Ulous subregion south of the sahara. For decades, cote divoire, or the ivory coast was one of its most stable societies. Then in 1999, a military coup, followed by years of civil war threatened thetate and its prosperi. We will examine the geogphic roots of this conflict, including differing climatic and ecologicalones; the booms and busts of agricultural export commodities; regional conflicts based on ethnic and religious tensions. Geographer jeanlouis chalea studies a cocoa plantation nearoubre,thsohwesof cote divoire. chaleard speaking french translator during the 1960s and 70s, the ivory coast experienced strong economic growth. This was essentially due to exported cultivation, principally of cocoa. E ivory coast is the largest cocoa producer in e world. Narrator cocoa will only grow in tropical rain forests which you can see on this satellite mosaic as darkegreeareas along the southern coast. During the 1920scoffeendocoa plantations began in the southeast. They then diffused to th
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