Global Warming Glaciers are melting‚ sea levels are rising‚ cloud forests are drying‚ and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. Its becoming clear that humans have caused most of the pat century’s warming by releasing heat-trapped gases as we power our modern lives‚ called Greenhouse Gases‚ their levels are higher now than in the last 650‚000 years. We call the result global warming and it is causing a set of changes to the earth’s climate. As the earth spins each day‚ the new heat swirls with
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Mbuti Pygmies The Mbuti Pygmies are a semi-nomadic/foraging group of people from the Ituri rainforest of the northeastern Congo in central Africa; they inhabit one of the least developed areas in the Ituri. The Mbuti live in the Ituri tropical rainforest of Zaire‚ a place of consistently warm temperatures and a place filled with dense trees‚ many different animals‚ birds and a rich plat life due to the thick canopy of trees and rain keeping the soil rich and moist‚ which in turn provides much
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THE CURIOUS BOBBING‚ FLAPPING and weaving displays of birds of paradise have enthralled twitchers for decades. These avian theatrics are performed by more than three dozen species‚ found mostly in rainforest regions of New Guinea‚ Indonesia and northern Australia. The extravagant dancing and elaborate costumes are a mating strategy used by the brightly coloured males to display their virility to females. The aim is to attract as many females as possible in order to sire many offspring says Dr
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With the problem concerning the rainforests in Brazil‚ the usage of Gunboat Diplomacy‚ which forces foreign powers to act on a decision swiftly to benefit the country that is threatening them with a strong military presence‚ would deal swiftly with the issue; however‚ it has its problems. These issues that arise from this technique of diplomacy would be that Brazil is a massive country that has a strong military‚ and that this would be fund as an act of war and would be punished by the United Nations
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forest‚ desert‚ savanna‚ chaparral‚ temperate grassland‚ coniferous forest‚ temperate broadleaf forest‚ and tundra. The tropical forest can be separated into two categories; tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest. Both‚ tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest are found near the equator. The tropical rainforest is generally characterized by poor soil‚ high rainfall‚ and a high diversity of plants and animals. The tropical dry forest undergoes an annual dry season. Though‚ the average rainfall
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SSA2211 Revision Notes Chapter 2 – In the Beginning – The Lion City 2 different recounts of the birth of Singapore Who / Year How it started When the reign ended Why he left Sejarah Melayu Seri Teri Buana‚ Prince of Palembang / 1299 Decided to stay after he saw the merlion and renamed Temasek as Singapura After 5 generations / 1396 Last king‚ Iskandar Shah betrayed by his official who opened the gates for invading Javanese forces Portuguese recounts Parameswara‚ Prince of Palembang
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deforestation starts when the land inside a forest is cut through to make a reasonable enough size path for a road to reside. Once the area for the road is cleared‚ commercial farmers will move in and start to grow crops. The problem with this is that rainforest soil is not efficient enough to handle crops that need sustainable soil. Needless to say‚ the crops do not endure for more than two to three years. More often than not‚ ranchers use the remnants of these now beaten down crops and grassy fields for
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Should people become vegetarians? Today people have many concerns in their lives so their attentions to what they eat decreases day by day. In this chaotic world eating meat-based diet cannot be good for people and the world around them. Switching to a vegetarian diet is the most effective thing that people can do to make this world a kinder‚ fairer‚ and better place to live and this can improves health. As Albert Einstein said‚ "Nothing will benefit
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The Painted Terrapin Painted Terrapin is a species of turtle found in Borneo‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Thailand. The difference between a turtle and a terrapin is that turtles can only live in freshwater while a terrapin can live in both freshwater and brackish water (half-salt and half-fresh). Turtles live most of their lives under water‚ they rarely leave the ocean except when the female comes up to shore to lay their eggs. However‚ terrapins live in ponds‚ lakes‚ marshes‚ swamps and rivers
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taking the consequences into consideration. Thank you for your attention. Timothy Lynch Links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/sumatra-borneo-deforestation-tigers-palm-oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia#Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra
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