Human Geography of Africa

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Standards & Objectives

Analyze and assess the impact of urbanization on the physical & human environments

GHW 5.5 Map the spread of innovative art forms and

scientific thought from their origins to other world regions

GHW.6.3 Recognize the conflict and cooperation among

groups of people occur for a variety of reasons including nationalist, racial, ethnic, religious, economic and resource concerns that generally involve agreements and disagreements related to territory on Earth’s surface

GHW.7.1

East Africa

East Africa

Agriculture Declining yields Cash crops Droughts

Cradle of Humanity

Arab Traders

East Africa

Portuguese 1400s Christianity

Berlin Conference Independence in

1960s brings violence Rwanda Genocide Hutu killed Tutsi Ethiopia vs. Somalia

Europeans

East Africa

East Africa

East Africa

East Africa

Lingua Franca English & French

common languages Christian & Muslim Urban vs Rural

Quality of Health Care & Education

Culture

North Africa

North Africa

North Africa

Culture Islam Arabic Free Education Doctor

Shortages

North Africa

West Africa

West Africa

Trading Empires Trade Routes Ghana

Gold for Salt Europeans

Slave Trade

West Africa

West Africa

Urbanization Nigerian

Independence Civil War due to

religion & ethnicity

Central Africa

Central Africa

Central Africa

King Leopold II Economic Change

Cash Crops Resource Extraction

Central Africa

Central Africa

Culture Language

Pidgin- simplified speech

Religion Traditional Religions Christianity

Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Independence Angola- coup d’ etat Zambia- resources Botswana- successful

South Africa

African Influence