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1 Sub-Saharan Africa Current News and Weather Setting the Boundaries
Physical Geography Desertification Deforestation Return Exam 2 For Next Class: Read rest of Chapter 6

2 Setting the Boundaries
Africa south of the Sahara Desert 48 states plus one territory Young population Heavy burden of slave trade and colonialism Known for poverty, disease, violence, and refugees

3 Physical Geography Plateau continent Great escarpment
Gondwana Great escarpment The Rift Valley Volcanic Mountains Kilimanjaro Infertile soils Victoria Falls

4 Watersheds Major river systems Source of water and energy Congo Nile
Niger Zambezi Source of water and energy Congo River

5 Interesting Observations
Bisected by equator Climates and vegetation patterns are almost a mirror image Abrupt escarpment near the coast Absence of major mountain ranges Few good natural harbors

6 Climate Describe the climate zones you pass through as you travel from the Equator south to the Tropic of Capricorn.

7 Vegetation Tropical forests Savannas Deserts Savanna The Congo Basin
Large fauna Deserts Namib Desert

8 African Biomes Deserts Tropical Forest Savanna Figure 6.8 Figure 6.5

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13 Environmental Issues – Overview
Figure 6.9

14 Environmental Issues Desertification Deforestation Climate change
Urban challenges

15 Desertification in the Sahel
Zone of ecological transition Transhumance Desertification Prolonged drought Overgrazing Colonial influence on agriculture Sahel in Bloom

16 Deforestation Issues NGOs Increased run off Soil erosion
Wildlife habitat Hardship NGOs Green Belt Movement Experiments with bamboo Planting Bamboo

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