“Maintaining biodiversity at its present level is impossible if people are going to achieve a reasonable standard of living in the near future” - Discuss this with reference to a tropical biome you have studied (40 marks) Biodiversity means the variety of life forms/organisms in an ecosystem‚ biome or entire planet. Globally‚ biodiversity is not evenly distributed. It generally increases from the poles towards the equator as around 50% of the world’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests
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Camren Allen Concept Check 1.1: 1.) A biosphere has an ecosystem that consists of all living things in an area. An ecosystem consists of communities which hold organisms that live in a specific area. A community consists of populations of all the individual organisms in a specific area. A population consists of living things called organisms. Organisms break down into organs and organ systems which are more complex parts of organisms. Organs and Organ Systems are created by tissues which is
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civilization built many Earthen Mounds over a vast period of time in North America. The Mound Builders were hunters and gathers but later began to domesticate the following native plants: Sunflowers‚ goose foot‚ erect knot wood‚ and May grass (“The Woodland Period”). Due to the Mound builders location they had to face many environmental challenges‚ first the Appalachian Mountain affected the amount of contact they had with other civilizations and made trade hard because they would have to travel over
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When judging the advancements of Native Americans to others one might look into the perspective of the surrounding environment of certain tribes. For example‚ many woodland Indians such as the ones on the Eastern Coast were more advanced as to making tools and trading with other local tribes. While other Native American groups stayed in a routine of making the same crops‚ and using the same weapons‚ others experimented with what they were given and used different techniques to aid in their success
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the woodlands 853 up‚ 147 down HAHA.. You know you live in the woodlands when.... - you can valet park at the mall - your dad makes more money in one week than your government teacher does in an entire year - it isnt exciting anymore to pass a lamborghini‚ ferrari‚ or bentley on the road any given day - at school you park between an h2 and an escalade - you see about 500 bmws a day - every girl‚ starting at the age of 12‚ has a coach purse - your best friend’s pregnant - you’ve
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nepal Nepal (Listeni/nɛˈpɔːl/ ne-PAWL[5] Nepali: नेपाल [neˈpal] ( listen))‚ officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal‚[6] is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. With an area of 147‚181 square kilometres (56‚827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 27 million (and nearly 2 million absentee workers living abroad)‚[2] Nepal is the world’s 93rd largest country by land mass[7] and the 41st most populous country. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by
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there are no post cranial bones to prove this They could possibly be the last common ancestor between us and chimps‚ which is significant Orrorin tugenensis Discovered in tugen hills‚ kenya Dates to 6mya‚ around the same time as sahelanthropus Woodland environment Only found small bits of post cranium and some teeth and mandible bones Probably the size of a chimp‚ which is common for this time period Small postcanines relative to body size‚ may suggest direct relation to humans Microdont‚ in
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Humans are facing serious problems due to the fact that we are destroying our planet. The root of our troubles begins with the division of labor. In The Wealth of Nations‚ Adam Smith claims that the division of labor saves time by “[increasing] the quantity of work‚” but most importantly it allowed for the invention of new machines (7-9). The organization of labor along with new technology raises productivity‚ and this eventually led to the green revolution (c 20 Feb‚ 2017). The green revolution
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therefore‚ can improve quality of life. However‚ development often results in a decrease of biodiversity as the environment is often drastically altered to make room for the development. Biodiversity is especially affected in the Tropical Equatorial Biome where biodiversity is very high. The biodiversity is high due to the climate allowing for a yearlong growing season. The climate has a constantly high temperature of around degrees‚ varying by only a few degrees throughout the year due to its position
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groups thrived in these geographical regions by developing ways of survival. I will be talking about the Iroquois in the Eastern Woodlands‚ the Cheyenne in the Great Plains‚ and the Inuit from the Arctic/Sub-Arctic. First‚ the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming‚ and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn‚ Squash‚ and beans) were the best crops to grow because they benefited
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