The most diverse continent in the world! Africa The most diverse continent in the world!

The Physical Geography Political Differences The Economic Differences Think About: The Physical Geography Political Differences The Economic Differences The Social & Cultural Differences

Political Map of Africa

Physical Map

4 Major Rivers of Africa The Nile The Niger The Congo (Zaire) The Zambezi

4 Major Bodies of Water that Surround Africa The Atlantic Ocean The Indian Ocean The Mediterranean Sea The Red Sea

The Sahara Desert

The Kalahari Desert

Savannas of Africa

Jungles of Africa

Highlands of Africa Mt. Kenya Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Snow on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Natural Resources

Tribes of Africa

There are a vast # of tribes in Africa!

Surma father with his children in Ethiopia (Eastern Africa).

Ndebele tribe in South Africa. On her legs, the young child wears beaded hoops called golwani. On her waist there are matching hoops which are called lighabi. Lighabi are worn by both sexes but are usually found on girls. As the child grows, the lighabi is replaced by larger versions, and is finally discarded after her initiation into womanhood.

Himba mother and child, taken in Namibia (southern Africa). The Himba baby wears a leather necklace which is supposed to keep away evil spirits. Also for beauty and protection the child and mother are covered with a mixture of red ocher from the earth and animal fat when the child is only a few days old.

Surma Girl, in Ethiopia The Surma girl is watching a stick fight to see who her husband will be. In this tribe the decision of whom they will marry is made by the women. In most cases it is which ever made wins the stick fight.

The Krobo Tribe of Ghana The Krobo tribe holds a ceremony for girls entering womanhood. During the ceremony the women are presented to the community including future husbands, family & the chief.

This picture is from the same ceremony as the last This picture is from the same ceremony as the last. The girls celebrate three stages in their ceremony. At the end of the first week the girls put on Dipo-pe straw hats and perform a klama dance.

The Ashanti Tribe

Some examples of extreme body piercings

Lip Plates To explain the picture before, “Lip Plates” are very common in many African tribes. At a very young age children would have these “plates”, which are made out of bone, inserted into their bottom lip to create a large gap. They keep this in until they gap is as large as they desire and then they change the plates every so often. Once these plates are inserted, the lip cannot ever be shrunken back to it’s normal size. These plates can range from any shape and size This is a picture of a Surma woman with her lip plate taken out.

Turkana The women in this picture is a Turkana single woman. Her tribe is located in Kenya. The Turkana men believe that, "It's the things a woman wears that make her beautiful." A multi layered beaded necklace with three back pendants indicates this girl's availability for marriage.

More People of Africa

Transportation in Africa

Homes of Africa

Homes of Africa

Homes of Africa

Homes of Africa

Homes of Africa

Schools of Africa

Markets in Africa

Crisis in Africa Due to the Atlantic Slave Trade and the colonization of Africa, & environmental conditions, the continent is suffering.

AIDS in Africa

Famine in Africa

Wars in Africa

Child Soldiers

Blood Diamonds

Genocide: Rwanda & Darfur