(02_20_13) ·Himalayan Mountains- Mountain range in south Asia that contains Mt. Everest ( worlds tallest peak). ·Subcontinent- Large landmass that is smaller than a continent. ·Alluvial Plain- Land that is rich farmland‚ composed of clay‚ silt‚ sand‚ or gravel deposited by running water. ·Archipelago- Set of closely grouped islands. · Atoll- A ringlike coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon. (02_21_13) ·Monsoons- A seasonal wind ·Cyclone- A violent storm with fierce
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businesses. In some countries‚ people are forcibly removed so that hydro-power schemes can go ahead. 5. The building of large dams can cause serious geological damage. For example‚ the building of the Hoover Dam in the USA triggered a number of earth quakes and has depressed the earth’s surface at its location. 6. Although modern planning and design of dams is good‚ in the past old dams have been known to be breached (the dam gives under the weight of water in the lake). This has led to deaths and flooding
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Social and Economic Impacts Of Haiti and Japan Earthquakes Haiti Social Impacts 3 million people affected Over 220.000 deaths 330.000 injured 1.3 million people made homeless Several hospitals collapsed Economic Impacts 30.000 commercial buildings collapsed Business destroyed Damage the main clothing industry Airport an port damaged Japan Social Impacts The disaster will weigh on Japan’s economic growth through negative impact on consumption‚ capex projection‚ and
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The Three Pigs II: Vengeance There were once three swine that lived in a house of astoundingly well constructed crimson brick. It held up to the tremendous typhoon of an immensely powerful and terribly malevolent wolf. The wolf‚ however‚ refused to admit his mortifying defeat at the hands of three hogs that he thought were akin to a dirt devouring earthworm in the bowels of the planet in comparison to his might. He was starving for vengeance. Six years after the wolf’s defeat‚ the three pigs
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Nadwadkar‚ D.S.‚ (1991)‚ “Marketing efficiency and price spread of Vegetables in Western Maharashtra” Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing‚ 5(2): 178-184. Saraswat‚ S.P. and C.S. Vaidya‚ (1995) Apple Trade in India with Special Reference to Western Himalayan Region‚ “The Bihar Journal of Agricultural Marketing”‚ 3(2): 191-200. Singh‚ (1986)‚ “Marketing and Marketing Management in an Organization”‚ Indian Journal of Marketing‚ 17(1): 21-22. Singh‚ R.V.‚ R.C. Verma and N.L. Agarwal‚ (1984)‚ “Marketing
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How to deal with water pollution? Water pollution could be a dangerous ecological menace to beaches‚ groundwater‚ animal and human health. Environmental‚ human and animal factors may create an infinite array of variables that change the way in which a particular water pollution can be dealt with. According to the World Wildlife Fund (as cited in Association for Sustainable & Responsible in Asia (ASrIA)‚ 2012 )‚ “…controlling pollution is important to conserving biodiversity…”(n.p.)
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What is a cloudburst? A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is usually of the shower type with a fall rate equal to or greater than 100 mm (4.94 inches) per hour. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms. The air currents rushing upwards in a rainstorm hold up a large amount of water. If these currents suddenly cease‚ the
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The Himalayas – Young Fold Mountains The Himalayas are known to be young fold mountains. Young‚ because these have been formed relatively recently in the earth’s history‚ compared to older mountain ranges like the Aravallis in India‚ and the Appalachian in the USA. They are known as fold mountains because the mountains extend for 2500 km in length in a series of parallel ridges or folds. The accepted theory about the formation of the Himalayas started to take shape in the year 1912 when German
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movement of the tectonic plates. The epicenter of the earthquake was 60 meters below the ocean floor about 100 miles off the coast of Chile. Valdivia and Puerto Montt suffered significant damages based on how nearby they were to the center of a massive quake (extreme). The earthquake was a megathrust earthquake which is caused by the release of mechanical stress between the subducting Nazca Plate and the South American Plate which is on the Peru-Chile
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death of the king crowned prince were made king because its a natural and birth right. Any children of own blood can claim for the property with their family members either its son or daughter. According to the commencement of the Hindu Amendment Act 2005 for daughters‚ a. By birth one become a coparcencer in her own right in the same manner as the son b.have the same rights in the coparcenary property as she would have had if she had been a son c. Be subject to the same liabilities in respect
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