Many timber companies are only worried about profit. They cut down huge amounts of forests at a time and then replace the empty land with tree farms. Tree farms consist of only one or two different types of trees. They are planted in rows and consist of trees of the same age. This affects the environment because it does not create biodiversity in the “new” forest and it is not a stable environment.
Collectivisation was introduced by Mao in 1958, in 1958 production rate of food was at 200 million tonnes, but by 1960 the production rate had fallen to 143.5 million. Within 2 years one of Mao’s own policies had caused a fall in production rate of 56.5 million. Despite the figures Mao insisted that many peasants were growing more food than necessary and keeping some for themselves, Mao accused the peasants of being ‘inherently capitalist’ and that they were against being a part of a communist state. The policy of collectivisation contributed hugely to the scale of the famine; the peasants resented the change as they didn’t have enough land to farm their crops, on top of this the authorities believed that they needed to be ‘strictly controlled and directed’. This attitude towards the peasants amplified the issues of collectivisation and caused scale of the famine to worsen.
We should be concerned about this phenomenon because we never know when the climate may change again it may be cold one minute then next it may be so hot that it may be unbearable to stand. Crops getting destroyed, people falling over because of the heat wave. The word Flip-Flop is used to describe a climate change when it happens. Calvin claims that conditions in the North Atlantic Ocean are at the center of concern over climate flip-flop and here are the conditions and why they were caused and why were they dangers: If the climate switches then it can disrupt the food-supply routine and only two percent of the ninety-eight percent can eat. The system allows for a large urban population in the best of time, but not in the case of widespread disruptions.
Their lack in technology advancements help them back from growing their population to a greater number. So much work had to go into harvesting their crops and they were unable to store things for a long period of time. Their daily work of harvesting food was all they had time for, it's how they were able to survive. Jared says' "Highland agriculture was based on crops like these taro roots, which are very different from cereal crops. Taro is much more work.
The root of poverty is caused by lack of access to land, a vulnerable environment, and low agricultural production (“Rural Poverty in Honduras”). About sixty percent of the land in Honduras is still forested, but only twenty-five percent of that is obtainable for agriculture (“Honduras: Economy”). In the twentieth century the Honduran economy was based on one commodity, bananas. Like other third world countries, whose livelihood depends solely on one export, the Honduran economy was at the mercy of the world market and its current prices. Efforts to diversify agriculture and expand manufacturing have shown some slight improvement.
The weakness of the the crops on the farms in Canada is that not all of their crops lasted all the way through the winter as they would spoil. As well, another weakness was that cattle in Canada (New France) was not able to last during the winter so these habitants had to butcher their farm animals come fall due to not having enough food to feed them. Instead of making them starve to death, they just ended their life fast which helped in providing meat for these farmers. The strength of Canada in considering the types of crops that was on this land is that they produced wheat, vegetables, and live stock. The Canadians worked together in their large families to produce these crops.
The farmers had money to plant new crops, and within a few years the situation in the Great Plains was back to normal. The farmers were paid to plant and grow trees around their field, and used many new soil conservation methods and farming techniques that helped prevent dust bowls in the future 1950s drought and the 1987-1989 drought. Even though the 1987-1989 did cause a lot of damage and negative economical impact, it was not because of dust storms, but because of forest fires, and as states the ncdc.noaa.gov website because of ‘‘losses in energy, water, ecosystems and agriculture.'' It also states that ‘‘the total cost of the three-year drought was estimated at $39 billion.'' this is a great number compared to the expenses caused by the dust bowl which were according to the drought.unl.edu site only one billion US dollars.
The film portrays the issues surrounding global warming in a slideshow fashion while Mr. Gore injects personal anecdotes. As the production company behind the film summarizes, “An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share” (“Plot Summary”, par. 1). The film itself is an example of the media’s impact and portrayal of the issue of global warming. Many times these portrayals are politically motivated, however, and it is important for the consumer to decipher this.
Shrinking the distance that food travels may help the environment in some ways but it has it’s downfalls in others. Local farmers have increased 20% in the past six years, according to the Agriculture Dept. (Source E) but this affects farmers from other parts of the world. Marion Nestle, a professor of public health at New York University states that it is not necessary to eat locally in order to be healthy. “In fact, a person making smart choices
If ongoing pollution cannot be reduced, then the climate is just going to keep getting worse day by day. As a result, not only will a single nation be suffering, but also the entire planet will change due to global warming. Of course, if people can make efficient adaptation plans to control the ongoing global warming and climate change, in the future it can prevent the threat of global warming and many other climate change issues. After all, the consciousness that man could alter the climate of Earth has dawned slowly on their awareness. Work Cited Begley, Sharon.