Wetlands are areas of marsh‚ fen‚ peatlandor water‚ whether natural or artificial‚ permanent or temporary‚ with water that is static or flowing‚ fresh‚ brackish or salt‚ including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters. (Millennium ecosystem assessment‚ 2005). Wetlands provide significant economic‚ social and cultural benefits. Like primary products such as pastures‚ timber and fish and support recreational and tourist activities. Wetlands also help reduce
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------------------------------------------------- Rock (geology) In geology‚ a rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. For example‚ the common rock‚ granite‚ is a combination of the quartz‚ feldspar and biotite minerals. The Earth’s outer solid layer‚ the lithosphere‚ is made of rock. Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history. From the Stone Age rocks have been used for tools. The minerals and metals we find in rocks have been essential to
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Summaries Article 1 Mai‚ C.-C.‚ Peng‚ S.-K.‚ & Tabuchi‚ T. (2008). Economic geography with tariff competition. Regional Science and Urban Economics‚ 38(5)‚ 478-486. Tariff works as a tool to have government’s control over the trade .With the help of this tool a country can increase its net revenue and maintain a healthy competition in local market but high tariff repels the foreign firms sometime. Possible benefits: 1. Homegrown manufacturer’s ability to compete on price 2. Raise
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Russian geography - Regions of Russia Russia is a country about 1.8 times the size of the US occupying the vast area between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 10‚ 672‚000 sq. miles (17‚075‚200 sq.km) and a population of almost 150 million people. Occupying a large territory in Europe and Asia Russia is spread over all climatic zones except tropical. It takes over 8 hours by plane to reach from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. West of the Ural mountains from the
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Physical Geography Filed Work The aim of this field work was to study the long profile and its characteristics of the River Lym. The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load This is the general long profile of the river where the gradient decreases as you go down the river. The source is highest point of the river basin which usually is a mountain. This is the general long profile of the river
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GCSE GEOGRAPHY EXAM REVISION GUIDE 2005 THE EXAM PAPER The paper lasts for 2 hours and 15 minutes and carries 50% of your marks. There are 2 sections: A. PLACES – 1. The European Union‚ including the UK 2. Less Economically Developed Countries 3. More Economically Developed Countries‚ outside EU B. THEMES – 1. Physical Systems and Environments 2. Natural Hazards and People 3. Economic Systems and Development
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AS/Foundation geography Coursework Investigating downstream changes on the Afon Caerfanell INTRODUCTION AIM: To investigate how selected parameters change downstream on the Afon Caerfanell. Hypothesis: 1. The velocity of Afon Caerfanell increases downstream 2. The velocity of the river increases down the stream as the angle of the slope increases. RIVER DEFINITION A river is the natural course of
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St Ivo School Geography Department - GCSE REVISION Solar Output – variations in amount of energy given off by sun – sunspots can affect solar output – e.g. reduction in sunspot activity between 1645-1715 likely cause of Little Ice Age Orbital Geometry – earth’s orbit of the sun varies in shape – when circular glacial periods have occurred‚ when elliptical warmer periods result (Milankovitch Cylces) www.geobytesgcse.wordpress.com Name and describe 2 external factors which affect climate change
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Jaesung Lee Geography 1 Professor Thomas Orf Chapter 14 Questions 1) The first evidence Wegner was able to find was the remarkable number of close affinities of geologic features on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He found the continental margins of the subequatorial portions of Africa and South America fit together with jigsaw-on-like precision. He also determined that the petrologic records on both sides of the Atlantic show many distributions- such as ancient coal deposits-that would
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mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicate- mauritius Index Number ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… MAURITIUS EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE The Certificate of Primary Education Examination October 2010 HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY (Subject Code No. 142) Time: 1 hour For Markers’ Use Only Instructions to Candidates 1. 2. 3. Section/ Question Check that this question paper
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