1. Sub-Saharan Africa
Economy

2. Primary economic activity
The primary economic activity of Sub- Saharan Africa is AGRICULTURE

3. Subsistence agriculture
Subsistence farming is growing enough to live and trade for smaller amounts of money.
Subsistence farming is often practiced in Sub-Saharan Africa

4. Nomadic Herding
Nomadic herding is a type of subsistence practice type of grazing.
People raise animals for their own food and move them around place to place to areas of available pasture (places for the animals to eat).

5. Poorly developed infrastructure
Sub-Saharan Africa has a poorly developed infrastructure. Many of countries in Africa have dirt roads instead of paved roads
They also lack energy sources and bridges.

6. Substantial mineral wealth
Diamonds, gold, and other minerals.

7. Major exporters of Raw Materials

8. Productivity that lags behind population growth
The population in sub-Saharan Africa is growing so quickly, but the amount of goods isn’t.

9. Wide range of per capita incomes
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10. Desertification
When a relatively dry stretch of land becomes increasingly ARID. When this happens the land will see a decrease in vegetation and wildlife.
Desertification can be a result of climate change or human activities.

11. Demographics typical of developing economies
– Low per capita GDP
– Low life expectancy
– High population growth rate
– High infant mortality rate
– Large percentage of population under age 15
– Low literacy rate