Bandung‚ Indonesia Place to place and city to city. There is plenty much to see in this world. From Bandung to Melbourne—London—New York. What is really matter‚ though‚ it is not where you at. What matters most is‚ well‚ YOURSELF. Bandung (pronounced [bənˈduŋ]) Indonesian‚ Kota Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia‚ and the country ’s third largest city‚ and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia. Located 768 m (2‚520 ft) above sea level‚ approximately 140 km southeast of
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Decolonization in Indonesia Reynaldi Gunawan Grade 12 Indonesia started their decolonization process at 1820. It took them about 130 years to successfully decolonized themselves from the Dutch‚ which happened in 1950. They Dutch already colonized Indonesia even way before 1820‚ but Indonesia started the struggle in the year 1820. Even though Indonesia gained independence in 1945‚ they haven’t get rid of the Dutch until 1950‚ so the process of decolonization ended at 1950 instead of 1945. It
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In 1945‚ Indonesia proclaimed its Independence from the Dutch. A strong nationalist named Sukarno lead the movement‚ soon followed by Suharto. Having to be ruled by the Dutch for many years‚ Indonesia had to build everything from the start. They suffered in unification due to their diversity‚ and faced economic and government instabilities as a new nation. During this period of unstable economy‚ Indonesia have violated many human rights. However‚ their strong belief of Independence helped them become
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“The New Amazon of the North: Canadian Deforestation” Deforestation is an ongoing issue throughout the world. To this date‚ we have lost more than 75 percent of the forests on Earth. Deforestation is the clearing of forests to make way for new‚ non-forest land uses‚ such as urban development or agriculture‚ transforming a forest into cleared land (“Deforestation and Afforestation”). When thinking about deforestation‚ the first place that comes in anyone’s mind is Brazil‚ because that is where the
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achievement and successful trading. ABOUT INDONESIA Indonesia is the fourth largest populated country in the world and is located in Southeast Asia. South East Asia is home to more than 24 million people and Jakarta‚ Indonesia’s capital city‚ has more than 9 million people situated within it. Indonesia covers 1‚904‚569 sq km and is positioned 500 S and 120 00 E from the equator. Indonesians speak various languages including Bahasa Indonesia‚ fluent English and Dutch. As a result of the
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Lesson II – Effects of Deforestation Deforestation is the removal or destruction of large areas of forest or rainforest. Deforestation happens for many reasons‚ such as logging‚ agriculture‚ natural disasters‚ urbanization and mining. There are several ways to clear forest -- burning and clear-cutting the land are two methods. Although deforestation occurs worldwide‚ it’s a particularly critical issue in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil. There‚ the tropical forests‚ and the species of plants and
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causing environmental damage because those in power has to learn to associate positive economic growth with a healthy environment‚ An estimated 13 million surface of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly‚ deforestation continues to be an urgent environmental issue that jeopardizes people’s livelihoods‚ threatens species‚ and intensifies global warming. Forests make a vital contribution to humanity‚ but their full potential will only
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Hannah Pilon Due Date: Friday February 8‚ 2013 Winter Term Library Assignment: Deforestation Marcus‚ B. A. (2009). Tropical forests. (pp. 125-135). Sudbury‚ MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. This chapter was very informative and gave a lot of information about the reasons of deforestation. I knew that logging and agriculture were major causes of deforestation‚ but this chapter taught me that mining too is also a big factor. The author was very knowledgeable about this subject and wrote
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Questions The research questions that this study wants to approach are as follows: RQ#1: Why does deforestation rampantly occur in less developed and poor countries such as Honduras? RQ#2: How does deforestation in Honduras contributes to global warming that leads to natural catastrophes? Methodology This study achieved its findings by analyzing the severity of deforestation in Honduras based on those areas which have already reported severe forest damages and are already alerting
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Deforestation in Costa Rica Costa Rica is famous for it’s rainforests and vast biodiversity and ecosystems‚ including 12‚000 species of plants‚ 1‚239 species of butterflies‚ 838 species of birds‚ 440 species of reptiles and amphibians‚ and 232 species of mammals (Wikipedia)‚ which overtime have become under threat due to deforestation. Since the end of World War II‚ 80 percent of Costa Rican forests have disappeared (Wikipedia). Various companies are cutting down forests‚ to provide
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