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    Valuation Amazon

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    BUSINESS SUMMARY Amazon.com‚ Inc. (Amazon)‚ incorporated on May 28‚ 1996‚ is an American company listed on the Nasdaq. It operates retail web sites and provides programs that enable third parties (3P) to sell products on its web sites. The Company sources and sells a range of products to its customers and also manufactures and sells Kindle devices. It operates in two segments: North America and International. In May 2012‚ Amazon acquired Kiva Systems‚ Inc. II - AMAZON ANALYSIS SWOT Business Plan

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    The Amazon Rainforest

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    rainforests existence. It is currently reported that 500‚000 trees are cut down every hour‚ and the country is losing anywhere from 20‚000 to 100‚000 species a year. To many this is unacceptable and the amazon should be protected‚ others believe that operations should continue as is. In reality the Amazon Rainforest needs to be developed in a sustainable manner because the rainforest is home to many species and is detrimental to global health‚ Brazil

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    Amazon Rainforest in Brazil Location The Amazon Rainforest is located in South America‚ south of the Equator It covers 2.1 million square miles of land. The longitude and latitude of the Amazon rainforest is longitude = 71 degrees‚ 45’ and 55”W and latitude = 15 degrees 31’ and 05”S. Biotic Components Animals -- boa constrictor -- toucan -- poison dart frog Plants -- ferns -- algae -- rattan palms Abiotic Components The Amazon Rainforest has a rainy and dry season. The annual rainfall

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    An issue in the world today that is extremely troubling is the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. The world’s largest remaining natural resource is at risk of total destruction. This beautiful South American forest represents 40% of the continent and 54% of the total remaining rain forests that are left. It covers nine of the countries in South America which include Brazil‚ Colombia‚ Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ French Guiana and Suriname. From May 2000 to August 2006‚ approximately 150

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    References: Ascoli‚ A.‚ Cullina‚ D.‚ Kunesh‚ L.‚ Peng‚ C.-C.‚ & Xu‚ S. (2008‚ June 4). Amazon Kindle. Retrieved Dec 11‚ 2012‚ from www.mcafee.cc: http://www.mcafee.cc/Classes/BEM106/Papers/2008/Kindle.pdf Jain‚ P. AMAZON.INC SWOT Analysis. PGDM. Marakmat‚ S. (n.d.). Amazon Porter ’s 5 Forces. Retrieved from Scribd.: http://www.scribd.com/doc/40107282/Amazon-Porters-5-Forces Mind Tools. (n.d.). Porter ’s 5 Forces. Retrieved Dec 11‚ 2012‚ from Mind Tools: http://www.mindtools

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    Amazon Technologies

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    Amazon Technologies Amazon started as a simple bookseller over the last decade it has branched out into additional product areas and the third-party sales that now represent a good chunk of its revenue. The technology core that runs Amazon Linux-based. Amazon has the world’s three largest Linux databases‚ with a total capacity of 7.8 terabytes (TB)‚ 18.5 TB and 24.7 TB respectively. The data warehouse is mainly divided into three verticals: query‚ historical data and ETL (Extract‚ Transform and

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    Amazon Rainforest

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    Rainforest Case Study: The Amazonian Rainforest Habitat types of the forest: Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Guyana‚ Bolivia‚ Suriname and French Guiana. The rainforest is made up of several different layers. These include: The emergent layer Most of these trees are broad-leaved‚ hardwood evergreens. There is a lot of sunlight here‚ these trees receive the most‚ and

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    Amazon Deforestation

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    Marley Professor Eze Energy and the Environment 4/December/2012 Deforestation in the Amazon Deforestation‚ the destruction of natural rain forests‚ has been a major problem in the world today; caused primarily by human activities for development and population expansion. One of the main forests that have been affected is the Amazon Rainforest in South America. The main causes of deforestation in the Amazon are cattle ranching‚ subsistence and commercial agriculture‚ infrastructure‚ illegal and

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    N-CAP Users’ Guide Everything You Need to Know About Using the Internet! How Amazon Works How Amazon Works by Julia Layton In 1995‚ Amazon.com sold its first book‚ which shipped from Jeff Bezos’ garage in Seattle. In 2006‚ Amazon.com sells a lot more than books and has sites serving seven countries‚ with 21 fulfillment centers around the globe totaling more than 9 million square feet of warehouse space. The story is an e-commerce dream‚ and Jeff Bezos was Time magazine’s Person of the Year

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    because they important to the people and wildlife in the surrounding communities and a necessity for clean air . In South America the Amazon River basin covers 40 percent of the continent and is home to the world’s largest rain forest. Since 2000 Brazil has established the world’s largest network of protected areas‚ the majority of which are located in the Amazon region. Since 2004 the Brazilian government has also had a deforestation reduction program in place‚ which includes improved law enforcement

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