© Ogbonn 2013 J Hum Ecol‚ 26(1): 25-30 (2009) Oil Exploitation and Conflict in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria Samson Imasogie Omofonmwan* and Lucky Osaretin Odia** *Department of Geography and Regional Planning‚ Ambrose Alli University‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria E-mail: profomofonmwan@yahoo.com **Department of Sociology and Anthropology‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria E-mail: odialucko@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Niger-Delta. Oil Exploitation. Environmental Degradation. Conflict. Mitigation ABSTRACT
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In the Asia-Pacific region‚ there is a vast range of cultural‚ economic and physical diversity. The culture in China differs to Fijian culture which also differs to the Australian culture‚ the variety of cultures in easily noticed. In the Asia-Pacific region we have the county with the 2nd largest economy in the world‚ China; nevertheless we also have countries with struggling economies. As the Asia-Pacific region occupies such an enormous area it is obvious that it would contain a great variety
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In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent where those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? The Puritans were a religious group in the 17th century that separated from the Church of England due to the corruption they saw. These Puritans planned to fix the church from the outside by becoming a sort of "City upon a Hill" and act as a model society. Their goals included creating peace among the
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nations that exist today were just starting to develop. With everyone wanting power‚ it was a struggle trying to get land and a nation with a centralized government. Russia and England both fought their way to success by fighting and uniting their people. At the same time‚ they also both used different methods. While Russia and England both used force and military to have a centralized government‚ they also both used a different approach to gaining power. First‚ the two nations obtained and maintained
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Haddon 9/26/10 DBQ #1‚ 6th period The Chesapeake region consists of Maryland and Virginia‚ and the New England colonies consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Even though they were both settled around the same time period‚ 1607 to 1700‚ the two regions differ greatly. From the time period of their original settlement in 1607‚ the Chesapeake region developed differently from the New England colonies due to their differences in geography‚ motives for settlement and
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How Pompeii’s People Lived “I can’t breath! The volcano erupted on the poisonous gas was released and got into my lungs.” When Diomedes was a few feet from the door‚ he collapsed to the ground along with 14 servants‚ and they had died.”(“The Buried City” pg.38). Daily life in Pompeii is similar to us because‚ of how they lived‚ archeologist findings‚ and how Rome was an advanced society. To begin‚ Pompeii was once really similar to us with how they lived. Most families were always on the run
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In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves
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New England: A Matter of Perspective John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith’s writing‚ out of necessity‚ painted a rosy picture of the new land‚ while Bradford’s historical account shows early New England was not Heaven on Earth. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Smith are writing about one land‚ but they present two different accounts of the life in the land. John Smith’s writing
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The Midwest Region By: Zahra Do you know about the Midwest? The Midwest is known for “America’s breadbasket”. Many many wheat farms are in the Midwest. Did you know that the Midwest has some of the best soil in the world. It is also known for the Mall of America. Maybe you might see what the mid-westerns think about you. The landforms of the Midwest are the flattest of all the regions. It has gently rolling lands‚and very few trees called the central plains. prairie grasses help make
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broke out between two armies led by the King and Parliament. There were several causes of this conflict‚ some of which were to do with power‚ some concerning money and others connected to religion. This essay will explain how all these causes combined led to the outbreak of the Civil War. The most important cause of the Civil War in my opinion was one concerning money and Parliament because this was the basis of the argument. Charles I and Parliament argued about money‚ this was down to the fact
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