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Population

Saturday, October 03, 2009 | Posted by Economics Corner

POPULATION
dieoff.org/page27.htmA good summary page on overpopulation.

A Collection of sites on the One Child Policy of China.http://www.npg.org/forums/2nd_wall_of_china.htm http://acker.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bill/306/pennington/onechild.html http://www.idsnet.org/papers/98%20Essays/Abbott/abbott.html http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/globalprobs/population/onechild.html
Benefitshttp://www.africa2000.com/INDX/china1109.html http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/globalprobs/population/chinaresource.html
Problemshttp://www.hhs.se/eijs/anomaly/COneKid.htm http://www.theage.com.au/daily/981018/news/news3.html http://www.newaus.com.au/asia10.html http://village.ios.com/~grok/kinship.html http://www.idsnet.org/papers/98%20Essays/Abbott/abbott.html http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/globalprobs/population/ethics.html http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/c-wnhol.html http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/fertl21.htm

WEBSITES ON MIGRATION
Calcutta
http://www.albany.edu/gp/Faculty_Staff/cjsmith/calcutta.htmlSome terms to help you get started.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rossm/Issue2/rob/migration.htm
http://www.bengalweb.com/calcutta/history/history2.htmRead from World War 2 onwards.
http://www.unchs.org/uef/cities/summary/calcutta.htm

Bangkok
http://www.undp.org/popin/fao/faomod/mod4.html
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/offrep/eap/social/crobb1.html
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/1996/CH496.HTM

Southern Africa
http://www.queensu.ca/samp/migdocs/speech5.htm
http://www.africapolicy.org/docs97/samp9702.htm
http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/ASR/6.3/Klotz.html

Indonesia
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/oed/oeddoclib.nsf/e295f16eb661097785256885007ba550/4b8b0e01445d8351852567f5005d87b8?OpenDocument
http://www.deplu.go.id/english/trans.htm

Sub Sahelian Africa
http://www.worldbank.org/afr/findings/english/find78.htm
http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80918e/80918E0u.htmRead the conclusion.

Emigrating from India
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/xpress/dex/dex9805.htmRead for the points as the case study is different.
http://www.uohyd.ernet.in/fin.htmPertaining to the US but still usable.

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Geography of Food

Saturday, October 03, 2009 | Posted by Economics Corner

WET RICE CULTIVATION
Websites on wet rice cultivation:http://www.riceweb.org
Factors affecting agriculture http://www.cgiar.org/

GREEN REVOLUTION
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~wparks/ppt/green/index.htm

MARKET GARDENING
Oh Chin Huat Farm http://web.singnet.com.sg/~ohfarms/ http://www.cityfarmer.org/aeroponics.html#aeroponics http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdex/200/5083001.html -- for a general overview

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?SiteKeyParam=GMFOODS1 http://special.northernlight.com/gmfoods/

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Map Reading

Friday, July 31, 2009 | Posted by Economics Corner

Click here to download Google Earth
Find how to get to your destination by bus, taxi or drive in Singapore
Find out how to get around by bus in Singapore street maps of Singapore
Maps in Singapore

Map Resources- courtesy of Dr Hobart King from Mansfield University, Pennsylvania:
The first is a collection of 350 U.S. state maps which include a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map- state and city satellite images, waterfalls map, state high points map and more. http://geology.com/state-map/
160 country maps paired with Landsat images. http://geology.com/world/

Enchanted learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/index.shtml

World Maps http://www.worldmapper.org/

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Coastal

Saturday, February 07, 2009 | Posted by Economics Corner

S-cool notes on Coasts

Animation of how groyne can prevent coastal erosion
Animation of longshore drift
Animated coastal processes
Formation of baymouth bar and spit

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Rivers

Saturday, February 07, 2009 | Posted by Economics Corner

I have updated this entry with pictures which I took of the Serangoon River near to Serangoon Secondary School on 25 Feb 2009. Check out the bank protection and the natural vegetation available on the opposite bank. There seems to be some development work in progress as you can see some machinery at work in the far distance. Will the soil from the barren land be washed into the river?

Sungei Serangoon is 8 km long, starting as a canal near Tampines Road. It flows through Hougang, where it is joined by tributary Sungei Pinang just before Sengkang. After that it flows towards Lorong Halus where it is joined by another tributary Sungei Blukar, before emptying into the Serangoon Harbour. The river is also known as the Serangoon Estuary.

The stretch of the river which I took below has a 2.2 km jogging track which is known as the Serangoon Park Connector running along its western bank. Although this stretch is close to residential areas, a variety of garden, grassland and estuarine birds can still be found there. Sections of the river have been canalized at Hougang and Lorong Halus. Plans are underway to dam up the estuary of Sungei Serangoon to form a reservoir, to be ready by 2009 as reported on wikipedia.

Photos which I took of the Singapore River and the Marina Barrage on 5 Feb 2009. Look at the efforts to protect the banks as well as ensuring that the river is cleaned. Refer to Wikipedia for more information on the Singapore River.