With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 400 million people are infected yearly. Dengue is caused by any one of four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. There are not yet any vaccines to prevent infection with dengue virus and the most effective protective measures are those that avoid mosquito bites. When infected‚ early recognition and prompt supportive
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“With ocean warming‚ fish species critically important to poor communities in the tropics are likely to migrate to more agreeable climates‚ aggravating poverty levels‚” says Konoha. Many coastal areas and freshwater resources may be at risk from rising ocean levels and tidal surges. Fragile coast and fish breeding grounds could also be
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variety of organisms present in different ecosystem. Diversity of plants and animals the diversity of plants ’(flora) and animals’(fauna)’ ia region depends on climate‚altitude‚soils and the presence of other species.it is the richest in the tropics. biodiversity found on earth today is the result of 4billion years of evolution.the origon of lifeis not well known to science‚ though limited evidencs suggests that until 600million years ago‚ all life consisted of bacteria and similar unicellular
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Aba: n. Taro‚ herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.[Tag. gabi] Abitsuélas: n. White beans‚ white-seeded bean; usually dried navy bean‚ pea bean common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried. Abokado: n. Avocado‚ used in native medicine against diarrhea and wounds. kaabokaduan n. avocado orchard. Abuno: n. Fertilizer; dung (ganagan); agabuno‚ abunuan. v. to fertilize;
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Q2 STUDY GUIDE LA Claude McKay (Tropics in New York) From rural Jamaican to world traveler The 11th child of peasant farmers Born and raised in Jamaica Moved in 1912 to the US to attend college Published two volumes of verse in Jamaican dialect He moved to New York in 1914 By the early 1920’s he had emerged as one of the first inspirational voices of the Harlem Renaissance. Traveled widely as a poet‚ novelist and journalist. Langston Hughes (Theme for English B) Spokesman for common people Born
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enormous abundance and diversity of species • Visiting species use the estuary for feeding‚ breeding‚ spawning and as nurseries for their young. • Estuaries are among the most productive environments on earth Seagrass Sea rush Mangroves Mangroves Tropics and subtropics plants – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S classified into 16-24 families and 54-75 species Most mangrove species are found in Southeast Asia Adaptations to low oxygen Limiting salt intake Limiting water loss Nutrient uptake
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Malunggay Moringa oleifera Name: "Malunggáy" in Philippines‚ "Sajina" in India‚ "Shojne" in Bengal‚ "Munagakaya" in Telugu‚ "Shenano" in Rajasthani‚ "Shevaga" in Marathi‚ "Nuggekai" in Kannada‚ "Drumstick Tree‚Horse Radish Tree‚ Ben Oil Tree" in English‚ "La mu" in Chinese. Characteristics : Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera)‚ is a popular plant known for nutritional value as well as a herbal medicine. Malunggay is a plant that grows in the tropical climates such as the Philippines‚ India
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The constellations that astronomers use to identify parts of the sky are not the same as the Zodiac signs used by astrologers. The Zodiac signs were identical to the constellations 2000 years ago when their modern names were first used. The Signs are an astrological convenience ignoring the differences between two different types of solar calendar. This is described further in The Calendar. The astrological signs are about a month out from the astronomical constellations. When an astrologer says
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The solar system consists of the Sun and 9 planets revolving around it in different orbits. The statistics of the sun and the planets are given below : SUN Age : About 5 Billion years Distance : 149.8 Million Kms Diameter : 1‚38‚400 Kms. Photosphere temperature : 5‚770 K Core temperature : 150‚000‚000 K Absolute visual magnitude : 4.75 Rotation (as seen from the earth at the equator) : 25.38 days Rotation (near the poles) : 33 days The sun consists of 71% of Hydrogen‚ 26.5% Helium and
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Impact of Environmental Interpretation: A Review of Three Case Studies. In Coalition for Education in the Outdoors Research Symposium Proceedings (pp. 1-12). Indiana: Bradford Woods. 7. Moscardo‚ G.M.‚ & Woods‚ B. (1998). Managing tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area: Interpretation and the experience of visitors on Skyrail. In E. Laws‚ B. Faulkner‚ & G. Moscardo (Eds.)‚ Embracing and managing change in tourism (pp.307-323). 8. Newsome‚ D.‚ Moore‚ S.A.‚ Dowling‚ R.K. (2002). Natural Area Tourism:
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