LEARNING ACTIVITY 3.2 essay The Australian land and its flora and fauna are very unique compared to other continents. There are three main reasons for this‚ biological isolation‚ geological stability and the erratic climate. Firstly biological isolation has meant that over the last 40 million years Australia has been separated from all other continents‚ this was the cause from the separation from Gondwanaland around 55 million years ago. This means the Australian flora and fauna
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The Effects of Human Activity on Climate Climate is a natural activity that can be defined as the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general over a long period of time (which can include temperature‚ air pressure‚ humidity‚ precipitation‚ sunshine‚ cloudiness‚ and winds) (“Climate”). The climate has been a part of our environment long before humans came to study it‚ and really took it into consideration. Now through the many negative environmental actions created by humans through beneficial
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Fauna of Asia is all the animals living in Asia and its surrounding seas and islands. Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the west between Europe and Asia‚ the term "fauna of Asia" is somewhat elusive. Asia is the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone (which in turn is part of the Holarctic)‚ and its South-Eastern part belongs to the Indomalaya ecozone (previously called the Oriental region). Asia shows a notable diversity of habitats‚ with significant variations in rainfall‚ altitude
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impossibility of reaching perfection. The protagonist‚ Paul Crabbe‚ uses ten years to fulfill his dream of becoming a concert pianist‚ but ultimately only to become an academic in Melbourne. His failure is caused by his flawed personality and his inherent human limitation. Paul’s teacher‚ Eduard Keller‚ the ‘maestro’‚ is a damaged individual. His high status in music does not give him a perfect life‚ as his wife and son are killed due to his insensitivity and false confidence in his own excellence in music
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Effects of Human Activities on the Lake Ecosystem I. Introduction On the first exercise of the Environmental Biology class‚ the students have learned what an ecosystem is and what its significance to the survival of the living and non-living are through analysis of forest and agro-ecosystems. The ecosystem as the basic unit for ecological study (Evans‚ 1956) consists of the complex of interacting organisms inhabiting a region with all the non-living physical factors that make up their environment
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Jacquilyn L. Estrada Date Performed: February 23‚ 2013 Z-2R/Z2-12 Date Submitted: March 4‚ 2013 Exercise 2: Effects of Human Activities on the Lake System Introduction Laguna de Bay is said to be the Philippines’ largest inland water body covering situated at the heart of CALABARZON. It is also specified that a total of twenty-four (24) sub-basins drain directly to the lake‚ with the Pagsanjan-Lumban Rivers System contributing to as much as 35% of the total inflow to the lake.
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The effects of human activity on ecosystems and biodiversity Agricultural Practice Biodiversity is a measure of the diversity among organisms in different ecosystems. "Diversity" in this definition includes diversity within a species and among species‚ and among ecosystems.’ Monoculture is when a farmer produces or grows one single crop over a wide area. The advantages to the farmer of monoculture are‚ “the reduced plant competition for nutrients‚ space and solar radiation‚ control of unprofitable
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Ocampo Marine Fauna * Are animals that inhabit the seas and oceans * Some marine animals subsequently transferred to life in fresh water and on dry land‚ giving rise to freshwater and terrestrial fauna. * Some vertebrates that returned to the marine environment have retained their ties to land‚ leaving the sea for reproduction (pinnipeds and sea turtles). * Some birds‚ such as penguins and albatrosses‚ are permanently bound to the ocean. * The most diverse marine fauna is that of
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FLORA IN INDIA The flora of India is one of the richest of the world due to a wide range of climate‚ topology and environments in the country. It is thought there are over 15000 species of flowering plants in India‚ which account for 6 percent of the total plant species in the world. Due to the wide range of climatic conditions‚ India holds rich variety of flora that no other country can boast of. India covers more than 45‚000 species of flora‚ out of which there are several species that are not
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Flora & Flora (2009 & 2004) identifies seven types of capital; that plays a crucial part in communities. All these features are reflected as human factors that influence the community. The following capitals are: Natural Capital: This refers to natural resources that can be used in the community. Location is very important for this capital because it refers to the resources that can be locted in a specific space. Cultural Capital: Legacy is an important concept on culture because it relates to
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