Population redistributions based on ethnicity have defused intense rivalries in the recent past‚ and could be a solution to the internal ethnic crises for nations such as the former Yugoslavia. Currently described by the media as "ethnic cleansing"‚ Population redistributions have been the focus of much controversy throughout U.S. and world history. To those affected‚ Population redistributions can be economically and emotionally devastating. It can also lead to enormous tragedies causing thousands
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Chapter 15 – Improvement in Food Resources Question 1: Explain any one method of crop production which ensures high yield. Answer: Crop rotation is one of the methods of crop production that ensures high yield. It is the method of growing two or more varieties of crops on the same land in sequential seasons. A crop utilises some particular nutrients in larger quantities from the soil. Then‚ if the same crop is grown in subsequent seasons those nutrients will get depleted in
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Trends: Ageing Population The first current social trend is that of an ageing population. This means that as time has gone on‚ more people are progressing into 64+ years old than people being born. In fact‚ “in 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of pensionable age. This ratio is projected to fall to 2.8 by 2033.” (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/value-for-money-in-public-services/the-ageing-population/) This has been
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Human Overuse of Resources Calls for Second Earth According to a UK study‚ growth of the population and an increasing consumption of resources could leave humans in need of a second planet as early as 2030. Human demands on natural resources have doubled in less than 50 years‚ according to the Living Planet Report. The rate at which resources are being utilized with the population as is – or growing – will exceed the capacity of the planet in about 30 years. The report also said tropical
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INTRODUCTION: Is population explosion a boon or a curse? For the European developed countries like Spain and Italy‚ where the population is decreasing‚ this might be considered as a boon. However‚ for the developing countries like India‚ population explosion is a curse and is damaging to the development of the country and it’s society. The developing countries already facing a lack in their resources‚ and with the rapidly increasing population‚ the resources available per person are reduced
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Population; A Human Source Or Burden Zawar Hussain The world population milestone that is sparking a global discussion on today’s most pressing environmental‚ health and justice issues‚ Pakistan’s population has continued to grow at break-neck speed. This has put immense pressure on the resources Pakistan has or can generate. Some would argue that every birth produces a consumer. Increasing population is actually a blessing in Islam‚ Christianity and Judaism. So in religious sense its good
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Natural dyes Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants‚ invertebrates‚ or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots‚ berries‚bark‚ leaves‚ and wood — and other organic sources such as fungi and lichens. Archaeologists have found evidence of textile dyeing dating back to the Neolithicperiod. In China‚ dyeing with plants‚ barks and insects has been traced back more than 5‚000 years.[1] The essential process of dyeing changed little over time
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the sap of euphorbia plant‚ garlic‚ and siling labuyo‚ all natural insecticides derived from different plants which could kill insects and pests. The garlic (alluim sactium) that used for both ordinary and medicinal purposes and even as natural flavoring‚ could also be a benefit to make an insecticide. The property of garlic that is considered as an effective chemical that can kill insects and pests is its ALICIN‚ it is not seen in its natural state but when shopped and crushed‚ the enzyme ALLINASE
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Sangamner India’s Growing Population Abstract The population explosion is a curse for the developing countries like India‚ the population explosion is a curse and is damaging to the development of the country and its society. The developing countries already facing a lack of their resources‚ and with the rapidly increasing population‚ the resources available per person are reduced further‚ leading to increased poverty‚ malnutrition‚ and other large population-related problems. The present
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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