Continent

Africa is a continent to the southeast of North America. It is a continent that accomplished many things. For instants, Nelson Mandela stopped the British apartheid system in South Africa. Another example would be the government and how they have shaped South Africa in a Positive and Negative way. Last but not least, the perception most people have (Based off my perception) is Africa is all desert. Nelson Mandela was an important ingredient to stopping the British apartheid system in South…

This Moroccan rail line is currently finalizing its testing phase and is expected be completely operational in 2017. This puts Africa years ahead of North America and Oceania but, one high speed rail line that totals 183 km on the second largest continent is underachieving at its best. This leaves much of the country without adequate rail…

Africa, being the second largest continent in the world, has a variety of geographical features. According to Olujobi (2005) “Africa is known for its natural beauty, landscape, bodies of water and minerals”. Additionally, there are 128 natural and cultural sites inscribed by UNESCO as Africa’s World Heritage sites (Retrieved from www.africanworldheritagesites.org). According to the UNESCO data, Africa is also the continent having the most World Heritage sites. For example, Ethiopia…

Although, not as noticeable tectonic as it is in some continents, the Australian landscape has be transformed by tectonic forces (Charles and Jennifer, 2004). Australia is a stable continent which is located distant from plate boundaries where they are not disturb by tectonic activities (Johnson,…

Maps serve as powerful objects that can change the way viewers think or perceive the world. When maps contain lies, people can be led into a false sense of belief. A New Map of Africa from the Latest Authorities, was created by cartographer John Cary- a former apprentice of William Palmer- reinforces this idea. The map was created in 1805, at the height of European colonization and exploration of Africa. Most explorers were not familiar with Africa’s landscape while undertaking these long…

The continent-expeditionary debate is the epitome of Australia’s continent ethos and sea insecurity. In other words, geopolitics still dominates Australia’s defence policy making even though the changes brought by the globalization and Asia’s rising are recognized. Therefore the level of…

Chapter 9: All domestic animals are alike and in order for people to domesticate animals they have to be certain they are able to do it. It involves wild animals being transformed into something more useful form humans, such as a cow for food or fertilization and plows. Many species by this time have dramatically changed in size rather it makes them bigger or just their brains smaller but having more developed organs. Keeping them as a pet is also an example of having them domesticated because…

fact, Gondwana broke up and eventually created the continents we know today. These continents are known as Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent. Just because Gondwana eventually created the continents we know today, does not mean that these continents will stay the same forever. Eventually, there will be different arrangements in an extensive history of continental adjustment. Continents and landmasses on Earth are always moving in…

So why doesn’t Africa a country of vast resources and significant worldly impact not receive its true credit. Merely pushed to the side as if it is nothing with several misguides false analysis of what the country really is. Africa is a large continent that has been plagued down by stereotypes that are far from untrue. Several people tend to believe that Africa doesn't have much to offer and is suffering from poverty. William Barnett in “The Geography of Africa.”states that “...Western…

PhD in astronomy but soon wanted to study meteorology and paleoclimatology. He continued his work in Germany and Austria. He was most famous for his continental drift theory. Alfred Wegener stated his theory in 1912. His theory stated that all the continents were once all joined together but slowly drifted apart as time went on. He called it Pangaea. People did not believe him until the paleomagnetic idea supported his theory. The paleomagnetic idea was studying the Earth’s magnetic fields in…