PPT-Unit #1, AFRICA Unit 1 – Africa

Lesson 4 Geography of Africa Your Name Period Studying Africa Key things to remember its a continent NOT a country Has 54 countries of its own. http://www.snopes.com/photos/sunset.asp. Africa’s Unique Physical Geography. Intro. Africa is really a plateau continent with escarpments and rift valleys- . Below is a picture of the Great Escarpment (Drakensberg) in South Africa . IMPLICATIONS FOR MIGRATION PATTERNS. Ana . Faria. -Santana. CCPN-LSE Research Associate. SUMMARY. I. . SOUTH . AFRICA – “THE GATEWAY TO AFRICA”?.  . II. SOUTH . AFRICA’S ROLE IN BRICS.  . Economic . Left Side. On your map of Africa:. Draw in . the Nile . River and . Niger River. Color the Sahara desert. Niger River. Nile River. The Big Questions. What were the major civilizations of Africa during the post-classical era?. David Ashiagbor. Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) . Contents. About MFW4A. Africa’s Financing Needs. Who is Financing Africa?. Financing Trends in Africa. Looking Forward . 1. 1.. . About MFW4A. History Before Apartheid. . 1,500 years ago: . Bantu. migration south. 1600’s: . 1. st. Europeans (Dutch East Indies Company-settle in Cape Town) became known as . Afrikaners. (. af. -. rih. -KAHN-. John Kotsopoulos (. GovInn. , University of Pretoria). Carleton University – 11 March 2015. Two part presentation:. EU-Africa relations. Breakdown changing capacities and interests of both the EU and African Union . Ashanti, Swahili, . Masai. , . Khoikhoi. & San, Igbo. Ashanti. Where. : Central Ghana. Culture. :. Animism (tree & animals have souls). “Talking drums” - much of jazz, blues & reggae have roots here. (1750 – 1900). By Charles Ma. The Old Africa: . Pre-Imperialistic Era. New African States. Nationalism in Africa: The Zulus. The . Nguni. people had farmed and raised cattle in south-east Africa.. South . african. flag. The . meaning. . of. the flag. For example, in 2008 the KwaZulu-Natal Premier . Sibusiso. Ndebele attributed the following meanings in an official speech. :. black . = black, Indian and . Review important elements of the final exam.. (To be included in Power Point). Un safari-photo. Objectives. - you will learn:. Unit one. : * . make suppositions. . * . express doubt and certainty. Preview. African Geography. - . Africa is a large continent surrounded by oceans and seas. It is divided in two by the Sahara Desert. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region south of the Sahara Desert.. Farming, Herding, and Trade. Relative Size. Inspirations Travel has contracted fares on domestic and regional route. . S. outh Africa. What are the . “Must See” places?. Cape Town . Cape Point . Cape . Winelands. . Garden Route. Savanna. Natural resources. Griot. Kinship. Lineage. Proverb. Africa’s Geography. Africa’s geography includes plateaus in its interior, a coastline filled with waterfalls, and deserts such as the Sahara.. Issues. Pollution & Unequal Distribution of Water, Deforestation, & Desertification. Standards. SS7G2 . The student will discuss environmental issues across the continent of Africa. . a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water. .