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Cash crops, like coffee and tea, are grown for sale and export, driving economic growth while posing challenges in sustainability and food security. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
Caste is a hereditary social hierarchy in Hinduism, determining an individual’s social rank, occupation, and interactions, with ongoing modern efforts to address its inequalities. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The caste system, rooted in ancient Hinduism, organizes Indian society into fixed social classes based on birth, with reincarnation offering the only path to mobility. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The Caucasus, spanning between the Black and Caspian Seas, is a region of breathtaking mountains, diverse cultures, and a rich history at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
A caudillo, a military dictator or political boss, shaped Latin American politics by wielding power through personal authority and patronage during times of instability. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The Central European Initiative (CEI), established in 1989, fosters economic and political cooperation among 18 nations between the Adriatic and Baltic Seas. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
Location: Central Africa Official name: Central African Republic Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: Bangui Population: 4.5 million / 19 people per sq mile (7 people per sq km) Total land area: 240,534 square miles (622,984 square km) Language(s) spoken: Sango, Banda, Gbaya, French (official language) …
A region that includes the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The core of a city, which is almost always based on commercial activity.
A term applied mainly to the traditionally Communist countries that looked to the former USSR for leadership.
The Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) was established on 20 September 1976 to promote regional economic cooperation and integration for its member countries.
A savanna that has flat terrain and moderate rainfall, which make it suitable for farming.
Communauté Financière Africaine. Its members, most of the francophone African nations, share a common currency, the CFA franc, pegged to the Euro.
Location: Central Africa Official name: Republic of Chad Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: N’Djamena Population: 11.5 million / 24 people per sq mile (9 people per sq km) Total land area: 495,752 square miles (1,284,000 square km) Language(s) spoken: French (official language), Sara, Arabic (official …
The term, in some locations, for a biome of drought-resistant trees.
Observed by an atmospheric scientist named Charney, the less plant cover there is on the ground, the higher the albedo-solar energy deflected back into the atmosphere.
One of the republics that remains a part of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union despite independence movements and violent upheaval.
A process that changes rock into a new substance through interactions among elements in the air or water and the minerals in the rock.
The boundary between lower, carbon dioxide-laden waters and higher, gas-free, fresh water in some African lakes. The puncture of this boundary can cause fatal eruptions to humans and other life around the lakes.
Ukraine, the site where, in April 1986, the worst nuclear power plant accident in history occurred.