is almost an enclave of Senegal. The climate is tropical so it is hot and humid. The topography is dominated by the Senegal and the Gambia River. Major rivers are the Senegal River‚ Saloum River‚ Casamance River‚ and the Gambia River. The climate was subtropical with an average of 75 degrees Fahrenheight. There is rainy and dry season. The rainy season lasts from May to November and has strong southeast winds. Dry season lasts from December to April and is dominated by hot‚ dry winds. Natural
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Bailey Kargo! IB HOTA 3rd period English vs. Spanish Colonization From 1500 to 1700‚ the English colonization of the Chesapeake region and the Spanish colonization of the Central/South American region varied greatly in their primary motivations for settlement and the lasting effects imprinted into both societies. The English motives in settling the Chesapeake region were more economically-based‚ seeking greater economic opportunity and employment‚ while the Spanish effort took on a more
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the weight of gummy bear each time im recording eat before and after. Manipulated variable: The weight of gummy bear. Responding variable: Time‚ Gummy bear. Controlled variables: Water‚ The amount of gummy bears. Analysis/Conclusion: My hypothesis was right because the gummy bears didn’t lose any weight. They got mu ch bigger and weight more than they were before experiment.The one that got more bigger is the one that was in 20 ml acidic water and 20 ml water.Title:The gummi
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Summary The aim of my Research Project was to discover ‘How Significant an Impact Colonisation has had on Modern Native American Culture’. I chose this topic as I am very interested in native cultures and I think it is important to know how these cultures have been impacted‚ due to colonisation and what can be done to help these cultures now. I used a variety of research processes including‚ libraries‚ the Internet‚ newspaper articles and the process of emailing experts. I used primary sources such
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EDUCATION IN EASTERN NIGERIA: Being a Summary of an Essay Paper. BY Leechichi Okpechi Introduction The high performance of people from eastern part of Nigeria in areas of business‚ trade‚ farming and handiwork seem to trigger a curiosity to explore into its primary reasons. Some admirers have come up with the explanation that their traditional education coupled with great level of efforts and unconditional devotion to customs make the difference. This is because education for the
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of the tax burden-who will pay taxes and how much they will pay-and how the taxes collected will be spent. In Nigeria‚ the taxation system dates back to 1904 when the personal income tax was introduced in northern Nigeria before the unification of the country by the colonial masters. It was later implemented through the Native Revenue Ordinances to the western and eastern regions in 1917 and 1928‚ respectively. Among other amendments in the 1930s‚ it was later incorporated into Direct Taxation
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Africa. The European colonization of Africa had lasting negative effects‚ including human rights violations on the African people and creating a dark and foreign image of Africa to the Western World. The colonization of the Europeans did not start in Africa‚ but impacted it the most. One example of the negative effects of European colonization in Africa is clearly evident
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and economic lives toward cities and urbanism. As ever greater numbers of people moved to a small number of rapidly expanding cities (or‚ as was often the case‚ a single main city)‚ the fabric of life in both urban and rural areas changed in massive‚ often unforeseen ways. With the largest and one of the most rapidly growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa‚ Nigeria has experienced the phenomenon of urbanization as thoroughly as any African nation‚ but its experience has also been unique--in scale‚ in pervasiveness
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Colonization and Greed in Heart of Darkness The book Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad is a masterpiece in literature. Conrad obtained many of his perspectives for his work from `hands on experience’ and also from his harsh background and childhood. When Conrad was still a child his father was exiled to Siberia because of suspicions on plotting against the Russian government. After his mother died‚ Conrad’s father sent him to his mother’s brother in Krakow for education
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But before the British‚ the Dutch came a gained control of the costal trading at the end of the 16th century. After the Dutch lost control of the region it was a juggle of power between other Europeans nations and some North American colonies (Metz 17). Due to the involvement of European nations in the slave trade‚ it caught the attention of other empires – in this case the British – who then became interested in the region and led expeditions to the area. The British entered Nigeria in the 1800s
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