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The greatest challenge that humanity will face in this century is how to halt climate change in its tracks. Carbon dioxide levels are increasing, the polar ice caps are melting, the seas are rising, the weather is more extreme, and the deserts are becoming larger. Yet, population is increasing and will continue to for a long time. People are still burning fossil fuels and are, in general, eating more meat. In 2009, the per capita meat consumption in the United States was 120.20 kilograms, which…

Ghana is a small country in West Africa that has a population of approximately 25.5 million people (BBC News, 2017). It is considered one of the nicer countries in Africa because of the abundance of cash crops there. The cash crops and mineral products found in Ghana are used mainly for exports. The national income actually comes from the agricultural and mineral exports (Boateng, Davies, Forge, and Maier, 2017). Without their crops or minerals, they would have no source of income, so it is…

snickering at me from behind. I ignored her and continued to sit down. But, as soon as I did so, I totally regretted it. Ppbblltt! Great. The classic whoopee cushion prank. The whole class erupted in laughter, and I felt my face get as hot as the Sahara Desert. “P. U., Erika! What did you eat for breakfast this morning? A can of beans?” Stacey shouted loud enough for the whole class, including Mr. Shaffuers, to hear. I just rolled my eyes. “Quiet!” Mr. Shaffuers shouts. “If this behavior…

Geography plays a crucial role in molding the economic livelihoods, cultural practices and daily way of life. Availability of natural resources, topology, and climatic conditions in a region can greatly affect the way of life of people in an area. It is important to note that architecture and most importantly settlements in a region are greatly depended on geography. Many ancient cultures including but not limited to Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are a perfect examples of how physical geography…

In addition to the isotopic and geochronologic data which were collected from various published sources, groundwater samples for Cl-36 dating were collected in the Egyptian part from Siwa area, surroundings, Qattara Depression, west Farafra and north Behariya by the author. Two 750-ml polyethylene bottles of each sample were filled for Cl-36 analysis. The collected samples were prepared for accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) analysis of 36Cl by precipitation and purification of AgCl.…

protection and natural highways for travel. Natural features can greatly impact a civilization, and Ancient Egypt proves to be no exception to this trend. Located in northeast Africa, Egypt is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert to the west. The Nubian Desert and the Red Sea make up the eastern border, and the Sudd swamplands form the southern border. Collectively these geographical features naturally provide defense for Egypt. The…

Understanding, and Awareness: Libya Edward. K. Kosso ALC 13B3 006-17 Cultural Expertise, Understanding, and Awareness: Libya Libya is a country situated in the Maghreb region of Northern Africa, nearly all of the nation’s land mass is within the Sahara Desert. It’s bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Tripoli is the Capital city of Libya. According to the Central…

of the Sahara Desert, who were in contact with dark Africans south of the Sahara and who exchanged little quantities of dark slaves. Muslim Arabs extended this trans-Saharan slave exchange, purchasing or seizing expanding quantities of dark Africans in West Africa, driving them over the Sahara, and offering them in North Africa. From that point, a large portion of these slaves were sent out to distant Asian goals, for example, the eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia (in present-day Turkey), Arabia,…

maintain or increase their complexity. The first challenge to Ghana’s power came in the eleventh century. It came from the Almoravids, a civilization from the Atlas Mountains region in northwest Africa. The Almoravids took control of the Western Sahara. They soon came into conflict with Ghana. The details of the conflict are hazy. Some Arab sources claim that Koumbi Saleh, Ghana’s capital, was attacked. But archaeological evidence does not support this. In any case, the Ghana Empire managed to…

In the Sundanese Latuka tribe in Africa, when a man wants to marry a woman of his choice, he will kidnap her. The elders of that tribe ask the girl’s father for her hand in marriage. If the parent’s of the spouse say no, the man can forcefully marry the woman anyway if he chooses. In America, a man will propose to his woman of choice. Before the proposal, the couple will usually spend a lot of time together and get to know each other. If she says yes to the proposal, they will get married…