Development programs can increase an area's susceptibility to disasters. - A major increase in livestock development leads to overgrazing, which contributes to desertification and increases vulnerability to famine.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a significant role in disaster prevention, mitigation response and recovery. Timely, predictable and effective information is much needed by government agencies and other humanitarian actors involved in rescue operations and decision-making processes.
Hi, according to my research the climate in Italy varies depending on which part of Italy. North of Italy the climate is more unpleasant; with freeing & dry winters, & scorching hot/humid summers. Moving to central Italy climate is more in the middle with not as harsh winters & summers. Also central Itally has a shorter duration for winter but the summers are longer. As for the southern portion of Italy seasons are fair, winter is never bad, & spring and autumn are the same as the summer temperatures in the central regions. Let me know if you need me to explain more. Hope this helped :)
Natural cracks in the rock that form due to the exhumation of deeply buried rock are called salt wedges.
Answer: Option 1
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The process of exhumation in the discipline of Geography refers to digging up of a buried rock due to natural forces applied on the surface under which the rock is buried. At a salt wedge, a river flowing with a great velocity meets the ocean where the ocean is comparatively calm.
The fast-flowing river water acts as a digging force and carries out the process of exhumation of the rocks at the wedge. The same fast-flowing water creates cracks in the exhumed rocks.
1. THEY EXPRESS THE AGES AND THE POPULATION NUMBER OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
Population pyramid refers to a graphical illustration which shows the distribution of various age groups and gender in a particular population.
3. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Global human population refers to the total number of people that are presently living in the world. Many factors contribute to the global population of humans and these include: initial population, fertility level, mortality, etc.
4. FAMILIES ARE HAVING FEWER CHILDREN.
Nowadays, all over the world people are already embracing the idea of having only few children, who they can take care of. This will automatically leads to reduction in the rate at which the human population is growing.
5. A FAMILY RELOCATING WITHIN THEIR COUNTRY DUE TO FAMINE.
Chain migration refers to a type of movement in which one moves from one city to another one within a home country.
6. AN EARTHQUAKE.
A push factor refers to a negative situation which leaves the affected no other option than to leave their region, country or organisation in search of another one. An example of such factors is earthquake.
7. CITIES OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Most companies are located in the cities, this is so majorly because of the basic amenities and the infrastructures that exist in the cities. Because of the high employment opportunities which the cities offer, people are always migrating from the rural areas to the cities.
8. FALSE.
The correct statement is this: Emigration occurs when a person moves out of a country and immigration occurs when a person enters a country. Immigration refers to the act of coming to live in a foreign country while emigration refers to the act of leaving one's native country to settle in another.
9. ARABS RELOCATED PEACEFULLY IN ISRAELI TERRITORY.
The Arabs and the Israeli had been fighting for years over territory and this fight is still ongoing even now. There is no peace relocation whatsoever for Arabs in the Israeli territory.
10. SHE RELOCATES DUE TO PULL FACTORS.
Pull factors refers to those beneficial factors that will make people to leave the less desirable conditions of their own countries to look for greener pastures in another countries.
11. TRADE AND BORDER PROTECTION ACT.
The US trade and border protection act is the biggest federal law which regulates and facilitates international trade and immigration. This act limits the movement of goods and people over the US border.
12. TRUE.
The United States of America has always been a place of choice for refugees because of the better economic situation which the country offers and that is why there are so many people from different countries in America.
13. THE RAPID BROAD SPREADING OF CUSTOMS, VALUES AND TRADITIONS.
Globalization refers to the increasing interaction of people on an international scale. It involves the transmission of ideas, cultures, customs, traditions, etc, around the world in such a way that social relations are intensify and expanded.
14. ASSIMILATION.
The assimilation process involves gradually taking on the traits of a dominant culture to such an extent that the assimilating society become indistinguishable from the people of the dominant culture.
15. ACCULTURATION.
Acculturation is the process by which a group from one culture adopts practices and values of another culture, while still retaining a part of their own distinct culture. Acculturation can occur at both individual level and at group level.
16. PEOPLE IN JAPAN WATCHING DISNEY MOVIES.
Cultural diffusion refers to the spread of cultural beliefs, ideas, activities, customs, traditions, etc from one group to another. Disney movies is synonymous with Americans, people in Japan watching Disney movies is a good example of cultural diffusion.
17. EQUAL TREATMENT WITHOUT THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.
Throughout history, the minority groups are normally treated harshly by the majority groups. Most of the freedoms enjoyed by the minority groups are always put in place by the enforcement of laws.
18. IF THEY HAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATION.
It is always easier for the minority groups to be accepted by a majority group if the minority group have financial resources and education. Education and money usually increased the rate of acceptance of minority groups to the people of majority group.
19. WHEN A DIVERSE GROUP OF CULTURAL BACKGROUND COEXIST IN ONE ENVIRONMENT.
Multiculturalism refers to the presence of several distinct cultural groups within a society. It describes a mixed ethnic society where multicultural traditions exist. Those that favors multiculturalism claim that having different cultures in a place can enrich the society.
20. AMERICAN SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF MULTICULTURALISM.
The melting pot refers to a situation in which a heterogeneous society become more homogeneous by reason of their different cultural elements mixing together to become a harmonious whole with a common culture.
