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 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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philosophers who justified the noble savage theory. As a result‚ the misconceptions continue to persist in society in all medias whether intentional or not. Africa is a country. Years of primary and secondary education teach that there are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica that make up the world. However when discussing Africa in a college classroom‚ most students
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out is very important. It’s important what you’re encouraged to do. -How do you change bad habits? Start new patterns. -Virtue is what you want‚ but virtue is rare. Virtuous does not mean good. -6 different ways to be: god-like‚ virtuous‚ continent‚ incontinent‚ vicious‚ and beast like. Born god like: not really human‚ born
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An Introduction to Structural Geology Introduction Structural geology is the study of the features formed by geological processes. Features include faults‚ folds and dipping strata. Geologists can work out the order of events and see which events are related by taking fairly simple measurements and using simple methods. Measurements and Techniques The most obvious thing to do when trying to decipher the structural history of a formation is to describe it. One way of doing this is to measure the dip and strike
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(DOST)‚ this natural phenomenon gets its start during the summer months in the northern hemisphere‚ when the Asiatic continent becomes warmer than the surrounding seas so a low-pressure area develops over the continent. This happens when a large mass of air rises‚ causing low pressure in the area the mass left empty and inducing air from over the ocean to flow towards the continent. The winds‚ rushing toward the low-pressure area‚ carry heat and water vapor which‚ when passing across the Philippines
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all men‚ the separation of church and state‚ religious freedom/tolerance. The first successful English settlement on the American continent was established in 1607. And from then on‚ until 1732‚ thirteen English colonies settled on the continent. Great Britain was the first and the only country to send its people as colonists and to settle in that part of the continent. The Colonists had two reasons to leave England and it was to make money. But the major part of the colonists was running away from
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The legend of Atlantis‚ the lost continent described in a story written by Plato around 360 B.C.‚ has inspired heated speculation for many centuries. In modern times‚ public interest in the subject has been accompanied by imaginary proposals that stretch Atlantis well beyond the boundaries of Plato’s story. Nowadays‚ it’s quite difficult to distinguish Atlantis facts from Atlantis fiction. The documentary by the History channel called “Atlantis: Searching for the Lost World of Atlantis” starts
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the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era. Paleozoic Era (Ancient Life) * The Cambrian period is the 1st period of the Paleozoic Era. “Age of the Trilobites” * Explosion of life in the oceans began during this era. * Most of the continents were covered in warm‚ shallow seas. * Invertebrates were dominate - Trilobites * Fish emerged during this time * Fish led to the arrival of amphibians * The end of the Paleozoic era is called the “Age of Amphibians”
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they are‚ and what way they have to move during the trips. Soldiers use maps‚ geographists use maps. However are they so useful? If they are then why? Maps is a smaller version of a place‚ maps can represent give and idea of how city‚ country or continent might look like‚ there are also maps such as globe that represent the full world: There is a map of Uzbekistan‚ globe of the world and map of Tashkent. Map of Uzbekistan shows the shape of the county‚ it also represents where cities are
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