35 Tropical R Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Alaska, The Final Frontier
Alaska, The Final Frontier, The Land of The Midnight Sun, Home to Denali and Mount McKinley, the highest mountain on the continent. The name "Alaska" was used by the Russians to refer only to the peninsula. This name was used by the United States to refer, first to the entire territory, and t....
Analysis of commercial vitamin C tablets
Objective
To determine the vitamin C content in commercial vitamin C tablets by titration between vitamin C (ascorbic acid) & iodine solution. Hence, compare this data with the manufacturer's specification.
Principle
In this analysis, certain amount of iodine solution, which ....
Biology Assignment On Diseases
Around the world, human beings suffer from many different diseases. I have decided to write about Yellow Fever (viral), Typhoid Fever (bacterial) and Polio (viral). Thankfully, these diseases dont exist in Australia and in most first world countries anymore due to eradication efforts, but they sti....
childhood
My memory goes back to 1981, when I was six years old. I was born in the village "El Arbolito" which pierced the heart of the tropical rain forest near the border of Guatemala and Mexico. During that time, Guatemala was experiencing one of the most violent periods of its history. However, for those ....
conservation and global warming
CONSERVATION AND GLOBAL WARMING
*RANI PALLAVI MOHAPATRA, XII-SCIENCE
EARTH-the most beautiful planet in our solar system .That has this unique ability of sustaining life like no other planet. The crystal blue sphere in universe which has mesmerised many an astronauts in the ethereal world of out....
deforestation
We are all affected daily by environmental issues, we are not the only ones affected, even the smallest living things suffer too. One of the most important resources are the forests, they are not only important on life but on its quality too. Trees are main part on Earths life. One of the most cri....
Deforestation
The Choice: Doomsday or Arbor Day
Jocelyn Stock Andy Rochen
Introduction
Environmental issues effect every life on this planet from the smallest parasite to the human race. The reason for this is simple. A single disruption in the Earths delicate balance can mean certain destruction of t....
Deforestation
Deforestation is the permanent destruction of original forests and woodlands. The difference between forests and woodlands is that in a forest, the crowns of individual trees touch to form a single canopy. In woodlands trees grow far apart so that the canopy is open. An area of forest equal to 20 fo....
Demographics and World Commerce Paper
Demographics and World Commerce Paper
By studying the global diffusion of ideas and technology, we can view the relationships among ideas, events, social climates, and commerce. This allows us to predict trends in demographics and global commercial patterns, while assessing the future impact of c....
Developing a global dimension in the school curriculum
Introduction
Global issues are part of young peoples live in a way that they never were for previous generations. Television, the internet, international sport and increased opportunities for travel, all bring the wider world into everyones daily life.
Society toady is enhanced by peoples....
El Nino
El Nino has been a reoccurring phenomenon for centuries. Man has only started to realize how much of the worlds weather is effected by it. The term El Nino refers to an irregular warming of the seas surface. During the last 40 years there have been 10 significant El Nino occurrences. Most affect....
Global Environment, what do you do to protect your beautiful planet?
Global Environment, what do you do
to protect your beautiful planet?
People were living in a beautiful planet by good environment. In our the world environment is the main thing that every body need for living such as: Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa-etc. what is environment? Why people ne....
Global Warming
Global Warming and Diseases
It seems that just because humans inhabit the Earth they feel like they can mistreat it anyway they want. The Greenhouse effect and therefore global warming have become increasingly serious as well as harmful problems like diseases. The Greenhouse Effect is what helps to....
global warming
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released into the air by all....
global warming
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released into the air by all l....
global warming
Global Warming
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released....
Global Warming and Its Affect on the World
Global Warming and Its Affect on the World
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but something which we really do not think about, especially the changes which it is undergoing. It is not that we just are not paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight....
Global Warming Issues
The atmosphere is something that is around us everyday, but do we really think about the changes that occur in it. It isn't that we just aren't paying attention, but more of the fact that it is hard to notice slight changes over long periods of time. Everyday gases are released into the air by all l....
Global Warming: A Change is in the Air
Global Warming: A Change is in the Air
Carbon dioxide in the air is a serious environmental issue. As an industrial society we have become familiar with terms like smog, radon, lead, asbestos, ozone and carbon monoxide. Global warming is caused by many of these things. When fossil fuels are bu....
iguana as a companion animal
Once a very uncommon animal, iguanas are now starting to become even more popular with every decade. The green iguana is a very colorful and somewhat intelligent species. They can be trained to walk on a leash and would prefer to just lounge around all day with their owners. They are one of the larg....
Malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a potentially fatal illness of tropical and subtropical regions. The disease is caused by a parasite which is transmitted to human beings bitten by infected mosquitoes. The disease is widespread in Africa, and over one million people die of malaria every year on the continent.
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Maya
The ancient Maya were a group of American Indian peoples who lived in southern Mexico, particularly thepresent-day states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo, and in Belize, Guatemala,and adjacent Honduras. Their descendants, the modern Maya, live in the same regions today, in ....
Maya Civilization
The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, El Salvador, and northern Belize. Building on the progress of earlier ....
Natural History of the Nine-Banded Armadillo
Description
An ancient Maya legend says that the first armadillos were created to teach a lesson in humility to a couple of minor gods. According to the legend, Hachakyum, the Maya Sun God, sat the two unruly deities down on a bench before all the other gods. The bench was suddenly transformed i....
Rain Forests Destruction
Rain Forests Destruction
Rain forests are the lungs of the Earth. How ever, Humans are destroying and destructing them like in Madagascar where almost 90% of its forests have been destroyed. Therefore, forests are in danger and rain forests destruction prohibition is essential.
Cutting the tre....
Seychelles
History of the Culture
Although known and visited by traders from the Persian Gulf area and East Africa in earlier times, the Seychelles Archipelago first appeared on European maps at the beginning of the 16th century after Portuguese explorers sighted the islands during voyages to India. Recorded ....
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
About the author
The author of the book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson, was not only a writer but also a scientist and ecologist, who grew up plainly in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania. In 1929, Carson graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women p....
Sloths
The Sloth
If someone was to ask you to name some of the dumbest mammals in the world, odds are that the sloth would come up as an answer. Sloths are also very unique because they have amazing characteristics, classification, habitat, mating practices, food source and economic values.
Sloth....
survey of indian agriculture
Survey of Indian Agriculture
Rishabh Singhania
Western International University
Capstone-485
Mr. Pawan Solanki
16th, October 2007
Acknowledgement
In writing this report, my ideas has been shaped by....
The Dangers of Dengue Fever
The Dangers of Dengue Fever
Dengue Fever is a flu-like viral illness that is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Recently Dengue Fever has become a major threat to the global public health. This illness is usually found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world; more, specific....
The Fate of the World's Future
During the last century, the Earths surface has warmed by more than half a degree. This global warming is a consequence of the greenhouse effect, which is caused by emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. These emissions are projected to cause significant global climate changes includ....
The Mayas
Unlike the cultures of the Valley of Mexico, the only period in which the urban centers were important to the Mayas was during the Classic period from 300 to 900 AD. The culture of the Mayas, however, has little changed from the classic period to the modern period, for Maya culture was largely tri....
tropical rain forest
The tropical rain forest is found around the equator where temperatures are about 25 degrees Celsius all year, and there is an average rainfall of 200 cm. Portions of South America, Central America, Central Asia, Australia and Africa are included in the biome.
The largest rainforests are in ....
what effects population density?
What factors affect Population density ? 28. September 2005
Population density is the number of people inhabiting a certain area. It is the population divided by the area. Its measuring unit is km². World population distribution is very uneven. Places whic....