The partition of Africa also colloquially known as “The Scramble for Africa” was a process of invasion and occupation of African territory by European powers throughout the time period of 1881 and ended during World War I in 1914. There was a range of reactions on the part of Africans to colonial rule. Supporters of colonialism in Europe claimed that most Africans welcomed the idea of colonialism. Colonialism‚ they argued‚ brought the end of the slave trade within the territories of Central and East
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. UNIT NAME: PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. UNIT CODE: ECD 206 TASK: IDENTIFY FIVE MAIN POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL NATURAL RESOURSES IN YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND DISCUSS THE ROLE IN COUNTY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NAME: IMRA
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Air Sacrifice – Mongolia Photo by Viacheslav Smilyk Lamas direct the entire ceremony‚ with their number determined by the social standing of the deceased. They decide the direction the entourage will travel with the body‚ to the specific day and time the ceremony can happen. Mongolians believe in the return of the soul. Therefore the lamas pray and offer food to keep evil spirits away and to protect the remaining family. They also place blue stones in the dead persons bed to prevent evil spirits
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for Ecotourism Final Exam to Sun Yat Sen University‚ Doctorate in Tourism Management School of Business‚ Department of Hotel and Tourism Management Professor Liu Yan December‚ 2009 Keywords: Protected areas‚ Sustainability‚ Community Based Tourism‚ Maasai‚ Safari 1 Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Kenya Robertson Ndegwa Ngunyi Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide abridgment of the current state of affairs in Kenya‚ critically examine the impacts and the challenges of ecotourism;
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This essay is a response to the following question: “In the light of the apparent disconnection between the UK Anglican church and contemporary culture‚ reflected in decreasing attendance‚ in what ways might the church seek to restore this connection? What practical and theological shifts might be necessary to facilitate postmodern society’s engagement with the Christian gospel?” Potential Theological Shifts for Postmodern Engagement with the Christian Gospel 1 Introduction Bosch says of
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8. SOCIAL SCIENCE Code No. 087 Class-IX Summative Assessment- II March - 2011 Design of Question paper TIME : 3 Hrs 1. WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS Form of Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. M.C.Qs. Short Answer (S.A.) Long Answer (L.A.) Map Question Total 2. Marks of Each Question 1 3 4 3 Number of Question 16 11 7 1 35 Total Marks 16 33 28 03 80 MM : 80 UNIT-WISE DIVISION OF QUESTIONS Unit No. (Subject) Marks No. of No. of No. of Map Total 1 mark 3 marks 4 marks Question Questions Questions Questions
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UNAWATUNA BEACH RESORT IN SRI LANKA I. SUMMARY Unawatuna Beach is lovely and picturesque‚ semi-circular stretch of golden sands boarder with coconut palm trees located 4km’s southward around the coast of Galle where is paradise for all who desire to listen to the silence of the sea and dive deep into the blue waters of the ocean. There is a reef protecting the beach‚ which makes it perfectly safe for bathing and this beach is voted as one of the "top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world"
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KENYA Introduction The modern history of Kenya however‚ did not start until the Cushitic people from Northern Africa moved into present day Kenya around 2000 BC. The Bantu arrived and settled at the Coast at around 200 AD. Later between the 10th-14th centuries Nilotic people arrived and occupied the Rift Valley plains. Arab traders started frequenting the Kenyan Coast in the first century A.D. By 700 A.D. Arab settlements had sprouted along the coastline giving way to intermarriages between the
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Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveller‚ to provide funds forecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered
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to destroy these superimposed boundaries. Pre-existing political entities found themselves arbitrarily or deliberately divided in two‚ three‚ or even four parts. The main Hausa territories were split between French Niger and British Nigeria‚ the Maasai suddenly had to practice nomadic pastoralism across a line between German and British East Africa. Conflicts in Africa could definitely were partly caused by boundaries drawn during the Berlin Conference. Uganda’s numerous civil conflicts are pure
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