Of course, COVID will have a lasting impact on employment and global economic activity with inconceivable outcomes. When the dust finally settles, could global tourism face a reckoning?
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Population Has Changed in 10 Years, by State. Published 1 year ago on May 28, By Iman Ghosh. Reopening Economies, One Step at a Time In general, the higher the mobility rate, the more economic activity this signifies. High Mobility, High Recovery High recovery rates are resulting in lifted restrictions for countries in this quadrant, and people are steadily returning to work.
Low Mobility, High Recovery Countries in this quadrant are playing it safe, and holding off on reopening their economies until the population has fully recovered. Low Mobility, Low Recovery Last but not least, people in these countries are cautiously remaining indoors as their governments continue to work on crisis response. Continue Reading.
Markets Visualizing the Countries Most Reliant on Tourism With international travel grinding to a halt, here are the economies that have the most to lose from a lack of tourism.
Published 1 year ago on May 22, By Dorothy Neufeld. Visualizing the Countries Most Reliant on Tourism Without a steady influx of tourism revenue, many countries could face severe economic damage. Travel, Interrupted Which countries earn the most from the travel and tourism industry in absolute dollar terms? Demographics Life expectancy in Africa State of Health Top causes of death in Africa in Historical Data Global population , by continent.
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Exclusive Corporate feature. Corporate Account. Statista Accounts: Access All Statistics. Basic Account. The ideal entry-level account for individual users. Corporate solution including all features. Modern ranching and wheat cultivation are becoming common. Maasai also support more tribal control of water resources. Women are pressuring the tribe for greater civil rights, as the Maasai is one of the most male-dominated societies in the world.
The Tuareg are a pastoralist society in North and West Africa. The harsh climate of the Sahara and the Sahel has influenced Tuareg culture for centuries. Traditional Tuareg clothing serves historical and environmental purposes.
Head wraps called cheches protect the Tuareg from the Saharan sun and help conserve body fluids by limiting sweat. Tuareg men also cover their face with the cheche as a formality when meeting someone for the first time.
Conversation can only become informal when the more powerful man uncovers his mouth and chin. Light, sturdy gowns called bubus allow for cool airflow while deflecting heat and sand.
The Tuareg have updated these traditional garments, bringing in modern color combinations and pairing them with custom sandals and silver jewelry they make by hand. These updated styles are perhaps best seen during the annual Festival in the Desert. This three-day event, held in the middle of the Sahara, includes singing competitions, concerts, camel races, and beauty contests. The festival has rapidly expanded from a local event to an international destination supported by tourism.
Pygmy is a term used to describe various ethnic groups whose average height is unusually low, below 1. The Bambuti are believed to have one of the oldest existing bloodlines in the world. Ancient Egyptian records show that the Bambuti have been living in the same area for 4, years. Geneticist s are interested in the Bambuti for this reason. Many researchers conclude that their ancestors were likely one of the first modern humans to migrate out of Africa. Bambuti groups are spearheading human rights campaigns aimed at increasing their participation in local and international politics.
The Mbuti, for instance, are pressuring the government to include them in the peace process of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mbuti leaders argue that their people were killed, forced into slavery, and even eaten during the Congo Civil War, which officially ended in Mbuti leaders have appeared at the United Nations to gather and present testimony on human rights abuses during and after the war. Their efforts led to the presence of U.
Political geography is the internal and external relationships between various governments, citizens, and territories. Historic Issues The great kingdom s of West Africa developed between the 9th and 16th centuries.
The Kingdom of Ghana Ghana Empire became a powerful empire through its gold trade, which reached the rest of Africa and parts of Europe. Ghanaian kings controlled gold-mining operations and implemented a system of taxation that solidified their control of the region for about years.
The Kingdom of Songhai Songhai Empire combined the powerful forces of Islam , commercial trade, and scholarship. Songhai kings expanded trade route s, set up a new system of laws, expanded the military, and encouraged scholarship to unify and stabilize their empire.
Their economic and social power was anchored by the Islamic faith. Colonization dramatically changed Africa. The legacy of colonialism haunts Africa today. Colonialism forced environmental, political, social, and religious change to Africa. Natural resources, including diamonds and gold, were over-exploited.
European business owners benefitted from trade in these natural resources, while Africans labored in poor conditions without adequate pay. European powers drew new political borders that divided established governments and cultural groups. These new boundaries also forced different cultural groups to live together. This restructuring process brought out cultural tensions, causing deep ethnic conflict that continues today. In Africa, Islam and Christianity grew with colonialism.
Christianity was spread through the work of European missionaries, while Islam consolidated its power in certain undisturbed regions and urban centers. World War II empowered Africans to confront colonial rule. Regions in Africa continue to fight for their political independence. Western Sahara, for instance, has been under Moroccan control since The United Nations is currently sponsoring talks between Morocco and a Western Sahara rebel group called the Polisario Front, which supports independence.
Contemporary Issues Managing inter-ethnic conflict continues to be an important factor in maintaining national, regional, and continent-wide security. One of the chief areas of conflict is the struggle between sedentary and nomadic groups over control of resources and land. The conflict also involves religious, cultural, and economic tensions. The Darfurians were mostly Christians, while the Sudanese government is mostly Muslim. They claimed their land and grazing rights were consistently being trespassed by nomadic Arab groups.
Many international organizations believe the government had a direct relationship with the Arab Janjaweed. The Janjaweed are militia s, or independent armed groups. The Janjaweed routinely stole from, kidnapped, killed, and rape d Darfurians to force them off their land. The United Nations says up to , people have died as a result of war, hunger, and disease.
More than 2. Thousands of African Union-United Nation peacekeepers remain in the region. Other groups have organized peace talks between government officials and JEM, culminating in a peace deal signed in Qatar. As a result of ethnic conflicts like the one in Darfur, Africa has more internally displaced people IDPs than any other continent.
In , there were an estimated
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