Ignorance is Bliss Ever since the invention of automobiles‚ something can always be said about someone based on the type of car they drive. When someone drives a big gas guzzling SUV or truck‚ someone always says‚ “what a terrible person! Don’t they understand what they are doing to the environment?” Then someone drives by in a Toyota Prius and that same person says “Now that’s a smart person. Why can’t everyone in the world be like them?” A wise man once said “Ignorance is bliss” and this applies
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Ap Human Geography Chapter 9 Outline Chapter 9: Development Development: Process of improving the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology. More Developed Countries (MDC): relatively developed country or simply as a relatively developed country Less Developed Countries (LDC): although many analysts prefer the term developing country or emerging country. I. Key Issues 1: Why Does Development Vary Among Countries? A. Human Development Index (HDI) Created by
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Ancient Economic Thought Pato – “Specialization has 2 effects” * It increases output and improves welfare of the individual in society by producing more goods and services‚ secondit is a component of justice. * Interpersonal relationship is necessary and justice exist when group does things that are in their nature. Xenophone – student of Socrates * Division of labor and the allocation of resources whithing the Latifunda as a way to self-sufficiency. “Oeconomicus”
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QUESTION 1. Write a paragraph to explain and distinguish between a virtual community and a social networking web site. In Social networks everyone has their own social network (whether online or offline). Everyone has friends‚ families‚ and people they are acquainted with. An online social networking site simply makes our social networks visible to others who are not in our immediate network. So the single most important feature that distinguishes a social network from a community is how people
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1. Toys “R” Us SWOT. a. Strengths: 1‚500 superstores not including the 200+ stores that it holds under the brand Babies R Us. Successful collaboration with Amazon.com‚ diversified portfolio of products‚ and advanced logical systems. b. Weaknesses: Dependent on seasonal sales‚ Main stronghold is the brand itself (has lost top spot to Wal-Mart). c. Opportunities: There are opportunities for joint ventures and strategic alliances. Toys R Us works closely with Amazon.com which plays
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Ursa Minor‚ Orion‚ Scorpion. Satellite are the heavenly bodies that revolve around the planets. Moon is the natural satellite of the earth. Moon Diameter 3476 km Average distance from Earth 384365 km Rotation Speed 27 days‚ 7 h‚ 43 min and 11.47 sec Revolution Speed 27 days‚ 7 h‚ 43 min and 11.47 sec Time taken by moon light to reach the Earth 1.3 Solar System The solar system consists of the Sun‚ the eight plants and their satellite (or moons)‚ and thousands of
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Year 9 Geography Exam Revision Pack When is the exam? 1st February What will you be examined on? WILD WEATHER: 1) Tropical storms 2) Floods 3) Droughts 1) Tropical storms / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Cyclone (all the same event) The strongest tropical storms are called hurricanes‚ typhoons or tropical cyclones. The different names all mean the same thing‚ but are used in different parts of the world. If these huge storms start in the Atlantic‚ off the west coast of Africa
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CHAPTER TWO: THE EARTH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE CONTINENTS A Continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria‚ with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents. These are: Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Antarctica‚ Europe‚ and Australia. In geology‚ continents are described by means of tectonic plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement‚ collision and division
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Chapter Review Human migration began in eastern Africa‚ where remains of the earliest types of human remains were found to originate. Gradual migration was caused by the need to find scarce food and slowly caused the spread of the human population across to the Americas and Australia. Agricultural societies first emerged in the middle east. Since population was increasing‚ it encouraged people to find a more reliable food source and since the ice age had come to an end‚ it brought the retreat
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The five themes of geography are five big categories that all things geography can be grouped into. They are movement‚ regions‚ human environment interaction‚ location‚ and place. The five themes are important to understand for the study of geography. Movement‚ in geography‚ is as it sounds. It’s about people moving and how they do it. People can travel to Houston by plane‚ car‚ train‚ bus or cruise ship. Most imports and exports that come to Houston arrive at the Port of Houston. The Port of Houston
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