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What happened to Haiti in January
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A massive earthquake destroyed many parts of Haiti causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people
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Why was Haiti so devastated
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high rates of poverty, poor infrastructure, politically unstable, urban concentration of people, structural weaknesses in the buildings
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What did we do as a class to help Haiti
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Raised funds and awareness through posters and donation buckets' and wrote letters of support for the people of Haiti
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Organizations that are helping Haiti
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Sow a Seed, The Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Music for Relief,
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Influences on Mexico's political and social structures
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European style democracy, but still has the rigid class systems that characterized Aztec and Spanish traditions. Spanish speaking.
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Influences on culture in the Caribbean and Central America
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Colonialism provoked the mingling of cultures through language, religion, and the arts
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Urban challenges connected to migration to cities in Central Am. and the Caribbean
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strained resources, lack of jobs and housing, weak or collapsed infrastructure, extreme poverty, homelessness
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How have landforms in Europe shaped the lives and settlement of people
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Netherlands; dikes built to keep out the sea, protect settlements, increase farming space; Pyrenees: isolated Iberian Peninsula from rest of Europe; mountains: forced people to travel mostly by way of rivers and seas
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Describe 3 ways Europeans are managing their resources wisely
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by dry farming, promoting reforestation to prevent soil erosion, and by taking steps to prevent deforestation
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Who is Nelson Mandela
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Head of the ANC in South Africa, jailed for 27 years for treason, became 1st black President of South Africa
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HOw did apartheid affect the black and colored populations of South Africa
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couldn't live in same areas as whites, attend the same schools as whites, to marry whites, carry pass (identity) cards, couldn't vote, go on strike, or take skilled jobs
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How did the white government of South Africa enforce the apartheid laws
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prisons, hard labor, police abuse, murder, torture, political assassinations,
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HOw did the black and colored populations resist the rule of apartheid
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burned their passes, went on strike, boycotted buses, demonstrations, sabotage of government structures,
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Why was the Victory of the South African rugby team at the 1995 World Cup significant to South Africa
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helped unify the country and relieve some of the fear that blacks and whites had about each other
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Which mineral resources are among Africa's most abundant. Where are many of these located
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oil, copper, iron ore, manganese, zinc, gold and diamonds; Nigeria, Congo, South Africa
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Which renewable resources are important to Africa; Why
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water and solar power; in many places there is an abundance of both, necessary for power (energy)
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Why do you think storytellers are important to Africa
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They connect people to their past through the oral tradition
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How did colonialism affect development and set the stage for current conflicts in East Africa?
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Colonialism disrupted village life by bringing in plantation style agriculture to the region. It set up current conflicts by favoring certain ethnic groups over others, causing resentment (Rwanda). It also set the stage for current border disputes.
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Why are agriculture, industry, and commerce concentrated along coastal areas and river plains in West Africa?
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Easy access to water, fertile soil, and mild climates.
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Which factors contribute the most to having a high standard of living?
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Life expectancy at birth-Indicates level of health care, exposure to disease, age of mother.
GDP-Speaks to the level of income per capita Literacy rate/compulsory education-level of education |
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What conclusions can be drawn from a country with a low life expectancy?
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Poor health care, vaccinations are not readily available to the general population, # of doctors to patients is low (Few doctors, many patients), and possible rural populations.
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Factors indicating success in African nations?
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Life expectancy, GDP, literacy, education.
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3 most common languages in Africa?
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English, French, and Portuguese
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