Unit 5 Flashcards
Countries not colonized in Africa
Ethiopia and Liberia
What was apartheid
Legalized segregation
What impact did apartheid have on South Africa
Created a system of racial segregation and discrimination leading to social, economic, and political inequality. It caused widespread human rights abuses and hindered the country’s development.
What was chinas influence on African countries
China has become a major player in africas economic development by investing in infrastructure projects, providing financial aid, and engaging in trade partnerships.
Great green wall - what is it and where is it located?
A wall of trees
Stretches from Senegal to dijibouti
What is the purpose of the great green wall
-To help out the ecosystem
-to help the climate change
-to filter sand so that there wasn’t has much in the air
-slow down desertification
HDI - how is it measured?
Long and healthy life, knowledge, decent standard of living
Describe the Berlin conference - how were borders drawn?
1884-colonization of European countries into Africa
As long as you could control whatever region you wanted, you got it
Exploitation in the Congo - king leopald II, treatment of Congolese, resources leopald sought
They were trying to get rubber
They exploited the Congo because if they didn’t meet how much rubber they wanted they cut their hands off, whip them, and rap the women
Impacts of colonialism in africa
They didn’t have any infrastructure to build off of, so it slowed down the development of the country
Motives for imperialism/colonialism in Africa
Legacy of colonialism
Economic, political and social.
Economically - European powers sought to exploit agaric as natural resources
Politically - aimed to expand by their influence and establish colonies as a means of asserting dominance
Socially - some believed int the idea of civilizing and educating the indigenous populations while others sought to spore and their religious beliefs
Standard of living vs quality of life
Standard of living: how comfortably you can live
Quality of life: how you actually live and what you need to
CORE/MDC, semi-periphery (NIC), periphery (LDC) - known characteristic of each and their relationship with one another
CORE (most developed) - in the middle of the country
Semi periphery, just outside of the core (NIC)
Periphery, on the outside of the country (LDC)
HDI - what does it measure
Measures the overall development and weak being of a countries population
Life expectancy, education levels, and GDP per capita
Infrastructure challenges in Africa
poor healthcare, poor education, not many roads or paved airports, few trains
