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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... live in a world today that desperately needs young people equipped with the skills and insights to make our world a better place ! We know that our world is becoming more and more integrated . This trend shows itself in many ways , and ...
... live in a world today that desperately needs young people equipped with the skills and insights to make our world a better place ! We know that our world is becoming more and more integrated . This trend shows itself in many ways , and ...
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... live . Between the years 1 and 1820 , a slow lowering of average death rates was the main cause of increasing population ( table 1.2 ) . Since 1820 , the decrease in death rates has been much sharper , and it has been the main cause of ...
... live . Between the years 1 and 1820 , a slow lowering of average death rates was the main cause of increasing population ( table 1.2 ) . Since 1820 , the decrease in death rates has been much sharper , and it has been the main cause of ...
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... live an average of only 54 years , compared with Asians 66 years and South Americans 63 years . The average life expectancy in Sierra Leone ( West Africa ) is only 37 years , while half of all Zambians die before reaching 43. The ...
... live an average of only 54 years , compared with Asians 66 years and South Americans 63 years . The average life expectancy in Sierra Leone ( West Africa ) is only 37 years , while half of all Zambians die before reaching 43. The ...
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... live , whether or not employment is likely , the ease of transport and social factors . For migrants considering moving from the countryside to a city ( rural - urban migrants ) , the decision on whether to migrate or not depends on a ...
... live , whether or not employment is likely , the ease of transport and social factors . For migrants considering moving from the countryside to a city ( rural - urban migrants ) , the decision on whether to migrate or not depends on a ...
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... live in sprawling housing areas like this on the escarpment overlooking the central part of the city . 1990 85+ 80-85 75-79 70-74 65-69 66-59 MALE- 45-49 40-44. 151 while in Bangladesh's capital city , Dhaka , 80 % of the city's growth ...
... live in sprawling housing areas like this on the escarpment overlooking the central part of the city . 1990 85+ 80-85 75-79 70-74 65-69 66-59 MALE- 45-49 40-44. 151 while in Bangladesh's capital city , Dhaka , 80 % of the city's growth ...
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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.
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The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests: Migration, Populations and Frontiers Wil de Jong,Tuck-Po Lye,Ken-ichi Abe No preview available - 2006 |