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SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

Economic Characteristics

SUBSISTENCE Agriculture

What kind of AGRICULTURE is described below?

• Most everything raised is used to feed the family.

• Characteristic of Preindustrial societies

PLANTATION Agriculture

What kind of AGRICULTURE is described below?

Industrialized agriculture Found primarily in tropical rainforest

regionsPermanent agriculture …cash crops

introduced by the Colonialists (such as banana, coffee, tea and cocoa) are cultivated and harvested for sale.

This farming receives the most attention from African governments because of the exports it generates.

NOMADIC Herding

What kind of AGRICULTURE is described below?

Farmers moving around from place to place to find food & water for their livestock.

SLASH & BURN Agriculture

What kind of AGRICULTURE is described below?

Families clear a plot of land and then burn the plants/trees on it to produce ashes which fertilize the ground.

After a few years, when the ground no longer produces well, they move onto another plot.

This causes both forest fragmentation and deforestation

CASH CROPS

Which of the following are CASH CROPS and which are FOOD CROPS?

Beniseed, Cashew nuts, Cocoa, Cotton, Groundnuts, Gum Arabic, Kolanut, Palm kernels, Rubber, Soybeans

FOOD CROPS

Beans, Cassava, Cocoa, Groundnuts Maize, Melon, Millet, Plantains, Rice, Yams

CASH CROPS

Which of the following are CASH CROPS and which are FOOD CROPS?

Beniseed, Cashew nuts, Cocoa, Cotton, Groundnuts, Gum Arabic, Kolanut, Palm kernels, Rubber, Soybeans

FOOD CROPS

Beans, Cassava, Cocoa, Groundnuts Maize, Melon, Millet, Plantains, Rice, Yams

Botswana

Dem Rep of

Congo

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Match the countries with the minerals

What are other major raw material exports ?

What is the range of Per Capita GDP in

Sub-Sahara Africa (2010 statistics)?

# 47   Ethiopia $859.00  

# 48   Guinea-Bissau $856.00  

# 49   Burundi $753.00  

# 50   Tanzania$720.00  

# 51   Congo, Dem Rep$675.00  

# 52   Somalia $600.00  

# 53   Malawi $596.00

# 1   Equatorial Guinea $16,507.00  

# 2   Mauritius $13,029.00  

# 3   Seychelles $12,135.00  

# 6   South Africa $11,035.00  

# 7   Botswana $10,866.00

# 10   Gabon $6,977.00

LOWEST GDP per capita Highest GDP per capita

2013 Statistics.. $225 to $20,5002010 Statistics.. $600 to $16,500

What does the difference tell you about the economic situation in this region?

Are the Sub-Sahara countries DEVELOPED or DEVELOPING?

DEVELOPING

Satellite image of city lights in Africa showing the lack of modern development on the continent (1994-1995).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa

What is the word for things like water systems, electricity, roads, etc.?

Infrastructure

Describe the infrastructure of the Sub-Sahara region.

The infrastructure is poorly developed leading to many challenges for daily living.

http://hisdailydose.org/2014/12/06/effective-rich-person/

Poor transport infrastructure has made Africans travel under unsafe and inhuman conditions.

Describe the relationship between population growth and the economy in this region.

In many countries…Population Growth is HIGH.Productivity is not growing as fast as the population.THEREFORE, overall GDP PER CAPITA is decreasing.

Which of the following is typical of DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?

LOW PER CAPITA GDP

HIGH PER CAPITA GDP

LOW PER

CAPITA GDP

Which of the following is typical of DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?

LOW LIFE EXPECTANCY

HIGH LIFE EXPECTANCYLOW

LIFE EXPECTAN

CYhttp://pseudoerasmus.com/2014/06/25/human-development/

Which of the following is typical of DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?

LOW POPULATION GROWTH RATE

HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATEHIGH

POPULATION GROWTH

RATE

http://www.gibs.co.za/

Which of the following is typical of DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?

LOW INFANT MORTALITY RATE

HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATEHIGH

INFANT MORTALITY

RATE

Which of the following is typical of DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?

LOW PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 15

HIGH PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 15HIGH

PERCENTAGE OF

POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF 15

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/sociology/palen1/graphics/palen01sp/ch06/slideshows/ppt/sld006.htm

Which of the following is typical of DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?

LOW LITERACY RATE

HIGH LITERACY RATELOW

LITERACY RATE

What is the name of the organization that was started to promote unity and cooperation between the various African countries?

The African Union (AU)

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