Caribbean Studies Describe the value of Coral Reefs to Caribbean society and culture. Coral Reefs are the home of more than one quarter of all known marine fish species and tens of thousands of other species. The Caribbean coral reefs are vital and valuable natural resources that contain a wealth of biodiversity including over 60 species of coral and 1‚500 different species of fish – many of which are found nowhere else on earth. Coral reefs provide both a good and a service to many Caribbean
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Location and Definitions of the Caribbean Origin of Caribbean — The word ‘Caribbean’ is said to be derived from the indigenous people’s name for themselves‚ ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region.
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Most industries‚ before the Industrial Revolution‚ used hand production. In the 18th century‚ the Industrial Revolution marked a major change in the production processes. The changes that took place included a move from hand production to using machines‚ novel chemical manufacturing‚ improved processes in the production of iron‚ better efficiency in using water power‚ increased steam power utilization‚ and tools were developed that could use machines (UNIDO‚ 1983). It also saw a change from using
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Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture Subject: Caribbean Studies Teacher: Mrs. L. Nation Account for the changing role that Race‚ Colour and Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture The
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Positive and Negative effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution had many positive and negative impacts on society. The positive include cheaper clothes‚ more job opportunities‚ and improvement in transportation. And the negative would include exploitation of women and children‚ workers work long hours and environmental damages. These are just a few that I believe had an impact on the Industrial Revolution. England was an ideal place for the Industrial Revolution to begin. It had
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The Industrial Revolution was driven by great advances in technology in machinery that completely reorganized the framework of production‚ dramatically altering the lives of urban and rural workers of Canada. The advent of new machinery saw production become more centralized‚ and in the meantime more regimented. While the industrial revolution saw a great boost of Canada’s economy‚ it brought great wealth to few‚ and great poverty to many- leaving many workers on the farms and in the cities in turmoil
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Geology 1 Lab Report December 10‚ 2012 Geology of the Caribbean Islands Have you ever wondered how the famous tropical land masses located in Central America‚ known as the Caribbean Islands‚ came to existence? Well geologists have dated some of the rocks in the islands such as‚ Cuba and Trinidad‚ as far back as the Jurassic time period. This means the rocks formed about 145-200 million years ago‚ therefore the eldest islands from the Caribbean date way back to the time of dinosaurs. European countries
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to increase the economic vision which lacks the slavery.so he decided to open the bank of the United States. So that the bank would accumulate the taxes. Holds the government funds and provides the loans to the people. He also support the small industry. Since there was many debts created by the war. So there was the major economic hardships during the American Revolution. Hamilton’s was the intellectual‚ fascinating and ambitious man. He was very conscious about the economic status of the
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In this exam I will demonstrate my knowledge of the postcolonial theoretical school and its relationship to ethnography and anthropology. The connection between colonialism and anthropology is an old one. Depending on when one sets the beginning of what we call Aanthropology‚@ issues of imperialism‚ colonialism and colonial justification go back as far as recorded history. For the purposes of this exam‚ I will focus on the current colonial/postcolonial paradigm that began with the age of European
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According to the Oxford dictionary technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes‚ especially in industry (mass noun) and is also the machinery and devices developed from scientific knowledge (count noun). The evolvement of technology has influenced culture in many ways however; culture and technology are in a constantly expanding loop. The greatest changes in human culture are almost always the result of a technological innovation. However‚ a technology capable of a
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