Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 9 pptx

... Planet, 2008. Shackleton, Ernest. The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 190 7- 190 9. New ed. London: Carroll and Graff, 199 9. Stonehouse, Bernard. North Pole, ... conventions Date: Final draft presented on December 1, 195 9; became effective on June 23, 196 1 The Antarctic Treaty of 195 9, created and endorsed by representatives of the twel...

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... Yale University Press, 199 9. Clutton-Brock, Juliet. A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals. 2d ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, Natural History Museum, 199 9. Diamond, Jared.“WhyIsaCowLikeaPyramid?”Natu- ral ... Press, 199 2. _______. A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals.2d ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, Natural History Museum, 199 9. Greene, Ann Norton. Horse...

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... tons to markets in Asia and Europe. Global Resources Brazil • 1 39 138 • Brazil Global Resources Brazil: Resources at a Glance Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil Government: Federal republic Capital ... Washington, D.C.: Min- eralogical Society of America, 199 6. Housecroft, Catherine E. Cluster Molecules of the P-Block Elements. New York:Oxford UniversityPress, 199...

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... management decisions. One of these agencies is the Bureau of Land Man- agement, a part of the U.S. Department of the Inte- rior. According to bureau literature, the Bureau of Land Management’s responsibility ... fall of 199 5, a conference committee in the U.S. Congress recommended abolishing the Bureau of Mines and transferring some of its functions to other agencies; the b...

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... mineral that belongs to Group IB of the periodic table. Cop- per has an atomic number of 29 and an atomic weight of 63.546, and it is composed of two stable isotopes, copper 63 ( 69. 17 percent) and copper ... 195 0’s, the geology of reef formation, reef zonation and productivity,and the role ofdisturbance were areas of study advanced considerably with the widespread use of scu...

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... 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 of genetic resources ... interactions of a community of individual organisms of different spe- cies with one another and with their abiotic (nonliv- ing) environment. Background A biological community co...

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... and married Laura Capon in 192 8. Their daughter, Nella Fermi Weiner ( 193 1- 199 5), and son, Giulio ( 193 6- 199 7), both obtainedPh.D.’s.Fermi wasone of the only phys- icists of the twentieth century ... Fertilizers Global Resources 418 • Feldspars Global Resources Million Metric Tons Source: Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2009Data from the U.S. Geological Survey, . U.S. Governme...

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... popula - tion plummeted to 600,000 by 199 7. In 199 0, CITES banned the international trade of ivory, but in 199 7, the convention approved the sale of more than 54 metric tons of ivory from Botswana, Namibia, ... precision in the determination of iso - tope mass and abundance. Global Resources Isotopes, stable • 6 39 642 • Italy Global Resources Italy: Resources at a Glanc...

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... programs Date: Established 192 2 Members of the Izaak Walton League of America pledge to strive for the purity of water, the clarity of air, and the wise stewardship of the land and its resources. They seek ... in the foreseeable future in Japan. Global Resources Japan • 653 Global Resources Kazakhstan • 657 Kazakhstan: Resources at a Glance Official name: Republic of...

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... control of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs), produced by Annex I (industrialized) nations. Cuts in these gases are measured against a baseline (from either 199 0 or 199 5). As of ... earthquakes in parts of Nevada hundreds of kilometersaway. Reservoirs, by design, regulate the flow of water downstream. In the process of doing so, they deny the river its norma...

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