To The Mayor Municipal Corporation Muhammad Bin Awang Teh ‚ No. 72 ‚ Jalan Mawar‚ 22000 Jerteh‚ Terengganu. Dear Sir‚ Sub: Environment – Air Pollution in Jerteh I would like to draw your attention to the dismal state of environment in Jerteh . Increased vehicular traffic and chimney smoke has made air polluted. Citizens find difficult to breathe. Dumping of hazardous chemicals in river has polluted the drinking and ground water. Encroachments on both the sides of the road have made walking
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to prevent deforestation”. Buzzle.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014‚ from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-prevent-deforestation.html Duston‚ T. E. (1993). Chapter 2: The anatomy of a solid waste stream‚ p. 17-21. Greenwood‚ V. (2012‚ October 2). “Tropical deforestation is a booming business for organized crime” Mawalagedara‚ R.‚ &Oglesby‚ R. J. (2012). “Chapter 1: The climatic effects of deforestation in South and Southeast Asia” Szalay‚ J. (2013‚ March 6). “Deforestation: Facts‚ causes & effects”
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Habitat loss—due to destruction‚ fragmentation or degradation of habitat—is the primary threat to the survival of wildlife in the United States. When an ecosystem has been dramatically changed by human activities—such as agriculture‚ oil and gas exploration‚ commercial development or water diversion—it may no longer be able to provide the food‚ water‚ cover‚ and places to raise young. Every day there are fewer places left that wildlife can call home. There are three major kinds of habitat
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It is said‚ that forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet (WWF). Reducing the number of trees and the surface area of a forest is called deforestation. Deforestation is one of the biggest problems in today’s economic system. There may be a lot of positives behind the idea of cutting down trees; however they are all outnumbered by the negatives. If one is not careful with the removal of a forest‚ it may lead to more deserted areas. First of all‚ deforestation is one of the reasons for the
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Around the world‚ forests are being logged for timber and paper pulp and cleared to grow mono-crops like palm oil and soy while they are deteriorating from the impacts of global warming. Deforestation is a major driver of global warming‚ responsible for up to 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions–more than all the cars‚ trucks‚ planes‚ boats and trains in the world combined. Deforestation doesn’t just threaten our climate‚ it threatens the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people that rely
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and luscious. The climate of columbia is mainly categories in the tropical climate. Columbia is split into five different climates based off of‚ altitude‚ temperature‚ humidity‚ winds. and rainfall. Dry or hot climates occurs in December through August. Rainy or wet seasons take place April through May and October through November. Columbia makes up 10% of the world’s species! Hundreds of different species live in these tropical forests. Beautiful soil‚ lands and great waters help bring life all
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1. Where are the Yanamamo located? They are located in South America‚ between the countries of Venezuela and Brazil. 2. What is the environment? The Yanamami live in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon 3. What is the subsistence system practiced by the Yanamamo? The Yanamamo rely on foraging‚ horticulture‚ and hunting to subsist. 4. How are villages organized by kinship? Internally? Between villages? The Yanamami live in small-scale‚ kin-based communities. Each village seems to be relatively
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due to a number of extended valleys and mountain plateaus contributing to the variety of climates and landscapes (National Park Foundation‚ 2017). The blends of altitude and latitude allow the climate of the park to range from cool‚ temperate and tropical usually alienated from each other by a few hundred miles. Protected by the by the Federal Government‚ this park extends over a terrain consisting of
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ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI :: CHENNAI – 600 025 B.E / B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS – I YEAR ANNUAL PATTERN MODEL QUESTION PAPER HS1X01 – TECHNICAL ENGLISH (Common to all Branches of Engineering and Technology) Regulation 2004 Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks :100 Answer All Questions PART A 10 X 2 =20 1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B: 4 x ½ = 2 A B a. abundant b. escalate c. culminate d. spectacular i. rise ii. reach its highest point iii. strikingly grand iv. plenty
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also advocate for the preservation of the Amazon Rainforest as a whole as well‚ and I firmly believe that If the Amazon Basin is not protected‚ then the whole world would be affected negatively. The Amazon Watch is a non for profit organization and has only been around for 20 years. The Amazon Watch’s main functions are‚ partnering with environmental and indigenous organizations‚ preservation of the ecological systems in the Amazon Rainforest‚ and holding corporate entities accountable for the
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