When fair trade laws are applied‚ organic farming in peripheral and semi-peripheral countries can bring wealth into a country by exporting to wealthier nations. 2. primary economic activity – most basic use of the natural environment to sustain human functions. Examples: hunting/gathering‚ farming‚ ranching‚ logging‚ fishing‚ mining 3. secondary economic activity – The act of changing a primary product into something new. Examples – wood into furniture; oil into petroleum; fruits and vegetables
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1. Describe three factors that control how much water is flowing in a river. The rate of precipitation‚ the source of water (snow on mountains)‚ and slope of the river. 2. List the factors that produced the different flow conditions. Rillito Creek‚ Arizona- An increase in precipitation. Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers- result of global climate change. Colorado River‚ Glen Canyon Dam- an increase in precipitation. 3. What do the spikes in the graph indicate? A big increase in the measured
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number of people active in the labor force. 16. Doubling Time: The number of years needed to double a population‚ assuming a constant rate of natural increase. 17. Ecumene: The portion of earth’s surface occupied by permanent human settlement. The areas of Earth that humans consider too harsh for occupancy have diminished over time‚ whereas the ecumene has increased. 18. Epidemiologic Transition: Distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition. A branch of medical science
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the society has no perpetual food source. We need a movement. We need a revolution. For the greater half of the 20th century and the start of the 21st century‚ The Green Revolution has taken off as the mission to end world hunger. It proves that humans have the power to “engineer crops” and change the way they grow and how sustainable they are. It alters the concept of agriculture as a whole. The Green Revolution is the future. Executed correctly‚ and it might be the solution to our food supply
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ts_report.pdf (accessed February 25‚ 2009). [24] "Arts Guild:Â Home‚" Sandy Arts: Welcome‚ http://www.sandyarts.com/sandy-arts-guild/home.html (accessed February 25‚ 2009). [25] James M. Rubenstein‚ The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (9th Edition)‚ Alexandria‚ VA: Prentice Hall‚ 2007. [26] Henry C. Smith‚ Smith ’s Story of the Mennonites‚ Eugene: Wipf & Stock Publishers‚ 2005. [27] "UTAH US STATE SALT LAKE CITY AND THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS UTAH‚" SPEEDACE.INFO HOMEPAGE INTERNATIONAL
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Ap Human Geography Chapter 9 Outline Chapter 9: Development Development: Process of improving the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology. More Developed Countries (MDC): relatively developed country or simply as a relatively developed country Less Developed Countries (LDC): although many analysts prefer the term developing country or emerging country. I. Key Issues 1: Why Does Development Vary Among Countries? A. Human Development Index (HDI) Created by
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Appendix II Human Development Index‚ 2003 HDI Rank 1.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 5.000 6.000 7.000 8.000 9.000 10.000 11.000 12.000 13.000 14.000 15.000 16.000 17.000 18.000 19.000 20.000 21.000 22.000 23.000 24.000 25.000 26.000 27.000 28.000 29.000 30.000 31.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 39.000 40.000 41.000 42.000 43.000 44.000 45.000 Country Norway Iceland Australia Luxembourg Canada Sweden Switzerland Ireland Belgium United States Japan Netherlands Finland Denmark United Kingdom
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How does your state compare to the rest of the country in term of mobility rates? Is it above or below the national mean? North Carolina is above the national mean in terms of mobility rate. North Carolina has a mobility rate of 46-55% and the national mean for mobility is 45-46% in the U.S. What factors may account for your state’s mobility status? Factors like developments‚ jobs‚ and the economy are leading to North Carolina’s high mobility rate. An increase mobility rate means that many people
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At that moment‚ Foster’s feet started to move towards the stairs as he slowly climbed them. He traveled down the multiple black and golden clad halls before finally reaching a large door with the name Nadine Jocelin Gaucher plastered on it. He slowly opened the door‚ to see Jocelin sitting on her bed. A window in the back of the room with a dresser in the corner. The room itself was rather large as she moved her finger once again‚ forcing Foster into the room. "Hmm‚ was that your friend Marcus?"
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Dylon Breyman 1. What is geography? Geography is the scientific study of the locations of people and earth’s physical features‚ and the reason for their distributions. 2. What is culture? Culture is the collective of ideas and beliefs about what is customary as well the arts‚ social institutions‚ and religions of a group of people. 3. What is a region? A region is an area of division of a place with definable characteristics but without fixed boundaries. 4. What is cartography? Cartography
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