PPT-We are here.  The Congo River

Congo Free State 18771908 Belgian Congo 19081960 Independence Flag 19601963 19631966 Flag 19661971 Flag Flag of Zaire 19711997 19972003 Flag 20032006 Flag Types of Volcanoes Nyamuragira. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species Common chimpanzee Pan troglodytes West and Central Africa and Bonobo Pan paniscus forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Chimpanzees are members of the Hominid HIST 4339. Wednesday Citation Workshop. Identify a tricky citation (e.g. primary source). Look it up. Bring complete citation to class Wed. Outline. Congo . Free State. Belgian . Congo. Independent . The Role of International Money. Outline. Hydrology of the basin. Resources within the basin. Geopolitical background. Role of international parties. Hydrology. Catchment area: 3.7 M km. 2. Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. 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 . Background. By Joseph Conrad. “The Commissioner went away…In the many years in which he had toiled to bring civilization to different parts of Africa he had learned a number of things. In the book which he planned to write…he thought… The story of this man who had killed a messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading. One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a reasonable paragraph at any rate. He had already chosen the title of the book, after much thought: . By: Dongin Oh. L. ocation. It is located in Democratic Republic of Congo. It flows through following countries, they are: Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Cameroon and Tanzania. Congo river flows through these major cities they are Novobirsk, Barnaul, Mogochin and Akademgordok . SSWG4a . Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on Sub-Saharan Africa. . Mountains/Highlands. Major . Features: . Ethiopian Highlands/Plateau, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Ethiopian Highlands were created because of volcanic eruptions long ago. By: Brandon RUFFIN, DARIUS TOPPIN, and LIAM . badiee. Where it happened. Genocide killing as many as 4.5 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996.. Today, much of the fighting is occurring in North and South Kivu.. Modern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Third largest country in Africa. Congo River . Home to Africa’s Rainforest. Mineral deposits of gold, diamonds, manganese, copper. First settlers in the Congo area were “hunter –gatherer” tribes called Pygmies – some still live in the rainforests to this day – 40,000 BCE. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S. Bodies. Of. a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert. . , . Lindsey Carter, . Amy Myers. Initial Occupation. 1885 The Berlin Conference approves King Leopold’s claim to “The Congo Free State” as his personal colony until 1908.. International investors supported his claim to Congo. . The Geography of Africa A Satellite View Africa’s Size Second largest continent  11,700,000 sq. mi. 10% of the world’s population. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S. 5 0 0 0 M I L E S 4 6 0 0 M I L E S Standards:. SS7G1 Locate selected features of Africa.. Locate . on a world and regional political-physical map: Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Victoria, Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari .