THE CURIOUS BOBBING‚ FLAPPING and weaving displays of birds of paradise have enthralled twitchers for decades. These avian theatrics are performed by more than three dozen species‚ found mostly in rainforest regions of New Guinea‚ Indonesia and northern Australia. The extravagant dancing and elaborate costumes are a mating strategy used by the brightly coloured males to display their virility to females. The aim is to attract as many females as possible in order to sire many offspring says Dr
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With the problem concerning the rainforests in Brazil‚ the usage of Gunboat Diplomacy‚ which forces foreign powers to act on a decision swiftly to benefit the country that is threatening them with a strong military presence‚ would deal swiftly with the issue; however‚ it has its problems. These issues that arise from this technique of diplomacy would be that Brazil is a massive country that has a strong military‚ and that this would be fund as an act of war and would be punished by the United Nations
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SSA2211 Revision Notes Chapter 2 – In the Beginning – The Lion City 2 different recounts of the birth of Singapore Who / Year How it started When the reign ended Why he left Sejarah Melayu Seri Teri Buana‚ Prince of Palembang / 1299 Decided to stay after he saw the merlion and renamed Temasek as Singapura After 5 generations / 1396 Last king‚ Iskandar Shah betrayed by his official who opened the gates for invading Javanese forces Portuguese recounts Parameswara‚ Prince of Palembang
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forest‚ desert‚ savanna‚ chaparral‚ temperate grassland‚ coniferous forest‚ temperate broadleaf forest‚ and tundra. The tropical forest can be separated into two categories; tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest. Both‚ tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest are found near the equator. The tropical rainforest is generally characterized by poor soil‚ high rainfall‚ and a high diversity of plants and animals. The tropical dry forest undergoes an annual dry season. Though‚ the average rainfall
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deforestation starts when the land inside a forest is cut through to make a reasonable enough size path for a road to reside. Once the area for the road is cleared‚ commercial farmers will move in and start to grow crops. The problem with this is that rainforest soil is not efficient enough to handle crops that need sustainable soil. Needless to say‚ the crops do not endure for more than two to three years. More often than not‚ ranchers use the remnants of these now beaten down crops and grassy fields for
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Should people become vegetarians? Today people have many concerns in their lives so their attentions to what they eat decreases day by day. In this chaotic world eating meat-based diet cannot be good for people and the world around them. Switching to a vegetarian diet is the most effective thing that people can do to make this world a kinder‚ fairer‚ and better place to live and this can improves health. As Albert Einstein said‚ "Nothing will benefit
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4P Project group script Even before development starts‚ there is substantial effort to ensure that the company hires the right staff. For example‚ entry qualifications for cabin crew applicants are both academic (at least polytechnic diploma‚ meaning that they have spent 13 years in school)‚ as well as physical attributes. The recruitment process isextensive‚ involving 3 rounds of interviews‚ a ‘‘uniform test’’‚a ‘‘water confidence’’ test‚ psychometric tests‚ and a tea-party. Over 16‚000 applications
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university provides you with the opportunity to grow and gain knowledge. First main reason‚ I choose to enter Universiti Malaysia Sabah is because I want to gain more opportunity and experience here. As we know Sabah situated on the beautiful island of Borneo‚ Sabah and richly blessed with nature diversity‚ unique cultures‚ fun adventure‚ beautiful beaches‚ and fantastic cuisines for the adventurous taste buds. Sabah also has diversity of culture and ethnic compared to the peninsular Malaysia. While studying
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The Painted Terrapin Painted Terrapin is a species of turtle found in Borneo‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Thailand. The difference between a turtle and a terrapin is that turtles can only live in freshwater while a terrapin can live in both freshwater and brackish water (half-salt and half-fresh). Turtles live most of their lives under water‚ they rarely leave the ocean except when the female comes up to shore to lay their eggs. However‚ terrapins live in ponds‚ lakes‚ marshes‚ swamps and rivers
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taking the consequences into consideration. Thank you for your attention. Timothy Lynch Links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/sumatra-borneo-deforestation-tigers-palm-oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia#Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra
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