GEOG 210 Lecture Notes - Carrying Capacity, Rangeland, Rainfed Agriculture

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Reading: know et al, chapter 5, entire chapter. Clash over perceptions on a landscape the horn of africa. 34 ethnic groups within the horn of africa. Diversity in perception, ethnic groups, land use etc make the environment different. Clan alliance: when the rain fall is normal, have certain set alliances that are used continuously, drought year, a lot of alliance making and breaking, a lot of conflict. The nomads livelihoods all depends on their access to rivers during the dry period: uses huge areas of land, if access to the river is not possible it leads to over grazing and land degradation. Livestock pests and disease: land that is covered in pests is used as a land reserve for when drought gets really bad, development companies want to come in and spray the flies to open up the land. Dry-land agriculture: rain-fed agriculture, on the edge of the desert.

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