MONTSERRAT CASE STUDY Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean that was previously a British Colony. The island is approximately 16 km long and 11 km wide. Montserrat is nicknamed “The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean” due to its vast green forest that covers the majority of the island. The countries capital‚ Plymouth is on the South East coast with Soufriere Hills to the North West. The island has an estimated population of 5‚189. Montserrat has a literacy rate of 97% for both men and women‚ and
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Japan earthquake and tsunami - 2011 Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku‚ together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan is a major economic power and has the 3rd largest nominal GDP Its GDP per capita is $34‚739 or the 25th highest in the
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In Rio de Janeiro‚ a LEDC‚ the consequences of urbanisation are causing a lot of trouble. Higher rates of urbanisation is observed in LICs rather than HIC because most new economic developments in these countries are concentrated in the big cities. They also experience higher rates of population growth as they do not have much education about birth control. Adding to that‚ the push and pull factors are leading to high rates of rural and urban migrants who move in search of a better life. People are
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Mt Etna: MEDC case study of a volcanic eruption Location: Mt Etna is located in Sicily‚ Italy Europe’s highest (3‚300m)and most active volcano Supports rich agricultural land Displays dramatic volcanic scenery created by several calera collapses There have been at least 60 flank eruptions and many summit eruptions since AD1600‚ around half have occurred since the beginning of the 20th century Since 2001 it has seen an eruption every year Physical reasons for the event: Mt Etna is a composite volcano
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Spain‚ A failed industrial revolution? By the 1850s‚ Spain’s population was near 12‚500‚000 people; of which more than two thirds still worked and lived in the countryside. Meanwhile‚ the most powerful European countries like England or Germany were undergoing a series of political‚ economic and social changes known as the Industrial Revolution. This was propelled by their liberal ideas‚ engaged investors and ever-growing market. It created a new era in history‚ urban areas started to develop and
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Evaluate the importance of zoos and captive breeding programmes in the preservation of biodiversity for future generations. Nowadays one of the most important issues is preservation of biodiversity. Although most of the damages to our environment were made in the past‚ since there were less education and consciousness between people‚ there are still many factors threatening the world heritage. So‚ it must be the duty‚ but at this stage even a challenge‚ of the community and of each individual
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What impacts has conflict had on Afghanistan? What impacts has conflict had on Afghanistan? The Afghanistan war began in 2001 after the intervention of the U.S into the Afghanistan civil war after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The Afghan Civil War began before that in 1992 but the full intervention of the Western World and its allies began only after the terrorist attack on the U.S. Many things in Afghanistan were impacted due to the conflict taking place in Afghanistan such
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Is school trying to make us fail or what? That word. That one word which makes most students procrastinate. That one word which teachers are constantly throwing around at the end of every lesson. The word? Homework. It may be considered helpful and profound to some people but what is it that makes homework so unappealing and harmful? Maybe it’s the length of time you consume out of your free time or the thought of doing even more work after a tiresome day at school. Many students are
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In the past years‚ terrorism has increased quite gradually‚ in both attacks and fatalities. Source 2 shows a graph comparing the number of Jihadist attacks Pre British and American invasion to post invasion stats. The pre invasion statistics shows that there were just 25 worldwide whereas post invasion there was a drastic increase in attacks to 200 per year. Source 20 shows the number of terrorist attack incidents and fatalities from the 1st of October 1998 through to the 8th of November 2006. From
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To what extent are secondary effects the most hazardous aspects of tsunamis? Tsunami s are a series of giant sea waves created when a large volume of a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ asteroid impacts‚ and other mass movements above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved‚ the effects of tsunamis can be devastating. Their
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