Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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Economics 472 Economics of Renewable Resources December 8‚ 2010 Time: 2 hours Answer any THREE questions. Do not attempt to answer more than three questions. The three questions that you answer will be given equal weight. This examination is to be returned with your examination booklets. 1. Economists have argued for over sixty years that the economics of natural resources‚ both renewable and non‐renewable‚ is basically an application of the economist’s theory of capital
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Dear Coach Williams‚ i’m writing to you from the Amazon Rain Forest. It’s currently raining and a little humid‚ but the animals don’t seem to mind. There are thousands of species of Animals‚ as well as plants‚ in the Amazon. It does rain a lot and there aren’t really changes in seasons. The soil isn’t the greatest in the Amazon. There are surprisingly many different tribes Here. There are many things to talk about after being here in the Amazon. There are a variety of animals in rainforests
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kilometers from Colombo and is a haven of bio-diversity. Kanneliya is one of the last remaining tracts of lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka and its importance can be said to be on par with nearby Sinharaja. It is a mix of logged secondary and virgin forest. With its tall trees and various fauna and flora offerings‚ Kanneliya is perfect for the nature lover within. Take time to explore this natural gem‚ as you trod along the shaded paths whilst fallen leaves gather by your foot prints. Wildlife Oddly
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Module: 121 Natural Resources Assignment Questions and Answers 1. Why do people still use Non-Renewable Natural Resources even though they have many issues. Explain with some examples. Non-Renewable Resources are the resources that cannot be reproduced/grown/generated or used scale which can sustain its consumption. Eg: Coal because it gets exhausted and long time to reform. When we use them and some other examples are LPG/nuclear/natural gas and fossil fuel are natural gas and nuclear energy
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1. What is a renewable resource? Why is ethanol described as a renewable resource? * A renewable resource is a natural resource with the ability to reproduce through biological or natural processes and replenished with the passage of time. Renewable resources are part of our natural environment and form our eco-system. * Ethanol fuel is ethanol (ethyl alcohol)‚ the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It is most often used as a motor fuel‚ mainly as a biofuel additive
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Maintaining the Biodiversity of Tropical Rain Forests Biodiversity is the variation of plant and animal life in a certain habitat‚ in other words it is the variation of life forms within a particular ecosystem. All the living species depend on each other and this is where biodiversity comes into play. According to some research 90 percent of all plant and insect and animal species exists in the tropical rain forests. Biodiversity in tropical rain forests is vital since the large amount of species
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11.2 Non-Conventional Sources of Energy 705 11.2 NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY Introduction The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century ushered in new technologies. The spurt in inventions in that century was unprecedented in many ways. Some of these inventions involved use of natural resources like coal and oil. The thought of exhaustible nature of these resources and the environmental damage from the use of these resources never occurred either to the inventors or the subsequent generations
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Energy Resources and its Management First Mr. Ankit Kumar Sharma‚ Second Mr. Arpit Kapoor‚ and Third Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav ankit_krishnaa@yahoo.in‚ arpitknp@gmail.com‚ anilyadav07@rocketmail.com Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. Of Electrical Engg.‚ JNU‚ Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU‚ Jaipur ABSTRACT The present energy needs of the world are supplied by the drastic use of non-renewable sources of energy‚ which are mainly the
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ESSAY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR THE FUTURE BUSINESS MODEL. Since the discovery of petroleum in 1860‚ fossil fuels have been considered to be the main source of power for our industries‚ cars‚ machinery and way of life. Its availability was never called into question until the crisis of 1973. With the current global growth rythm and with the widespread knowledge that these fossil fuels will eventually be depleted‚ scientists turned toward the research of renewable
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