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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Page 69
... vegetation ; and the bottom of the lake is likely to be so cold and dark that it is lifeless . Despite these problems , many countries are continuing to build large dams . Perhaps the most spectacular ex- ample of a large dam presently ...
... vegetation ; and the bottom of the lake is likely to be so cold and dark that it is lifeless . Despite these problems , many countries are continuing to build large dams . Perhaps the most spectacular ex- ample of a large dam presently ...
Page 149
... vegetation from falling directly to the ground surface is said to be intercepted . Although animals may sometimes be the interceptor , the most common interceptor is vegetation . Vegetation affects the movement of water in six ways : by ...
... vegetation from falling directly to the ground surface is said to be intercepted . Although animals may sometimes be the interceptor , the most common interceptor is vegetation . Vegetation affects the movement of water in six ways : by ...
Page 150
... vegetation , interception of precipitation occurs . The degree of interception is influenced by the type of vegetation found in an area , and its density . For example , more water is intercepted by the dense forest canopy in a tropical ...
... vegetation , interception of precipitation occurs . The degree of interception is influenced by the type of vegetation found in an area , and its density . For example , more water is intercepted by the dense forest canopy in a tropical ...
Page 151
... vegetation in intercepting water in a drainage basin . 6.10 List the ways in which water can move under the influence of gravity in a drainage basin . 6.11 List the ( a ) stores , and ( b ) flows , of water in a drainage basin . 6.12 ...
... vegetation in intercepting water in a drainage basin . 6.10 List the ways in which water can move under the influence of gravity in a drainage basin . 6.11 List the ( a ) stores , and ( b ) flows , of water in a drainage basin . 6.12 ...
Page 153
... Vegetation ( weeds , Sand Coarse and Boulders tree roots ) gravel gravel Uniform 0.020 0.030 0.050 None Undulating 0.030 0.040 0.055 Uniform 0.040 0.050 0.060 Some Undulating 0.050 0.060 0.070 Highly None 0.055 0.070 0.080 irregular ...
... Vegetation ( weeds , Sand Coarse and Boulders tree roots ) gravel gravel Uniform 0.020 0.030 0.050 None Undulating 0.030 0.040 0.055 Uniform 0.040 0.050 0.060 Some Undulating 0.050 0.060 0.070 Highly None 0.055 0.070 0.080 irregular ...
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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 |