Africa

Africa

Africa

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Welcome to Africa Africa is the second largest and second most populated continent in the world.

Africa by the Numbers Over 11,700,000 square miles Over 1,000 spoken languages 1.1 billion people (2nd largest) 54 Nations

Developing

Africa Largest Cities Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Lake Victoria Lagos, Nigeria – estimated 21 million Cairo, Egypt – estimated 17 million Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Tallest mountain in Africa at 19,340 feet Lake Victoria Feeds the world’s longest river, the Nile at 4,258 miles Sahara Desert Largest desert in the world

Africa is a Divided Continent with Different Racial and Cultural Zones Sahara Desert Northern Africans Light-Skinned Speak Arabic Muslims Sub-Saharan Africans Black Africans Bantu/Swahili Thousands of tribes and cultures

Africa Colonization Portuguese established coastal colonies in the 15th century Europeans penetrated the African interior by the late 1800’s British & French Missionaries Established primarily Catholic and Protestant colonies

Africa Colonization

Africa – Political Change By WWI only Liberia and Ethiopia remained free The second half of the 20th Century brought independence Independence did not mean freedom Tribal loyalties often took precedence over allegiance to new nations Anarchy Civil War Dictatorships

Africa – Religion Sub-Sahara – Animism & Christianity North Africa – Islam

Africa – Economy Economics – highly dependent on mineral resources such as diamonds, gold, platinum, etc. Developing – most of the countries are classified as developing. Why? Colonialism, Slavery, and Religion Low literacy rates & low per capita GDP’s Religious and tribal differences are responsible for the lack of national unity and economic prosperity