PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Philippines: Pearl of Orient “The Philippines is a country of many names. Maniolas - named by Claudius Ptolemy Ma-I or Mayi – Chinese Traders Archipelago of Saint Lazarus – Ferdinand Magellan Islands of East‚ Islands of the west – European Writers Philippine – Given by Rey Lopez De Villalobos in Honor of Prince Philip II : King of Spain Pearl of Orient Seas – the most romantic named given by the Spanish Jesuit Origin of the Philippines Location: The Philippines lies in Southeast
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Lead and The Environment Some materials are so commonplace that we take them for granted. One of those materials is a grayish metal that has been with us for thousands of years. That metal is lead‚ still one of the world’s most useful substances‚ and one that never ceases to find a role in human society. Lead has the atomic symbol of Pb (for plumbum‚ lead in Latin). The atomic number for lead is 82 and the atomic mass is 207.19 AMU. It melts at about 327.502 oC and boils at 1740 oC. Lead
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Green earth‚ clean earth 23 April 2010 Our land is in trouble it needs your help‚ So are the oceans‚ the coral‚ the kelp. There must be a way for all to unite‚ To stop the earth from a disastrous fright. We can’t leave this world a barren waste land‚ But luscious and fertile‚ as many creatures as there are sand. We’re destroying our jungles‚ our forests our beaches‚ Taking away what is the earth’s like billions of leeches. a Few natural habitats are left on this globe‚ All are
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United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4304 EPA-822-B-01-003 October 2001 Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nutrient Criteria Technical Guidance Manual Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters October 2001 Disclaimer This manual provides technical guidance to States‚ Indian Tribes‚ and other authorized jurisdictions to establish water quality criteria and standards under the
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Philippines Environment Are We Lucky in the Philippines? Planet Earth is made up of different things - air‚ water‚ plants‚ animals‚ soil‚ rocks‚ minerals‚ crude oil‚ and other fossil fuels. These things are called natural resources because they are not made by people; rather they are gathered from nature. Sunlight and wind are also natural resources. We use all these things to survive or satisfy our needs. The Philippines is considered rich in natural resources. We have fertile‚ arable lands
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Culture is the influence on the individual’s personality that happens from the surroundings like nature‚ religion‚ region‚ etc. Culture influence’s individuals so they behave in certain ways that fits their life‚ therefore people interact with each other; they have phases that coordinate their way of networking. In order to connect‚ communicate and get along with other cultures there must be an understanding between the two. However‚ when Assan Motors Company expanded and opened a new plant in the
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San Francisco State University Geography & Environment Course Syllabus – Spring 2014 GEOG/ENVS 600 (03): Environmental Problems & Solutions MWF‚ 1:10-2:00 PM 36993/36788/3.0 units H. Richard Hutton “The earth is what we are talking about; accepting the earth‚ not owning the earth‚ not possessing the earth. The earth just as it is‚ abused‚ and exploited
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APPLICATION FORM & INSTRUCTIONS – JANUARY‚ 2014 The Indira Gandhi National Open University established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 has emerged as a World leader in Open and Distance Education. The University offers a variety of academic programmes at Certificate‚ Diploma‚ Undergraduate‚ Post Graduate and Doctoral levels covering various areas of knowledge. These programmes are offered through Schools of Studies located at the IGNOU Headquarter at Delhi. The delivery of academic programmes
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We are now living in a fast changing world where opportunities and challenges happen anywhere at any time. Mr. Barton has said that the average lifetime of a Top-500 corporation in 1935 was 90 years‚ while it decreased dramatically to 18 years in 2012. Many former giant companies have failed or disappeared over last decades‚ like Kodak‚ Compaq‚ etc. However‚ a great many new powers has come to compete in the new era and some of them have become young giants in the business world‚ like Facebook‚ Google
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3. With a pipet‚ inoculate the agar dish labeled water with the water sample. Use only enough water to cover the top surface of the dish (approximately 4 drops). 4. Cover the dish and let it sit for 30 minutes to ensure the water soaks into the agar. 5. Incubate the dish upside down at room temperature for 24–72 hours. 6. Observe the dish and count the number and types of colonies. Record the results in Data Table 1: Environmental Colony Formation‚ in the Lab Report Assistant section. 7. Soak
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