Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trough‚ approximately 6‚000 kilometers (3‚700mi) in length‚ which runs from northern Syria in the Southwest Asia to Central Mozambique in East Africa.” The trough is approximately 6‚000 kilometers that is big. Imagine walking over a bridge to the other side of the Great Rift Valley. 3‚700 miles long is very long. The boundary type is divergent. Listen to what Jim Z. has to say
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In Africa‚ Darfur because of the floods and crops food growth had affected Forty countries faced food price crises in 2008. In Africa‚ Darfur because of the floods and crop‚ food growth had negatively affected. In Somalia at least 1‚8 million people affected from food crisis. On May 5 2008‚ food riot occured in Somalia because of the price of food. Unfortunately five protestors were killed. In Asia‚ Nepal more than forty thousand people affected by floods and droughts. India has blocked the export
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NREGA ( National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) and its impacts on agriculture with special reference to Wayanad. NREGA ( National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) and its managerial issues with special reference to Wayanad Agriculture and Eco-tourism in the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area - implications for economic surplus and environmental service provision Abstract: Rural communities in South Africa characterized by low household income and high unemployment
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more money because the goal of Dias’ expedition was purely economic to begin with. This allowed the Portuguese to have defenses along their new route and protect their riches for years to come. To this day‚ six African countries such as Angola and Mozambique speak Portuguese as one of their official languages demonstrating the impact Portuguese exploration had on the African
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1. Role within the region and that within the globe Seeing that Africa is the region which is the state within the region which is one of the most developments. South Africa and Nigeria are two contenders in this domain as South Africa is seen as the gateway into Africa and Nigeria’s economy is rapidly improving. States within the region should unite and formulate a dialect of how they wish to be perceived in the broader international relations. African countries should assist their economies by
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Ruanda-Urundi (now Rwanda and Burundi) was mandated to Belgium on 31 August 1923. On 1925 Belgium formed between Ruanda-Urundi and Belgian Congo an administrative union.2 The Kionga triangle was given to Portugal and they added it to their colony of Mozambique.3 How successfully was it run? It was a failure because “it masked the hidden agendas of the Mandatory powers‚ suppressed minority and cultural rights‚ and created internal division.” The mandate system was a way to hide colonialism and the
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Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama (1460 or 1469 – 24 December 1524)‚ 1st Count of Vidigueira‚ was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very significant and paved the way for the Portuguese to establish a long lasting colonial empire in Asia
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Secrets in the fire Sofia’s story is set in Mozambique‚ where civil war is raging. villages are set alight and no one‚ not even the dogs‚ are spared. As rebels are given arms‚ it is civillians such as children like Sofia‚who suffer the sharp blade of war. Sofia survived the attrocities‚ yet experienced such trauma that no child should have to endure. Set against the natural innoncence of a child’s sense of what is just and unjust-the questions -and answers Sofia asks bring us back to the powerful
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Madagascar is the worlds fourth largest island located 20° N and 47° E‚ just off the shore of Mozambique (Southern Africa). The area of the island is 587‚040 kilometers "‚ with 4‚828 kilometers of coastline‚ and it is slightly larger than twice the size of Arizona. Madagascar is a high plateau with a narrow coastal plain and mountains on the top. Their main natural resources consist of graphite‚ chromite‚ coal‚ bauxite‚ salt‚ quartz‚ tar sands‚ semiprecious stones‚ mica‚ fish‚ and hydropower. The
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