Geography 1400F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-10: Westerlies, Tippingpoint, Dendrochronology
31 Dec 2015
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Nothing to do with superiority or inferiority of bio systems, but rather environmental contrasts: when old world peoples came to america, they brought plants, animals, and germs, created environment to which they were already adapted, indigenous people had not adapted european germs so their numbers plunged, decline reversed as the amerindians adapted to old world environmental influence, but demographic triumph of invaders still stands. Berlin conference 1884 1885: berlin act of 1885 signed by 13 attending european powers, resolution to help in suppressing slavery, sought to manage european rivalries in race to protect old markets and exploit new ones, began process of carving up africa. Diversity of political, social, economic organization in w. africa at time of berlin conference materials: french conquest of w. africa proceeded through treaties, and expanding military control fort by fort, concerned with bringing more land under control, then turned efforts to increase productivity of key commodities.
