1. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE… THE DESERT…THE HISTORY…AND THE 55 COUNTRIES OF
A F R I C A

4. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
2nd largest continent in area (Asia-largest) 5,000 miles from N. (Tunisia) to S. (S. Africa) & 55 countries
Climate-- has all climate types except the cold climates (Tundra, Subarctic, & Arctic)
Very Diverse in Rain & Vegetation (goes from rainforest to desert)
--Rainforest (Congo River Basin)
--Tropical Savannah
--Steppe
--Desert (in N—Sahara and in S--Kalahari)

6. Physical Features—label on map p.5
--Indian & Atlantic Oceans
--Mediterranean Sea
-- Sahara
(Divides pop. N. Africa & sub-Saharan Africa)
--Nile (95%), Niger, Congo, & Zambezi Rivers
--Lake Victoria
--Victoria Falls “The Smoke that Thunders”
--Kalahari Desert
--Atlas Mountains
--Congo Basin
--Mt. Kilimanjaro (19, 341 ft.)
--Serengeti Plains

7. S A H A R A ATLAS MTS MEDITERRANEAN SEA NILE RIVER NIGER RIVER
CONGO RIVER
LAKE VICTORIA
CONGO BASIN
MT KILIMANJARO
SERENGETI
ATLANTIC OCEAN
INDIAN
OCEAN
VICTORIA FALLS
ZAMBEZI RIVER
KALAHARI DESERT

8. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY NATURAL RESOURCES
• Very rich in natural resources, but are being exploited or not used
--Gold --Bauxite
--Diamonds (S.A.) Manganese
--Copper --Nickel
--Cobalt --Platinum
--Chromium --Natural Gas
--Oil Iron Ore
--Hydroelectric Power

9. AGRICULTURE
• Most people are farmers/herders & there is very little manufacturing • Most of the population is Rural • Least developed continent (2nd least developed nation after Antarctica) developing nations --majority of nations in Africa, Asia & Latin America --Mostly located south of the equator or near it --live in the poorest & most rapidly increasing majority of the world’s population --Live in slums --polluted water to drink & inadequate food --Little education, medical care, & economic opportunities
--Third World Countries:

11. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
• Civilization developed here 5,000- 8,000 years ago --Oldest human remains found here • Cairo-- Nile River-- Ancient Egyptians • Carthage (Tunisia) fought with Romans • Few written records except for Ancient Egyptians (Hieroglyphics) • 15th century-- Europeans settled these lands & people became slaves

12. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
 • European settling land outside their homeland that is bound to the parent country by government, trade or culture.
Colonization:
--Mostly because of the beauty (animals/plants) & treasures
--Mostly Britain & France (Tsavo)
--After World War II-- most countries gained independence
--Culture remains even today

13. BRITAIN
FRANCE
ITALY
GERMANY
SPAIN
BELGIUM
PORTUGAL

14. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
• Very diverse group of people (Arabs, Berbers, Europeans, Pygmies, Hutus, Tutsis, Bantu, etc.) • 2nd largest in population (1st is Asia) • Live in villages---family or clan groups • 1000s of different ethnic groups -- Languages (English, French, Arabic, Swahili, Bantu, Afrikaans) • Religion -- Christianity (Protestant, Catholic) --Islam (mostly in the Northern countries) --Traditional (Spirits—Voodoo, Indigenous, Ancestral, Nature & Spirits called
Animism:

15. ISSUES & DISEASES
• Famine 1 in 8 people in the world is undernourished— most in 3rd world countries (due to droughts) • Disease (which are only complicated more by poor roads & lack of medical personnel) • Poverty • Overpopulation—highest population growth rate in the world (Birth control controversy) Niger has a 7.2 children per woman (highest in world) compared to 2.1 of the U.S. (lowest is Bosnia-Herzegovina at 1.2) • Diversity & wars/abuse • AIDS -- Highest in the world (“AIDS belt”—in Central Africa)

16. TOP 25 COUNTRIES—2009 AIDS DEATHS
China 39,000
Cameroon 39,000
Cote D’Ivoire 38,000
Thailand 30,000
Burma 25,000
Sudan 25,000
Vietnam 24,000
United States of America 22,000
Ghana 21,000
Ukraine 19,000
Lesotho 18,000
Brazil 15,000
South Africa 350,000 India 310,000 Nigeria 170,000 Kenya 150,000 Zimbabwe 140,000 Dem. Rep. of Congo 100,000 Tanzania 96,000 Mozambique 81,000 Uganda 77,000 Malawi 68,000 Ethiopia 67,000 Zambia 56,000 Russia 40,000

17. AFRICAN Shutter-Fold POSTER GUIDELINES
USE THE SHUTTER FOLD EXPLANATION SHEET TO GET YOU STARTED
WRITE THE SOURCES FOR ALL THE INFORMATION/VISUALS ON THE BACK OF THE TAGBOARD—(which source for which information)
SPELLING, NEATNESS & VISUAL APPEAL WILL BE GRADED
40 POINTS POSSIBLE DUE ON: FRI 9/14

18. What source(s) would be best for what information?
OFFICIAL NAME:
POPULATION:
TOTAL AREA: (SQ. MILES)
CLIMATE TYPE:
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (S):
LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR MALES & FEMALES:
LITERACY RATE:
OFFICIAL RELIGION (S): biggest %
MONETARY UNIT: (NAME & ?=$1 US)
2 NATURAL RESOURCES:
2 INDUSTRIES:
2 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: CHIEF CROPS
2 HISTORICAL FACTS: (DATE OF INDEPENDENCE MUST BE INCLUDED)
MAP—TRACED, NOT PRINTED OFF and COLORED NEATLY & APPROPRIATELY Label the following things
A. CAPITAL
B. 2 PHYSICAL FEATURES
C. 2 MAJOR CITIES (OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL)
FLAG (colored appropriately)
3 APPROPRIATE PICTURES/GRAPHICS & LABELS AS TO WHAT THEY ARE
What source(s) would be best for what information?
DO NOT use the school’s color printers for this project!!