Longitude

Introduction: The global economy is one that is directly impacted by Earth’s biodiversity derived from its rich and varied environments. The locations of each region correlate to the resources and products that are able to be produced, distributed, and exported. Throughout history, humans have established societies and civilizations around these resources unique to their own location and trading patterns. The nation of China has been heavily influenced by their location, regional environment,…

CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The production of food is basically through agricultural activities and by livestock. The amount of food produced is directly related with the relationship established between the species of interest for production and the other plant, animal, microbial and parasitic biological systems that compete for resources available in the environment (Ueta et al., 1997). Among the species that threaten the agricultural production there are the weeds that,…

Introduction: Water and soil, are vital resources. In the arid region, they are experiencing a high degradation in quantity and quality by water erosion. the latter is a natural phenomenon, that evolves with the anthropic evolution and the climate severity, recent studies on the vulnerability to climate change in the Mediterranean region, indicate a trend towards increased aridity which accelerating water erosion (Berkane and Yahiaou 2007; Souadi 2011). Soil erosion by rainfall and runoff is a…

Marys Peak - Fir Forests Lindsay Liddell FES 342 Professor Matthew Powers MWF 10-11am Due: 10/19/15 Marys Peak is a mountain in Benton County, Oregon. At the top of the peak, on a clear day, one can see the cities of the Willamette Valley, the Cascade Range, and the Pacific Ocean. It is known for its meadows of wildflowers in spring and its fir forests uniquely populated with noble firs (Abies procera). Little data is available regarding the trees age, but there is clear variance in age,…

Abstract- Millions of youngsters ought to commute between homes to highschool on a daily basis. Safer transportation of college youngsters has been a important issue because it is usually discovered that, youngsters realize themselves fastened within the omnibus at the stop when reaching to college, they miss the bus, or ride the incorrect bus with no thanks to track them. This project intends to seek out ANother|yet one more|one more} answer to unravel this downside by developing a bus safety…

Her “employer” lured her to a hotel room where a stranger forced her to have sex with him. The “employer” became her pimp. She was lucky because her client was an Illinois police officer who rescued her from the sex trafficking industry. The female from Illinois is among the very few victims that can see a happy ending to her story; unfortunately, there are many girls out there who do not share the same story ending and are still trapped in their pimps’ clutches. It is highly likely that the…

Introduction: Have you ever wondered what western mixed conifer forests would look like without fire suppression tactics? A reduction in fire suppression would allow mixed conifer forests to burn at one severity instead of multiple severities, such as in the School Forest. The School Fire in 2005 burned at different severities across the 21,000 ha of land near Pomeroy, Washington. The fire burned at three different severity levels: low, medium, and high. These three levels impacted the 21,000 ha…

Even though the development of Hong Kong is earlier than Dubai, in nowadays, Hong Kong and Dubai are both outstanding representatives of the modern city in the world. Hong Kong locates in the center of Asia; and Dubai locates in the center of World. Regardless of economy or technology, these two place are lie at the forefront of the world. Some people said that Dubai is the" Hong Kong of Middle East Country." Moreover, the tourism industry in Hong Kong and Dubai grows at a rapidly speed. In 2010…

1. Background to the study Poverty and urbanization are highly gendered, with women constituting the poorest of the poor in most developing countries. A study by Kanji (1993) indicated that women, in general, and female heads of households, in particular, make up the majority of the urban poor. Moreover, literature on gender and development argue that development is often subjected to male bias (Kabeer, 1994; Moser, 1993). Realizing the poor status of women worldwide, women's issues have been…

Tibetans, Andeans and Ethiopians are three small tribes who live in high elevations and conditions that, for lowlanders, would be considered hazardous and unsafe; but for them, it is an everyday life struggle. Just like those who live in remote, extreme climates, like the Inuits, these tribes have changed their whole genetic make-up in order to survive these conditions peacefully. Communities living in high altitudes and climates could be prime examples of how to survive in the harshest…