stripped and devastated four-fifths of the total land area. Efforts to rehabilitate the mined out areas have been unsuccessful. Nauru ’s only fertile areas are within the narrow coastal belt where there are coconut palms‚ pandanus trees and indigenous hardwoods and the land surrounding the inland Buada Lagoon on the central plateau where bananas‚ pineapples and some vegetables are grown (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs). III. Nauru was first inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian people at
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died after a single spray. Some progress has been made into restoring the damage done‚ however even with the persistent efforts at reforestation by the native Vietnamese; these forests will take hundreds of years to grow back‚ especially the rare hardwood timber found only in certain parts of Vietnam’s forest. In addition to the destruction of the forests‚ the ecosystem also suffered horrendously. Animals that used the forest as their habitat and for food were no longer able to live there due
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catch my hero in action. I hastily grab the remote as I change the TV to Channel 5. It is exactly 7:00 AM. My heart pounds against my young chest as I watch Bugs Bunny present the title sequence to my favorite show Looney Toons. I sit on the cold hardwood floor‚ legs bouncing up and down‚ barely able to tame my excitement. As the show starts‚ I nervously watch and listen‚ awaiting the wild chase of the most intense pursuit
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and marble have too lost their ‘WOW’ factor since they are quite common. On the other hand hard wood floors have been around for quite sometime and are known for the appealing environment they create wherever they are installed. The trendy look of hardwood floors is a temptation for every homeowner. The reason for their poor performance in Pakistan has been the maintenance factor (two thumbs down). First off‚ the installation is hectic and time consuming‚ then‚ they are easily scratched and the polish
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as well as high risk locations. The months of June and July represent 2/3 of all Lyme disease transmissions in the United States. This disease is predominantly transmitted in wooded areas‚ or on the border of woodlands. Areas with mixtures of conifer and hardwood trees that have an abundance of shrubbery tend to be the most dangerous locations. There seems to be a strong correlation between populations of the whitefooted mouse and tick populations. This explains why tick populations tend to be down a year
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Jaú National Park- Case study of a Tropical Environment 1. Location‚ size and characteristics Jaú National Park is about 200 km north-west of Manaus. It is located within the watershed of the Amazonian central plain‚ i.e. all water drains down into the Amazon. It stretches 340 km west of the join between the Jaú and Negro rivers between 1°40’-3°00’S and 61°26’- 64°00’W. It covers an area of 23‚000 km² making it the largest forest wildlife park in South America. Being in such a forested area it
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The Everglades is a two million acre subtropical wetland ecosystem that is approximately two million acres. It reaches from central Florida‚ near Orlando‚ all the way south to Florida Bay. (Federation‚ 2000) The geology of Southern Florida‚ has a warm and wet subtropical climate that provides conditions that help the large marshland ecosystem flourish. Layers of porous and permeable limestone create water bearing rock and soil that effect the climate‚ weather and hydrology of Southern Florida
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her cousin. She is still in good health and works a full time and part time job. They live in a newly built Single Family in Capitol Heights‚ Maryland. The home was modelled to fit an aging senior citizen with raised toilet seats‚ both carpet and hardwood floors‚ etc. This home is located walking distance from the nearest metro station and a two minute walk from the closet bus stop. Retail shopping centers are a five to ten minute drive from the home. From the Home Livability checklist‚ I choose
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in my door allows only the slightest bit of light to seep through‚ but is more than enough space for the scent to travel from the kitchen to my room. I know it must be Sunday because my mom never makes breakfast. Slowly I roll out of my bed‚ the hardwood floor creaking as my feet my make contact with it. Sunday means two things to me‚ breakfast and church. I check the clock and see the bright green numbers blink 8:00‚ meaning I’ve only got 30 minutes till church starts. Rushing to the shower I nearly
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When thinking of literacy‚ my earliest‚ as well as one of my fondest‚ memory includes my grandmother. As a matter of fact‚ my past encounters with literacy are all very fond memories‚ for most of these memories incorporate or remind me of my grandmother‚ someone I adore. My earliest memory of reading was just before I started kindergarten. At the time‚ me and my sisters had been living with my grandmother. The sky was gloomy and filled with grey clouds and the air smelled of rain‚ fresh‚ clean and
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