Volcano Essay A volcano is an opening‚ or rupture‚ in a planet’s surface or crust‚ which allows hot magma‚ volcanic ash and gases to escape from below the surface. It is a raised area of land‚ which usually forms a mountain or hill. Volcanoes are generally found along tectonic plates- diverging or converging. There are four main types of volcanoes‚ dome‚ shield‚ composite cone and cinder cone‚ which are based on their shape. There are three levels of activity‚ active‚ dormant and extinct.
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OK Jamaica shoes – Ethiopia A TNC is also known as a transnational corporation. These companies transcend national borders e.g. Mc Donald’s or Pizza Hut. Ok Jamaica Shoes is also a good example of a TNC as it currently supplies shoes to over 40 retailers in Ethiopia‚ as well as many more in Kenya‚ Tanzania Djibouti and Canada. OK Jamaica shoes are also in the process of expanding its export base to the European‚ American and Canadian
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Alternative fuels‚ also known as non- renewable sources‚ are substances that can be used as fuels‚ other than conventional fuels. Conventional fuels include: fossil fuels (petroleum (oil)‚ coal‚ propane‚ and natural gas)‚ and nuclear materials such as uranium. [ 1] The fuels we use now are finite‚ meaning they have a limited life expectancy. This along with the toxic waste they produce has made environmentalist and government officials alike take precautionary steps so that we do not
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opportunities and benefits. Globalization helps multinational corporations to advertise and sell their products all over the world thereby benefitting them and their consumers; this is how transactional corporations benefit from globalization. The LEDC governments benefit from globalization by allowing these multinational companies to come to their countries and thereby employing the local population and raising the income of the country. The workers in many countries too benefit from globalization
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Evaluate the role of International trade and economic integration in promoting development. Traditionally‚ development has been measured in terms of income levels (GDP per capita) as this can show the value of a country’s goods and services produced in a year shared between its population. The GDP per capita can then be compared between multiple countries to form comparisons. However‚ the fundamental flaw of GDP is that it does not show what resources were used‚ how they were used‚ pollution or the
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When I tell anyone around me that I am going to Mexico for a vacation‚ the first thing I hear is that I am going to get killed. Many people think that anyone who enters the country is at high risk of getting kidnapped or murdered by any cartel affiliated member. Of course‚ the violence between and within the various cartel organizations receives much of the spotlight and therefore frightens the public. Truth is‚ the majority of the Mexican cartels are not out hunting to harm tourists or even the
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What are the local and global effects of deforestation? Trees are one of the most important aspects of the plant we live in. Trees are vitally important to the environment‚ animals and mostly us humans. So deforesting them will cause local and global effects on the environment and therefore harming us as well. They are also important for the climate as they act as filters of carbon dioxide. Forests are known as habitats and shelters of millions of species. However‚ the trees on our planet are
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for 13.1 per cent of the world total‚ America 16.5 per cent and Africa 12.1 per cent. Although the Middle East has a lot of oil reserves not much is consumed. North America‚ Europe and Eurasia consume a lot of oil. This is due to the countries being MEDCs so they will need more fuel as the demand is higher. 2) The factors which cause oil prices to increase are from supply shocks (the OPEC oil embargo in 1973-74‚ the Iranian revolution in 1979‚ Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990). The current high
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Botswana; Why does Botswana have such a low life expectancy and why is the death rate higher than the birth rate? Botswana is in South Africa and it is one of the most stable countries that there is‚ It is relatively free of corruption and has a good human rights record. It is also the world’s largest producer of diamonds and the trade has transformed it into a middle-income nation. However Botswana‚ which once had the world’s highest rate of HIV-Aids infection‚ has one of Africa’s most-advanced
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Case study - Coca Cola a transnational corporation Transnational corporations (TNC’S) are large companies that operate in more than one country. The head quarters are usually in an MEDC. They have a large number of factories operating around the world. TNC’s use cheap labour especially in LEDC’s such as Asia as an alternative to paying the expensive costs of labour in their own country. Coca Cola Coca Cola is the number one manufacturer of soft drinks in the world. Their headquarters is situated
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