Introduction Deforestation results from the actions of man as well as those of the nature. It could be further categorized on the objectives in which they were done as well. Though not much is thought when a tree is cut down only lately we understand how destructive it would be if this process to be continued. Although there are many organizations established for the management and protection of forests‚ they have not always been active for the purpose they were meant to be. While carrying out
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Topic 2: The Ecosystem 2.1.1 Biotic: living factors or components‚ e.g. plants and animals. Abiotic: non-living factors or components‚ e.g. soil‚ water‚ wind‚ etc… 2.1.2 Trophic level: is the position that an organism or a group of organisms in a community occupies in a food chain. 2.1.3 A food chain shows the flow of energy from one organism to the next. A food web is a complex network of interrelated food chains. Producers (autotrophs): manufacture their
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Reviewer for Social Science 1 A. Introduction Behavior manner of conducting one’s self action and response to stimulation response to the environment Behavioral Sciences deals with human action and seeks to generalize human behavior in society Psychology Science of mind and behavior Behavior and mental process are interwoven Sociology Science of the society‚ social institutions and social relationships Study of human society and social interaction Anthropology Study of human beings
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Shonto Revisited: Measures of Social and Economic Change in a Navajo Community‚ 195501971 WILLIAM Y. ;ZDAMS University of Kentucky LORRAINE T. RUFFING Ad elp h i University Between 1954 and 1956 the senior author of this article carried out a detailed social and economic study of the community of Shonto‚ situated in what was then a particularly remote corner of the Navajo Indian Reservation in northeastern Arizona. In 1972 the junior author returned to d o a restudy of the same community. A
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POPULATION GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN INDIA ABSTRACT This paper basically deals with the relationship between the growing population‚ poverty and urbanization and the degradation of the Environment. The study reveals that the country ’s population growth is imposing an increasing burden on the country ’s limited and continually degrading natural resource base. The natural resources are
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ENERGY RESOURCES Energy is defined as ‘the capacity to do work’. Sun is the primary source of energy. Joule is the standard unit of energy in SI units. Energy utilization is an index of economic development‚ which does not take into account of ill effects/damage on to environment. From 1900 to 2000 population increased by 3 times while energy consumption by 14 times! Energy Resources All energy sources ultimately come from the sun‚ the moon or the earth. Sources of Energy Solar
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Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamics KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES Define competitors‚ competitive rivalry‚ competitive behavior‚ and competitive dynamics. Describe market commonality and resource similarity as the building blocks of a competitor analysis. Explain awareness‚ motivation‚ and ability as drivers of competitive behavior. Discuss factors affecting the likelihood a competitor will take competitive actions. Discuss factors affecting the likelihood a competitor will respond to actions taken
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There are No Limits to Growth by Lyndon H. LaRouche‚ Jr. Introduction by Helga Zepp-LaRouche Founder of the Club of Life Dear Reader‚ The Club of Life was founded on Oct. 22‚ 1982 in Rome‚ Wiesbaden‚ and many other cities around the world‚ and today‚ a year later‚ is already an anti-Malthusian mass movement in which many leading politicians‚ scientists‚ trade unionists‚ industry representatives‚ teachers‚ jurists‚ and others collaborate on four continents and in over 30 countries. The idea of
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Natural resources play a critical role in the welfare of developing countries (Huizing etal‚ 2002). For many developing countries‚ natural resources are the base upon which all life depends. However‚ many developing countries have experienced and continue to experience severe degradation of their natural resources. Expansion in technology‚ population and economic activities have led to accelerated and unsustainable exploitation and depletion of natural
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time‚ the communal institutions of villagers fostered careful management of forests‚ these began to erode after the state took control of forest land. As they felt like forests didn’t belong to them‚ the incentives to protect them vanished‚ and so overgrazing and overexploitation was creating a tragedy of forest commons as well. Commercial logging began to be linked to the floods and landslides which were becoming more frequent and severe. In 1970‚ monsoon rains caused the Alakhganda River to rise
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