causes and effects of piracy in somalia Flashcards
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effects-name 2 environmental effects that caused piracy in Somalia ?
- foreign fishing vessels polluting Somalian waters.
2. less fishing jobs as there were less fish
effects-what is a social effect that caused piracy in Somalia?
local residents complain that the presence of so many armed men made the feel insecure.
effects-what is an economic effect that caused piracy in Somalia?
the pirates used to be fishermen but realized it was more profitable to be pirates.
effects-what is a political effect of piracy in Somalia?
piracy led to increase of wealth for other countries as fewer ships use the ocean pathways lowering trade with other countries.
causes-why did the government cause piracy in Somalia?
the government was unstable and only trying to improve Somalia after the war.
causes-why did pirates fighting cause piracy in Somalia?
the pirates began carrying weapons with them.
causes-why did illegal fishing help cause piracy in Somalia?
other countries began illegally fishing in Somalia’s tuna rich waters and also dumping toxic waste in there seas.
causes-why did fishing help cause piracy in Somalia?
rich company’s took a lot of Somalia’s fish.
causes- why did the Somalian civil war help cause piracy in Somalia?
after the Somalian civil war people where left with no jobs and not much money so resorted to becoming pirates.