Enriquillo‚ in the West Indies (Dominican Republic Encyclopedia). This means that the Dominican Republic holds a large variety of geographic locations. Exquisite Natural resources and materials that are discovered and sold internationally that are in the Dominican Republic are nickel‚ bauxite‚ gold‚ silver‚ and arable land. Natural resources‚ such as gold and silver‚ play a vital role in the mining industry and contribute to foreign exchange. The Dominican Republic agricultural land use is divided into
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Energy Resources and their Uses in Producing Electricity Renewable energy is energy drawn from natural processes that are restored quicker than they are used up‚ some renewable energy resources are biomass‚ food‚ wind‚ waves‚ flowing water‚ solar and geothermal. The sun however‚ is known to be the ultimate energy resource since almost all energy resources originate from the sun’s energy. This is possible according to the law of conservation of energy which states that energy can’t be destroyed
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Case– Evergreen Natural Markets 1. What makes Evergreen Natural Markets successful? There were numerous factors that contributed towards the constant success of Evergreen Natural Markets. The company’s methodology towards growth and expansion is one of the integral factors. Where most companies seek to grow by re-investing their profits back into their businesses (ploughing back)‚ Evergreen adopted a more radical approach by acquiring other competing companies or companies that show potential
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about 90.2% of our land area being developed (Tan‚ 2006)‚ exhausting much of our natural heritage in the process. Due to the limited amount of land‚ our natural heritage is insufficient to provide us with much economical goods; we are thus very dependent on imported food and material from other countries (Tan et al.‚ 2007). Even though these goods and services can be easily enjoyed from nearby countries‚ our natural heritage is endowed with unique characteristics which provide us with a plethora
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Interconnection of Natural Systems Having all of the natural systems interconnected does not help to our existence in the planet. By the interconnection of natural systems I mean the connection between the nutrient cycles‚ the trophic levels‚ weather‚ etc. A natural system is defined as one that “exists in nature and consists of all the materials that are physical and biological and the interrelated processes occurring to these materials that constitute the world and provide the physical basis
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RESOURCE & DEVELOPMENT Classification of Resources Basis of Classification Origin Exhaustibility Ownerhip Class Biotic Abiotic Renewable Non-renewable Individual Community National International Example Flora and fauna Minerals‚ Soil‚ Forest‚ Water‚ Wind Fossil Fuel‚ Metals Private land‚ orchard Village Pond‚ Park River‚ Mines‚ International Ocean Territory starts after 200 km of national boundary Stage of Development Potential resources are yet to Potential wind energy source in be exploited
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Floods There are many natural disasters that occur all over the world. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ tornados‚ and even volcanic eruptions are dangerous to humans and can negatively affect their lives for the worst. There is one natural disaster that some people fear the most‚ which is known as floods or flash floods. Floods have devastated the United States for centuries and have taken many lives and resources. These natural disasters have been seen in the Midwestern and Southwestern areas of the United
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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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Textiles are made up from natural or man-made fibres or a combination of both. “Fibres are thin‚ hair-like structures” (Blair‚ n.d: online) that are categorized into two types: long filament fibres and short staple fibres. Natural fibres are usually staple‚ whilst man-made fibres are filament‚ with the exception of silk that comes from a natural source. These raw fibres are spun to produce a long‚ continuous thread referred to as yarn‚ which is then used in a series of methods that include‚ stitching
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What are mineral resources? Mineral resources are the natural resources which cannot be renewed. Examples of mineral resources Gold Salt Tin Limestone Iron ore Coal Iron Manganese Rubber Aluminium Marbles They are also used to produce useful things. Some of these useful things are: Soap Jewelleries e.g. chain bracelet e.t.c. Batteries And so on NAMES OF MINERAL RESOURCES‚ WHERE IT IS FOUND AND ITS USES. Limestone: Limestone is a sedimentary
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