environment. Rainforests have evolved over millions of years to turn into the incredibly complex environments they are today. They represent a store of living and breathing renewable natural resources that for millions of years have contributed a wealth of resources for the survivaland well being of humans. Rainforests have given us basic foodsupplies‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ fuel‚ spices‚ industrial raw materials‚ and medicine to all those who have lived there. Everything in the rainforest is extremely
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“The Impact of a Tropical Storm depends on location” How far do you agree? Tropical storms formed 5-30 degrees north of the equator‚ so if there is a largely populated area or economic centre around this latitude‚ in an area vulnerable to hurricanes‚ the impact will be increased in comparison to the tropical storm running its course over unpopulated islands or the ocean. This can be seen when looking at Hurricane Sandy‚ a tropical storm of 2012 and its impact on Cuba. Cuba was located in the Hurricane’s
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Tropical rain forest is very important for our nature such as for ecosystem balance‚ earth temperature and flora and fauna habitat. In our country Malaysia‚ most of the forest are announced as a forest reserve to preserve our forest from destroyed. Not only important to flora and fauna but also to people. For some people‚ their lives depends on forest. However‚ deforestation activity by irresponsible people has led to imbalanced ecosystem. First of all‚ the effect of deforestation is pollution
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of the Himalayas and the hills of the Peninsula above the height of 915 metres‚ the fall in the temperature affects the types of vegetation and its growth‚ and changes it from tropical to subtropical temperate and alpine vegetation. Temperature Characteristics of the Vegetation Zones Vegetation Zones Tropical Sub-tropical Temperate Alpine Mean Annual Average Temp.(in degree C) Above 24°C 17°C to 24°C 7°C to 17° C Below 7°C Mean Temp. In Jan. In degree C Above 18° 10°C to 18°C -1°C to (-10 ) °C
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biome are determined by climate‚ the boundaries of ecosystems are physical features‚ such as ridges or riverbanks‚ which separate one community from another. Any given place may have several different ecosystems that vary in size and complexity. A tropical island‚ for example‚ may have a rain forest ecosystem that covers hundreds of square miles‚ a mangrove swamp ecosystem along the coast‚ and an underwater coral reef ecosystem. No matter how the size or complexity of an ecosystem is characterized
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following questions in 25 to 100 words each. 1. What are Madagascar’s biomes? Discuss the major features of at least one of these biomes. Use the textbook for biome examples. Madagascar has several biomes on the island. It has man-made grasslands‚ tropical rain forest‚ and dry forest. The tropic rain forest is one of the major biomes and it consist of four levels‚ the forest floor‚ the emergent layer‚ canopy layer‚ and the understory level. The rain forest is also home to much biodiversity. 2.
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presented by tropical revolving storms have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.’ Discuss. Tropical revolving storms occur in every area of the world‚ affecting both the richest and poorest countries. The effects of such storms can be devastating to even the richest and most developed countries; however it is often the case that poorer countries are affected most adversely by tropical revolving storms in both humanitarian and economic terms. For example‚ whilst tropical storms in highly
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NAME :ADERIBIGBE ADEDOTUN Figure 14-2. West Africa: natural forest and plantation areas 2000 and net area change 1990-2000 The total volume of West African forests is estimated at approximately 5 billion cubic metres over bark‚ which is 11 percent of the volume of all African forests. The volume and biomass estimates for most countries are based on existing forest inventories. In humid zones‚ volume assessment is focused on timber volume. In dry zones‚ volume assessment usually includes the whole
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central form‚ represents the forests of this Earth in all their variety and diversity: ranging from boreal coniferous forests to deciduous forests in temperate zones and from the dry savannah forests of the subtropics to the impenetrable jungle of tropical rain forests. 2. The tree trunk supports the rest of the logo – emphasizing that trees are the distinguishing feature of the forest ecosystem and are the basis for many of the pivotal functions that forests fulfill. Indeed forests and their services
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8. SOCIAL SCIENCE Code No. 087 Class-IX Summative Assessment- II March - 2011 Design of Question paper TIME : 3 Hrs 1. WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS Form of Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. M.C.Qs. Short Answer (S.A.) Long Answer (L.A.) Map Question Total 2. Marks of Each Question 1 3 4 3 Number of Question 16 11 7 1 35 Total Marks 16 33 28 03 80 MM : 80 UNIT-WISE DIVISION OF QUESTIONS Unit No. (Subject) Marks No. of No. of No. of Map Total 1 mark 3 marks 4 marks Question Questions Questions Questions
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