According to Chea of the Associated Press in 1975 only 6% of the population chose cremation upon their death while in 2004 about 31% chose this final solution. (Chea, 2007) Additionally, the popularity of cremation is greater in certain areas than in others and the overall population has grown substantially between 1975 and 2004
, 2004; Knox, 2005)." (Herzog, 2007) it would seem irresponsible in fact to locate a crematorium in a residential neighborhood or adjacent to one but many have existed for so long that the services they provide are often ignored by the surrounding community as they existed before the homes these people live in were built and are therefore part of the landscape
Furthermore, it is also clear that the air quality measurements for all air pollutants resulting from burning, discrete from those most often associated with other air pollution, such as fossil or diesel fuel burning is higher than the national average and higher than is acceptable according to the national EPA. (Knight, 2007) This is particularly true of Benzene, which is the result of burning in general and is measured independently
Mercury and dioxin are two other end products of the cremation process that are not regulated at the present time." (University of Florida Environmental Engineering Website: Crematorium Regulations, 2001) Summary The air quality in Portland is overall significantly higher as are benzene levels, a known emanate of burning of any kind but have been found in the air emissions of crematoriums, along with several other volatile air pollutants
I also discovered that geographers are similar to people in business and education. A recent article states that "professional geographers value collaborative workplaces as well as opportunities to work independently with the confidence of their supervisors, and their sense of professional identity is enhanced when they feel valued and are recognized for their work" (Schlemper, Adams, Solem, 2014, p
Although there have been some successes, current management of reefs has failed to achieve this goal. In many locations around the world, manmade stresses to coral reefs have exceeded their regenerative ability, causing dramatic shifts in that make up of species and has resulted in several economic losses (Bellwood, Hughes, Folke and Nystrom, 2004)
Blast fishing is widespread even though it is illegal, and a major threat to reefs with destructive fishing estimated to threaten over 50% of reefs in Southeast Asia. Coral remains that are not killed by the blast directly may experience further post-disturbance mortality in the shifting rubble (Fox and Caldwell, 2006)
In regards to many of the reefs, the decline in coral has coincided with increased cover of macro algae, which has caused apparently stable community shifts to algal-dominated states. The reasons for the coral decline are thought to include a combination of direct anthropogenic factors, such as overfishing, pollution, and sedimentation as well as climate change and natural disturbances (Gardner, Cote, Gill, Grant and Watkinson, 2005)
Healthy coral-reef development occurs when ideal conditions for substrate availability, water quality, and stable or slowly rising sea-level simultaneously converge. The diversity of reefs dispersed on the Florida platform indicates that such convergence is neither simultaneous nor everywhere (Hine et al
Besides the resident population, nearly seven million tourists visit Hawaii each year. This ever increasing population has put anthropogenic pressure on Hawaii's coral reefs through various direct and indirect means (Jokiel, )
The atolls harbor a typical Indo-Pacific and rich coral reef fauna. All atolls are protected as National Wildlife Refuges and include some of the most pristine coral reef ecosystems in the United States (Maragos et al
That platform shows all changes from a rimmed platform where a reef at the edge encloses a carbonate platform with very gentle bathymetry, to an unrimmed platform where the carbonate platform is unprotected by shelf-edge reefs, to a homoclinous ramp where the seafloor slopes uniformly towards the deep. This is unlike in the platforms, which have an abrupt change in topography at the shelf-edge, to a distally steepened ramp where the uniform slope is distally accentuated, and shows many of the responses coral reefs are capable of producing in response to shelf morphology (Riegl and Dodge, ()
" The text goes on to advise the instructor to "be sensitive to and capitalize on students' knowledge." (Adams & Hamm, p
Heilman's test notes that "by utilizing a thematic approach that stresses commonalities (as well as differences) between different eras and different societies, teachers can help students gain greater insights into the workings of history than by focusing on the chronological approach they will likely find both tedious and difficult to comprehend." (Heilman, p
To this point, Montiel-Overall (2005) indicates that educators are prevented from collaborating and that consequently, deprived of the opportunity for "creating new value together. (Kanter 1996, 96)" (Montiel-Overall, p
To this point, Montiel-Overall (2005) indicates that educators are prevented from collaborating and that consequently, deprived of the opportunity for "creating new value together. (Kanter 1996, 96)" (Montiel-Overall, p
Geography Oceanography is the field of geography that studies the origin and development of the oceans, including how they move, the life forms within it, and how to use its resources wisely and safely. It'd an interdisciplinary field of study that by necessity combines geography with biology, meteorology, chemistry, physics and even mathematics (College Board, 2005)
At one time the ocean was viewed as being both simple and possessing an endless ability to absorb whatever we threw into it. The study of oceanography, with the in-depth knowledge developed about its currents and underwater geography, have profoundly changed how we make use of it (Pidwirny, 2004)
"In general, the more advanced the level of technology, the greater the leeway" that is, creativity and flexibility, "a population has in dealing" with the challenges and opportunities posed by the topography of the land. (Birdstall & Florin, 1992) The diversity and technical advances of the United States are partly due to the central role its physical environment often played in the pattern of people's activities and facilitating the spread of technology
Jameson Defined Geography Components Global Business (Jameson (2007) has defined geography as one of the possible components of cultural identity needed for cross cultural communication in global business