Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Homework

1. The US have diverse climates and distinct feature in each region, which support producing variety of products. For example, the southern part of the US have mild climate which can support farming, and they can also produce coal and oil there; in the western part, they can do mining, ranching, and logging.The US also surrounded by ocean, the Pacific and Atlantic ocean. It is a major advantage because it helps transportation (shipping by sea is cheaper), fishing, natural gas and form a defense line from other countries. There are also abundant amount of rivers and minerals. River is a very important factor for a country, it helps planting crops and plants. Large quantity of mineral such as silver, diamond, zinc, etc could be sell a very high price. With the advantage of nature, the US has become a successful country.

2. Vietnam is surrounded by ocean, that is a very big advantage because it supports trading and fishing. There a thousand of species live in the East sea (Pacific ocean) make fishing an effective way to gain money. There a lots of river run through Vietnam, and it make Vietnam have the advantages in agriculture. With the right temperature and humidity, it is the perfect condition to plant crops in Vietnam. Rice production is the most important industry in Vietnam, without it, Vietnam would not come this far. The land in Vietnam is filled with natural resources like bauxite, copper, coal, steel,etc. Making Vietnam even wealthier. There are many ways nature have aided the development of Vietnam.

Similarities: -Surrounded by sea
-Rich in natural resources
-Lots of rivers
Differences: -Climate in both place is different
-The US have wider range of physical feature.

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Source sheet of PSA

 Milner, Mark. "Worries over Rising Carbon Dioxide Emissions | Environment | The Guardian." Latest News, Sport and Comment from the Guardian | The Guardian. 27 Oct. 2004. Web. 05 Oct. 2011. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2004/oct/27/environment.business>.

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