In the past century, the world has recorded a rapid increase and decrease in population in different geographical areas. This has been influenced by different factors such as urbanization and family planning.
Urbanization creates better employment opportunities and wages. It also provides better social amenities such as schools and hospitals. These encourage people to move from rural areas to urban areas in search of a better living. The migration results in a decrease of population is the rural areas and a rapid increase in population in the urban cities.
Increased access to contraceptives has enabled women to limit family sizes. Women are able to plan for the number of children they intend to have. This has generally decreased the population growth in developed regions.
13,000 different types of work, from 1938 to the late 1990s..... i think
Answer:
Lack of technocrats.
Explanation:
There is a widely known phrase in mining industry in Africa, its called the "resource curse". In countries like Nigeria, which produces mammoth amount of Oil all year round, the proceeds from oil is not evenly distributed to better the lives of the masses. Profits derieved from oil is expected to help fund education and training of expats. It is not the case. Thereby, we hear of the oil curse.
It is widely believed and statististically proven that Africa lacks adequate and capable technocrats to harness its vast resources.
Africa owns the resources and the West have the brains to harness them. The Western countries have the right technologies and financial capabilities to explore and produce oil in Africa.
Africa is not as technologically bouyant as the West and does not have the right structure to tap its vast oil reserves. Technologies have to constantly be imported from foreign countries. Most companies believes that it is cheaper to import foreign technocrats with an excellent track record than to start training new ones and deploy them to work in their various climes.
Although, there has been a rigorous drive through indigenous policies to bring up more Africans into the oil industry.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the second option. An archaeologist studies the lives of early humans by examining artifacts. It studies the human activity by recovering and analyzing of material remains. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.
