Exam Question: Study Figure 2. Describe the factors that have made the costal areas shown attractive for development. (10 marks) Figure 2a shows a Liquid Natural Gas Terminal in Wales. Developing the area to access this would provide jobs and a source of income for local people, and this could also help to improve the services in the area due to the multiplier effect when people gain more money to spend in the area. If there are buildings or industries nearby that use natural gas, the fact that there is a gas terminal is nearby will save money as it will not be needed to transport it from farther away.
A very large majority of banana varieties are not really able to grow for international trade, according to the article, their skin is too thin, or their pulp is very bland. Big banana companies like Dole and Chiquita are working on developing a replacement variety of the Cavendish, which has become the mass-market banana of choice for farmers and distributors because it provides a lot of fruit. Although Cavendishes need a lot of caring to grow, they are the only variety that provides farmer with a large amount of palatable fruit that can endure overseas trips without ripening or bruising too easily. The Cavendish is rich in Vitamins B6 and C, it contains a lot of potassium, magnesium, and fiber in it. It is also not very expensive, that is almost 60 cents per pound.
This poor soil attracted very few immigrants. Summers were hot, and winters were bitterly cold. Forests were cleared to grow staple crops such as corn, squash, and barley, however, livestock had to be brought to supplement the New England diet. The fish, fur, shipbuilding and lumber industries thrived in New England colonies. Creative ways to solve problems because of this region’s barren soil keyed the term “Yankee Ingenuity.” The Triangular Trade is an example of this.
Green Giant would be saving $13,200 per worker if they moved. Even with the offer of $0.65 an hour that is still higher than the minimum wage in Mexico. Saving money is not the only reason to move however. Mexico is known for its agricultural economy and plenty foods it produces. The soil and weather conditions excellent for growing and harvesting the vegetables.
Themes in US and World History Task # 1 Nina Valentin 1. Without the seasonal flooding of the Nile, hunter gatherers in the Predynastic period would never have settled into agricultural villages which would lead to the development of Egyptian culture (history.com). In Ancient Egyptian the majority of the population where farmers. The peasant population depended on the cyclical flooding of the Nile to fertilize the surrounding land for cultivation. Since the majority of the population was based in small farming villages along the Nile, agriculture was the basis for their economy (history.com).
He occupies most of the 470 acres to growing corn. Farming corn is all about the high yield harvesting from each acre of land. The enormous amount of corn harvest keeps the industrial food machine operating. After all the hard work the farmers put into the corn harvesting, the farmers are barely making a living. The high yield of corn, it’s depleting the land of the vital nutrients to grown corn.
Everyone most likely has some form of cotton clothes, or cotton fabric used as a product, but you may not know why a person should use hemp instead of cotton? Brain Palmer writes an article “High on Environmentalism.” This article explains why hemp should be legal as to how it applies to be eco friendly and why it should legally be grown in the United States. Palmer writes, “While cotton requires less energy to grow and process than its competitors, it uses a lot of land. The "fabric of our lives" needs approximately twice as much territory as hemp per ton of finished textile, the land-use miser of the bunch.” Even though it doesn’t take as much energy to grow cotton it uses more land then hemp would if a person were to grow hemp instead of cotton. Palmer goes on to writes “The cotton plant needs about 50 percent more water per season than hemp, which can grow with little irrigation…cotton uses more than four times as much water as hemp” (Palmer).
Tej Kulkarni June 13,2011 Cotton vs. Hemp Cotton is a soft, fluffy, fibre that grows in a ball on cotton plants. The plant is grown mainly in the Americas, Africa, India, and Pakistan. Cotton fibres are usually spun into yarn and used to create cloth which is now the most used natural fibre cloth in the world today. However the problem with standard cotton is that there are so many chemicals and pesticides used on the plants and the plantation use up tremendous amounts of water. We all love the feel of fresh cotton sheets on the bed and light cotton clothes in the summer, but at what price to the environment does our cotton come, and what more environmentally friendly product can replace it.
If we primarily produce vegetables and grains, this will drive down prices, making the food cheaper and more attainable to the nations poor and the planet would be about to support the population. Environmentally, the livestock industry produces 18% if the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In total this is more than the total of the world’s transportation system. This includes all cars, trains, and planes
Improving air pollution controls, including capturing leaking methane, a potent greenhouse gas; 5. Reducing the impact on roads, ecosystems and communities.” Above the many negative things, Fracking stabilizes energy prices and with the availability of gas comes the improvement of energy security. The gas improves environmental performance when it replaces coal. Fracking also creates a better more stable income and allows growth due to sale of drilling rights. Due to the drilling rights, many industries will be able to grow through the accessibility of cost-efficient fuel.