Africa is the world’s second-biggest and second-most-crowded mainland. At around 30.2 million km2 including adjoining islands‚ it covers six percent of Earth’s aggregate surface zone and 20.4 percent of its aggregate area region. With 1.1 billion individuals starting 2013‚ it represents around 15% of the world’s human populace. Africa’s populace is the most youthful amongst every one of the landmasses; the middle age in 2012 was 19.7‚ when the overall middle age was 30.4. Algeria is Africa’s biggest
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The geography‚ population‚ and natural resources had a strong impact on the development of the colonies in the new world between 1650-1750. Geographical resources such as the amount of farmland‚ rivers‚ and forests‚ natural resources such as fur‚ lumber‚ and waterways‚ as well as the religion and ethnicities that varied throughout New England‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies resulted in differences between how each region developed. New England had many rivers and harbors‚ but
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Part A (20 marks) Choose the BEST answers. Write your answer into the Answer Sheet provided. 1. Computer ____ entails having the knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses. a. literacy c. legitimacy b. intimacy d. infancy 2. A(n) ____ is an electronic device‚ operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory‚ that can accept data‚ process the data according to specified rules‚ produce results‚ and store the results for future use. a. input device c
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to work if given a chance. Lack of occupation is a severe problem not only in Europe but in all corners of the world. People who are unemployed are seen as a liability to the society. This is because people with no jobs or other sources of income are always seen as dependent on their colleagues employed with financial stability. The unemployed find it difficult to live up to their basic needs. Unemployment in Europe and measures put in place Technological change and expansion in international
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Colonialism in Africa "Neither imperialism nor colonialism is a simple act of accumulation nor acquisition… Out of imperialism‚ notions about culture were classified‚ reinforced‚ criticized or rejected” (BBC World Service). The nineteenth century saw massive changes in Africa. Some were driven by famine and disease (BBC World Service). Some changes were the result of the territorial ambitions of African rulers. As the century progressed alliances with merchants and missionaries from Europe began increasingly
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gNationalism in Southeast Asia before the Second World War never had a chance to succeed in the first place.h How accurate is this statement? The nationalists in Southeast Asia before the Second World War had achieved little in terms of gaining political concessions and constitutional reforms from the colonial powers so as to secure autonomy. While it is true that the nationalists faced many obstacles from the start (for instance the repressive measures taken by colonial powers to minimise
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An essay outlining the nature of the Enlightenment in Europe‚ focusing on the ideas and its impact on the arts in Europe in the eighteenth century. At the beginning of the 18th century the favourable style of painting was the Rococo style. This was a highly decorative‚ ornate style of art‚ which lasted throughout the reign of Louis XV (1715-74) and spread to other countries‚ most notably Austria and Germany. Rococo favoured the complex swirling forms of Baroque art but was airier and more
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Tajini announcing that ‘if SME’s grow‚ the economy grows’‚ from an Information Daily report (2012). This seems a reasonable statement as according to a European Commission report (2012‚ p.15) there are 20.7 million small to medium sized businesses in Europe which account for more than 98 per cent of all enterprises overall. This may be a surprise to many but the European framework states that a business with less the 249 employees is a medium-sized business‚ then this dramatically declines to 10-49 for
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When many people hear the word Africa‚ they picture steaming jungles and gorillas. Hollywood films have shrunk the public image of this immense‚ varied continent into a small segment of its actual diversity. To have a more accurate picture of the whole continent‚ however‚ one should remember that there are‚ roughly‚ three Africas‚ each with its distinct climate and terrain and with a style of life suited to the environment. The continent can be divided into the northern desert areas‚ the southeastern
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European countries has been steadily growing. Nadeau supports her claims about femicide in Europe with statistics of women killed and included the norms‚ values and beliefs of both men and women in European culture. Her purpose is to dispel certain myths about domestic violence or femicide being okay in order to decrease the number of women killed and increase the acknowledgement of violence against women in Europe. She seems to have a young audience because she opposes cultural taboos and old ideas about
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