Planet GeographySolid Star Press, 2005 - 761 pages "Geography for students of the International Baccalaureate Diploma, New South Wales Higher School Certificate, and other senior secondary geography courses with a contemporary global focus" -- back cover. |
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... islands of Java and Sumatra to more sparsely settled islands such as Sulawesi and Irian Jaya ( the western half of the island of New Guinea ) . The motive for this migration is partly political . The Indonesian Government asserts ...
... islands of Java and Sumatra to more sparsely settled islands such as Sulawesi and Irian Jaya ( the western half of the island of New Guinea ) . The motive for this migration is partly political . The Indonesian Government asserts ...
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... island did not have many of the spices that attracted them to islands in Asia . However , when the Germans showed an interest in eastern New Guinea during the late 1800's , the British claimed the south - eastern portion of the island ...
... island did not have many of the spices that attracted them to islands in Asia . However , when the Germans showed an interest in eastern New Guinea during the late 1800's , the British claimed the south - eastern portion of the island ...
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... island , where the rich volcanic soils have encouraged plantations to be established , and the copper mining areas of Panguna , Arawa and Kieta in the outlying North Solomon Islands . In total , the Highlands comprise 37 % of Papua New ...
... island , where the rich volcanic soils have encouraged plantations to be established , and the copper mining areas of Panguna , Arawa and Kieta in the outlying North Solomon Islands . In total , the Highlands comprise 37 % of Papua New ...
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... islands . The average population density of Papua New Guinea as a whole is 10 people per square kilometre . This is quite a low population density , and so in contrast with many developing countries , Papua New Guinea is generally ...
... islands . The average population density of Papua New Guinea as a whole is 10 people per square kilometre . This is quite a low population density , and so in contrast with many developing countries , Papua New Guinea is generally ...
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... Island , the figure is 84 % , with some towns ( Arawa , Kieta and Panguna ) having over 90 % of their people having ... islands . The move- ment of people under contract to work on plantations was circular migration , which meant that ...
... Island , the figure is 84 % , with some towns ( Arawa , Kieta and Panguna ) having over 90 % of their people having ... islands . The move- ment of people under contract to work on plantations was circular migration , which meant that ...
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Page 105 - EU comprises three communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
Page 280 - XI. Few, if any (masonry), structures remain standing. Bridges destroyed. Broad fissures in ground. Underground pipelines completely out of service. Earth slumps and land slips in soft ground. Rails bent greatly.
Page 280 - VI Felt by all; many frightened and run outdoors. Some heavy furniture moved; a few instances of fallen plaster or damaged chimneys. Damage slight VII Everybody runs outdoors.
Page 280 - Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations; ground badly cracked. Rails bent. Landslides considerable from river banks and steep slopes. Shifted sand and mud. Water splashed (slopped) over banks.
Page 138 - The government's eight aims were 1. a rapid increase in the proportion of the economy under the control of Papua New Guinean individuals and groups and in the proportion of personal and property income that goes to Papua New Guineans 2.
Page 52 - This is my long-run forecast in brief: The material conditions of life will continue to get better for most people, in most countries, most of the time, indefinitely.
Page 49 - Food, industrial output, and population grow exponentially until the rapidly diminishing resource base forces a slowdown in industrial growth. Because of natural delays in the system, both population and pollution continue to increase for some time after the peak of industrialization. Population growth is finally halted by a rise in the death rate due to decreased food and medical services.
Page 698 - Fund (1997b: 45) has described globalization as 'the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows, and also through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology'.
Page 492 - Serious problem, WHO guidelines exceeded by more than a factor of two Moderate to heavy pollution, WHO guidelines exceeded by up to a factor of two (short-term guidelines exceeded on a regular basis at certain...
Page 1 - The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s the world will undergo famines — hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now.
References to this book
The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests: Migration, Populations and Frontiers Wil de Jong,Tuck-Po Lye,Ken-ichi Abe No preview available - 2006 |