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    Comparison of Volcanoes

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    Comparison of Mount St. Helens and Pinatubo Mount Pinatubo is situated in the southern part of Luzon. It is one of the biggest volcanoes in the Philippines whereas Mount St. Helens is located in the continent of North America. It is in the USA in the state of Washington‚ which in the far west of America. It is in the mountain range the Rockies. Pinatubo is a composite volcano and was dormant for 500 years until the June the 12th 1991 however St. Helens was dormant for 123 years and is

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    INTRODUCTION The Philippines is indeed a country that was blessed with a very rich biodiversity. It is one of the 17 countries in the world that are the richest in biodiversity. More than 52‚177 species have been identified‚ half of them are found nowhere else in the world. But‚ according to the biodiversity conservation priorities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)‚ ‘the Philippines is one of the few countries in the world that is both a mega-diversity country and a biodiversity

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    1935 Social Security Act

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    Social Security Act (SSA) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Shortly after the Hoover Administration was out of the presidential office the next president to be elected would be walking into one of the worst situations one could think of. During the 1920s Americans were forced to basically fend for themselves and save all that they possessed. President Hoover was the 31st president and was also the president prior the SSA. During

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    Ecological Restoration of Forests and Fires One of the most predominate ecosystems is the forest community. Covering about one-fourth of the land area on Earth‚ forests consist mainly of trees and other woody vegetation‚ growing closely together. The trees can be large and densely packed‚ as they are in the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest‚ or they can be relatively small and sparsely scattered‚ as they are in the dry tropical forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Forests are complex ecosystems

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    “We all know tropical rainforest are the world’s biologically richest ecosystems and are rapidly dissapearing” (Laurance 2009). Trees are an ecosystem and it’s one of the most important thing to all living things in this earth. The main function of tree is to produce oxygen and filtering carbon dioxide‚ trees are also the habitats and shelters to million species of animal and organisms. Nowdays‚ alot of tree have been cut down to improve the standard of living and there are so many effects can be

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    The Uses of Forest

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    The uses of forests |   | Forests and the many varying trees of which they are composed have‚ since the very earliest days played an important part in the life of mankind. It is because of this that men have realized their value and have taken steps to preserve them and to prevent their wanton and useless destruction.From the primitive days of the wigman‚ the house on stilts or the African but‚ wood has been the basic material used for men’s housing to provide shelter from the animals. The wigwam

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    to be very good farmers. They cleaned an area of jungle by cutting and burning the native vegetation‚ this process was called “slash and burn”. The impact in the environment was not bad due to the Olmec civilization was small and it allowed the reforestation. Other amazing abilities of the Olmecs was their ability to transport wonderful pieces of carved stones which were really huge and they were moved without having wheels. Further‚ the sculpted structures and had gorgeous designs‚ called hieroglyphs

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    Cynthia A. 14th‚ May‚ 2013 ESSAY (Question n°4) For decades‚ humans use natural resources for their development. Today‚ we pay for this exploitation. Human lifestyle are responsible of many effects on environment: global warming‚ climate change‚ depletion of Ozone layer‚ deforestation‚ pollution‚ extinction

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    This essay and its contents is designed to define and discuss the concept of my position on the following statement: “Human activity‚ especially the burning of fossil fuels. It also answers inquiries of; is it a major contributor to climate change? Do I agree or disagree? From my research and readings‚ I‘ve concluded that‚ the foremost effect that burning fossil fuels has on our environment is the greenhouse effect‚ also known as global warming. Carbon dioxide‚ which is also known as greenhouse

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    The Climate Changing

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    Naturally occurring greenhouse gases include water vapor‚ carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ nitrous oxide‚ and ozone. Certain human activities‚ however‚ add to the levels of most of these naturally occurring gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2): released into the atmosphere when solid waste‚ fossil fuels (oil‚ natural gas‚ and coal)‚ and wood or wood products are burned. Methane (CH4): emitted during production and transport of fossil fuels (coal‚ natural gas‚ and oil‚) from the decomposition of organic wastes

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