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20 Cards in this Set
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Deforestation
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caused by human activity (clear-cutting); leading to loss of rain forest
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Desertification
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change of grasslands to deserts caused by environmental changes and clearing of land for livestock; leads to erosion of topsoil and reduced productivity
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Rapid Urbanization Problems
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traffic congestion, inadequate public services, over-crowded neighborhoods and slums
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Axum Empire
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a trading kingdom that attacked the Kush trade routes in 300s and settled Northern Ethiopia
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Ghana Empire
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700s and grew rich by trading gold for salt; capital: Kumbi; prosperous due to tax collectoin system including tariffs
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Mali Empire
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succeeded Ghana; traded gold for salk; capital: Timbuktu; extended west to the Atlantic
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Songhai Empire
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took over Mali and stretched east until overran by the Moroccans in the 1600s
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Poaching
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illegal hunting of animals that leads to endangerment of species; ex/elephants for ivory
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Tribal Traditions
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one supreme being that controls death and a ranked order of lesser deities; existence of nature spirits; honor ancestors and dead
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Christianity
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a main religion introduced to Ethiopia by missionaries and Egyptian traders; found along coasts where there is foreign contact
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Islam
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a main religion found in western areas where the Mali and Songhai empires existed
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Main Economic Activity
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mostly agriculture (subsistence farming); logging, fishing, mining, and manufacturing (textiles, cars)
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HIV/AIDS problems
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70% of people with this live in the region and cause higher death rates and limited growth rate
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European Colonization
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disrupted villages, replaced local agriculture with plantations, set up economies, didn't model democracy, set boundaries, educational aspects, city development
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Great Rift Valley
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created from tectonic plates from Syria to Mozambique
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E-commerce
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allows people to purchase/sell unique products to other people around the world
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Event in 1994
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when the first election based on universal suffrage ws held
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Locations for Best Fishing
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abundance in the west and the continental shelf
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Masai
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nomadic herders
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Lake Volta
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supplies water for Ghana
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