What are the 3 main causes of desertification?

What are the 3 main causes of desertification? Overgrazing is the major cause of desertification worldwide. Other factors that cause desertification include urbanization, climate change, overuse of groundwater, deforestation, natural disasters, and tillage practices in agriculture that make soils more vulnerable to wind. What are two causes of desertification? ‘Climatic variations’ and ‘Human activities’ can […]

Who was involved in fur trade?

Who was involved in fur trade? After the War of 1812 there were three main parties involved in the Upper Mississippi fur trade: Native Americans (primarily the Dakota and Ojibwe), the fur trading companies, and the US government. These parties worked together and each had something to gain from a stable trading environment. What groups […]

Why did sharecroppers live in poverty?

Why did sharecroppers live in poverty? Why did so many sharecroppers live in poverty? Sharecroppers often owed landlords more than they made at the end of a year. Why did sharecropping happen? Sharecropping became widespread in the South as a response to economic upheaval caused by the end of slavery during and after Reconstruction. Sharecropping […]

What is an example of Balkanization?

What is an example of Balkanization? Balkanization. The term comes from the Balkan Peninsula of Europe, a region that has balkanized may time, and is still undergoing balkanization. EXAMPLES: The former Yugoslavia has become five independent countries and the province of Kosovo is currently fighting to break away of what is left of Yugoslavia. How […]

How was Treaty of Versailles unjust for Germany?

How was Treaty of Versailles unjust for Germany? Summary. The Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles because they had not been allowed to take part in the Conference. Germany had to pay £6,600 million ‘reparations’, a huge sum which Germans felt was just designed to destroy their economy and starve their children. Finally, Germans hated […]

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