Explain Why the Discovery of Diamond and Gold in Southern Africa Is Often Referred to as Mineral Revolution

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1. HSY-1501 STUDENT NO: 45272751 LINDOKUHLE .I. DLAMINI UNIQUE NO: 1)Most of the country consist of an elevated plateau, the rate of evaporation is very high >The average mean annual rainfall is only 464mm, compare to a world mean of 857mm. 2>Soil >Air 3The rain comes in the form of torrential storms which, washes away the soil and does not allow for much absorption of moisture >The valleys determined the route of the various communities moving into the interior .The rivers in South Africa are important only as a source of water. 4.Agrarian economy. The east coast of North America was mostly heavily populated 5.Precolonial had to practice seasonal migration in order to get sufficient grazing throughout the year. >The treed areas were probably more dense at one time and covered larger areas. 6)Fauna were an important component of the natural environment . Pre-colonial and colonial communities relied very heavily on the wild animals for meat as well as for ivory and hides, which were often traded. They were often an asset to some pre-colonial communities as they were a food source eg. locust and Mopani worms .On the other hand certain insect were a pest as they destroyed both natural vegetation and cultivated crops. There were also insect that caused diseases affecting both humans and animals ,such as tsetse fly that caused sleeping sickness and mosquitoes that caused malaria. 7)The life style of the early mixed farming communities depended on their economy ,which was more diverse than that of the San hunter-gathers who had settled in Southern Africa before them. Their technology was also more extensive because of their wider economic base. Their social and political organization reflected the need to regulate their more settled lifestyle and larger living unity. 8. True 9.False 1o.False 11.True 12.True 13True 14True 15.True 16.True
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