Micro vs. Macro Economics Micro-indiidual consumers/firms Macro-economic aggregates-GDP‚ inflations‚ unemployment Markets-opportunity for exchange 1) Opportunity Costs-value of the next best for gone alternative when a decision is made -all decisions involve an opportunity cost (assuming the firm operates efficiently) 2) Marginal Analysis-analyze situations involving incremental change -marginal: something is changing by a small amount (incremental/one-unit change) 3) Laws of supply and
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Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is considered a staple crop in many considerable parts of Africa. According to FAOSTAT (2013)‚ sweet potato has been considered as the seventh important food crop in the world. Agriculture has become more market oriented and sweetpotato is one of the many crops that help farmers obtain income and subsistence food security (Wheatly and Loechl‚ 2008). Sweetpotato are mainly eaten as staple food‚ consumed directly from the farm in a subsistence economy across the sub-Saharan
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Maps Review France Major AOC Wine Producing Regions Champagne‚ Alsace‚ Burgundy‚ Rhone Valley‚ Provence‚ Languedoc‚ Bordeaux‚ Loire Valley Chris and Bored Raj Played Little Balls Loudly Major Topographical Features: Massif Central ( Central highlands of the country)‚ Alsp in SE‚ Loire‚ Garonne‚ Dordogne ‚ Rhone and Rhine Rivers and Vosges Mountains – NE France – Shields vineyards of Alsace ‚ Champagne and Chablis Mediterranean climate : Rousillion‚ Languedoc‚ Provence and Rhone
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Down One Stream: Environmental Justice and Consumer Resistance In the 1980s‚ an issue emerged which exposed the correlation between racism‚ poverty‚ and environmental threats in the United States. This issue known as environmental injustice suggests that ethnic minorities and the poor communities are targets for toxic industries. The consistent lack of governmental representation and lack of political clout caused these targeted communities to take leadership in the environmental justice movement
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Alice Childress’‚ Wine in the Wilderness‚ exposes the classism that rest within the African American community once certain ones become educated and start doing well for themselves. Many look down on the community they once came from instead of acknowledging where they are
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Environmental Factors in Colombia Organizations are not isolated of what happens in the environment outside them‚ they face uncertainty in dealing with events in the external environment and they have to adapt to new changes regarding customers‚ government‚ economic conditions and technology. It is very important for organizations in Colombia to become aware of their environment because assessing it could make them more competitive and allow them to adapt and survive in the market‚ but the
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Environmental Scan of Apple and Toyota University of Phoenix Strategic Management MGT/498 November 28‚ 2014 Environmental Scan of Apple and Toyota Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation is a leading automobile manufacturer in the world due to its unique principles and successful strategic management. Apple is an American company specializing in consumer electronics. The paper highlights the internal and external business environment of Toyota and Apple. The internal and external business environment
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Environmental Health and Health Effects of Environmental Abstract Environmental health addresses all the physical‚ chemical‚ and biological factors external to a person‚ and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO‚ 2001). This is what the several articles and videos provided for the class help
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gas from the air into organic compounds‚ thereby recycling chemical elements between the soil‚ water‚ life‚ and air. Some microbes play a role in photosynthesis. Microbes in our intestines for digestion and the synthesis of vitamins The food industry uses microbes in producing for instance yogurt and cheese. Recognize the system of scientific nomenclature that uses two names : a genus and a specific epithet. The genus is the first name and is always capitalized The specific epithet is the
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Research how humans interact with micro-organisms and use this information to write a discussion for your report. Basic structure and function Explain the parts and how they work for fungi and bacteria Most fungal species are multicellular. Most fungi do not have flagella in any phase of their life cycle. They move toward food by growing toward it. The main body of most fungi is made up of fine‚ branching‚ and usually colourless threads called hyphae. Each fungus will have vast numbers
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