‘Tourism is an extremely powerful force in the process of globalisation. It can bring improved standards of living with few alternative opportunities; however‚ it can also damage the environment‚ disrupt communities and harm individuals’ (Task Sheet‚ 2013). A clear example of this statement is the Sherpas of Nepal. The Sherpas are an ethnic group of devout Muslims living in the Peaks of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. They are of a Tibetan descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates
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Nitrogen in the air enters and leaves living systems by way of the nitrogen cycle. Describe the events which take place when atmospheric nitrogen molecules move along a food chain (involving legumes and herbivorous mammals) and eventually return to the atmosphere. In your answer‚ describe the uptake‚ processing and utilization of nitrogen in the bodies of these organisms Atmospheric nitrogen in air enters by diffusion or gaseous exchange and leaves the bodies of most organisms without biotransformation
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ECONOMICS (N14M79) A CASE STUDY ON THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE TOURISM INDUTRY OF NEPAL NAME: Trishakti‚ J.B. Rana; Student ID: UNIMKL-012016 Word Count: 2190 (Excluding Executive Summary) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a poor developing nation‚ Nepal faces many challenges and opportunities. It has just emerged from a decade long civil war and emerged as a Federal Democratic Republic in 2008. Tourism industry in Nepal has gone through a rough phase during this period‚ which has resulted
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big rivers. These are the natural gifts for Nepal. It is proved by the fact that Nepal is the second richest country in the world after Brazil in water resource.Most rivers in Nepal originate from the snow clad mountains. Among these rivers in Nepal Koshi‚ Gandaki‚ Narayani and Karnali are some of the biggest rivers which flow from the Himalayas all through the year. Koshi is considered as the largest and Karnali is considered as the longest rivers in Nepal. Similarly‚ there are other rivers such as
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World Geography Assignment #1: Globalization Effects in Spain’s Tourism Industry Prepared for Cesar Polvorosa Jr. Global Business Management Post-Graduate Certificate HUMBER COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL Prepared by: Victor Mendez 821-354-859 Submission date September 24‚ 2012 I. Introduction Globalization as a process can be described as integration and interdependence of world regions through the network of trade and communication links (Johnson et al. 17). Globalization
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e Guthi System in Nepal Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................1 a) Background ...............................................................................................1 b) 1.2defination .....................................................................................2 c) 1.4 Objective of the Study .............................................................................
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Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured more than 23‚000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April‚ with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1] or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12]
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43140444 Ecotourism improve Sustainability of Tourism Industry Yufei Wang No. 43140444 Executive Summary In order to discuss the importance of ecotourism in improving sustainability of tourism development‚ this report is first of all going to discuss the relationship between ecotourism and sustainability; following that‚ this report is going to identify problems of ecotourism in reality. Sometimes ecotourism will be merely a form within tourism marketing‚ which means natural resource using
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Rafting Nepal Search Words: Nepal‚ River‚ Rafting‚ Adventure Are you still looking for the excitement and adventure of a lifetime? Maybe a visit to Nepal could fulfill your unfulfilled dreams. Imagine the crystal clear chilling River flowing straight down the snow filled Himalayas. Think of its rapid speed with swift current and crashing waves and imagine yourself in the middle of it in a rubber inflated boat or kayak cruising down. Isn’t it exhilarating? Forthrightly speaking‚ Nepal’s roaring
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HISTORY The WTO began life on 1 January 1995‚ but its trading system is half a century older. Since 1948‚ the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had provided the rules for the system. (The second WTO ministerial meeting‚ held in Geneva in May 1998‚ included a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the system.) It did not take long for the General Agreement to give birth to an unofficial‚ de facto international organization‚ also known informally as GATT. Over the years GATT evolved through
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