thrived between 500 BC and 200 AD on the Jos Plateau|r| |in northeastern Nigeria. Information is lacking from the first millennium AD following the Nok ascendancy‚ but by the|d| |2nd millennium AD there was active trade from North Africa through the Sahara to the forest with the savanna people |L| |acting as intermediaries in
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Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure created‚ in large part‚ by the unequal heating of the earth’s surface by the sun. Air moves from a region of higher pressure to one of lower pressure and this movement is wind. Any difference in pressure will cause wind‚ but the greater the difference the stronger the wind. The direction that wind takes is influenced by the rotation of the earth. On a non-rotating earth wind would move in a straight path from a high- to a low-pressure area. It
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WEATHER Clouds: Where two masses of air from different sources and with different characteristics meet‚ Boundary lines are formed where the cooler and heavier air runs under the warmer and Lighter air and compels it to rise. As in the previous case the expansion and cooling of this air results in the formation of Clouds spreads as a more or less continuous of stratiform clouds. Air may be forced to rise up the sides of mountains and high grounds towards which the wind is blowing..The consequent
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Project on the Gareh-Bygone Plain in Iran : A Causal Comparative Approach” 1. Research problems : Iran is located in semi-arid region with a high number population growth. That is one of the reasons why the water in this area become rare. Commonly sub- Sahara Africa and South Asia have low argicultural potential. Based on the condition emerging global evidence suggest to develop Floodwater Spreading Project in Gareh-Bygon plain‚ Iran. 2. Research purpose : The purpose of this study was to examine the social
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Africa had a great history behind it‚ but it was when imperialism and slavery came in‚ that it had all gone away. Imperialism and slavery tore africa apart. Africa had gotten taken over by a majority of Europe‚ and other places. They had the “Berlin Conference” which had also affected Africa. This is how the Berlin Conference‚ slavery‚ imperialism had affected Africa in many ways. Slavery was a big problem in Africa‚ because of the “European slave trade.” Merchants had before sold gold‚ but were
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Airline | | A Boeing 767-300ER of Delta Air Lines‚ one of the world’s largest passenger airlines. | Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-700 in 2008. SAS is Europe’s most punctual airline for the third year a row.[1] A FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11. FedEx Express is the world’s largest airline in terms of freight tons flown.[2] Ryanair Boeing 737-800 shortly after take-off. Ryanair is the world’s largest airline in terms of number of international passengers carried.[3] An
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Global Review Sheet- FINALS * Anthropologist- someone who studies culture * Neolithic revolution agriculture; no more nomads; settlements * River Valley Civilizations (all the civilizations had 2 rivers except for Egypt) * Mesopotamia * Tigris and Euphrates rivers * Egypt * The Nile river * Indus * The Indus and Ganges rivers * China * Huang He and Yangtze rivers * Mesopotamia
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counter. The assortment of snacks on display drew our attention. They had almost everything starting from pizzas‚ burgers‚ doughnuts‚ sandwiches to wafers‚ juices‚ tea‚ coffee and soft drinks. We also saw airhostesses of Jet Airways‚ Air Deccan and Air Sahara. One pilot even stopped over to talk to us. He answered all our questions with a smile. He explained how he flew the plane with a control stick. He also told us that the experience to soar high among the clouds was unmatched. He left by asking us
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countries such as Egypt and the Sudan and having great wealth in South Africa and great colonies like Kenya and Rhodesia. In the 1830s‚ France had invaded Algeria. After a new conquest‚ France have added more colonies to the empire such as South of Sahara and also the island of Madagascar. Germany also have colonies like the Camerons and South West Africa. The competition was intense between the European countries‚ each of the leaders want to have an competitive advantage and in order for them to gain
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expanded the grasp of commercialization. A profound change may be the growth of interregional trade‚ which sparked the expansion of luxury trade (A). As more of Africa became unveiled‚ specifically the western coast and the eastern coast of sub-Saharas‚ the continent became very popular among the world network (A). Africa primarily exported luxuries to Europe and sometimes the Middle East via caravan routes (E). These goods included precious metals (gold) and gems; ironically‚ Europe would later
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