Overview of Conflict
As you learned Africa is a continent full of natural resources, which often lies at the heart of wars and civil strife. Huge mining and resource companies maneuver for control of enormously valuable oilfields and mineral lodes. There are many factors, including shadowy resource traders, smugglers, corrupt local officials, arms dealers, transport operators and mercenary companies. Increasing scarcity of resources further sharpens such conflicts, in which powerful governments and their military/intelligence arms are always deeply involved. Below highlight the conflicts. However, for you to know where the conflict is happening you will need to use latitude and longitude to determine the locations. You will need to use an atlas to complete this activity. Make sure to correctly do this because you will use your answers to get the password to the next page.
Water may be a "renewable" resource, but growing consumption puts increasing pressure on the world freshwater supplies. Local conflicts over water have long existed, but today a combination of water shortage and transboundary waterways gives rise to escalating international conflicts. Ethiopia and Egypt are fighting over this river. Ethiopia is building a dam, which Egypt complains will disrupt the this river’s Northern flow. In this Egypt's river basin it is home to 600 million people, more than half of Africa’s total population, The source of the river is at 12.0000° N, 37.2500° E. What is the exact name of this river?
Timber is another source of deadly conflict, as the world's forests disappear, timber prices soar, and illegal logging thrives in war zones. 6.° N, 10° W
Diamonds usually symbolize love, commitment, and joyful new beginnings. Granted they also symbolize bloody civil wars and unspeakable human suffering. Many people are exploited to work long hours with minimal pay. One of the worst Civil Wars was founded through the selling of diamonds in this country. This country is located along the west coast of Africa, south of the equator but in the country just North of the Kalahari desert.
Oil and Natural Gas are the world's most valuable traded resources and probably the most conflict-prone. This country is Africa’s biggest oil producer with about 2.2 million barrels being produced a day. This makes them the number fourth world exporter of oil. The industry has however been racked with a lot of problems which has also affected the effect of the oil industry on the country.Militants have also gotten into the business cutting into the production and slowing down production exponentially. This has also led to the death of a number of people in the whole saga making it a hot spot area. This country is located at 8° N, 10° E
Minerals such as cobalt, coltan, copper, uranium and gold have fueled many civil and interstate wars in Africa. Coltan, which is used in mobile phones and other electronic gadgets, and cassiterite, used in food packaging. This vast country has hardly any roads or railways, while the health and education systems lie in ruins.
Instead the natural riches have attracted rapacious adventurers, unscrupulous corporations, vicious warlords and corrupt governments, and divided the population between competing ethnic groups which has resulted in a five year conflict between involving Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Rwanda. The war claimed an up to six million lives, either as a direct result of fighting or because of disease and malnutrition. The equator runs through this country and so does the 20° longitude, What country is this?
Password is first letter of each answer. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ This word also describes Mrs. Angus' cooking.
Water may be a "renewable" resource, but growing consumption puts increasing pressure on the world freshwater supplies. Local conflicts over water have long existed, but today a combination of water shortage and transboundary waterways gives rise to escalating international conflicts. Ethiopia and Egypt are fighting over this river. Ethiopia is building a dam, which Egypt complains will disrupt the this river’s Northern flow. In this Egypt's river basin it is home to 600 million people, more than half of Africa’s total population, The source of the river is at 12.0000° N, 37.2500° E. What is the exact name of this river?
Timber is another source of deadly conflict, as the world's forests disappear, timber prices soar, and illegal logging thrives in war zones. 6.° N, 10° W
Diamonds usually symbolize love, commitment, and joyful new beginnings. Granted they also symbolize bloody civil wars and unspeakable human suffering. Many people are exploited to work long hours with minimal pay. One of the worst Civil Wars was founded through the selling of diamonds in this country. This country is located along the west coast of Africa, south of the equator but in the country just North of the Kalahari desert.
Oil and Natural Gas are the world's most valuable traded resources and probably the most conflict-prone. This country is Africa’s biggest oil producer with about 2.2 million barrels being produced a day. This makes them the number fourth world exporter of oil. The industry has however been racked with a lot of problems which has also affected the effect of the oil industry on the country.Militants have also gotten into the business cutting into the production and slowing down production exponentially. This has also led to the death of a number of people in the whole saga making it a hot spot area. This country is located at 8° N, 10° E
Minerals such as cobalt, coltan, copper, uranium and gold have fueled many civil and interstate wars in Africa. Coltan, which is used in mobile phones and other electronic gadgets, and cassiterite, used in food packaging. This vast country has hardly any roads or railways, while the health and education systems lie in ruins.
Instead the natural riches have attracted rapacious adventurers, unscrupulous corporations, vicious warlords and corrupt governments, and divided the population between competing ethnic groups which has resulted in a five year conflict between involving Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Rwanda. The war claimed an up to six million lives, either as a direct result of fighting or because of disease and malnutrition. The equator runs through this country and so does the 20° longitude, What country is this?
Password is first letter of each answer. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ This word also describes Mrs. Angus' cooking.