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Sub-Saharan Africa

Physical Features Sahara Sahel Bodies of Water Cape of Good Hope Lakes Red Sea Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Cape of Good Hope Lakes Lake Victoria Lake Chad Lake Volta (artificial) Mountains Ruwenzori Drakensberg Range Great Rift Valley Volcanoes Kilimanjaro Mount Kenya Rivers Volta River Niger River Zambezi River Congo River

Natural Resources Minerals Metals Gold Uranium Diamonds Solar Power ½ of the world’s gold is in South Africa Uranium Diamonds Solar Power Water A LOT of potential Agriculture Hydroelectricity Irregular rainfall Lack of $ Lack technology

Climate (Vegetation) Tropical Rainforest Deforestation

Climate (Vegetation) Savanna Grassland with trees (Acacia Tree) Seasonal rains

Climate (Vegetation) Steppe Sahel “Shore” or “Edge” in Arabic “Coast” of Sahara

Climate (Vegetation) Deserts Sahara, Namib, Kalahari Kalahari has some vegetation and animal life…

Climate (Vegetation) Highlands – Mountain Regions Moderate temperatures Rainfall, even snow

Climate Desertification Growing of the desert because of overgrazing, climate change, and human activity

Population Rapid Growth High Infant Mortality A baby dies before the age of 1 Genocide/Ethnic Cleansing The systematic killing of one ethnicity or group of people Urbanization Diversity – over 3,000 ethnic groups European Colonization – Imperialism

Ethiopia 2010

South Africa 2010

Sudan 2010

Culture Culture Hearths Nile River Valley Ivory Coast

Now Its Your Turn…

Ancient Empires and Kingdoms Songhai Traded gold for salt Took over Mali Mali Traded gold Controlled major trade city of Timbuktu Ghana One of earliest kingdoms Rich from gold trade, King’s dogs wore gold collars Bantu Spread across 1/3 of Africa Still living in Africa today Kush On the Nile, big into trade Axum Attacked and took over Kush Became very powerful in trade

Domesticated Animals Means to tame