for eutrophication to occur; the first is artificial eutrophication through the release of sewage‚ fertilizers and grey water into natural waterways. The second occurs is naturally occurring over lakes and tributaries that flood and pick up dead vegetation‚ cattle manure and fertilizer. This can lead to loss of biodiversity‚ global warming‚ and pollution of drinking water‚ fish kills‚ acid rain‚ and ozone depletion. However‚ the main culprit behind human caused eutrophication is the phosphorus
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03 | 8. | Residential | 0.66 | 9. | Roads /Paths | 0.07 | 11. | Tourist Infrastructure | 0.01 | 12. | Vacant Land with or without vegetation | 0.37 | 13. | Waterbody with Houseboats | 0.15 | 14. | Waterbody with Rads /Flotating Gardens | 0.35 | 15. | Waterbody with submerged vegetation | 15.41 | 16. | Waterbody with floating /emergent vegetation | 5.26 | | Total | 24.60 | The lake is having a total catchment area of 337 km2‚ out of which Telbal-Dachigham is largest catchment
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and trees to grow tall as in some places. Grasses grow quickly in the wet season and turn brown in the dry months to conserve water. Grasses also stay close to the ground due to the frequent fires and grazing in the climate.2 Some examples of vegetation include shrubs‚ wild grasses‚ acacia trees‚ and baobab trees. The way the animals graze can actually determine the number of woody plants and grasses in the savanna. The decomposers in the savanna include the typical list - fungi‚ different types
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affects the hunting that the first nations do for food and other uses. Lastly‚ the environment is threatened‚ since the Gahcho Kue mine is located near the Kennedy Lake‚ De Beers is planning on draining 870 hectares of water for mining‚ affecting the vegetation and ecosystems living in the lake. On top of that‚ the caribou migration is affected as a winter access road system is being built‚ making caribou vulnerable to accidents and other accidents‚ which can eventually lead to their extinction. In conclusion
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endeavors‚ the rural women in particular. The soil types‚ water‚ climate‚ physiography‚ plants‚ animals and human beings (ecological factors) interact‚ utilizing the vegetation types in the Niger Delta. Women in the Niger Delta mangrove forest ecosystem engage themselves in mainly fishing and gathering of seafoods. A dense vegetation of mangroves in their marine and brackish habitats found along numerous rivers and creeks have become dependable sources of fuel wood for domestic and small-scale food
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination CAPE® GEOGRAPHY Effective for examinations from May/June 2010 CXC A21/U2/09 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council © 2010‚ Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher.
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and fauna diversity. Around the lake unusual plant species are also found such as botrychium pumicola‚ mosses‚ western anemones‚ dozen types of cone bearing species of trees‚ shrubs like mountain ash and others. There are many types of different vegetation as you walk around Carter Lake National Park. There are various processes that you can notice in and out of this body of water. The lake is greatly affected by the cool summers and moist winters with snowfall. This is how Carter Lake gets its
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BANGLADESH INTRODUCTION by Abdul Wahab Akonda Area: 144‚054 sq.km. Population: 104‚000‚000 (1987). Bangladesh lies between latitudes 20°34 ’N and 26°38 ’N and longitudes 88°0l ’E and 92°41 ’E. It is bounded by India in the west and north‚ by India and Burma in the east‚ and by the Bay of Bengal in the south. Zoogeographically‚ Bangladesh is an interesting country lying at the junction of the Indian and Malayan sub-regions of the Indomalayan Realm. The country has a very long history of human settlement
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as a result of numerous battles and many times from famine. However the Mayans simply disappeared as a culture. Researchers believe that Mayans were in harmony with their environment‚ but a common mistake was made and deforesting of the land and vegetation caused suffering for the Mayan people in that they could not find food and nourishment once the land had been destroyed. Most of the history of the Mayan speaks to how it took approximately 20 trees to melt one square meter of lime plaster
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successful ancient civilizations ever. One major reason it was so successful was because of the Nile river. The Nile provided many great thing that a civilization needs. The Nile provided a great fresh water source‚ a quicker way to travel‚ and vegetation/food. The Nile was a very important part of Ancient Egypt. One reason that the Nile helped so much was because it provided a great water source. Since the water in the Mediterranean sea was salt water‚ the Nile was very helpful in this area. The
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