1. Sub-Saharan Africa

2. 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

11. 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

12. Climate (Vegetation)
Tropical Rainforest
Deforestation

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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

19. Ethiopia 2010

20. South Africa 2010

21. Sudan 2010

22. Culture
Culture Hearths
Nile River Valley
Ivory Coast

23. Now Its Your Turn…

24. 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

25. Domesticated Animals
Means to tame