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Sudan Facts
Sudan Facts
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Undergraduate 4
10/20/2010

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What is the largest country in Africa?!
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Sudan
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Cultural Influences from?
Definition
Arab and African groups
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Sudan 3 geographical components?
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-dessert in the north
-semi-arid in the central region
-rainy in the southern region
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what supplies 80% of workforce?
Definition
agriculture
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What is a staple of exports?
Definition
Oil
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Ongoing war in south takes it toll on what?
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The economy
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Describe the government.
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No real form of democracy, politics are controlled by Muslim clerics
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Conflict?
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Conflict between the North Muslims and the south Christians
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Public expression?
Definition
little freedom of public expression without repercussions
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Sudan is a __ Context culture?
Definition
High
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Medical?
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Don't seek medical help, but rely on herbal remedies to cure
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How many languages spoken in Sudan?
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Over 500, cause large gap in understandings and their meanings.
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School?
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Elders used to teach until Europeans introduced formal education.
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education viewed?
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Held highly
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Literacy rate?
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61%
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sorghum?
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Is sudans staple crop and care food!!! used to make porridge and is served with every meal
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secondary foods?
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Vegetables, meats, fruits.
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Spices used?
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ginger,garlic, shata, salt
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what does food depend on?
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region people come from and geographical features.
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What utensils do they not use?
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fork or knife, and rarely use spoons
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left hand?
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Associated with uncleanliness
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meals arranged?
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4 course meals followed by drinking time
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cereals?
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53% of dietary intake
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main protein sources?
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come from plant sources
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deficiency?
Definition
Vitamin A due to lack of access to all sources of certain foods
-Iodine-most commonly cited reason for hospitalization
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unsanitary water leads to?
Definition
Disease outbreaks!
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