Skoda auto is an automobile manufacturer in the Czech Republic. Starting off in the late 1890’s Skoda was just a company that manufactured cycles. However by the mid 1940’s Skoda had started to manufacture cars and slowly progressed as a company. However it was never a big company as they sold regular cars‚ which did not stand out. However in 1991‚ it was brought by the well-known car manufacture‚ Volkswagen. This made a dramatic change in the design and production of their cars as German technology
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in the relevant information in the table below. Online – Cyclone Nargis: http://beta.searca.org/searca/index.php/knowledge-management/knowledge-resources/policy-brief-series/226-rebuilding-myanmars-agriculture-after-cyclone-nargis | LEDC (Nargis) | MEDC (Katrina) | When did it happen? | May 2008 | | Where did it happen? Brief description of the storm. | Myanmar. Cyclone Nargis was a rare‚ eastward moving at low-latitude strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in
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What is the difference between an urban and rural settlement? Urban areas can include town and cities whereas Rural areas include villages. Urban areas are posh like areas‚ the urban areas are known for their advanced civic amenities‚ opportunity for education‚ facilities for transport‚ business and social interaction and overall a better life for people living in urban areas. On the other‚ the rural areas are more dependent on natural resources and events. The rural areas do not have any traffic
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of aid as a strategy for economic development. Aid is a term used for major financial and material donations given from a donor country to a recipient country. Aid can be given directly from the donor government to the recipient government (bilateral aid)‚ or go from donor to recipient through an international organization such as the World Bank (multilateral aid). It can also take the form of loans from banks to the recipient country‚ or donations managed
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mudflow C. global cooling D. crops destroyed E. fires (5) 15. Death‚ homelessness‚ injuries (1) 16. Businesses destroyed‚ damage total (1) 17. Ecosystems destroyed‚ tsunami‚ buildings collapse (1) 18. Students should have an example of an MEDC earthquake and LEDC. They should discuss some of the effects of each but conclude which country was more effected. They could link to GDP and money. Students must come to a decision. Cap marks at 6 if students have not looked at social‚ environmental‚ economic
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Migration control Australia (MEDC) • Australia has a universal visa system‚ meaning that all visitors‚ temporary residents and permanent migrants to Australia must apply for a visa or a visa equivalent‚ with conditions appropriate to their stay. • The traveller’s risk profile‚ reason for travel and individual characteristics are taken into account‚ and will determine what kind of visa application process is undertaken. • As part of the visa application process‚ all applicants are checked
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Rapid urbanisation has caused a variety of problems‚ including transport congestion‚ lack of sufficient homes and living conditions‚ sanitary and health care issues‚ and crime. For all these problems‚ city planners have attempted potential solutions‚ each with varying degrees of success. Cities including London‚ Manila and Mumbai have several of the aforementioned problems‚ and have each tried their own potential solutions. This essay will discuss how successful these schemes have been in resolving
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What do you consider to be the most important factor contributing to globalisation? Globalisation is the widening‚ deepening and speeding up of global interconnection‚ and growth of the Earth. It can also be described as growth on a global or worldwide scale. For example the growth of economies‚ power within a country and also down to a company in that country. There are many factors contributing to globalisation; however there are three main sections‚ split up between political‚ economic and cultural
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their priorities of supplying armaments. Regrettably noting that 1.75 billion people are living in severe poverty and at least 80% of the humanity lives under $10 a day Recognizing that numerous countries and organizations have provided aid for LEDCs‚ namely the twenty poorest countries 1. Urges Member states to adopt policies to service the large unmet demand among poor people for financial services‚ controlled by the World Bank Group as their
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Unit 2- International economic Environment Economic Structures Developed Countries Developed countries are also called advanced countries‚ industrialized countries‚ more developed countries (MDC)‚ more economically developed countries (MEDC)‚ Global North countries‚ first world countries and post-industrial countries. While there is no official guideline for which country may be considered developed‚ different institutions have created different categories. The IMF identifies 32 advanced economies
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