She is one of the many residents of Payatas who was affected by the Tropical Storm Ondoy. This calamity resulted in the destruction of their home including their livelihood. Michelle’s mother‚ Esther‚ recounted that she could not send all of her offsprings to school after the incident as she could not afford books‚ uniforms
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Section 1: The definition of marine protected area varies with people‚ and in reality‚ it is a term used globally to describe an area of sea especially dedicated to the protection‚ coupled with maintenance of biological diversity‚ and of natural and associated cultural resources‚ and managed or reserved by legal or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. In the U.S.‚ MPAs span a range of habitats including the open ocean‚ coastal areas‚ inter-tidal zones and estuaries;
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In order to see the relevance of the first and second contradictions of capitalism on a political ecology analysis on regulating fishery economies like the Easter Tropical Pacific (ETP) yellowfin tuna‚ we must first define these contradictions. The first contradiction of capitalism initiates when capitalists attempt to secure or reinstate profits by increasing labor productivity and speeding up work‚ while cutting workers’ wages. In doing so‚ either the capitalists end up overproducing products
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Describe and explain the seasonal variations in climate in a tropical region (10 marks) The seasonal variations in climate‚ in a tropical region‚ which includes temperature‚ precipitation and wind direction‚ are due to a number of factors. The tropical continental climate in Africa‚ north of the equator‚ can be described as transitional‚ as it is between the rainforest margins of the central African rainforest and also
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Discuss 5 products that come from tropical rain forests: The “xateros”‚ are leaves from a species of the palm tree. These are popular and used in the floral industry for flower arrangements‚ Palm Sundays‚ and funeral decoration. These are sought after for their elegant accompaniments for roses‚ lilies and tulips in formal flower arrangements. They come from areas of South America’s rain forest‚ countries like Guatemala‚ and Belize. Although not considered to be part of the rainforest destruction
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A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that occurs roughly within 28 degrees north or south of the equator (equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). They are characterised by their humidity (average of 88% in the rainy season and 77% in the dry season)‚ hot temperature (average 27.9 °C during the dry season and 25.8 °C during the rainy season) but more importantly their extremely high rainfall (torrential rainfall - between 1‚500 mm and 3‚000 mm annually). Tropical rainforests
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1. TDI (The Tropical Disease Initiative) This programme was started because of lack of innovation and availability of drugs in tropical regions‚ especially; for diseases that are indigenous to the tropical regions. Drugs for diseases like the African sleeping sickness‚ dengue fever‚ kwashiorkor‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis etc.‚ are only 1% of the newly developed drugs. Due to patent incentives for the Western pharmaceutical companies and lack of payers for the drugs in the Tropics‚ drug availability is
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soils for planting. "Perennial shade" method is one which leaves the tall‚ canopy trees to provide shade for the plants that cannot stand extreme sunlight‚ such as the major cash crop of coffee. Another method that does not completely destroy the area being deforested is called "selective logging." This is a
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The Continental Congress knew that if they declared independence and went to war with Great Britain‚ they could not win the war alone and they needed allies. In order to promote their cause abroad‚ Congress established the Committee of Correspondence on November 29‚ 1775 (this committee later became the Department of Foreign Affairs). Benjamin Franklin spearheaded the committee and members also included‚ Benjamin Harrison‚ Thomas Johnson‚ John Dickinson‚ and John Jay. America used this committee
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Part 1- Research 1- How is a Hurricane different from a Tropical Storm? Hurricane has a faster wind speed than tropical storm 2-Describe the four dangers associated with a hurricane (High Winds‚ Ocean waves‚ Storm Surge‚ and Flooding) Trees can collapse and crash houses cause by high winds‚ Flooding can destroy houses‚ trees. ocean waves can cause the destruction of houses around the ocean. storm surge will cause more flood‚ and will increase the sea level. 3-How did people prepare for
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