Geography - Building a Sustainable House in Australia

SOSE Notes- Zinalume – Sustainable Roofing ZINCALUME steel for Roofing Product Description and Features Roof sheeting made from ZINCALUME® steel is available in a range of profiles. The zinc/aluminium alloy coating on ZINCALUME® steel imparts corrosion resistance of up to four times the life of galvanised steel. Zinculume is the ideal roofing for a eco freiendly house. * Durable and strong * One of the most thermally efficient roofing materials available today * Superior corrosion resistance * Attractive * Available from an extensive network of suppliers * A deterrent against intruders * Excellent resistance to impact from hail * Excellent flexibility in design, can be curved, for truly individual designs * Flexibility of design allows for both traditional straight roof sheeting as well as innovative curved roofing designs * Easy maintenance * Weather tight and secure when installed to manufacturer's specifications. Themal Mass – Rising temperatures: Solution: Thermal Mass. What is it? Thermal mass is the ability of a material to absorb and store heat energy. Materials such as concrete, bricks and tiles have a high density. Using materials that have lightweight such as timber

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Geography
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The Problem of Corruption in Egypt

________________ Introduction What is Corruption? * Although there are several conventions dealing with corruption and bribery, there is no single globally accepted definition of corruption and bribery. * Corruption is defined by Transparency International, the leading international organization in fighting corruption, as 'the abuse of entrusted power for personal gain.' * Corruption can also be differentiated in terms of what can be called 'true corrupt intent' and 'necessary corruption', which occurs in order to get things done. Corruption in terms of true corrupt intent implies bribery in order to obtain a service to which one is not legally entitled. In contrast, necessary corruption implies bribery in order to obtain a service to which one is legally entitled. Facilitation payments would fall under this latter category of corruption. * The main forms of corruption are bribery, embezzlement, fraud and extortion, nepotism 1. Bribery : To offer an advantage, whether directly or through intermediaries, to a public official, in order that the official act or refrain from acting in relation to the performance of official duties, in order to obtain or retain business or other improper advantage 1. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of money or property by a person entrusted to safeguard the assets in another's interests. Embezzlement can be committed by a

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  • Subject: Geography
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Population Essay

"The new threat to the planet is not too many people but too few." Was once written by Michael Mayer. He claimed that the global population will rise to a peak and then sharply decrease. As we know at the moment it seems like there are already too many people on the world, leading to starvation, scarce natural resources, poverty, war and global competition for jobs. And it seems like the amount of people are continually increasing, but will it really last and will it be a problem? In Japan in fact the population is already starting to decrease, where the total fertility rate is only 1.2. That means that a woman in Japan will have an average of 1.2 kids in her life. One of the problems in Japan is that it is difficult to live there as an immigrant. This is due to the hard language and very few Japanese people speak English well. So it's not really attractive to migrate to Japan. And the women see kids the result for Japan is what's called an 'ageing population', where there will be older people, than younger people in the future. The picture beneath shows the current populations pyramid of Japan. As you can see, the life expectancy in Japan is high, as there are quite some people in their 85's-89's. What we can conclude from this pyramid is by the trend in it. [Source: http://www.nurse.or.jp/jna/english/nursing/images/pyramid.jpg] The number of kids in the groups of 0-15

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: Geography
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