Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 18 ppt

... the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE) recognizes the complexity of green building, and organizes the ef- fort around two primary goals: limiting the consump- tion of basic resources ... Forms Bromine has an abundance of 2.5 parts per million in the Earth’s crust, ranking it forty-sixth in order of abundance of the elements. It is more prevalent in the oceans,...

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... and its new title: Encyclopedia of Global Re- sources. Contents and Scope of Coverage Salem Press’s four-volume Encyclopedia of Global Re- sources provides a wide variety of perspectives on both traditional ... discussions of global resources as of natural resources, along with debates over issues such as “sustainable develop- ment,” “renewable vs. nonrenewable resourc...

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... Herding reindeer contin - Global Resources Animal domestication • 43 Sheep were one of the first animals to be domesticated. (USDA) ues as a principal occupationofthe Laplanders of Fin - land, Sweden, ... from the combination of alleles of many genes. Animal breeding seeks to improve genetically the fu- ture population of a particular species by increasing the proportion of de...

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... resource Global Resources ture of printing type, is an alloy of lead with antimony, tin, and sometimes copper; this alloy is also used in metal parts for some musical instruments. Various al- loys of ... retrieval of minerals expensive and hazardous. Many parts of the continent never reach temperatures above freezing, Global Resources Antarctic treaties • 53 National Researc...

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... tons to markets in Asia and Europe. Global Resources Brazil • 139 138 • Brazil Global Resources Brazil: Resources at a Glance Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil Government: Federal republic Capital ... plants, from the level of their cellular biology to the level of their economic produc- tion, is considered part of the field of botany. Definition Botany is an...

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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 ... authorization included such diverse areas of 152 • Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Global Resources power was asignificant source of energy, largely in the form...

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... aninstant and lastingsuccess.Many of Amer- ica’s natural resources were preserved during those few years of the 1930’s in spite of the predictions by some that many of the projects were beyond the ... D. Clays Category: Mineral and other nonliving resources The term “clay” may be used to describe a groupof fine- grained minerals, a type of rock, or a range of particle size, ge...

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... in order to meet global demand. Uses of Reef Resources The main usesof coral reefs are theirin situecosystem services. The vivid interdependency of the diversity they support rivals that of tropical ... with at least 50 centimeters of rainfall (corn is often irri - gated in drier regions) and daytime temperatures be - 258 • Corn Global Resources Uses of Copper Copper was one...

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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 ... kilometers of cropland. An increasing proportion of crop production— notably that of corn, soybean, and canola—is used to generate biofuels, while several crops are grown spe- ci...

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... Fertilizers Global Resources 418 • Feldspars Global Resources Million Metric Tons Source: Mineral Commodity Summaries, 2009Data from the U.S. Geological Survey, . U.S. Government Printing Office, ... as lime. Most soils also con - Global Resources Fertilizers • 423 tain sufficient amounts of sulfur from the weathering of sulfur-containing minerals, the presence of sulfur in...

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