Instruction
I need it in three hours. Answer these questions:
Question 1
Mexico has been embroiled in a series of drug wars since 2010. Answer the following:
1 How did these drug wars start, and is the violence persisting?
2- Who is fighting whom? Name and briefly describe the entities.
3- Why is the U.S. involved and implicated in these drug wars?
4- Where is Cuidad Juarez and why is it a key node in the drug trade?
5- What is the term some have attributed to Mexico, and why?
6- List the other countries that are involved in narcotrafficking and the drug wars?
7- How does the physical geography of Middle America contribute to success of the drug trade?
Question 2
1- Why is Israel such a pivotal country in the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm and why has conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis existed for so long?
2- What are the five geographical obstacles that hinder peace? Make sure you list and explain how these obstacles inhibit the peace process.
Question 3
Answer the following:
1- What is the African Transition Zone in terms of cultural geography?
2- Through what countries does the African Transition Zone traverse?
3- What often occurs along the African Transition Zone?
4- Describe the problems two countries have faced due to their location along the African Transition Zone