Central Africa

Required Reading: Prehistoric people: 1. What does the term “Prehistoric People” mean? How has the advancement in the study of such peoples grown and developed over time? Prehistoric people are humans who lived before writing was invented 5.500 years ago. 2. Where (location) and when (date) were the remains of the oldest known hominid found? The remains of the oldest known hominid were discovered in the Djurab Desert in 2001. 3. Which species of Australopithecus is “Lucy”? What is the…

A pesky virus has manage to make its way to the Caribbean’s. This 63 years old virus was first detected in Africa in 1952. At the same place it was given the name Chikungunya. The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) had originated in Central/East Africa, where the virus has been found to circulate between forest-dwelling mosquitoes and primates. (“History of Chikungunya”)The Chikungunya virus is similar to the dengue virus due to the fact that they both travel through mosquitoes and the traveling cycle…

Globalization has been one of the major central theme in world History. Though there isn’t a specific definition for globalization, many school of thoughts have different ways of explaining the considerable points of what it means to be globalized. However, in the third edition of his book “the world and a very small place in Africa”, Donald R Wright presents much broader scale leading to globalization of the world by reflecting on the past shaping the present, perhaps through intercultural…

his metropolis - Portugal. During the exploitation of Republic of South Africa by NL, although there was a little difference in terms of local cultural consideration, the general scope was the same, that is, under appreciating the native culture. During the 1960’s Africa was liberated from the colonial empire and Mozambique was not an exception, as late in 1975 it became independent from Portugal while Republic of South Africa was already independent from NL in 1910. By that time, apart from…

Madagascar & Raw Nickel History & Geography Madagascar is the fourth biggest island in the World. It is 1000 miles from north to south (244,533 sq miles) and twice the size of Arizona. And is home to one of the six islands of africa and is located off the coast of mozambique. One of its main income of money and exports of resources is raw nickel, which has earned almost $370,000,000, followed by knitted sweaters that has earned almost $180,000,000. The landscape of Madagascar is beautiful. It…

Although separated by the second largest ocean in the world, the Americans, Europe, and Africa all display an infusion of all three cultures dating back to the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Out of the three societies, Africans felt the greatest impact of shift in culture. Not to be considered one distinct group, each new wave of a new African tribe, along with the American influence altered the preexisting cultures of Africans in the Americas creating a new creole identity within…

have watched the species that they would have never had the problem that they currently have. The humpback dolphin was poorly studied mammal used to be on the vulnerable list but is now on the critically endangered list. They live on the coast of africa and weren't really studied at all. At the recent studies shown there appears to be a small community of atlantic humpback and its probably less than 1,500 breeding…

Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski was raised in a particularly polarising period in human history, with one of the most significant events being the aptly named: “Scramble for Africa”. Commencing near the end of the 19th Century, and bleeding into the next, this period saw major geo-political powers use both their influence and strength to acquired large swathes of inhabited land on the African continent. Conrad experienced both the rise and the fall of New Imperialism, and from it he drew…

are two subspecies known as the savannah elephant, loxodonta africana africana, and the forest elephant, loxodonta africana cyclotis. They both live in central and western Africa; the savannah elephant lives in the grassy woodlands and plains, and the forest elephant lives in equatorial forests. The African Elephant has lived on the continent of Africa for thousands of years, and elephants themselves have lived on Earth for around 55 million years. But as of the 20th century, the African…

everyday problems nevertheless, as a citizen in a western country we are often oblivious as to how remarkable a life we have and we ought to be reminded, which is why people exclaim “Think of the starving children in Africa” Having the opportunities to live life the way you prefer is a central theme in the text “How Lucky You Are” by Debi Alper. The short story is focused around the adolescent Max from England who is living life without caring too much or setting high goals, he then meets…