Prof. Garb 183CW Natural Resource Curse and Economic Growth The Causes of Natural Resource Curse in Africa The Natural Resource Curse‚ also known as the “Paradox of Plenty‚” (Karl‚ 1997) implies that although some countries‚ such as those of sub-Saharan Africa‚ possess an abundance of natural resources‚ their economic performance is nonetheless poorer than those countries with fewer resources. The nature of the paradox is lucid: natural resources should be a means by which developing
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POLLUTIONS Environmental issues become one of the top topics nowadays. Environmental issues like pollution‚ climate change‚ global warning and deforestation are being discussed this day. Pollution is one of biggest concern in the environmental issues because it covers all which are water pollution‚ air pollution‚ soil pollution and noise pollution. Pollution is contaminants that can cause an adverse change s to environment and human health. Pollutants is components of pollution where it can be foreign
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. TYPES OF POLLUTION Water Pollution As the name suggests‚ “Water Pollution” is the type of pollution that involves the contamination of various water bodies. Various aquatic creatures
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Air Pollution Air pollution is the contamination of indoor or outdoor environment by any physicals‚ chemicals or biological agent that modified the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Or the air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Some air pollutions are poisonous. They can increase the chance of discomfort‚ disease‚ damage or death of all organism not only humans but also including animals and plants. Source of the air pollution are relates to the various
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http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/noise-pollution/sources-of-noise-pollution.html Environmental pollution is one of the biggest problems the world faces today. It is an issue that troubles us economically‚ physically and everyday of our lives. The contamination of the environment is also being linked to some of the diseases that are around currently. Yet‚ most people do not know about this problem. This shows that environmental pollution is becoming an increasingly worse problem that needs to be
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fail to keep our environment clean; maintenance of which is far more vital as compared to our home? The term pollution means addition of any substance which alters the quality of the environment. Substances which cause pollution or alter the natural quality of the air‚ water and soil are called pollutants. Hence‚ pollution may be defined as the ‘contamination of the environment that causes harm to the health and survival of humans and other living organisms’. Therefore‚ there is a pressing need for
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Air pollution has always accompanied civilizations. Pollution started from the prehistoric times when man created
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planet by maintaining the heat balance of the earth. However‚ humans disregard the atmosphere through activities that contribute in polluting the surrounding. In order to prevent and minimize the air pollution‚ it is essential to understand the problems and be involved in problems resolution. [*] Air pollution is considered as one of the world’s major killers according to WHO 2006. [**] It leads to early death of about 7 millions people yearly due to heart and respiratory system diseases
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PROJECT POLLUTION BY DANIEL ANDERSON 12G Contents How can pollution affect a country’s economy and cause disasters within a country and cause health risks 2 Economic effects of a country 2 Disasters of pollution 5 Health Hazards of Pollution 6 Negative impacts of pollution on health 6 Air Pollution 6 Water Pollution 6 Toxic Pollution 7 Noise Pollution 7 Prevention of Pollutions 7 How to create a healthy living environment 8 References 8 How can pollution affect a country’s
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POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of a containment into the environment. It is created to mostly by human actions‚ but can also be a result of natural disasters. Pollution has a detrimental effect on any living organism in an environment‚ making it virtually impossible to sustain life. Pollution harms the Earth’s environment and its inhabitants in many ways. The three main types of pollution are: Land Pollution‚ Air Pollution‚ and Water Pollution. AIR POLLUTION Air Pollution consists
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