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it is because of the pigment in their skin. it can be hereditary or you can be dark skinned because you spend alot of time in the sunlight (or tanning bed)

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Are people dark skin below the equator?

Yes, people with dark skin can be found below the equator, just as they can be found above it. The distribution of skin tones is not determined by latitude, but rather by genetics and environmental factors such as sun exposure.


What is the skin color of Egyptian people?

Egyptian people come in all colours. Some are very light and some are very dark. I am half Egyptian on my Dad's side and my Mother is half moroccan and half Nigerian. I turned out very light. I hope I helped!nothi


Why do some people have the same skin colour as their parent and others skin colour different from their parent?

it depends on your gene. there are dominant and recessive gene present. and for skin colour, bright colour are dominant over dark colour. if the both the parent are bright skin colour but the children is dark skin colour. there are possibilities where the recessive gene present in one or both parent. under certain circumstances the recessive gene will show its trait instead of the dominant gene. that's why some parent skin colour is different from the childrens' skin colour


Do Black people have sweat glands?

Yes. In fact they have the most of any race. Since dark skin converts harmful UV radiation to heat, peoples with dark skin have adapted by developing more sweat glands.


Why do different races have different skin tones?

Skin color is determined by the amount/intensity of the sunlight affecting people where they lived over a long period. Dark skin is best in places where the sun is strong (the tropics) as it prevents the sunlight damaging the skin. Light skin is best in places where the sun is weak (the temperate regions) because sunlight needs to penetrate the skin to make vitamin "D" and dark skin prevents this penetration when the sun is weak. Therefore people with dark skin need to make sure that their diet contains extra vitamin D when living in temperate regions and light skinned people need to use sunscreen and cover up on tropical regions so that they do not burn.

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Are some Irish dark skin?

Native Irish decendents of early mesolithic people do not have dark skin as we do not get enough sun in Ireland for out bodies to produce much melatonin, but Ireland is now a multicultural place and some Irish people have dark skin, though they are in a minority.


Do White Americans dislike people with Dark or Brown skin?

Why would you asked a question like that ? Of course, some people are ignorant or have a different taste-as to skin color. I like Dark or Brown skinned people. i don't judge people by skin colour. :)


Do Lebanese people all have dark skin?

No, there is a wide variety of skin tones in Lebanese people. In my family we have dark tanned colored people and pale white people.


What do filipino people look like?

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What are Physical description of Egyptian people?

Dark skin, dark hair.


What is the skin color of people in libya?

Libyan skin colours vary. The majority of them are white OR brown and some are either slightly dark or black.


What color were the ephrathites people?

Dark skin


What colour skin do people have in Algeria?

U can find dark skin people in south .light and white skin in north


Why are some Haitian light skin?

For the same reason that some Americans are dark skin...


Do dark skin people need sunscrean?

Ultraviolet rays can do as much harm to dark skin people as white skinned people. The suns rays do not differentiate between colors.


What do the people in Uganda looks like?

they have dark skin


Why do light skin men prefer dark skin women?

They like dark skin women because it's something so different from what they have and dark skin women are so beautiful! People love the opposite of what they have a lot of times!