Fun Facts Presently‚ 80 per cent of municipal and industrial solid waste in Canada is disposed of by landfilling processes‚ with the remainder disposed through recycling‚ resource recovery and incineration. Recycling one aluminum can saves an amount of energy equivalent to half that can filled with gasoline. Every year nearly 900‚000‚000 trees are cut down to provide raw materials for American paper and pulp mills Benefits:disease control control of vermin that spread disease less chance
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Urban geography Urban geography is a branch of human geography concerned with various aspects of cities. An urban geographer’s main role is to emphasize location and space and study the spatial processes that create patterns observed in urban areas. To do this‚ they study the site‚ evolution and growth‚ and classification of villages‚ towns and cities as well as their location and importance in relation to different regions and cities. Economic‚ political and social aspects within cities are also
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Disadvantages: Sea - during a volcanic eruption earthquakes happen‚ and tsunamis may be created. Also‚ if it is a volcanic island‚ the island may be destroyed‚ and there is no escape. Lava flow - these are very slow moving‚ but destructive as they cannot be stopped and they set fire to everything in their path. Pyroclastic flow - these are impossible to outrun‚ travelling at about 300 km/h‚ and are extremely destructive Mudflow/lahar - these are mud rivers that have the consistency of cement
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Bachelor of Management Academic Session 2012/2013 Vision Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Tomorrow Mission USM is a pioneering‚ transdisciplinary research intensive university that empowers future talent and enables the bottom billions to transform their socio-economic well-being i STUDENT’S PARTICULARS Name I.C. No. Address during academic session Permanent Address E-mail Address Tel. No. (Home) Cellphone No. School Programme
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over other countries. Ex: Nazis Nationality Distinctive national or ethnic character Ex: Chinese Nation-state A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) Ex: Japan Race A categorization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics Ex: African American Racism Frequently referred to as a system or attitude toward visible differences in individuals‚ it is an ideology of difference that ascribes significance and meaning
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Geography is the study of how the world affects people and how people affect the world. The discipline is split up into two main areas; Human Geography and Physical Geography. Human Geography is the geography of people; it looks at the world in a social and economic sense. Physical Geography looks mostly at the environment and its physical processes. You can take Geography as one whole subject or choose to specialise in either Human or Physical Geography. It is also possible to do a joint or combined
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a. Social Location- the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. In the city of Mumbai‚ there is a thriving city and successful businesses like Bollywood. It’s beautiful‚ but in the center there is 1 square mile area that is different. This is the slum called Dharavi. To the unknown eye‚ Dharavi is a dirty poor district that has nothing to give to the community. There is garbage that is dug through‚ poverty‚ and disease. That is what you would think upon
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Colin Carmona-Murphy Mr. Zanardo Geography P. 3 February 24‚ 2011 Venice‚ Italy Introduction Venice is a city located in the northern part of Italy that is known mostly for its tourism and it’s very interesting physical geography. What makes Venice a city of geological interest is the fact that it is filled with waterways and canals‚ which are replacements for the conventional cobblestone streets commonly found in Europe. The city of Venice
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There is a decline in the ability to use a globe for students now in a technology filled world‚ like Google Maps/Earth‚ GPS‚ and other location devices. However‚ the ability to use a globe is still beneficial for geography‚ and for also understanding the setting or location of pieces of literature. Turning a pumpkin into a globe is a beneficial activity for us as future teachers for several reasons‚ but it also had its’ downside and issues. This pumpkin activity allowed for us as future teachers
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Crime and Geography CRIME MAPPING Crime mapping is how we detect areas with crime. In Crime Mapping‚ it focuses on identifying places or areas where crime is high or low. Mapping crime is helpful as police can track down which areas in a city‚ town or country has high risk of crime. When a crime has been committed‚ the crime will be plotted on a map with information like when the crime was made‚ what offence was made and who the offender was. Currently‚ Crime mapping has been used actively
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