PPT-The Caribbean: Physical Environment

The Caribbean Physical Environment Climate in nice most of the year although rainy from May to November Trade winds blow from east across the Atlantic Ocean and have a pleasant cooling effect. An Economic Force in the Region. Class Survey. How many of you have taken a cruise as a vacation?. How many of you would like to take a cruise?. What is appealing about a cruise vacation?. What limitations exist with this type of vacation?. Unit 3. Cultural . Tourism. CGG3O1 – Mr. Nero. The Caribbean. The Caribbean can be divided into 6 destination groupings . 1. Bermuda. Not really the Caribbean, same latitude as Charleston, South Carolina. Session Aims. To explore some of the . key physical environmental influences on health. To critique . some of the key physical environmental factors influencing health drawing on current research and debate. Sandi . Gálvez. , MSW. Executive Director. To transform public health practice for the purpose of eliminating health inequities using a broad spectrum of approaches that create healthy communities.. Session Aims. To explore some of the . key physical environmental influences on health. To critique . some of the key physical environmental factors influencing health drawing on current research and debate. WHY IS PHYSICAL DIVERSITY IMPORTANT?. Preserving physical diversity in Canada is important for both . humans. and . nature. .. ECONOMIC. IMPORTANCE. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL . IMPORTANCE. ENVIRONMENTAL. NSIP National Conference. February 2013. Introductions. Presenters:. Brenda Maynard. bmaynard37@gmail.com. Orin Simmerman. oms3@bellsouth.net. Debbie Daniels . debbie.daniels@roadrunner.com. In this session we will:. Victoria Miller & Isaac Jones. Industry. Fastest growing tourism industry worldwide. More than 230 operating ships. Annual growth rate of 7.4% (1990 – 2007). High demand and capacity rates. Majority of passengers are American. Environmental Determinism. Belief that the physical environment, especially the climate and terrain actively shape cultures. . Environmental Determinism . Explanation:. Perspective is that human response are almost completely molded by the environment, leading to physical environments producing similar cultures. . Victoria Miller & Isaac Jones. Industry. Fastest growing tourism industry worldwide. More than 230 operating ships. Annual growth rate of 7.4% (1990 – 2007). High demand and capacity rates. Majority of passengers are American. The World in Spatial Terms. Geography is the study of the special physical and human characteristics of a place or region.. An important part of geography is the relationship between humans and their environment.. Freshwater is critical to life throughout the Caribbean. Increasing global carbon emissions are projected to reduce average rainfall in this region by the end of the century, constraining freshwater availability, while extreme rainfall events, which can increase freshwater flooding impacts, are expected to increase in intensity. Saltwater intrusion associated with sea level rise will reduce the quantity and quality of freshwater in coastal aquifers. Increasing variability in rainfall events and increasing temperatures will likely alter the distribution of ecological life zones and exacerbate existing problems in water management, planning, and infrastructure capacity.. UTech/. BiPS. November 30, 2016 . at the . Montego Bay Convention Centre. Jamaica. 1. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in collaboration with the World Bank (WB) has embarked on a vision to establish the first permanent centre for procurement... Presented by Roland Ignacio, ABVO Curaçao. PSI-FES Project Workshop. Santiago de Chile. 7 – 8 October, 2014. About the sub-region. 24 affiliates in 20 countries and territories. Population. 5,000.