East Africa

or not Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for sustainable, meaningful economic expansion with be discussed. The beginning will speak of the evidence pointing towards booming economic growth, the reason for the boom, and lingering problems. The expert will also discuss whether or not African economies are able to diversify away from natural resource production, if it is possible to provide enough jobs for fast-growing populations, and whether or not Africa is about to undergo an East Asia-style boom.…

Tanzania is located in the southwestern region of Africa. It was once a hub for slavery with its coastline on the Indian Ocean. Though a very rural country, there is the ability for the country to grow and expand immensely. The countries imports and exports are from around the globe. With a growing population of almost fifty million, the country is making its way into becoming a less impoverished country. Tanzania imports and exports a few materials. The majority of the countries exports are…

Hominin expansion throughout most of Africa occurred with Australopithecines, Paranthropus, and early Homo habilis. Each species was advancing, and adapting to their various habitats. However, a new homo was entering the playing field, which was not only biologically modern but was capable of creating tools. This new species is known as Homo ergaster/erectus, and they were on the verge of breaking out into new territory. This group would soon leave the cradle of Africa and traverse to Asia,…

“double the trouble”. Its first phase was from 1880-1919, which was formerly known as German East Africa, and was seized by Germany in the frenzied “Scramble for Africa” (1 and 7). The second phase began shortly after Germany’s defeat in WWI and it lost its colony to Britain that lasted from 1925-1945 (2). In terms of the cause for colonization, various factors in Europe led its countries to acquire colonies in Africa. In general, Germany, Britain, and other European countries demonstrated their…

In the article, "The Lower Paleolithic of the Near East" by Ofer Bar-Yosef discussed during the Plio-Pleistocene the Near East formed a safe terrestrial bridge for animals to cross over through Africa, Asia, and Europe (Bar-Yosef, Ofer, pg. 212). The Near East will continue to be considered as the only evidence for the hominids migration into other regions outside of Africa (Bar-Yosef, Ofer, pg. 212). The successful adaptation of hominids into Western Asia resulted into their mobility…

communication. Mesoamerica, West Africa, and Japan experienced benefits and drawbacks from cultural and economic isolation. Mesoamerica faced social and economic benefits and drawbacks from being isolated. Mesoamerica was a region in the Americas, extending from central Mexico to northern Costa Rica. Because it was on the America’s, Mesoamerica couldn’t benefit from Eurasia’s trade and communications. The Mayans of the Yucatan peninsula lived with oceans on their east, north, and west sides,…

CLIMATE CHANGE VS. CLIMATE VARIATION IN WESTERN CAPE The observed trends in average temperatures are evidence for climate changes in the Western Cape region. It is the main wheat production area of South Africa and responsible for almost 40% of the country’s total production. Wheat areas in the Western Cape are mainly rain-fed and the primary use of wheat is for bread making. Swartland is a sub-region of Western Cape and characterized by dry, hot summers and wet, moisty winters which is…

a social construct, but unfortunately it is still used around the world. The video shows that everyone came from a scientific Adam and Eve and how it all started in Africa. Even though there are a lot of variations in a few DNA chromosomes around the world, African DNA and its unique variations of DNA show that it is indeed in Africa where all of our ancestral DNA can call…

atmosphere. Religion is a recognizable topic. In the Middle East, there are many different religions such as Sunni, Shi’a, Christian, and…

one in three people living in Sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished and more than ninety percent are suffering. Poor nutrition causes nearly forty five percent of deaths in children under the age of five and three point one million children die each year. This is becoming a significant issue for the whole planet. However, it is globally within our power to prevent something bad from happening in Africa. We are one world and to say it's just happening in Africa would be false it's happening…