THINK GREEN‚LIVE GREEN We are now confronted with serios enviromental problems.The best way to fight them is by knowing what causes them and to figure out the best comprimise solution for the earth as well as for the humans. population growth The major cause of most environmental problems is the rapidly growing human population‚ now at 6 billion (2000 estimate) people worldwide. A quarter of a million babies are born each day-90 million each year. In another 50 years‚ the population will grow
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The word “Deciduous” means “falling off or out at a certain season” that explains why deciduous forest means a forest in which the leaves fall off the trees when the winter or fall comes. These forest can be around approximately latitudes of 45° N and 45 ° S‚ and longitudes that range across the globe at about 80° W‚ 70° W‚ 30° E‚ 120° E and 150° E. The deciduous is known for their changes of color and the amount of leaves falling annually. This occurs because these forests are exposed to cold and
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Deforestation is the demolition of the world’s forests on a massive scale‚ usually resulting in harm to the quality of the surrounding area. There are many types of deforestation‚ counting forest fires‚ clear-cutting for farming and oil extraction‚ development‚ logging‚ and degradation as temperatures rise due to the changing climate. Woodlands cover around 30% of the land coverage on Earth; however‚ we are losing enormous pieces of it daily. Not all of the deforestation is deliberate‚ yet there
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Associate Level Material Lemurs in Madagascar Assignment View the “Lemurs in Madagascar – Surviving on an Island of Change” video. Using the information found in this video‚ and in Ch. 5 and 6 of Visualizing Environmental Science‚ answer the following questions in 25 to 100 words each. 1. What are Madagascar’s biomes? Discuss the major features of at least one of these biomes. Use the textbook for biome examples. Madagascar has several biomes on the island. It has man-made grasslands
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There is a fact that our planet is protected and supported by the tree all over the world. With the recent uncontrolled forest exploiting‚ some people think that this possibly leads to the end of the earth. In my point of view in this essay‚ if people keep destroying this green natural resource‚ they will soon face many serious consequences such as global warming‚ disaster‚ or even extinction. Firstly‚ it’s knowledgeable that people now have to suffer the climate change resulted by greenhouse
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French broom is an invasive plant that destroys the surrounding environment. Broom is described as an “upright‚ evergreen shrub‚ commonly to ten feet tall” (“Invasive Plants of California’s Wildland”). It is an invasive plant species‚ commonly found in numerous places in California‚ for example‚ the Bay Area. Broom is a noxious weed‚ especially in the states of Hawaii‚ Oregon‚ Washington State and California. Nowadays more people are recognizing how detrimental it can be to nature. In fact‚ there
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Saving money with coupons Introduction I. Attention-getter: Are you aware that an average household can save thousands of dollars simply by using coupons? II. Thesis statement: By the end of my speech my audience will have a better idea of how to save money on their grocery bill and in return have extra money to spend. III. Preview main points (First‚ I will tell you about the history of couponing. Second‚ I will tell you about the benefits of coupons. Third‚ I will tell you about getting
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checks and rechecks. Below is a list of the current seven wonders before these changes come into force. The Amazon Rainforest Quick Facts: * The rainforest‚ so vast is located within 9 nations; Bolivia‚ Brazil‚ Columbia‚ Ecuador‚ French Guiana‚ Guyana‚ Peru‚ Suriname‚ and Venezuela. * Represents the remaining rainforest. * The Amazon is the most specie-rich tropical rainforest in the world. * The Amazon river‚ located in the Amazon‚ is the largest river (in volume) in the world. Halong
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2013 HKDSE Geography exam analysis Paper 1 (Compulsory part) Section A Multiple-choice questions (40 questions‚ total 22 marks) Topics HKDSE Q. no. 2012 2013 Opportunities and risks Earth’s structure and plates 6 9 Internal forces and processes Compressional‚ tensional and lateral forces Folding‚ faulting and vulcanicity Plate boundaries Constructive‚ destructive‚ conservative Plate movement and resultant landforms Along constructive plate boundaries 7‚ 8‚ 9 11‚ 12 Along
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concentrations‚ changes in the nitrogen cycle and acid rain‚ climate alterations‚ and the introduction of exotic species‚ all coincident to human population growth. For rainforests‚ the primary factor is land conversion. Climate will probably change least in tropical regions‚ and nitrogen problems are not as important because growth in rainforests is usually limited more by low phosphorus levels than by nitrogen insufficiency. The introduction of exotic species is also less of a problem than in temperate
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