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    Sub-Saharan Africa

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    What is the Cause of the High Maternal Mortality Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa? The causes could total 50 or they could be only one‚ what are the primary causes of the high maternal mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa? There are 4 major reasons why this impoverished region of the world grapples with such a challenge. First and foremost is the magnitude of poverty in the region. Secondly‚ the lack of maternal services available to the population both pre and post delivery. Thirdly‚ the lack education

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    Section 1: A Scramble For Africa • European nations needed to fuel industrial production • Competed for new markets for goods and took huge interest in Africa • Imperialism- Seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country o Occurred throughout most of Africa o Europe came in and dominated • Mid 1800’s Africans divided into ethnic and linguistic groups • Some converted to Islam and Christianity • Most kept traditions and religion • For 400 years

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    Poaching In Africa Essay

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    Poaching in Africa is extremely likely to happen sadly. Most poaching happens in Zimbabwe‚ which is a country in Africa. The second country with the most poaching is Kenya‚ which is also in Africa. More than half of the worlds poaching happens in Africa because there are a lot of rare‚ iconic animals that resides there. Poaching is a deadly and horrific crime against the wildlife that happens worldwide for years. Wildlife officials say that legal hunters kill tens of millions of animals each and

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    Flooding in South Africa

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    Assignment GEO 234 D Sonnekus 2011042526 Flooding In South-Africa A Deeper Insight to What Happens Around Us [pic] Photo: Ivan Sonnekus 2012 Index Page Number 1. Introduction 3 2. The Nature Of Flooding 3 3. The Main Causes Of Flooding In South-Africa 4 4. The Effect Of Development On Flood Hazards in SA 5 5. The Effect Of The Economic Status Of People - Regarding Flood Hazards 6 6. Conclusion 7 7. Bibliography

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    DBQ Scramble For Africa

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    Often times‚ when change is forced on a group of people‚ they do not look kindly upon it. This would be the case for what is called “The Scramble for Africa.” According to the documents given‚ European powers gave the illusion of choice to the people and then backed that up with bullets when they resisted. In response the European Colonization of Africa‚ the Native people feared the social problems that would face them along with the fear of foreign rule. This caused them to rely heavily on their religious

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    South Africa Dbq

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    In 1651‚ Dutch settlers first arrived in South Africa looking for slaves and goods‚ at the time they were known as Afrikaners. The Berlin Conference controlled the European colonization and trade in Africa by dividing the country into sections. The African efforts to resist European imperialism failed because they were unable to withstand the advanced weapons and other technology possessed by the Europeans. In 1948‚ a new system of racial segregation called Apartheid was founded‚ which caused

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    ROLES OF WOMEN IN AFRICA

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    Generalizations about the role and status of women in traditional African societies‚ as for other aspects of African life‚ are not easy to make because Africa is not one cultural area. It is marked by great cultural and linguistic diversities‚ and any statement which can be made about one trite may to altogether inapplicable to another‚ even in one geographical sub-region. A proper understanding of the status and role of women in traditional African societies therefore involves an appreciation of

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    NEW IMPERIAL AGE BETWEEN 1850-1914 IN AFRICA Kelcie Plank World Cultures Unit 1: Lesson 6 New Imperial Age of Africa       Occurred between 1850-1914 The new imperialism focused mainly on declining empires and local wars left many states vulnerable Many states were weakened by slave trade Nationalism produced strong‚ centrally governed nation-states Industrial Revolution made economy stronger European industrialized nations more forceful in expanding into other lands Causes of New Imperialism

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    The term imperialism is the supremacy of one country of the political‚ economic or cultural life of another country or region. This imperialism took place in Africa and it began in the 1800. The Europeans had many motives to distribute the continent of Africa among each other to gain wealth and power. The countries involved in this motion were Britain‚ France‚ Belgium‚ Italy‚ Germany and Portugal. This time was a detrimental period on the African people. This changed the life of the African greatly

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    The Role of Fdi in Africa

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    background of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa 3 2.0 Motives for FDI in Africa 6 2.1The importance of foreign direct investment: 6 3.0 The Costs And Benefits Of FDI 11 4.0 Factors Influencing Investor Decisions 12 4.1 Reasons for low FDI in Africa 14 5.0 Initiatives taken by African countries to attract FDI 16 5.1 Incentives 17 5.2 Investment treaties 18 5.3 Investment Promotion 19 6.0 Policy Related Challenges of FDI 20 7. Efforts to Promote FDI in Africa 28 7.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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