Trees alter the environment in which we live by moderating climate‚ improving air quality‚ conserving water‚ and harboring wildlife. Climate control is obtained by moderating the effects of sun‚ wind‚ and rain. Radiant energy from the sun is absorbed or deflected by leaves on deciduous trees in the summer and is only filtered by branches of deciduous trees in winter. We are cooler when we stand in the shade of trees and are not exposed to direct sunlight. In winter‚ we value the sun’s radiant energy
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trees are the largest and the longest living organisms on earth. To grow tall‚ the trees display miraculous feats of engineering and a complex chemical factory. It has the ability to absorb water and salts from the earth and transport them up to the leaves‚ sometimes over 400ft above. By means of photosynthesis‚ the leaves then combine the water and salts with carbon dioxide from the air to produce the nutrients‚ which serve as food for the tree. In this process‚ trees create wood‚ as well as many
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TREES OF INDIa Submitted By Anish Pendharkar 11AR10002 Guided By Prof . Uttam Kumar Banerjee CONTENTS 1. THE BANAYAN TREE 2. NEEM 3. FIRANGAPANI 4. PEEPAL 5. AKASH NEEM 6. USTARD TREE 7. TAMARIND/IMLI 8. ASOKA 9. BAEL 10. COCONUT 11. GULER 12. PHANAS 13. CASHEW 14. ARJUN 15. MANGO 16. TEAK 17. SITAPHAL 18. BADAM 19. PALASH 20. CHIKU 1. THE BANYAN TREE Ficns bengalensis Linn. (Order: Urticaeeae). Ficus is the Latin for fig. Bengalensis‚
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“The Beauty of the Trees” Imagine a place with giant trees‚ tall bluffs overlooking the ocean‚ and green water lapping on the rocks below. The wind is cool and moist‚ the aroma of sea foam and grass fill the air‚ and water as far as the eye can see. Imagine this place and you have the Pacific Northwest‚ the home of Chief Dan George and the setting for his poem “The Beauty of the Trees. “ Chief Dan George was a leader of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation‚ a band of the Salish Indians located near coastal
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• Forests Forests is not just made of trees but also animals and micro-organism. Throw into the mix the non-living‚ abiotic components like soil‚ climate and water‚ and take in the complex interrelationships among the organisms and the environment‚ and we are closer to an actual understanding of this ecosystem. With one third of the Earth’s surface is covered with forests it is no surprise that they are among the most notable storehouses of biological diversity on the planet. Forests have a
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Topic: The Benefits of Trees Thesis statement: The benefits of trees can be grouped into social‚ communal‚ and environmental categories. Most trees in our communities are planted to provide beauty or shade. These are two excellent reasons for their use. Trees serve many other purposes or functions which should be considered when selecting trees for landscaping. The benefits of trees can be grouped into social‚ communal‚ and environmental categories. We like trees around us because they make
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Ministry of Education Importance of trees Student name: Grade: 10-g Introduction Trees are important to humankind not only economically‚ environmentally and industrially‚but also spiritually‚ historically and aesthetically‚ for they sustain human life through direct and indirect gains by providing a wide range of products for survival and prosperity. However‚ it is not always easy to define “tree.” A tree is a large‚ long-lived (i.e.‚ perennial) woody plant that attains a height of at least
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online. Magazine Paper Project – www.ecopaperaction.org: American non profit encouraging magazine publishers to switch to recycled paper. ReThink Paper – www.rethinkpaper.org: American non profit – more info‚ more resources. Almost half of the trees harvested in North America go to the production of paper Produced with the assistance of and the BC Gaming Commission For one source of EP office paper‚ see the Office Paper Buying Club at www.rfu.org Yes! I want to help. Name: ____________________________
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DECISION TREES DECISION Decision trees may be described as the graphic display of the decision-making process. Let us take for example a situation where one must decide whether to go to a movie house or to stay at home and watch TV or a video tape. State of nature node Branches Good movie Decision node Movies Bad Movie Good program TV New program or cassette Poor program Rerun
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Decision Trees A Primer for Decision-making Professionals By Rafael Olivas 2007 Decision Trees A Primer for Decision-making Professionals ii Decision Trees A Primer for Decision-making Professionals Table of Contents Section Page Preface................................................................................................................................. iv 1.0 Introduction................................................................................................
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