WATER RESOURCES The sources of water that are useful to human life are called water resources. Uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household and recreational activities. The majority of human uses require fresh water. 97 percent of the water on the Earth is salt water and only 3 percent is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The remaining unfrozen fresh water is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present above
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Natural Resources 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES 2.2.1 Natural resources and associated problems 2.2.2 Non-renewable resources 2.2.3 Renewable resources a. Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation‚ deforestation‚ case studies. Timber extraction‚ mining‚ dams and their effects on forests and tribal people b. Water Resources: Use and over-utilisation of surface and ground water‚ floods‚ drought‚ conflicts over water‚ dams – benefits and problems. c. Mineral Resources: Use
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people don’t realize that the oceans are becoming more damaged? People don’t realize that the ocean is suffering from‚ pollution‚ overfishing‚ plastic‚ garbage‚ etc. Not a lot of people notice this is happening to the oceans. This is why we need to stand up and stop some of these things from damaging the earth’s oceans. The ocean is a place people enjoy traveling to every year‚ but most people don’t realize that the ocean and it’s wild-life is struggling. The ocean can no longer take the damage
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The Ocean matters. The coral reef is a home to more than 3‚000 species of fish‚ 700 species of hard coral and around 100 other species. Scientists say that there could be 1-8 million undercovered species. If not protected all these species have nowhere to go and the undiscovered species will likely not be discovered. We cannot let these species die a whole ecosystem will be lost. Ocean Conservancy was created in 1972‚ they offer 2‚300‚000 jobs to people. Over the 25 years the organization was
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Introduction Ocean Park‚ Hong Kong’s only homegrown theme park‚ was opened in 1977. It is the largest marine-based theme park in Asia‚ focusing on providing facilities for educational‚ recreational and conservation activities to the public. The park houses fourteen rides‚ an assortment of aquariums‚ a giant panda exhibit‚ observatories and educational laboratories. It is also the only Asian Park to be accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Problem- Hong Kong Tourism In 2004‚
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treatment septic systems sinkholes surface water unconfined aquifer wastewater watershed water table Chapter 16 benthic by-catch continental shelves downwelling El Nino Southern Oscillation estuaries harmful algal blooms intertidal La Nina littoral ocean acidification pelagic photic zone red tides thermohaline circulation upwelling Questions Chapter 15 1. Compare and contrast the main types of freshwater ecosystems. Name and describe the major zones of a typical pond or lake. All freshwater systems
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com/article/10879716/food-on-the-move http://www.chrobinson.com/en/us/About-Us/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2008/Ocean-Spray-Awards-CHRW-Supplier-of-Year/ http://www.oceanspray.com/PDF/Ocean-Spray-Environmental-Stewardship-2012-DIGITAL.aspx#page=10 Case study 4-2 1) What rationale is offered by Ocean Spray in support of the idea of using a 3PL? Do you agree with the reasons cited for the interest in 3PL? Ans: Yes‚ I agree with this decision if Ocean Spray able to maintain their focus on their core competency while allowing
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ING Insurance Asia/Pacific ING is one of the 20 largest financial structures in the world and within the top ten in Europe. A dutch-founded company‚ ING offers a variety of products lines in the insurance industry. It offers insurance services in the Americas‚ in Europe as well as in Asian countries. ING also does retail and wholesale banking all over the world. ING was the first European enterprise to enter the life insurance market in countries such as Japan‚ Taiwan and South Korea. Life
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Resources are defined as a means of meeting a need‚ particularly an economic or social need‚ of the people. The term usually refers to natural resources like land‚ water‚ air. Natural resources are largely unchanged materials of the land that are valuable to people and used in variety of ways. Pakistan is rich in natural resources. It has mountains‚ plains‚ deserts‚ fertile soils‚ rivers and oceans. Natural Resources are very important for the development and prosperity of a country. The important
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The oceans are one of the most sacred places on this earth‚ the last mysterious frontier left. They hold millions of different marine animals‚ and many more that are waiting to be discovered. However‚ the wide blue waters are beginning to fade fast. Recently‚ a new pollutant has been exposed‚ carbon dioxide‚ is causing this acidification. Ocean acidification is when the saltwater absorbs enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that it changes the pH of the water. This is what is happening
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