Southern Africa

In Southern Africa, Theroux shed his seasoned travel writer skin in exchange for the skin of a twenty-two-year-old teacher, which is referred to in the quote below. Besides celebrating Halloween on his trip, Theroux contemplates his reasons for embarking on his trip and why he chose Southern Africa. “And that kind of traveling was a way of recovering my youth, because as a twenty-two-year-old teacher at a small school in rural Africa I had spent some of the happiest years of my life — years of freedom and friendship and great hope,” (12). During his travel to Southern Africa, Theroux impacted the area greatly by contributing to the education system as a teacher. As a teacher, Theroux was impacted as well because he had the opportunity to meet many new people, learn about new cultures and form lifelong friendships. This ties into Theroux’s reference to his youth as a time of freedom and the belief that one can do anything. When older individuals such as Paul Theroux in this case refer to their “youth,” it introduces thoughts of…

most important question at stake is, “is anyone doing anything to stop this crime?” Today, South Africa is one of the countries suffering the most with this type of transnational crime affecting hundreds of thousands of lives every year. The few organizations…

Despite The Economist labeling Africa as “the hopeless continent” (McLure, 2012) as late as the year 2000, the sub-Saharan region of Africa continue to prove these words wrong, growing economically as a leading exporter of oil and natural gas. Technological advances, democratic governments, new economic policies and the support by the global community poise Africa to become a leading economy within the next decade (McLure, 2012). This economic growth poses some great problems, as to avoiding the…

stone tools both in southern and eastern Africa, and there is a considerable information they made and utilized by these robust australopithecines. Most the early Homo was the tool maker, and some of the hand fossils from Swartkrans, South Africa, indicate that the hand of Paranthropus robustus adapted for precision grasping and tool use. Most Paranthropus species seem almost not have language for their communication not have controlled fire.Paranthropus larger braincases than Australopithecus.…

Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the African continent that is located south of the Saharan Desert. Per the New World Encyclopedia the actual line of demarcation is the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. (New World Encyclopedia). Sub Saharan African is different from the rest of Africa in many ways. These differences are mostly a result of geography and climate. “Since the end of the last ice age, the north and sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of…

They made their way to Africa – Nigeria and Togo in particular – in shipments of plants from South America. Importance of Maize to the South African population. This crop is the staple diet for at least 200 million people. It is also used for animal feed. It is the most important source of carbohydrates. South Africa is the main producer on the African continent. Maize affects many areas of daily life. Doesn’t need a lot of water which makes it an affordable product. What is meant by the…

desperately wanted a claim of the copious amounts of raw materials found in Africa, regardless of the native population that called these lands their home. Many European nations had invaded and conquered parts of Africa in the early nineteenth century. Addressing concerns from many countries, the Berlin Conference was held in 1884-1885 to lay down rules for the annexation of Africa. The verdict of this meeting: if you could control the land that you lay claim to, the other European nations would…

What looks like a horse and is black and white all over? A zebra! These striped animals are very interesting. They communicate their feelings by moving their ears in specific ways! Also, every zebra has a unique pattern in their skin, just like humans have different fingerprints. Zebras roam the grasslands in the southern and eastern parts of Africa. Since they live around mainly grass, that is what they usually eat. Zebras are very unique and interesting animals. The zebra species live in…

researchers began to dig, new evidence may suggest that Africa could be the birthplace of humanity by means of archaeological finds, use of ancient tool, and development of agriculture. Each of those giving clear cut evidence that humanity came from the depth of Africa, and populated the world. Many questions were proposed during the scientific revolution and one that brought a lot of attention was where did man come from? Carl Linnaeus created the question, and offered an explanation by…

The impact of rhino poaching in Southern Africa is reviewed. This impact rises from the illegal hunting, killing and the removal of horns of the rhinoceros species. These horns are traded in the black market (illegal trade) to criminals who also trade them in different countries. People believe that the horns are able to cure ailments while others use them for drug abuse. According to the International Unit of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the effective poaching of rhinos has reduced the…