1. What are the Physical, Economic & Cultural Geography of Africa?
Global History And Geography
What are the Physical, Economic & Cultural Geography of Africa?
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Map of Africa
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3. Physical Geography of Africa
Second Largest Continent
Known as Dark Continent to the Westerners for Some Times
Divided in near half by the equator
To Map of Africa
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Topography
Mostly Plateau
Rift Valley & Nile River in East Africa - North South Migration of People
Some Mountains
Atlas
Drakensberg
Ruwenzori
Ahaggar
Tassili-N-Ajjer
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Bodies of Water
Rivers
Nile - Longest River
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
Not Navigable Continuously
There are Rapids and Falls
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Physical Geography
Deserts
Lake Malawi
Lake Chad
Sahara
Namib
Kalahari
Lakes
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
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Physical Geography
Climate and Vegetation Zones
Rain Forest - 15%
Savannas
Sahel
Desert
Mediterranean
Humid Subtropical
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Economy of Africa
It is rich in Mineral Resources
problem of transportation and communication
continuous ethnic rivalry
Economic Problems
deforestation and erosion
African Land is not good for farming
desertification
scarcity of water - continuous drought
Low Capital
lack of skilled worker
Lack of government encouragement and assistance
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9. Cultural Geography of Africa
13 % of all of world’s total population
People of all color
All size
Variety of ethnic groups - over 2000.
Majority of Black Africans are of Bantu Origin
Bantu were an Agrarian people who lived in West Africa and later migrated to Eastern and Southern Africa in search of farmland.
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Languages
Khoisan Languages
Bantu Languages
Bushman and Hottentots
Mixed Languages
Central Africa
Afro-Asiatic Languages: Arabic, Various Berber Dialects, Somali, Ethiopian, Hausa, Fulani, Etc.
Swahili - Arabic & Bantu
North, West & East Africa
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Religion
Animism
Islam [Has the largest following in Africa]
Christianity [oldest faith in East Africa]
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Culture of Africa
Family
Distinctive Music
Extended families of Kinship Network
Dance
Story Telling
Some Matrilineal
Griots were professional story tellers
Art
Wood Curving
Metal works
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Homework
Describe African Cultural and Social Institutions.
[You may find the information in Section 3 of Chapter 7]
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Homework
What are the Economic and Cultural Characteristics of Africa?
Monday, April 08, 2019
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