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- 901: Socialism
- ... considerable periods; Algeria also has had a socialist system since its independence. In the Third World, however, socialism has often been simply an ideology of anticolonialism and modernization. Overtly Marxist movements, aided by the USSR, China, or Cuba, nevertheless seized power in such African countries as Angola, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. South Africa's AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC) was also strongly influenced by Marxist ideas. THE NEW LEFT In the West in ...
- 902: The Need for an Official Language
- ... money come from the tax. Using different languages also breaks the unity of our society. People are separated by what kind of language they speak; for example, people who speak only Chinese will live in China Town. Those people also tend to hang around with the same kind of people, those who speak Chinese. There is no communiaction between them and the outside. Later on, different kinds of small groups will ...
- 903: Is There A Population Problem?
- ... sterilization - vasectomy for males and tubectomy for women. Sterilization protects more couples worldwide than any other practice. In India, five of six couples in a 1985 survey were protected by sterilization. The partial success of China's one-child-per-family hinged on the IUD method while sterilization was the next most popular. In the United States, the pill is the most widely used contraceptive. Even with these measures, there still ...
- 904: White Tigers
- ... has been a drastic reduction in the range of the tiger during the 20th century, mainly because of the intense hunting pressure from humans. At one time the tiger was found in Southeast India, Russia, China, and Southeast Asia, but at least 3 out of 8 subspecies of tigers has become extinct since then (www.noahsays.com). The Indian government has made an attempt to conserve remaining tigers. Project Tiger was ...
- 905: Preservation of the Environment
- ... population explosion" is slowing down, as is the growth rate of gases that cause global warming and the hole in the ozone layer. In Western nations, air, water and land are getting cleaner, and even China is showing new interest in environmental protection. Though the problems can't be minimized -- more than 5,000 plant and animal species worldwide are threatened with extinction -- environmental thinkers gathered for a major conference on ...
- 906: Earthquakes
- ... scale can be correlated with magnitudes 8 to 9 on the Richter scale.( Associated Press 1992) Attempts at predicting when and where earthquakes will occur have met with some success in recent years. At present, China, Japan, Russia, and the U.S. are the countries most actively supporting such research. In 1975 the Chinese predicted the magnitude 7.3 quake at Haicheng, evacuating 90,000 residents only two days before the ...
- 907: Satellites
- ... are now an accepted part of daily life. The United States and the USSR built the majority of these satellites. The European Space Agency is becoming actively engaged in space exploration through satellites also. Canada, China, India, Italy, and Japan are among other countries that have built satellites for launch. Many satellites are orbited to observe space or to study the Sun, stars, and other objects over a wide range of ...
- 908: Hydroelectricity
- ... the greatest capacity (12,600 megawatts when placed in full operation) in the world. Small-scale hydroelectric plants, with capacities between 1 kilowatt and 1 megawatt, are being developed in some countries. In many of China's districts, for example, such dams are the main source of electric power. Other developing nations are also showing interest in such projects, which can make good use of available labor. In the U.S ...
- 909: Comets
- Comets The first written records of comets date back to nearly 3,000 years ago from China and Europe. The accounts of these comets were believed to be the causes of terrible events that occurred afterwards. In more recent times, however, astronomers have found out what they really are. A comet is ...
- 910: Flooding
- ... of Environmental Protection. Mechanisms can be designed to make it more attractive for the various sectors to work together. The third world can be pushed into buying the most efficient systems, not just cast-offs. China can consider natural gas supply and turbine technology. Industry can help to reduce the loss between the energy generator and the user with little additional expense. Other options include encouraging evolution of technology by subsidizing ...
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