Summaries Article 1 Mai‚ C.-C.‚ Peng‚ S.-K.‚ & Tabuchi‚ T. (2008). Economic geography with tariff competition. Regional Science and Urban Economics‚ 38(5)‚ 478-486. Tariff works as a tool to have government’s control over the trade .With the help of this tool a country can increase its net revenue and maintain a healthy competition in local market but high tariff repels the foreign firms sometime. Possible benefits: 1. Homegrown manufacturer’s ability to compete on price 2. Raise
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Specific objectives 1. Define crustal plates A crustal plate is a rigid layer of the Earth’s crust that is believed to drift slowly. 2. Name and locate the Caribbean adjacent plates. Plates adjacent to the Caribbean plate are South American plate which is located south of the Caribbean plate‚ North American plate which is located north of the Caribbean plate‚ Nazca plate which is locate west of the Caribbean plate and the Cocoa plate which is located south west of the Caribbean plate. 3. Distinguish
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Peru Peru is located on the west coast of South America‚ bordered by the South Pacific Ocean‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Brazil‚ Bolivia and Chile. Peru can be divided into three major regions‚ Costa (Coast) - the 3‚079-kilometer (1‚900 mile) Pacific Coastline; Sierra (Andes) - the central Andean Highlands; Selva (Amazon Basin) the remote eastern vastness of the Amazonian jungle. The best know of these is the central high sierra of the Andes‚ with its massive peaks‚ steep canyons‚ and extraordinary
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Physical Geography Filed Work The aim of this field work was to study the long profile and its characteristics of the River Lym. The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load This is the general long profile of the river where the gradient decreases as you go down the river. The source is highest point of the river basin which usually is a mountain. This is the general long profile of the river
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Russian geography - Regions of Russia Russia is a country about 1.8 times the size of the US occupying the vast area between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 10‚ 672‚000 sq. miles (17‚075‚200 sq.km) and a population of almost 150 million people. Occupying a large territory in Europe and Asia Russia is spread over all climatic zones except tropical. It takes over 8 hours by plane to reach from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. West of the Ural mountains from the
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GCSE GEOGRAPHY EXAM REVISION GUIDE 2005 THE EXAM PAPER The paper lasts for 2 hours and 15 minutes and carries 50% of your marks. There are 2 sections: A. PLACES – 1. The European Union‚ including the UK 2. Less Economically Developed Countries 3. More Economically Developed Countries‚ outside EU B. THEMES – 1. Physical Systems and Environments 2. Natural Hazards and People 3. Economic Systems and Development
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World At Risk Global Hazards There are different types of hazard 1) A hazard is something that’s a potential threat to human life or property. 2) Natural hazards are cause by natural processes. 3) Natural hazards can be divided into two types: * Hydro-meteoroidal hazards (caused by climatic processes)- these include droughts‚ floods‚ tropical cyclones and storms. * Geophysical hazards (caused by land processes) – these include earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions and landslides.
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Tourism 1) Background and Trends 2) Reasons for growth in Tourism 3) Impacts of growth in Tourism 4) Sustainable Tourism 5) Approaches to Sustainable Tourism 1) Background and Trends Tourists: Persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes. Tourist destination area: A place that tourists travel to Tourists generating area: A place where tourists come from (source) Tourism:
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AS/Foundation geography Coursework Investigating downstream changes on the Afon Caerfanell INTRODUCTION AIM: To investigate how selected parameters change downstream on the Afon Caerfanell. Hypothesis: 1. The velocity of Afon Caerfanell increases downstream 2. The velocity of the river increases down the stream as the angle of the slope increases. RIVER DEFINITION A river is the natural course of
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mauritiusexaminationssyndicatemauritiusexaminationssyndicate- mauritius Index Number ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… MAURITIUS EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE The Certificate of Primary Education Examination October 2010 HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY (Subject Code No. 142) Time: 1 hour For Markers’ Use Only Instructions to Candidates 1. 2. 3. Section/ Question Check that this question paper
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