Mining refers to the process of extracting metals and minerals from the earth. Gold‚ silver‚ diamond‚ iron‚ coal‚ and uranium are just a few of the vast array of metals and minerals that are obtained by this process. In fact‚ mining is the source of all the substances that cannot be obtained by industrial processes or through agriculture. Mining reaps huge profits for the companies that own them and provides employment to a large number of people. It is also a huge source of revenue for the government
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6a. Urbanization refers to much more than simple population growth; it involves changes in the economic‚ social and political structures of a region. Rapid urban growth is responsible for many environmental and social changes in the urban environment. The rapid growth of cities strains their capacity to provide services such as energy‚ education‚ health care‚ transportation‚ sanitation and physical security. *3 Urbanization transforms societal organizations‚ the role of the family‚ demographic structures
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UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Forty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Africa Sixth Joint Annual Meetings of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance‚ Planning and Economic Development and AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION Eighth session of the Conference of African Ministers of Economy and Finance Distr.: General E/ECA/CM/46/2 AU/CAMEF/MIN/2(VIII) 7 March 2013 Abidjan‚
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1a: Describe pre-industrial rural life and cottage industries What was life like before machines? 2 things: life and home how production worked large‚ mostly poor lower class; small‚ mostly rich upper class (no middle class) 9/10 people on farms many items handmade knew very little about outside world => travel difficult domestic industries => home business mostly making cloth “home-based textile makers” v. few people literate raised food on small farms textile manufacturing => first
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SRINAGAR - The City Of Mess ****** The Srinagar city—located at 34º0´-34º20´N latitude and 74º40´-75º05´E longitude is 5‚200 feet above mean sea level. The city is located in the heart of the Kashmir Valley on both banks of the River Jhelum. Srinagar being the summer capital of the State is the fastest growing metropolis in Jammu and Kashmir. It is the largest urban settlement in the state‚ having Index of Primacy of 9.95 for two city index and 5.56 at the regional level. Srinagar city has become
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History of industrialisation Main article: Pre-industrial society A Watt steam engine‚ the steam engine fuelled primarily by coal that propelled the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom and the world.[10] Most pre-industrial economies had standards of living not much above subsistence‚ among that the majority of the population were focused on producing their means of survival. For example‚ in medieval Europe‚ 80% of the labour force was employed in subsistence agriculture. Some pre-industrial
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meet friends due to a great number of cultural events‚ concerts and exhibitions in cities. Another advantage of urbanisation is improvement in Science‚ Culture etc.: Urban places are the meeting point of all good cultures of various localities. Education‚ science and technology developments take place in urban places improving the society as a whole. On the other hand‚ urbanisation can also create problems. The critics of urbanization argue that as too many people move to major cities in recent
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business establishments. The last few decades have witnessed population explosion in cities across the world. While some cities have managed to put infrastructure in place to cope with the surge in city population‚ most have been unable to cope up. Urbanisation is the phenomenon involving large scale migration of rural people to cities in search of better opportunities. The drawbacks associated with rural life including erratic monsoon and failure of crops which have led to many farmers committing suicide
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SE1101E Group Essay Rural-Urban migration‚ or "urbanization"‚ has led to a better life for a majority of Southeast Asians. To what extent is this true? Discuss your answer using examples from at least three different Southeast Asian societies to illustrate your points. ____ Introduction For the longest time‚ Singaporeans lived in a relative urban oasis - coined‚ praised and awarded as the ‘Garden City’. Even so‚ in the last 2 years‚ Singaporeans have experienced the stress of continued
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IMPACT OF URBANISATION ON BIODIVERSITY Case Studies From India WWF-India sees its role in urban work as an attempt to reduce the impact of cities on biodiversity and ecological footprint‚ both of which have implications for the overall conservation goals of the organisation. Further‚ given the experience and expertise in dealing with footprint issues‚ WWF feels there is a greater need to engage with planners‚ developers and policy makers involved in dealing with urban issues. Author Kiran Rajashekariah/WWF-India
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