Somalia-Dynamic Development

Cards (52)

  • 10.8 million
    population (somalia) =
  • 1960
    since ................. disputes have been breaking out between neighbours over land (somalia)
  • 1991, 2
    in .............. the president was overthrown and there was no government for ........ decades (somalia)
  • rival warlords
    fighting between ...................... ravaged the country (somalia)
  • famines / droughts, 500,000
    .................... and ...................... in 1992 and 2010-12 killed ............................ people (somalia)
  • Islamic terrorism
    in recent years somalia has been linked to ..................................................
  • piracy
    ..................... is also a huge problem in the country (somalia)
  • department for international development, food, employment, health care

    the uk's .................................................................... is working with the new somali government to address shortages of ....................., .................... and ......................... (somalia)
  • 1.5 million, infrastructure

    in 2016 the uk invested £.................. to improve ............................. (somalia)
  • joint health
    health care programs like .............................. aim to save thousands of lives by improving health services (somalia)
  • 1990, ceasefire, 1995
    in the ..................s UN troops were sent to monitor the ....................... between warring group. it was unsuccessful so they withdrew in .............. (somalia)
  • operation atlanta
    the EU initiative called ................................. seeks to protect vessels and vulnerable ships from piracy (somalia)
  • 500,000
    number of people who have been killed (somalia) =
  • crowded camps
    people are forced to live in .......................... (somalia)
  • gulf of aden, yemen
    every year thousands try to cross the ....................... to reach ............ and many die (somalia)
  • pollution
    fires caused by the conflict cause ..................... (somalia)
  • degradation
    there was bad land ............................ (somalia)
  • habitats
    wildlife's ................... were destroyed in the fighting (somalia)
  • pirates
    ships and goods were taken by ..................... (somalia)
  • education
    children aren't able to get an ........................ (somalia)
  • unilateral
    involvement by a single country e.g. the uk
  • multilateral
    groups of countries working together to help individual countries e.g. EU or UN
  • refugees
    people who have been forced to leave an area
  • internally displaced people

    people who have been forced to leave their homes but resettle somewhere else in their country
  • How has the UK's approach to conflict changed?
    More multilateral e.g UN Peace Keeping instead of getting physically involved
  • Which president was overthrown and when?
    Siad Barre in 1991
  • Causes of Somali Civil War
    Disputes with neighbours (Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia) over land settled by Somali people, fighting between rival warlords
  • When was a government finally established in Somalia?
    2012
  • Drought in Somalia
    2011-2012
  • Famines in Somalia
    1992 and 2010-2012
  • How many people dies as a result of famine in Somalia?
    500,000
  • How people were internally displaced due to conflict?
    over 1 million
  • Where did the internally displaced people go?
    Overcrowded camps with poor access to sanitation, water and food
  • How many people were in need of food aid?
    over 3 million- 77% increase since 2008
  • Why was the excessive printing of currency bad for Somalia's economy?
    Somali shilling lost value, caused hyperinflation
  • By what percentages did prices increase?
    200%-700%
  • Impact of increased food prices
    People in rural areas couldn't afford to eat
  • Environmental impacts of Somali conflict
    No resources to mitigate drought causing land degradation and desertification
  • Impact of drought
    Poor crop yield, no livestock
  • Fraction of unemployment in people aged 19-24
    2/3