causes and effects of piracy in somalia Flashcards

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effects-name 2 environmental effects that caused piracy in Somalia ?

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  1. foreign fishing vessels polluting Somalian waters.

2. less fishing jobs as there were less fish

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effects-what is a social effect that caused piracy in Somalia?

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local residents complain that the presence of so many armed men made the feel insecure.

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effects-what is an economic effect that caused piracy in Somalia?

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the pirates used to be fishermen but realized it was more profitable to be pirates.

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effects-what is a political effect of piracy in Somalia?

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piracy led to increase of wealth for other countries as fewer ships use the ocean pathways lowering trade with other countries.

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causes-why did the government cause piracy in Somalia?

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the government was unstable and only trying to improve Somalia after the war.

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causes-why did pirates fighting cause piracy in Somalia?

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the pirates began carrying weapons with them.

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causes-why did illegal fishing help cause piracy in Somalia?

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other countries began illegally fishing in Somalia’s tuna rich waters and also dumping toxic waste in there seas.

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causes-why did fishing help cause piracy in Somalia?

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rich company’s took a lot of Somalia’s fish.

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causes- why did the Somalian civil war help cause piracy in Somalia?

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after the Somalian civil war people where left with no jobs and not much money so resorted to becoming pirates.

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