Eve lived in Africa some 150,000 years ago. ... Some people left Yemen and moved on to the Middle East and from there on to Europe about 50,000 years ago. Some went the opposite way from the Middle East and headed to the Bering Strait and eventually crossed over into Alaska about 20,000 years ago. Once in Alaska they spread out over North America and South America. It took thousands of years for the original people from Africa to populate the world. ...

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At present Most of these people live in South Asia, South Africa, East Asia, Latin America and Caribbean Sea. ... Nor is there much hope that this situation might change rapidly -even if the present ambitious plans succeed in increasing the number of university students to 250,000 by 1980, it will still mean that only 1.5% of Africans will have access to higher education."...

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Throughout this period of time, many parts of Africa and Asia fell under European rule. ... The East India Company came to an end and India was immediately put under British rule. ... African and Indian culture and economy were damaged when Britain was trying to imperialize these colonies. ... The British didn't intend to take over the Cape at first, they "aimed to protect the trade route to the East, however, the British soon realised the potential to develop the Cape for their own needs. " ( sahistory.org.za, South African history) They were essentially selfish and wanted the land for ...

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The orange begins life slightly farther to the East near China, India, and many other countries with difficult names ("Orange History"). ... The apple takes the most direct route of the two and flies hurriedly across the continent from East to West, making itself well know to all people who praise it for its beauty and taste ("Apples"). The orange however, meanders first into North Africa before coming to rest in the South of Europe where it is lauded by nobles and peasants alike ("Orange History"). ...

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The term Middle East refers to South Western Asia and North Eastern Africa The Middle east has many very interesting features and aspects about it such as the way there economy is organized, the type of religion that they practice, the various geographical aspects of the land, and the way that society is in general. The economy of the Middle East is somewhat similar to the economy of India. ... The Middle East is a very highly taxed, which makes the economy also very week and poor. ... In countries such as Nigeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Northwest Africa the climate is considered to be a mediat...

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One of the principal reasons for exploration was the urge to find new routes to East Asia. In 1400s, merchants had brought many goods to Europe from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. ... They entered the territory known as the United States through Florida and established a vast empire in North and South America. ... Verrazano found the coast of South Carolina and navigated the North as far as possible; unfortunately, he didn't find the water route or precious treasure. ...

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Wheat was first cultivated in the Near East (Iran, Iraq) in about 8000 B.C., and was thought to be the earliest cultivated plant. ... Sugar is grown from two plants: sugarcane, which grows in South America, Africa and Asia, and the Caribbean, and sugar beets which grows mostly in Europe and accounts for 50% of the worlds sugar. ...

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