Unit 1: Going Global Revision Guide Keywords Birth rate – the number of births per 1‚000 people per year in a region Branch plant – a factory built in a country by a TNC that has its headquarters elsewhere Core- the most developed and highly populated region of a country Death rate – the number of deaths per 1‚000 people per year in a region Deindustrialisation – the decline of regionally important manufacturing industries Dependency – when a nation relies for income on outside
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Software-as-a-Service for Microsoft Dynamics NAV What is SaaS? As more and more organizations are turning to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for their needs of technology‚ SaaS is becoming an increasingly prevalent software delivery model‚ which is commonly known as a more cost-effective and flexible alternative to traditional on-premises model. Software-as-a-Service or SaaS is a method of delivering software over the Internet. It is an on-demand software service through which a SaaS vendor hosts
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Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands‚ features‚ inhabitants‚ and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth" and climate encompasses the statistics of temperature‚ humidity‚ atmospheric pressure‚ wind‚ rainfall‚ atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elements in a given region over long periods of time. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude‚ terrain‚ and altitude‚ as well as nearby water bodies and their currents. Climates
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CH 9 WATER RESOURCES • The Colorado river basin o Droughts o Too many people o Too much agriculture o Planning still “supply” focused. Not accounting for depleting resource THE HYDROLIGIC CYCLE-- Water never stops going Surface water • Precipitation reaching the earths surface follows two basic pathways o Flows overhead o Soaks into the soil • Along the way interpection occurs when precipitation hits plants or other ground cover o Drains across plant leaves and down the stems
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IPT HSC Notes Chapter 6 - Multimedia systems Characteristics of media types Text and Numbers: Text: Most common methods for digitally representing text ASCII (American standard code for information interchange) e.g. Unicode systems‚ and EBCDIC (extended binary coded decimal interchange code) IBM mainframe and mid-range computers‚ together with devices communicate with these machines use EBCDIC. The Unicode system of coding text is used more widely and has become the standard for representing
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Study Guide Geography 1002 Test 1 Mr. Naumann 1. Locate: Orinoco River‚ Colorado River‚ Rio Grande (River)‚ Amazon River‚ Parana River‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Atlantic Ocean‚ Pacific Ocean 2. To what does the term lingua franca refer:. 3. What are examples of the physical landscapes that can be explained by the theory of plate tectonics? The Pacific Ring of Fire‚ Mount Pinatubo‚ Pangaea‚ the Mid Atlantic ridge‚ the Rift valleys of Africa‚ the Himalaya mountains‚ etc. 4. Locate the Rocky Mountains
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| URBAN ENVIRONMENT ISSUES A Summary of Issues and Approaches AU G U ST 20 0 5 This is the second in a series of briefing papers providing an overview of key Canadian environmental issues‚ intended to provide background information on the issue and serve as a starting point for discussion on strategic approaches and collaboration on environmental grantmaking. Written by Ray Tomalty‚ with editing and additional content by Kathryn Townshend Many thanks on behalf of CEGN to the
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Increasing urban sprawl and motorization have become leading causes of environmental and social problems in recent years throughout the world‚ particularly in cities of developing countries. Urban sprawl is the disorderly expansion of urban areas‚ especially resulting from real estate development on the out skirts of a city. Motorization‚ which is linked to urban sprawl‚ can be defined as the increasing use of motor vehicles. Although motor vehicles offer some benefits such as convenience‚ their
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begin with‚ the article does not mention about whether the geography in ancient is as same as now. We all know that it is possible that continent moving can contribute earthquake‚ and make dramatically change on geographic surfaces. Imaging that‚ Palea and Lithos might be linked in 5‚000 B.C.‚ when Palean were survived and woven baskets were their representation. However‚ there was a volcano erupted in 2‚000 B.C.‚ and it contributed to change the geographic between Palea and Lithos. Thus‚ Brim River
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Tourism Trends of Domestic Tourism and International Tourism Generally Increasing * Increase in overall tourist arrivals‚ Increase in revenue generated Significant Events in Singapore within last decade: 1) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in 2003 2) Global Financial Crisis from 2007-2012 3) Global Recession 2008-2012 Reasons for Growth in Tourism Demand Factors: 1) Increase in Amt of Disposable Income 2) Increase of Leisure Time 3) Changing Lifestyle-
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