encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaingin Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique which involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields. It is subsistence agriculture that typically uses little technology or other tools. It is typically part of shifting cultivation agriculture‚ and of transhumance livestock herding.[1] Older English terms for slash-and-burn include assarting‚ swidden‚ and fire-fallow cultivation. Today the term "slash-and-burn" is mainly associated
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Important People / Events 1815-1850:Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was started to being built in 1815 and it finished in 1850 allowing many Africans Americans over to Canada. It was a secret way of reaching freedom and the railroad was made out of safe houses‚ rivers‚ conductors‚ trails and secret routes which all led to freedom. Ten of thousands of african Americans got to Canada using the Underground railroad getting them to Upper and Lower Canada. 1850:The Fugitive Slave Act The
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MBAA 604 Activity 1.4 – Case Study 1: Emerging Markets: Brazil’s Quest for Comparative Advantage 1. Why is Brazil’s agriculture so competitive? Why do its manufacturing industries lack competitiveness? ANSWER: Although Brazil’s products within the agricultural market are not rare or hard to imitate‚ its industry is able to produce more using a fraction of the resources compared to other countries‚ all while still maintaining a high standard of quality. This allows Brazil to become the world’s
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hould agriculture be taxed in India? India‚ not by plans but by default is a mixed economy often leading to a conflict between what the state and the corporate demand. One of the many decisions resting with the government is that of taxation. Indian agricultural income‚ with the motive of promoting agriculture is currently exempt from income tax. In my opinion‚ agricultural income should be taxed like any other business income even in an agri-dominated country like India. The largest segment
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Impact of Globalization on Agriculture in Uganda Definition: Globalization: is a process by which regional economies‚ societies‚ and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication‚ transportation‚ and trade. Globalization according to Webster’s Dictionary‚ means: “to make worldwide in scope or application”. Globalization can be viewed as the integration of inputs and outputs into global markets‚ sharing of information and knowledge‚ and promulgation of rules governing
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Name Mrwan Otman_ Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the South 1861-1865” I. the menace of secession A. What were the key assertions Lincoln voiced in his inaugural address of March‚ 1861? He said splitting the country up is not possible because geographic reasons. B. If/when the South seceded‚ what issued remained unresolved? How much national debt would the south take if they left? What would happen to runaway slaves? Europe would be happy if US split up and became
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Dorothy Crawfoot Dorothy Crawfoot was born on 12th may in Cairo. She became interested in chemistry when she was about ten. She attended Oxford and Somerville from 1928-1932. she analyzed glass tessellate from Jerash. She decided to do research on X-ray Crystallography. She did a lot of research on crystals and x-rays. Later in her life she became a teacher in chemistry for the women’s college. She became the university reader for x-ray crystallography in 1956. she also worked in the department
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From 1914 to 1945 a social reform took shape to increase the availability of contraception. The U.S. aimed to educate society on birth control and then legalize it. This reform began with a group led by Mary Dennett‚ Margaret Sanger‚ and Emma Goldman. This reform came about due to the struggles many women faced during this time period due to pregnancy. There were a high number of low-income women becoming pregnant that simply could not afford to have a child. The idea of contraception was unheard
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Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture Climate change is an emerging issue of agricultural production and geographical location of India makes it vulnerable to climate change. For most people‚ the expression “climate change” means the alteration of the world’s climate that we humans are causing‚ through fossil fuel burning‚ clearing forests and other practices that increase the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. However‚ scientists often use the term for any change
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OTHER BIT LIFE IN THE 1900s Jobs Caring mother Diligent home maker Obedient wife Provide emotional support for husband Cook Shopping Washing Few paid jobs such as dress making‚ textiles‚ cooking‚ domestic service. This covered 75 percent of jobs. Restrictions Not allowed to work in many jobs purely because they were labelled as ‘’mens jobs’’ Not allowed to show legs They were looked down upon Men held all resources if she was married Were forced into sex They
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