What are the Physical, Economic & Cultural Geography of Africa? Global History And Geography What are the Physical, Economic & Cultural Geography of Africa? April 8, 2019

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Map of Africa Back 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

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 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Topography Mostly Plateau Rift Valley & Nile River in East Africa - North South Migration of People Some Mountains Atlas Drakensberg Ruwenzori Ahaggar Tassili-N-Ajjer 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Bodies of Water Rivers Nile - Longest River Congo Zambezi Niger Not Navigable Continuously There are Rapids and Falls 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Physical Geography Deserts Lake Malawi Lake Chad Sahara Namib Kalahari Lakes Lake Victoria Lake Tanganyika 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Physical Geography Climate and Vegetation Zones Rain Forest - 15% Savannas Sahel Desert Mediterranean Humid Subtropical 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) 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 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

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. 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Languages 800-1000 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 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Religion Animism Islam [Has the largest following in Africa] Christianity [oldest faith in East Africa] 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) 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 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Homework Describe African Cultural and Social Institutions. [You may find the information in Section 3 of Chapter 7] 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)

Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography) Homework What are the Economic and Cultural Characteristics of Africa? Monday, April 08, 2019 4/8/2019 Teacher: Br. Siraj (Global History & Geography)