Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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Tropical Delight Softdrinks Problem Statement Tropical Delight Soft drinks is a small Canadian company that has a narrow line of drinks with only three flavours that was relatively unknown in the Canadian market but popular in markets of parts of Asia‚ South Asia and Tropical countries. Situation Analysis Strengths – The soft drinks were made with 30% real juice‚ which is more appealing to consumers who want natural flavours. The products were healthy and contain real fruit juices. Although
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How Vegetation In The Tropical Rainforests Adapts To The Climate Conditions. In the tropical rainforest the climate is very humid due to the vast amount of rainfall‚ which can be up to 2‚000 mm per year. They high temperatures vary little‚ but the average is around 27°C. This climate makes it very good conditions for plants to grow in. However‚ many plants have had to adapt to survive in the harsh conditions of the tropical rainforest. Some trees grow buttress roots which is when large‚ thick roots
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A tropical cyclone is a rapidly-rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center‚ strong winds‚ and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Tropical cyclones typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy from the evaporation of water from the ocean surface‚ which ultimately recondenses into clouds and rain when moist air rises and cools to saturation. This energy source differs from that of mid-latitude cyclonic storms‚ such
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Tropical rainforests are currently a habitat that is currently experiencing serious losses. Some major reasons why the rainforest are having serious losses are because of agricultural expansion‚ urbanization‚ and the extraction of wood. Currently‚ the biggest cause is agricultural expansion which turned the forest into pastures and cropland to meet the growing needs for food. A study shows that more than 80 percent of the new farmland created in the tropics between 1980 and 2000 came from forests
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Should elderly people be neglected? Recently‚ a report has stated‚ to many people’s amazement‚ as many as 30% elderly people live below the poverty line in Hong Kong. An increasing number of the elderly in the territory have received social security assistance from the government. In the absence of adequate savings and regular income‚ little difficulty is there in understanding why the elderly more rely on the government. There are some difficulties that the elderly have to come to grips with
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The relationship between climates‚soil and vegetation of Tropical marine areas‚ Tropical continental areas and Equatorial areas. Climate In tropical marine areas‚the ocean is largely responsible for creating the tropical marine climate system.In these areas there are two seasons‚ the wet season and the dry season. The average temperature ranges from 25-35 degrees celsius.The annual rainfall is between 1000-1500 mm . The trade winds in this area blow all year and are moist because they pass
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Rainforest Geography All of the tropical rainforests grow in hot‚ humid places. All of the tropical rainforests are in Costa Rica‚ the Peruvian Amazon‚ the Brazilian Amazon‚ the Brazilian coast‚ Congo basin‚ Madagascar‚ Borneo‚ New Guinea‚ Tasmania‚ and Australia. The biggest rainforest is the entire Amazon region. The temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests are on both sides of the equator. The equator provides perfect conditions for lush tropical rainforests to grow. The Amazon region
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information about the characteristics‚ activities‚ and outcomes of programs for the purpose of making judgements about program effectiveness‚ improving program effectiveness‚ and/or informing decisions about future program development (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1999). As this definition suggests‚ the evaluation of a program can emphasize its characteristics‚ its activities‚ its outcomes‚ or some combination of these. “Characteristics” include the context within which the program is operating
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The Neglected Hero A hero is considered to be‚ by society’s “norm‚” a noble person admired for his courageous achievements. Heroes are inevitable and have been present since the beginning of mankind; regardless of the authenticity of a hero. Heroes have a few indistinguishable traits that support the definition previously stated. Granted‚ these traits are undoubtedly bravery and selflessness. Indeed‚ the character Aragorn in Fellowship of the Rings clearly embodies all of the following traits necessary
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