CHAPTER 1 WATER AND THE BLUE PLANET 1.1 Introduction Of “The Blue Planet” (The Earth) 71% of the earth is covered by water. 29% of the surface is covered by land. It is the only known planet with life. Fig1.1 the blue planet The earth is known as “Blue Planet” occupies a special place in the solar system. The earth consists of three spheres. They are known as Atmosphere‚ the Hydrosphere and the Lithosphere. The interrelationship that exists among these three spheres is the foundation
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SAVE WATER SAVE LIFE Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface‚ and is vital for all known forms of life. On Earth‚ it is found mostly in oceans and other large water bodies‚ with 1.6% of water below ground in aquifers and 0.001% in the air as vapor‚ clouds (formed of solid and liquid water particles suspended in air)‚ and precipitation. Oceans hold 97% of surface water‚ glaciers and polar ice caps 2.4%‚ and other land surface water such as rivers‚ lakes and ponds 0.6%. A very small amount of the
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1. What is Revitalization Movement? What are the stages of Revitalization Movement? It’s a deliberate‚ organized‚ effort by members of society to construct a more satisfying culture. The Revitalization Movement stages include homeostasis or steady state‚ increased individual stress‚ deviant‚ the system or the establishment and cultural distortion. 2. Give three examples of Revitalization Movements (other than ISKCON). Iroquois Religion of Handsome Lake‚ the Ghost Dance Religion of
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A Critique of “205 Easy Ways to Save the Earth” by Thomas Friedman Foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times‚ Thomas Friedman‚ is a man who wants to try to change the world by trying to convince people to go green. But‚ he is convinced that going green is not as easy as everyone makes it sound. His article “205 Easy Ways to Save the Earth‚” first published in 2007‚ presents several arguments attempting to convince people that while going green is difficult‚ it is possible. The author first
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“Let us give the children a vision of the universe‚” Wrote Maria Montessori in To Educate the Human Potential. “The universe is an imposing reality and the answer to all questions.” Montessori observed firsthand children’s eagerness to understand themselves‚ their world‚ and their place in it. It was her hope that Cosmic Education would allow children to grow into responsible sons and daughters of the great human family with the understanding‚ ethics and self-knowledge needed to transform the
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THE EARTH IS PRECIOUS The earth gives us life and many things which we need in our daily life‚it provide us with natural resources which is mostly needed for humans and technology.But perhaps our planet is in great danger. For the last one hundred or so years‚ the people of earth have wasted and misused the natural recourses of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth in which many of them can be executed by any one. Environmental problems have become so complex that many
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forms such as Chlamydomonas to colonial forms such as Volvoxand to filamentous forms such as Ulothrix and Spirogyra. * Massive plant-like bodies are seen in some marine forms (such as kelps). Economic Importance * Carbon dioxide fixation on earth is majorly carried out by algae. * Important as primary producers of energy-rich compounds Example − Sargassum‚ Laminaria‚ and Porphyra used as food * Some brown and red algae species produce water-holding hydrocolloids. Example − Algin (brown
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EARTH the planet on which we live land as opposed to the sea‚ the air‚ etc. the material in which plants grow the inhabitants of this planet‚ especially the human inhabitants: The planet on which we live; the world: “the diversity of life on earth”. The earth is the third planet from the sun in the solar system‚ orbiting between Venus and Mars at an average distance of 90 million miles (149.6 million km) from the sun‚ and has one natural satellite‚ the moon. It has an equatorial diameter of 7‚654
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now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it’s doable. A quotation of Mrs. Imelda Marcos campaigning Filipino’s to save mother Earth. Some people Saying that Saving mother earth was so very hard. Is anyone concerned with what our world will be like in years to come? With the effects of global warming is causing to the environment‚ it’s hard to say that our planet Earth will be the way it is today. Today I have talked to you about the need to save our mother earth. I want to talk to
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Our Earth is a living organism–an enormous being‚ of which we are parts. This is our planet‚ its destruction will make us all homeless. We are dependent on Earth and not the other way round. However‚ the thankless creature‚man‚ is unconcerned about the dangers that pose threats to our survival. The article by Nani Palkhivala deals with the concerns of the environmentalists at this eleventh hour and talks about the new awareness that has dawned upon our race. A holistic and ecological view of the
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