. The biotic factors‚ which are the living things in the eco-column‚ include the grass and/or the terrestrial plants used in the terrestrial habitat‚ the fish (guppies) used in the aquatic habitat‚ and finally the worms that were used to feed the fishes once. Those are all the factors‚ abiotic

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    Negara) and North Sumatra. Description: 1. Classification: Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Podocarpaceae Genus: Podocarpus Species: P. deflexus Binomial Name: Podocarpus deflexus  Habitat: 2.1) Ecology:   A shrub or small tree of moist montane scrub. Locally dominant in some areas. Elevation from herbarium specimens 1‚590 to 1‚830 m. 3. Geographical Distribution: 3.1) Range Description: Confined to Gunung Tahan in

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    Destruction of Rain Forest

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    biology. The destruction of the rain forests will determine the fate of all species humans plants and animals. Many people do not understand the long- term consequences of losing the earth’s rain forests. They have provided all living beings with many natural resources and medicines. Their complete destruction will affect all living conditions due to the influence they have on the climate around the world. Traditionally though‚ there are three major causes of the destruction to the rain forests:

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