Tag: Portugal*
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COVID and Spanish Flu Containment
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M101 Creator: Brenda Mpore Rusaro ’22 Brain & Cognitive Sciences Considering all the several major pandemics that have happened over the last 100 years, one of the worst epidemics was the 1918 Spanish Flu followed by COVID-19 that have killed thousands of people around the world. This map focuses on the initiatives…
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China in Mozabique: Military Trainings, Natural Resources, Agriculture
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M066 Creator: Chunhao Liu ’20 History This map illustrates Chinese involvement in Mozambique from 1962 to 2022. Chinese guerilla military training in Tanzania assisted Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) members in fighting against Portuguese colonizers. After Mozambique became independence in 1975, the Chinese government involved in two types of investments: agriculture and natural…
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Belt and Road Connections from Europe to Africa and South America
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M040 Creator: Lindsey Medalla ’19 Mechanical Engineering In December 2018, Portugal officially signed an agreement to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Following the signing of this agreement, Portugal included their already existing Port of Sines into China’s BRI. This map shows the current and future Portuguese infrastructural elements that will…
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Mapping British Wine Imports in 1790 and 1869
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M001 Creator: Joseph Evan Gray ’18 Urban Planning Wine filled the amphoras, bowls, and glasses of the greatest empire of the old world. The harsh climate of Britain left the country unable to produce much wine of its own. British wine merchants prospered as the demand for wine surged in the isles…