Bauxite

85% of the people living in rural areas and 98% of the city dwellers have access to pure drinking water. Coastal waters have been polluted by sewage, oil spills, and industrial wastes. Another major source of water pollution has been the mining of bauxite, which has contaminated the ground water with red-mud waste. Another environmental problem for Jamaica is land erosion and deforestation. Forest and woodland decreased 7% annually between 1990 and 1995. Jamaica's coral reefs have also been…

pumping petroleum from the Gulf of Guiana in the 1970s. Today Cameroons most important mined product is petroleum. Cameroon has one of West Africa's has per capita incomes. Agricultural employees are about 60% of the people that live in Cameroon. Bauxite is used to make aluminum which is very important also. Also, the trees in Cameroon provide palm oil, rubber, and timber. Aluminum, cocoa, coffee, cotton, petroleum, and Wood products are important exports. Cameroon’s chief activities are the…

Cuba, on the other hand, is a communist dictatorship. The Castro brothers took power in 1959, and implemented a communist regime. Throughout the beginning of the regime, Cuba was supported economically by the Soviet union, which enabled them to prosper (Prieto). Since Fidel Castro’s death on November 25th, many people have been both celebrating his death while examining the brutality of the regime and reflecting on the good that it has done for social programs. Dom Phillips and Joshua Partlow of…

ingredient can be found in the spices isle in a grocery store (About Education). The powder is used in many at home projects that include creating crystals. “Several minerals are used as the source material to produce alum, including alum schist, alunite, bauxite and cryolite” (About Education). Alum powder is not to be consumed and may irritate skin. It could potentially attack people’s lungs and irrupt into the bloodstream. If it goes into the bloodstream, it would have the same effect as if…

will allow the government in strengthening the financial architecture, the availability of funding increases and opportunities to increase production and foreign exchange earnings. Because of the erosion of the foreign exchange especially in terms bauxite and alumina export, the money from the IMF can be used to pay for things like food and oil if the country cannot find enough of its own money to pay for them. With the signing of the IMF agreement the standard of living of many…

An ethnic group is a group of people who share the same culture, race, and history. They often speak the same language, share the same festivals, and eat the same food. They are different from religious groups. Religious groups are groups of people that believe the same in the same god or gods. People in a religious groups can be of different ethnicity, and people in an ethnic group can be of different religions. Africa is the second most populated continent in the world. It has many diverse…

The international business environment is highly characterized and influenced by politics, culture, trade policies, resources, and infrastructure development in which the firm is located. The internal structure of a company, including company culture, leadership, and behavior of employees, can also influence the productivity growth of a firm. The push and pull factors of company location should be carefully assessed in order to maximize the chances of success. The external environment of the…

France France is an amazing country, Paris also known as the city of love which holds the famous Eiffel Tower is its capital. The official Language Is french which is spoken by 88% of the population. Other languages Include english, spanish, and german. France is located Right above Spain and below Belgium and Germany, and on the coast of the bay of biscay. Some major cities include Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes, Lyon, and Strasbourg.Paris and Marseille being the first and…

AEDECON 4597.01 Term Paper #1 Scott F. McDermott 9/21/14 Brazil- South America As you may have figured out by now, I have chosen to write my series of papers on Brazil. The reasoning that went into my choice was based on the fact that I am heavily involved in agriculture and Brazil has a very heavy agriculture sector. This country which lies on the Eastern part of South America takes up the better part of the continent and borders the Atlantic ocean to its East and Peru to its direct west…

Australia is well known for its mineral and farm products. It is the largest country in the Oceania. To keep this country flourishing, Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull asked me, the Minister of Trade to investigate two countries to work out which will benefit Australia if they import from them. The Australian economy has grown at around 2.5% per cent on average in the past two years. As the second largest economy in the southern hemisphere, Australia has a few macroeconomic objective targets. It…