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    The Loggers can use wood not in the rainforest. They can use wood that is on the outside of the Amazon Rainforest and make wood from trees somewhere else. The Settlers can use land outside of the rainforest for farmland and not have the trees in the rainforest being cut down for farmland. The Cattle Ranchers can go other places in Brazil that is covered with grass and use that grass and feed their animals and still make money for the Brazilian Government. The Native Amazonians can keep protecting

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    Importance Of Nature Conservation In Civil Engineering Globally‚ civil engineering especially for construction industry is arguably one of the most resource-intensive and environmentally damaging industries in the world. Construction accounts for 40% of the total flow of raw materials into the global economy every year. The sector operates through land use planners‚ who determine the location and nature of development‚ clients‚ including house builders and commercial property developers‚ who determine

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    The Case for Local and Regional Food Marketing    SUMMARY  Communities across the United States are enjoying  healthier food grown by local farmers; and farmers are  reaping better returns and helping to revitalize rural and  urban communities by selling close to home instead of  through distant markets.  Local marketing has expanded  beyond farmers’ markets and farmstands‚ although these  are still popular and the number of US farmers’ markets  is growing rapidly. New regional supply networks are 

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    Mobility * Historically‚ mass media have not been very mobile * Media can come to or go with us anywhere * Media are being transformed from home appliances into personal accessories * Fragmentation * Dramatic increase in media channels and a fragmentation of output that caters to the increasing diversity of the consuming public *

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    of authors‚ cross the borders of their specialties‚ the discipline as a whole can be considered an integrated territory. As can be seen in the analytical and alphabetical indices of most compendiums and textbooks‚ sociology has a weak core. The fragmentation of the discipline into isolated specialties can be seen in most sociological treatises: "We divide up the discipline into a number of topics‚ each the subject of a chapter. These chapters are minimally integrated" (Calhoun‚ 1992‚ p. 185). Theoretical

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    Ww1 Effects On Society

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    Despite the fact that the firearms fell quiet after the Armistice of Compiegne in November of 1918‚ the effect of the war continues to be felt to this day‚ at no other time has innovation been put to such destructive ends. The United States rose up out of World War I as the world superpower. In view of U.S. intervention and President Woodrow Wilson’s diplomatic administration‚ America had now turned into the "savior of Europe." World War I gave the U.S a major confidence boost. There was an evil

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    Along with the contrasting governments‚ one can also find a rift in the ways that China and Russia established their agricultural systems after their revolutions occurred. Collectivization was the way to go in Russia. A majority of Russia’s farmland was in collectives. For the families that lived on these collectives‚ they had to split all money made equally‚ after most of the income was taken through taxes. This gave the people no incentive to work hard because everyone made the same amount no matter

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    The aftermath of the Vietnam War had taken a severe toll on Vietnamese farmland‚ industry‚ and infrastructure due to the result of sustained American bombing missions. In the north‚ 29 of the 30 provincial capitals had sustained heavy bombing damage. One third of them almost destroyed. In the south‚ the economy had been propped up with United States aid and investment‚ but had little developments. In terms of economic aspects‚ about a million Vietnamese were relocated to previously uncultivated land

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    balance is altered by developments for agricultures‚ mining‚ forestry‚ Industry etc.‚ the lithosphere is a risk. From these human interactions land degradation take places or becomes worse. It has been called the AIDS of the Earth as it leaves farmlands white with crusted salt‚ shriveled crops and a dying landscape. Each year it leaves vast expanses of our Earth barren. Land degradation is not just a problem for framers but it probably the most fundamental environmental issue of our time.  

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    Geography of Greece

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    the sea. The land farthest from the sea was only 85 miles away. The sea provided and excellent way for the Greeks to travel and trade. The Greeks were able to establish colonies all throughout the Mediterranean Sea. However‚ there was very little farmland because there was so much water around the land. The sea provided advantages and disadvantages for the Greeks. Finally‚ Greece had many mountains. These mountains also provided a problem with farming. The land that wasn’t covered in water was rocky

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