animals changed the landscape that made it easier for tsetse fly to nest. The tsetse flies spread a sleeping sickness that killed about 200‚000 Ugandans from 1902-1906 . African tribes were very dependent on their livestock; as a result‚ tribes like the Maasai in Tanzania lost two thirds of their population. The livestock diseases also brought with it epizootic‚ a lung disease that hit many animals in South Africa . Other diseases from the Europeans that affected the continent greatly were smallpox and
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This case study primarily focuses on the International Finance Corporation’s efforts to bring about socio economic development in the region of Magadi division by investing in a key player in the region- Magadi Soda Company. It is part of International Finance Corporation’s efforts to help people out of poverty by investing in the private sector. In this case‚ the Magadi Soda Ash Company is the key aspect of the private sector of magadi Division. Formerly known as the Magadi Soda Company‚ Tata Chemicals
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Geography * Fieldwork- go out in the field and see what people are doing‚ observe how people’s actions and reactions vary across space * Summary of Field Note: Kenya full of fertile farmland but many are hungry. Why don’t they grow food for themselves? Most of Kenya is owned by foreigners and Kenya needs the foreign revenue * Human geography- how people make places‚ how we organize space and society‚ how we interact with each other in places and across
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Indirect rule was a system of ruling Africans that sought not to displace African authority‚ but instead to rule through it. It was first used by the British and later adopted by other European powers after they witnessed its success. Indirect rule is largely considered a more humane alternative to its counterpart‚ direct rule‚ which placed colonial powers in charge of all aspects of African administration. Despite this‚ there were numerous problems with indirect rule in both theory and in practice
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Global Warming Throughout the years‚ many topics have been brought to attention and have caused many controversial discussions. Being one of them‚ Global Warming has been the number one controversial topic for decades. One main subtopic talked about has been the different types of “effects” Global Warming has caused on this Earth to go through. One effect is Greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases can stay in the atmosphere for an amount of years ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of years
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: Kenya’s Journey from A Single Party State to A Multi-Party State Authors Name: Institution Kenya’s Journey from A Single Party State to A Multi-Party State Like most countries in Africa during post-independence that were affected by single party politics‚ Kenya was not left out of the scene. The dominant parties rose due to the struggle of independence that was facing major countries. At the time most African states preferred having one united front to beat their colonial masters
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Popular Culture and Post Colonialism in Kenya Popular culture as manifested in the book “The River Between” by Ngugi Wa Thiongo depicts the collision between Africans and European ideologies and ways of life in colonial Kenyan society thus telling us more about the foundations of contemporary post colonial Kenya. According to Jessie McKinney‚ Popular culture is the shared knowledge‚ beliefs and practices by a specific group that is especially as a result of Western culture that reflects and
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What is Human Geography? Human geography- how people make places‚ how we organize space and society‚ how we interact with each other in places and across space‚ and how we make sense of others and ourselves in our localities‚ regions‚ and the world. Advances in communication and transportation technologies are making places and people become more interconnected. 100 years ago‚ fastest transportation was the steamship‚ railroad‚ and horse. 200 countries‚ diverse world. Globalization- set of
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Legal Environment of SLT Report SU MAN MSc SLT ETU20100211 ESC RENNES 1. The Legal Differences There are approximately 80.000enterprises related to Travel agents and tour operators in Europe with 450‚000 employees. Package holiday becomes a popular and convenient travelling form attracting more people. Until 2007‚ 190 million package holidays have been sold. Meanwhile‚ 29.000 IATA accredited agency have already settled in travel agency. According to the statistics‚ there were $1.6 billion
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African Dance Types Africa is a vast continent‚ consisting of many countries and hugely diverse cultures. African dance mainly refers to the collective dance type of the Sub-Saharan Africa‚ which is the African tribal dance. There are many aspects that affect the African dance types. Here are some glimpses of African dance types... African dance types are distinct from each other because of the diversity‚ of the nomadic groups and the indigenous tribes‚ that practice them. The African dances
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