measured in many different ways at industrial‚ social and economic levels this is through measures such as GDP for economic levels. Also with the question its asking about different levels of economic development so from high income countries e.g. Japan to low income countries e.g. Haiti and how different tectonic hazards and disasters affect theses areas and how people and governments cope with the events. M= Magnitude F= Frequency H= Hazard V= Vulnerability of population C to C= Capacity
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Why is Ghana still an LEDC? Peilin Cheng 9A Although Ghana is rich in raw materials and precious metals‚ it is still a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC). There are many different reasons ranging from the environment and climate to their debt problem. Ghana is in the tropics of Africa near the equator which means the temperature is very hot‚ there is also a hot dry North East wind called the harmattan which blows between December and March. Ghana’s climate and ecosystems are split into
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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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weapons and their effects are described in the following pages. The United States Navy and Air Force have joined with the University of Alaska‚ Fairbanks‚ to build a prototype for a ground based "Star Wars" weapon system located in the remote bush country of Alaska. The individuals who are demanding answers about HAARP are scattered around the planet. As well as bush dwellers in Alaska‚ they include: a physician in Finland; a scientist in Holland; an anti-nuclear protester in Australia; independent
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IMPACT OF MNC’S ON THE KENYAN ECONOMY Background Information Unilever entered the Kenyan Market in 1949‚ where it was registered as East African Industries (EAI). It later changed its name to Unilever in 2000‚ in line with its “One Unilever” strategic direction which aims at aligning all Unilever companies world-wide to think and act as one. Unilever has three main product categories; Foods- includes Blueband and Flora Margarine‚ Royco and Knorr. Fabric Cleaning- includes Omo‚ Sunlight and the
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MEDC 5000 Thinking about Theory Summary and Axiology Analysis Webster University Jan. 13‚ 2015 Part One Section One In Mass Communication Theory Section 1 Chapter 1 by Stanely J. Baran and Dennis K. Davis‚ the authors discuss the means of understanding and evaluation mass communication theories. The chapter covers the relationship between scientific and causality‚ theory‚ the four broad categories of mass communication‚ criteria for judging theory and the four
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Positive and Negative impacts of FDI on home country * Overview * Positive impacts * Negative impacts * Solutions * Conclusion 2013 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF FDI ON HOME COUNTRY CONTENTS I. FDI Overview…………………………………….04 II. Positive impacts of FDI on home country….…...11 III. Negative impacts of FDI on home country……..18 IV. How to solve for negative impacts of FDI on home country…………………………………………....25 V. Conclusion...…………………………………
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“THE IMPACT OF RFUGEES ON HOST COUNTARIES” WITH REFRENCE TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN Contents WHAT IS A REFUGEE? 2 THE AFGHAN REFUGEES IN PAKISTAN. 2 IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY. 3 SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS 4 POLITICAL IMPLICATION 4 ENVIORMENTAL IMPLICATIONS 5 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 5 CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE 5 FUNCTIONALIST PERPECTIVE 6 CONCLUSION 6 BIBILOGRAPHY 7 WHAT IS A REFUGEE? According to the 1951 Refugee Convention the United Nations defines a refugee
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When I think back to the news coverage that followed the earthquake in 2010 one thing that stands out is the word tragedy. It did not seem to matter what newspaper‚ news program‚ or website the coverage came from‚ all of them were using that word. In first day or two the word tragedy was often paired with disaster or horrible and the images of complete destruction flashed across the screen. Between the pictures and video and the word usage of the reporters it was clear that the situation was very
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| Earthquake Preparedness | Public Administration | | Lorena Hedges | 9/18/2012 | I will be discussing the needs of a budget and what supplies will be in the budget plan. Then you will read some about the shelter provided‚ population of the community‚ and damages caused by earthquakes. There will be information about the policy and procedures to follow for an earthquake and what challenges we have to face. The conclusion will be completed in the next phase. | Earthquake Preparedness
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