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Climate Zones
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Tropical wet Rainforest region
Occupies 8 % of Africa around the equator Many disease carrying insects Contains tsetse fly- makes ability to raise livestock impossible
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Tropical wet and dry Known as the savannah region
Occupied % of Africa Area where most people live Unpredictable rainfall Desertification occurring in Sahel region
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Deserts Makes up 40 % of Africa
Sahara Deserts: largest desert in the world Other deserts: Kalahari and Namib
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Hot, dry summers, cool moist winters
Mediterranean Hot, dry summers, cool moist winters Found in northern and southern tip
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Impact of geography although many of Africa’s people have lived on and migrated across the region, it discouraged Europeans from sailing and exploring it
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Europeans referred to this land as the “Dark Continent”
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Migration
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1. What words do you associate with migration?
Emigrate migrate immigrate move
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Movement from one place to another
2. What is migration? Movement from one place to another
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3. who does it? People Animals Plants
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4. Why is it done? Economic opportunities Food source
People Animals Economic opportunities Political reasons Get an education Better climate Food source Plants Wind Water Animals people
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5. How does it happen? Travel on foot Horseback Car Boat Plane train
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