ADVERSE EFFECTS OF PEOPLE ACTIVITIES The Greenhouse Effect Too much carbon dioxide and other gases emitted by factories are accumulating in the atmosphere. These gases allow sunlight to penetrate the earth’s atmosphere but unfortunately‚ they also trap radiant heat and revert its escape into outer space. The immediate consequence is Global Warming‚ which is better known as the Green House Effect The rise in the average temperature of the earth could have serious consequence. Among them is
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It is my great pleasure and privilege to address this important “SAVE THE EARTH” seminar on “GREENPEACE DAY”. In my speech today‚ I shall endeavor to present my views on the value of conservation of the environment. The condition of the environment and conservation of it is a worldwide issue. It has many aspects to which it is destroyed and can be conserved. However‚ today I would like to project my speech on three of the most common of those ways. They are deforestation‚ marine debris and air
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Changes to the Earth and its atmosphere (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/oils/changesrev1.shtml) Our changing planet 1 a Match a word from the list with each of the labels A‚ B‚ C and D on the diagram of the Earth. atmosphere core crust mantle [pic] A= core B= mantle C=crust D=atmosphere (4) b From which parts of the Earth do we get all of our raw materials? A atmosphere‚ core and crust B atmosphere‚ crust
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Assess the impacts of human activity on one or more deserts Human activity is becoming more prolific in deserts in recent years as governments are seeing the important resources that the desert offers. Mining and mineral exploitation‚ farming‚ tourism‚ and growing populations have had both positive and negative effects on desert environments‚ providing both income for local communities but also affecting the desert ecosystem by depleting water and nutrient supply. Deserts in the US‚ Middle East
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There are variations among species of similar populations. Organisms of a species differ from one another in many of their traits. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce is an adaptation. Species in a particular environment that are better adapted to living conditions there and are therefore able to meet their survival needs are more likely to survive and reproduce offspring with those traits. Natural selection is the process that explains this survival and shows how species can change
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Conference‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ Sept. 17-20‚ 1995. THE USE OF ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING‚ UNCERTAINTY‚ AND DISASSEMBLY ACTION CHARTS IN DEMANUFACTURE COST ASSESSMENTS Bert Bras and Jan Emblemsvåg The Systems Realization Laboratory The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta‚ Georgia 30332-0405 ABSTRACT In this paper‚ the development of an Activity-based Cost (ABC) model is presented for use in design for demanufacture under the presence of uncertainty
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Origin of Earth and Evoluation of the Environment MODULE - 1 Environment through Ages 1 ORIGIN OF EARTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT We live on a beautiful planet called earth‚ along with a wide variety of plants‚ animals and other organisms. Our earth‚ however‚ is part of a vast universe. The universe is about 15 to 20 billion years old. The age of the earth is approximately 4 to 5 billion years‚ while human beings evolved only around 2 million years ago. In this lesson‚ you shall learn
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Developing Human Value through Extra Curricular Activities Marjohan Jamalis‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia Mohd Sofian Omar Fauzee‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to investigate students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and the benefits accrued in participating in compulsory extra-curriculum activities. Secondly‚ the study examines the implications of these after-school activities towards students’ academic performances. The study employed a qualitative
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Creation of the Earth from the Yuchi people and The Iroquois Creation Story from the Iroquois people show slightly different worldviews‚ yet both stories opinion of creation have the element of earth being built‚ created‚ as their titles each allude to. These stories worldviews are more alike than not because they each build from the view that earth’s creations come from a higher being or savior. The savior in each story consciously altered what already naturally existed of earth at that time. This
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Legalizing Rare Earth Industry in Malaysia Rare earth minerals‚ to be defined in a simple way‚ are 17 elements located on the periodic table and essential to the production of high-tech gadgets such as smart-phones‚ flat screen televisions‚ catalytic converters‚ low-energy light bulbs‚ hybrid cars‚ wind turbines‚ and laser devices just to name a few. Lynas‚ an Australia rare earth company‚ was the first to bring rare earth production into the industrial estate of Gebang near Kuantan‚ east
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