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Renewable Resources

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Those which nature will renew if given the opportunity to do so.

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Non-Renewable Resources

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Those that are finite; once we have used them, there will be no fresh supply.

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Resource

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Refers to the characteristics of the physical and human world we use to sustain our daily life.

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Main type of Resources to be found in the Caribbean

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Water
Mineral
Forest
Land
Population
Air

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Resources in Jamaica

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Alumina
Bauxite
Tourism
Gypsum
Bananas
Sugar
Coffee
Rum

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Resources in Trinidad

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Asphalt
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Sugar
Rum
Cocoa
Coffee

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Resources in Barbados

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Sugar
Molasses
Tourism

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Resources in Guyana

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Diamond
Forestry
Gold
Bauxite
Alumina
Sugar
Rice
Cattle

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Resources in Antigua

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Cotton
Rum
Tourism

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Resources in Belize

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Sugar
Bananas
Lumber

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Resources in Bahamas

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Refined Petroleum
Tourism

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Factors affecting population distribution

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Physical geography

Soil fertility

Mineral reserves

Deep water habours and sheltered bays

Access to transport

Climate

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Effects of population change

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Hunger
Disease
Lack of education
Pollution
Lack of housing

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Sources of Population Statistics

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National Census

Registratuon of births, marriage and death

The Office of Naturalisation and Immigration Office

Religious Institutions

Sample surveys and polls

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Migration

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The movement of people from one place to another to live and usually to work.

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Push factors of Migration

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Discrimination
Unemployment
Underemployment
Natural disasters
Poor education
Low living standards
High inflation

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Pull factors of Migration

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To find a better life

To join relatives

Political stability

Economic stability

High wages and low living costs
Good health care services and facilities

Good schools

Recreational facilities

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Emigration

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The movement out of a country, island or region.

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Immigration

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The movement into a country, island or region.

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Regional Migration

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The movement between territories within a region

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Internal Migration

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The movement within one country or island.

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International Migration

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The movement between one country and another

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Birth Rate

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The number of live births per thousand of population per year

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Census

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Survey of population carried out by the government regularly, usually about every ten years

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Death Rate

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The number of deaths per thousand of a population

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Life expectancy

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The average length of life an individual in a particular country or region can expect

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