a hot dry North East wind called the harmattan which blows between December and March. Ghana’s climate and ecosystems are split into three different climate and ecosystems: The Tropical rainforest is hot and wet all year round. This means that it is a good source of timber wood however more of the rainforest is being cut down for firewood or by farmers to clear land for farming‚ Ghana is the second largest cocoa producer in the world because of the ideal growing climate. The farmers gain more land
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Cape Hatteras (Outer Banks) Cape Hatteras‚ or the Outer Banks of North Carolina‚ is a popular spot that is slowly disappearing. According to Nps.gov‚ The banks are being washed away by erosion‚ which is causing housing developments to diminish. Erosion is a process where natural forces like water‚ wind‚ ice‚ and gravity wear away rocks and soil. As of now it looks like the Outer Banks will be gone soon enough. What does this erosion area look like? The Outer Banks is definitely a favorite. According
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I’m Hungry: What Is Best For You and the Environment Margaret Lundberg’s essay "Eating Green" delivers the message that the way people eat is how they affect the planet. Lundberg has a very strong argument that the meat industry is the "Largest source of global warming" (Lundberg‚ 482) and if everyone were to become vegetarians the world be a healthier place. For everyone to become a vegetarian would be a lot to ask; however‚ Americans love for meat has affected the environment and the personal
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Introduction: “Mothers Who Don’t Disappear” is the title of the article written by Andrea Malin and was published in Human Rights Quarterly in 1994. In this article the author Andrea Malin has described the facts about act of disappearance of young Argentineans which was supported by the government and military police for overcoming the issue of repression. Author has clearly described that “disappearance” has been used by the government of many countries like Argentina‚ Sri Lanka for repression
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Bio1. Explain the significance of the principle of competitive exclusion. ............................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................
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understanding of this important debate. It seems that‚ at every tum‚ industry is in conflict with the natural world around it. Both humans and the environment seem to be under a never-ending onslaught from the economic community. From the tropical rainforests‚ to the oceans to the streets of urban America‚ massive financial corporations such as ADM and Mitsubishi are using loopholes in the tax codes‚ as well as the influence of monetary contributions to public officials‚ to exploit the natural world:
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The relationship between climates‚soil and vegetation of Tropical marine areas‚ Tropical continental areas and Equatorial areas. Climate In tropical marine areas‚the ocean is largely responsible for creating the tropical marine climate system.In these areas there are two seasons‚ the wet season and the dry season. The average temperature ranges from 25-35 degrees celsius.The annual rainfall is between 1000-1500 mm . The trade winds in this area blow all year and are moist because they pass
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ensure the conservation of tropical rainforests as they are of economic importance. Tropical rainforest houses a large no. of species of plants and animals. many tropical plants are of great economic importance as they are sources of raw material for industries‚ medicinal drugs‚ natural insecticides and food. 1.raw material for industries include fibres‚ cotton and oils. 2.nearly 25% of medicinal drugs are originated from some plant species in the rainforests‚ like quinine‚ an anti-malarial
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only in the rainforest of south – east Mexico. Chiczopote trees (Latex for producing chewing gum extracted from this tree) does not produce latex in other environment conditions. The chicle industry almost died out after the development of synthetic chicle in the 1950’s. The co-operative‚ located on the edge of a rainforest reserve‚ has developed this sustainable and organic gum as a way to revive the industry and the skills. The chicleros‚ as they are called‚ preserve the rainforest whilst getting
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Using the 5 Themes of Geography‚ it makes it possible to look at countries and be able to navigate around them without actually being there. They help us learn about the country and the people who live there and how they are able to live there from the resources they make. It allows geographers to look deeper into the country instead of just looking at a map. By using Location‚ the first of the 5 Themes of Geography‚ geographers are able to give a specific physical point on Earth to describe where
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