Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 1 ppt

... 978 -1- 58765-648-4 (vol. 4 : alk. paper) 1. Natural resources. I. Allin, Craig W. HC85.E49 2 010 333.703—dc22 2 010 0 019 84 printed in the united states of america Global Resources Volume 1 Abrasives - Energy storage Editor Craig ... National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48 -19 92 (R1997). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Da...

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... were 16 .7 billion chickens, 1. 4 billion cattle, 1. 1 billion sheep, 1 billion pigs, 0.8 billion goats, 1 bil- lion ducks, 280 million turkeys, 17 4 million buffaloes, 55 million horses, 41 million ... History of Horsemanship. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 19 70. Clutton-Brock, Juliet. Domesticated Animals from Early Times. Austin: University of Texas Press, 19 81. _______. H...

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... 2008. Kalof, Linda, and Brigitte Resl, eds. A Cultural History of Animals. 6 vols. New York: Berg, 2007. Pynn, Larry. “Logging with Horse Power.” Canadian Geographic 11 1, no. 4 (August/September, 19 91) : 30. Schmidt, ... conventions Date: Final draft presented on December 1, 19 59; became effective on June 23, 19 61 The Antarctic Treaty of 19 59, created and endorsed by represent...

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... tons to markets in Asia and Europe. Global Resources Brazil • 13 9 13 8 • Brazil Global Resources Brazil: Resources at a Glance Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil Government: Federal republic Capital ... to Group III of the periodic table of the elements and re- sembles silicon in many of its chemical properties. It has two naturally occurring isotopes: boron 10...

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... failed, he Global Resources Bromine • 14 3 Data from the U.S. Geological Survey, . U.S. Government Printing Office, 2009.Source: Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2009 2,000 13 5,000 1, 600 1, 500 16 5,000 20,000 70,000 3,000 Withheld Metric ... then slowly give off the day’s heat dur - ing cold nights. Higher-technology variants of storage Global Resources Buildings and appliances,...

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... industry in developing 15 4 • Bureau of Mines, U.S. Global Resources Nurses tend to injured miners during a rescue drill in this 19 17 U.S. Bureau of Mines photograph. (Library of Congress) C Cadmium Category: ... authorization included such diverse areas of 15 2 • Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Global Resources power was asignificant source of energy, largely in the f...

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... species, 11 percent of the world’s total. Of these animals, 499 species are mammals, 1, 186 are birds, 376 are reptiles, 279 are amphibians, and 2,804 are fish. This wildlife consists of many endemic ... chromium’s discovery and 18 27, the primary source of chromite was the Ural Moun- tains of Russia. In 18 27, the discovery of chromite in Maryland moved the United States to t...

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... Organization.Source: 52 .1 1 51. 9 14 .5 84.0 18 .9 13 .3 23.5 67.2 333 .1 Millions of Metric Tons 35030025020 015 010 050 Nigeria India Hungary France China Brazil Indonesia Mexico United States 21. 8Argentina Corn: ... the 19 50’s, the geology of reef formation, reef zonation and productivity,and the role ofdisturbance were areas of study advanced considerably with the widespre...

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... decreased by 1. 1 billion met- ric tons of carbon annually; this reflects impairment of an ecosystem service. The organisms in the world’s ecosystems contain a 332 • Ecosystem services Global Resources wealth ... are produced on about 15 million square kilometers of cropland. An increasing proportion of crop production— notably that of corn, soybean, and canola—is used to gene...

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... and married Laura Capon in 19 28. Their daughter, Nella Fermi Weiner (19 31- 1995), and son, Giulio (19 36 -19 97), both obtainedPh.D.’s.Fermi wasone of the only phys- icists of the twentieth century ... labeled 10 -10 -10 , for example, means that the product contains 10 percent nitrogen, 10 percent phosphorus, and 10 percent po- tassium. Since these elements can be supplied in a nu...

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