1. AFRICA: SOUTH OF THE SAHARA

3. Essential Question
How do the physical features of Sub- Saharan Africa affect the region?

4. Plateaus and Highlands
Africa’s average elevation is higher than all continents
Escarpments: steep, jagged slopes or cliffs
Cataracts: water that flows down the sides of escarpments

6. Rwenzori Mountains
Location: border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Impact:
natural border between Uganda and the DRC
moist air from the Indian Ocean covers the mountains with clouds and snow

7. Drakensberg Range Location: part of Cape Mountains in South Africa
Impact:
Developing tourism with skiing and hiking
Wildlife reserves

8. Great Rift Valley Location: Syria to Mozambique in southeastern Africa
Impact:
Large crack in the earth formed by plate tectonics
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shape the landscape
Forms deep lakes in east Africa and volcanic mountains (Kilimanjaro)

9. Lake Victoria
Location: between eastern and western branches of the Great Rift
Impact:
source of Nile River
Fish exported by locals

10. Niger River
Location: highlands of guinea forming an arc to the coast of Nigeria
Impact:
Important for agriculture, transportation, and tourism

11. Zambezi River Location: Angola-Zambia border to the Indian ocean
Impact:
80% of river valley population depends on river
Dammed for hydroelectric power
Rich in mineral deposits

12. Congo River
Location: Congo: starts near DRC’s southern border, flows north, southeast into the Atlantic
Impact:
Undeveloped hydroelectric potential
Forms the largest network of navigable waterways in Africa
Diamond deposits

13. Mt. Kilimanjaro
Africa’s tallest
mountain
In Tanzania
Dormant volcanic

14. Lake Volta lakes in the world •Irrigation for farming in Ghana
•One of the largest man made
lakes in the world
•Irrigation
for farming in Ghana
•Hydroelectric power created
from a dam

15. Diseases

16. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why is South Africa the origin of most diseases?

17. Bacterial Diarrhea Inflammation in stomach and intestines
Vomiting, abdominal pain, cramps, and diarrhea
AKA “food poisoning”
Poor hygiene and contaminated food
What are some factors that lead to this infection?

18. Hepatitis A Functioning of liver
Spreads through food/water which has been contaminated with fecal matter
Fever, jaundice, and diarrhea

19. Malaria Female mosquito
Fever, chills, sweats, and death due to interruption of blood supply to vital organs

20. Yellow Fever
Mosquitoes
Flu like symptoms

21. Ebola First discovered in DRC 1976
Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches and pains, and chills
Spreads through blood, insect bites, saliva, touching contaminated surfaces

22. HIV/AIDS Sub-Saharan region is affected
South Africa-5.6 million living with HIV; 270,000 HIV related deaths in 2011
Poverty, inequality and social instability, high levels of sexually transmitted infections, sexual violence, lack of medical care

23. ASSIGNMENT
In 4-5 sentences, answer the following questions…. Why do most diseases originate from South Africa? Why does it seem like they are most rampant in this region?