second-most populous continent. In measure of wealth it is one of the wealthiest continents in terms as natural resources. Although Africa’s abundant amount of natural resources‚ it remains the world’s poorest and most underdeveloped continent. This could be a result of many things such as corruption within the government‚ failure in central planning‚ and lack of access to foreign capital. Sub-Saharan Africa is the least successful region in the world in reducing poverty. The continent is always under
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and broadens our impression and knowledge about other continents‚ countries‚ modern cities and of course‚ helps us to take a break from our hectic way of living. There are tonnes of great places to visit around the world. Each place has its own personal touch and uniqueness. Everyone has a place that they want to visit in life. As for me‚ the greatest desire of my life is to visit Europe‚ one of the most prosperous and unique continents in the world. Europe owns the world’s most diverse civilization
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The discovery of America‚ like most things in history‚ is not one hundred percent clear. It is accredited to Christopher Columbus although there were natives living in the regions he discovered. When he landed in the Bahamas in October of 1492‚ it was the first of many times Columbus set foot in the Americas. Funded by Spain‚ the textbook explains Columbus was convinced that “The distance from the west coast of Europe to the east coast of Asia was about 5‚000 miles‚ instead of the actual 12‚000.”(Western
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different from a scientific theory? on How did Earth and other planets in our solar system originate? What are the principal divisions of the solid Earth? What criteria were used to establish these divisions? What are the major features of the continents and ocean basins? What Is Earth Science? Earth science is the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth and its neighbors in space. It includes geology‚ oceanography‚ meteorology‚ and astronomy. In this book‚ Units
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underdevelopment. The southern half has a general inability to contain AIDS‚ corruption‚ and war in the region. Racism is still prevalent‚ there are dire food shortages‚ and to add‚ there is mounting debt in almost every country in the southern part of the continent. For decades‚ these issues have plagued the region‚ yet‚ there is little or no aid being pumped in to uplift the area‚ nor is there any end in sight. But what kind of threat does this pose for global stability? In failing to resolve these problems
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10. Africa and the International Community The continent of Africa has faced and continues to deal with many problems due to its geography‚ colonialism‚ and economic exploitation. Africa contains roughly 1/3 of the primary commodities in the world‚ yet it is one of the poorest regions. Geography on the African continent is diverse from deserts to rain forests and beaches to mountain ranges. The pure size of the continent and some extreme environments has made it challenging to develop infrastructure
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The Silk Road served as a cultural bridge linking the east to the west on the Eurasian continent. It was an extensive trade route originated from Chang’an in the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west. This trade included both overland and maritime routes. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The rise and fall of different civilizations and nomadic invasions transformed the Silk Road and its users‚ and from 200 BCE to 1450 CE the spread
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an important change occurs. It is very important that it will never be forgotten since these turning points make such great impact on history. Some of these impacts include food‚ people‚ plants‚ animals‚ technology‚ and diseases passed from one continent to the other. The voyages of Columbus and the Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union are one of the most significant turning points that made political‚ social‚ and cultural impact. <br> <br>The voyages of Columbus began the European race to
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contributions and cooperation including the principle of the ‘five peaceful coexistence’. There is no doubt that the evolving Sino-Africa relationship markedly produced vast development opportunities and brings dramatic development change for the African continent and its community. However‚ the blossoming of Sino-African relations did not fall from the sky and flourished all of a sudden without nurturing and tender care. The journey has taken nearly two decades of carefully thought out cooperation and strategic
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the mini mountains to the floor and Poof Mountains transformed bigger out of nowhere. Then came the oceans‚ volcanoes‚ and at last the jungles. He then decided that he wanted one big continent but after he saw the result he didn’t like it so he clapped and then the big continent broke creating 7 different continents that started drifting apart from each other. He then realized that the world looked empty but didn’t know what to do and from out of nowhere a meteor fell from the sky. So Atlas
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