WATER AS A RESOURCE GE: 340 (NOTES) TOPIC 1: WATER AS A RESOURCE Distribution of water on earth • Saline and fresh water distribution • Hydrological cycle • Reasons for uneven distribution of water • Water covers about 70% of Earth’s surface (Shakhashiri‚2009) The Earth is often referred to as the "blue planet" because when viewed from space it appears blue • This blue color is caused by reflection from the oceans which contain the bulk of water. Water is widely
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Learning activity II ch 8-U4 Exercise 1: Anthony Figueroa is a CPA‚ who works for an accounting consulting firm. His annual salary income is $70‚000. Anthony is considering opening up his own consulting firm. He estimates that the annual rent for an office would cost him $20‚000; a secretary would cost $24‚000 per year. If he would rent office equipment‚ he would have to pay $11‚000 per year. The purchase of required supplies‚ payment of electricity bills‚ water and telephone bills‚ would cost
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attoVishnu‚ China is a bigger threat than pakistan. I am not speaking about military strength‚ I am speaking about economic strength. China as all the ability to take all our business‚ services away from us. In the future‚ it can stand as a big challenge when it comes to outsourcing and other IT / ITeS services there by completely paralyzing our economy through problems like unemployment etc; China..it can also challange USA‚ ..India will be peanuts. pakistan...both equally match...so
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foreign marketer in China as measured by market share. With the rapid development of information technology‚ the world is increasingly connected and the gap between companies and consumers is shrinking. Meanwhile‚ with a challenging global economic climate‚ companies have to create new marketing models in order to adapt and succeed in this ever-changing business environment. P&G uses multi-brand strategy in conducting its business. Multi brand strategy refers to a marketing strategy that two
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Around 350 B.C.E.‚ the classical empires of China and India emerged. Classical civilizations were hierarchical and patriarchal‚ but varied in the organization of their societies. Both China and India‚ like most classical empires‚ were patriarchal societies which allowed women little to no independence. Women were inferior to men and were restricted to domestic lives as wives and mothers. Chinese women were forced to spend their days at home because of Confucian values which emphasized the importance
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(1)What is marketing? According to Philip Kotler‚ “Marketing is human activity directed at satisfying needs and wants through exchange process”. There are many definitions of marketing but one of the simplest explanations is that: “Marketing is getting the right product or service in the right quantity‚ to the right place‚ at the right time and making profit in the process”. Marketing deals with identifying and understanding your customer and giving them what they want. It’s not just about advertising
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CASE 46 Making Socially Responsible and Ethical Marketing Decisions: Selling Tobacco to Third World Countries Strategic decisions move a company toward its stated goals and perceived success. Strategic decisions also reflect the firm’s social responsibility and the ethical values on which such decisions are made. They reflect what is considered important and what a company wants to achieve. Mark Pastin‚ writing on the function of ethics in business decisions‚ observes: There are fundamental principles
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Discuss why China decided to take firm action against North Korea’s unpredictable and volatile behaviour in relation to its recent ballistic missile tests. Before the emerge of North Korea conflict in undergoing sanctions under the United Nations‚ China and North Korea were closed together as the ‘lip and teeth’ they called it. The Korean War that had happen has pushed the two regime to be closer as well as the Treaty which they signed as a symbol of friendship – Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and
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Chapter 2 1. (a) Using Medtronic as an example‚ explain how a mission statement gives a strategic direction. (b) Create a mission statement for your own career. Answer: (a) A mission statement gives strategic direction by stating the “what” and “how” of a business in a clear‚ concise‚ meaningful‚ inspirational‚ statement that will continue to be relevant in the long-term. Medtronic’s mission statement identifies its customers‚ market‚ products and technology. They stated the business
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Chapter 8 Summary In Neil Postman’s book‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ he attempts to persuade Americans that television is changing every aspect of our culture and world. In chapter 8‚ Shuffle Off to Bethlehem‚ Postman uses three arguing styles very well: ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ which help him push the reader‚ specifically televised religion viewers and churchgoers‚ to believe that televised religion is not a replacement for religion. Throughout the chapter‚ Postman creates the feeling of guilt
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