(Wright & Boorse‚ 2014). This process causes the soil to erode and become ‘barren” and exposed to the elements (Wright & Boorse‚ 2014‚ p. 276). There are three major contributing factors to soil erosion: overgrazing‚ over cultivation‚ and deforestation. The purpose of this paper is to describe each of these contributors and discuss ways to correct them. The first process is overgrazing. This occurs when there are more animals that graze the same portion of land‚ even though the land cannot
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Bhutan: Deforestation and Wildlife Extinction Introduction Considered to be located "on the roof of the world‚" Bhutan is a mountainous and sparsely populated region that is classified as one of the least developed countries on earth. Bhutanese people have survived many generations‚ isolated from outside influences which have hindered their technological advancements. However‚ this isolation has enabled them to maintain strong cultural ties. Nestled in the Himalayan Mountain range with up-and-coming
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Did you know that elephants are one of the smartest species on earth? According to the articles “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk” by Virginia Morell‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” by Joshua M. Plotnik‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation” presented by Discovery News‚ a recent experiment done by a team of scientists in Thailand proved that this statement is indeed true. They determined this through an experiment that tested Asian elephants’ cooperative
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Deforestation‚ a Growing problem in the Philippines Background According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) the country has now only about seven million hectares of forest land left. The illegal logging has contributed to the rapid deforestation not to mention the continuous release of permits to big logging companies. It is no wonder the country suffers from consistent floods and landslides all year round. According to the recent reports of National Disaster Risk Reduction
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themselves or cooperatively. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation”‚ the sources all argue that elephants are very shrewd animals that are capable of completing tasks. All of the sources say that elephants are considered to be cooperative‚ clever‚ prudent‚ and more. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk‚” the scientist are testing Asian Elephants‚ also known
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texts is presented to the reader through a variety of ways. First‚ in the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" by Virginia Morell has a picture of elephants to help the reader have a better understanding of what is happening. The picture helps the reader understand by clarifying how the objects in the experiment were set up. Second‚ in the passage ¨Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" Joshua M. Plotnik has a visual of a graph to assist the reader in the understanding
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Give a Helping Hand The Rotaract Club at the University of Colorado at Boulder is about creating a community around the idea of service and leadership. The college version of Rotary‚ known as Rotaract‚ develops and participates in service projects to provide cutting edge leadership development opportunities for members. It is a community for people committed to positive change to gather for inspiration‚ support‚ motivation‚ help‚ and real world leadership training. CU Rotaract is a force of good
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The worldwide depend greatly on paper‚ wood and land has resulted in what is known as deforestation. Trees are felled so quickly that nature cannot replace them fast enough. We already lost half of our tropical forests. Every minute‚ around 6-football field size of rainforests is being destroyed. At this rate‚ the world’s forests could be totally destroyed in another few decades. Without trees‚ the soil will be eroded easily and there will be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Besides these
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The worst impact deforestation has on the amazon rainforest is the loss of habitat for many important species. This has greatly impacted the habitats of species in the Amazon rainforest. There are about ten million species that have been discovered by man living on earth. More than half of these species live in tropical rainforests such as the Amazon. Many keystone species and apax predators have habitats in the Amazon. A keystone species is a species that has many important interactions within a
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Timber companies and logging proponents have their own point of view about conservation‚ and in “Opposing Viewpoints: Logging and Deforestation”‚ people in favor of deforestation practices argue‚ Wood is one of the most valuable natural resources. It is used to build homes‚ businesses‚ churches‚ and museums. Men and women who live in rural areas use it to heat their houses during the colder months of the
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