The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands in the South China Sea located between Taiwan to the north and Borneo to the south. Just 2‚000 of its islands are inhabited and only 500 are larger than a kilometer square. The nine largest islands of Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ Palawan‚ Panay‚ Mindoro‚ Samar‚ Negros‚ Leyte and Cebu make up 90% of the nation’s land area. The Philippines is mountainous in nature. The highest mountain is Mt. Apo‚ which is located in Mindanao. The second largest is Mt.Pulog in
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people to firmly and completely protect rainforests that are scattered throughout the globe in order to preserve such a diverse piece of the planet. A well planned system aimed towards
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A SHORT HISTORY OF MALAYSIA Short History of Asia Series Series Editor: Milton Osborne Milton Osborne has had an association with the Asian region for over 40 years as an academic‚ public servant and independent writer. He is the author of eight books on Asian topics‚ including Southeast Asia: An Introductory History‚ first published in 1979 and now in its eighth edition‚ and‚ most recently‚ The Mekong: Turbulent Past‚ Uncertain Future‚ published in 2000. First published in 2003 by Allen
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Flora and Fauna in Philippines Philippines Natural Resources Non Renewable Resources in Philippines Philippines Natural Resources Renewable Resources in Philippines Water Resources in Philippines The Philippines is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots‚ possessing more than 12‚000 different species of plants‚ 560 recognized bird species‚ 180 species of terrestrial mammals‚ 250 reptiles‚ 400 species of coral‚ and 1‚000 different fishes. A good percentage of these species are also
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development should be allowed in the Amazon rainforest and I am going to give you our reasons in this speech. Firstly we know that the tourism industry is one of the country’s biggest employers‚ involving one in every eleven workers. It contributes an estimated 8 percent to the country’s GDP. In the rainforest quite a substantial amount of developments will be to do with tourism therefore making the industry even greater. Also the tribes that live in the rainforest are self dependant but they sometimes
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defined with primary keys‚ foreign keys‚ and other unique keys. In the physical design phase all pieces comes together to complete the database process for an organization (Unknown‚ 2001). Rainforest Logical/Physical Design Recommendations Object-Oriented design (OO design) is recommended for Rainforest overall logical and physical design. “Many company
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variety of life forms/organisms in an ecosystem‚ biome or entire planet. Globally‚ biodiversity is not evenly distributed. It generally increases from the poles towards the equator as around 50% of the world’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests. This is because of the proximity to the equator causing a warmer‚ more moist‚ stable climate which means plants grow better and can support more species higher up in the food chain. Standard of living is the level of wealth‚ goods and services
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Two types of palms in the Daintree rainforest are the Fan palm and the Wait-a-While palm. The fan palm grows very well in the wet season and loves flooded muddy areas. This type of palm can grow up to six metres tall and have a length of four metres. The wait-a-while palm is a climbing palm that has spiky vines that can catch onto your clothes. In this palm‚ drinkable water can be found in its stems. Layers Of the Rainforest The layers of the rainforest include the Emergent layer‚ The Canopy
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The Cursed by Michael Panckridge The Cursed took place in two main places‚ The Brazilian Rainforest‚ and Bridgewater College. In the story the Crusaders of the Light took over the school from the inside to set up their plot to become invisible. The Brazilian Rainforest is a mysterious place that Jonathan explored with Amanda‚ and a team of other explorers. They were exploring to find an invisible tribe which they did find and only Jonathan and Amanda survived‚ her husband died as well. The characters
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when they arrived‚ where they migrated from‚ and how settlers have affected the rain forest for the Amazonians. The different resources that are in the rain forest will also be discussed to give a better idea on why many people have come to the rainforest to settle and collect these resources. The way the Brazil Government has used the rain forest for their people and what they have done to the Amazon tribes to affect life for them in the rain forest will also be in this report. The Amazonian Tribes
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