Major challenges, harvesting and importance of corn?

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Major challenges, harvesting and importance of corn?

Major insects, disease and weeds – what are the most common insects and how they can be controlled with growing corn?

other challenges for growing corn in the US?

Harvest – when and how is corn harvested in the US?

Yield – what is the yield of corn in the US?

What are the uses of corn? what kind of products can be made from corn?

Economic value- what is the total area, production and the overall economic importance of corn in the US?

Assume a risk assessment has been conducted in your community and identifies a natural hazard that requires mitigation efforts to eliminate or minimize the threat.

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Review the components of the Disaster Mitigation Act (2000) outline in Chapter 9 of the textbook. Then, respond to the following in your paper:

· Assume a risk assessment has been conducted in your community and identifies a natural hazard that requires mitigation efforts to eliminate or minimize the threat.

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· Discuss how you would incorporate mitigation strategies into a hazard mitigation plan for the hazard using the steps outlined in the textbook Chapter 9, Section: Incorporating Mitigation Strategies into Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Share and discuss your hazard and choice of mitigation tools with the class. Discuss the benefits for your choice of mitigation tools.

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Respond to the following:

1. Choose a natural or manmade hazard.

2. 2Identify mitigation tools that can be utilized to support risk assessment and decision making for a hazard mitigation plan.

3. Share and discuss your hazard and choice of mitigation tools with the class. Discuss the benefits for your choice of mitigation tools.

Zoonosis and Vector Borne Diseases

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The diseases discussed in this module(Zoonosis and Vector Borne Diseases) have killed hundreds of millions of people over the last several thousand years. Many of them are facilitated by human behavior such as leaving standing water around homes allowing for mosquitoes to breed or people moving into the edge of forests where they come into contact with infected animals. What are potential solutions we might use to protect health? What would you tell policy makers and government officials regarding the health implications of these activities?

Choose a Superfund website that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You can use this search engine to find a Superfund site in your state.

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Assignment Content

  1. Competency
    Analyze the root causes, effects, and solutions of environmental problems

    Student Success Criteria
    View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

    Scenario
    You are an environmental lobbyist who has been asked to make a presentation to your state’s legislature. You will gather data about a local or regional environmental issue unique to your area or home state and prepare a PowerPoint Presentation. You may focus on any environmental issue, but the area of focus must be in your local area or home state. The environmental issue may be related to land, water, or air.

    Instructions
    Choose a Superfund website that is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You can use this search engine to find a Superfund site in your state.

    Each assignment leading up to the final assignment is evaluated and graded independently. Your instructor will provide specific grading criteria for each step of the project prior to its due date.

    The Superfund website will have information about contaminated areas, how they became contaminated, and who is responsible for the contamination, as well as clean-up plans for the contamination.

    Your PowerPoint Presentation should include:

    • Your voiceover narration using Screencast-O-Matic for each slide as well as references in APA format
    • The issue (background information from the website, contamination, clean-up)
    • The major players and stakeholders involved (the people who created the problem, the people who can fix the problem, and the people who are most impacted by the problem)
    • Possible controversies (differences in opinion about the issue)
    • Impact of this environmental issue to the surrounding environment (nearby rivers, streams, farmland, animal habitats, etc.)

Identify mitigation tools that can be utilized to support risk assessment and decision making for a hazard mitigation plan.

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Respond to the following:

1. Choose a natural or manmade hazard.

2. 2Identify mitigation tools that can be utilized to support risk assessment and decision making for a hazard mitigation plan.

3. Share and discuss your hazard and choice of mitigation tools with the class. Discuss the benefits for your choice of mitigation tools.

Natural Disaster Requiring Federal Disaster Declaration

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Natural Disaster Requiring Federal Disaster Declaration

For the final Project, select a natural disaster that required a Federal Disaster Declaration. Apply the four phases from the FEMA “Integrating Man-made Hazards into Mitigation Planning” to develop a mitigation plan for the hazard. Discuss the benefits of the mitigation plan. See the project requirements below:

· Introduction: Identify hazard and community for evaluation

· Phase 1: Organize community support

· Phase 2: Assess risk

· Phase 3: Develop a mitigation plan

· Phase 4: Implement the plan and monitor progress

· Conclusion: Discuss the benefits of the mitigation plan.

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length, not including the required title and reference pages.

Choose a natural or manmade hazard.

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Respond to the following:

1. Choose a natural or manmade hazard.

2. 2Identify mitigation tools that can be utilized to support risk assessment and decision making for a hazard mitigation plan.

3. Share and discuss your hazard and choice of mitigation tools with the class. Discuss the benefits for your choice of mitigation tools.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200-250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

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Primary Discussion Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200-250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

Summative Discussion Board

Review and reflect on the knowledge that you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write 200-250 words on the following:

  • What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?
  • How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?
  • What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?

Primary Discussion Response

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Primary Discussion Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), and Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200-250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

Watch the following video in preparation for the discussion:

This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Focus your discussion on the following questions:

  • Describe how trend analysis differs from ratio analysis and give an example of trend analysis.
  • Discuss how trend analysis might be used to make business decisions.