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... living resources of the Earth - e.g . , fisheries , wildlife , forests , agricultural croplands - along with the wise use of fuels and minerals . But by the 1970s achievement of the highest sustainable quality of living for mankind by ...
... living resources of the Earth - e.g . , fisheries , wildlife , forests , agricultural croplands - along with the wise use of fuels and minerals . But by the 1970s achievement of the highest sustainable quality of living for mankind by ...
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... living and nonliving components are called ecosystems . It is impossible to separate an ecosystem into its living and nonliving components , because the whole constitutes a dynamic system in which there is a flow of energy from sunlight ...
... living and nonliving components are called ecosystems . It is impossible to separate an ecosystem into its living and nonliving components , because the whole constitutes a dynamic system in which there is a flow of energy from sunlight ...
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... Living conditions . Before independence , Cyprus was a low - income country with a low cost of living , but the surge of prosperity and development after 1964 created an inevitable inflationary pressure that was reflected in ...
... Living conditions . Before independence , Cyprus was a low - income country with a low cost of living , but the surge of prosperity and development after 1964 created an inevitable inflationary pressure that was reflected in ...
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