GEOG 1003 Chapter : Sub Saharan Africa
Document Summary
No data on how many were taken to europe, asia, etc. Only have data on how many taken to south. Uganda: there are also refugees from other countries coming into sudan. Central african republic: sudanese internally displaced persons. Ongoing conflict in darfur region: physical environment of sudan. North- arid/dry, part of the saharan desert. No dominant cultural group with other 200 different ethnicities: independence from uk in 1956. Islamic-based gov. (leans toward sharia law- more religious ties in the government) Northern dominance over south: economic, political, cultural, civil war north and south 1972-1983, since 1983 civil war. People pushed to the west into darfur region. North: sudanese military (state, janjaweed (nomadic militant group) South: sudan people"s liberation movement (splm, infant mortality rates. Shows the standard of living for sudan. North had a higher standard of living less than. South had a lower standard of living more than. 2/3 have access to piped water and pit latrines.
