living in africa with natural resources
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Living in Africa with Natural Resources. North Africa. Area primarily covered in desert. In order to grow crops people must irrigate their fields In Egypt, there is an oasis , that allows for some crops to be grown Oasis – a fertile spot in the desert where water is found. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Living in Africa with Natural Resources
North Africa Area primarily covered in desert.
In order to grow crops people must irrigate their fields
In Egypt, there is an oasis, that allows for some crops to be grown Oasis – a fertile spot in the desert where water is
found.
Niger has subsistence farming and grows grains subsistence farming – farming where most of what is
grown is consumed by the farmer and family. Leave little to sell
The more rainfall this region has, the more crops More water = more crops
Subsistence Farming
Oasis in Egypt
North Africa continued..
Morocco grows barley and wheat
Libya and Algeria have large amounts of petroleum
Nomadic herding is a common way of living in North Africa bringing individual animals together
into a group (herd), maintaining the group and moving the group from place to place
Remember – a nomad is a desert wanderer
Aswan High DamLocated on the Nile
River
Built to prevent the annual flooding of the Nile.
Also built to provide farmers with irrigation
Created hydroelectric power
What your North Africa row should look like…
North Africa
Subsistence Farming
Nomadic Herding
Morocco = grains & oil
Libya & Algeria = oil
Hydroelectric power from Aswan High Dam
Oasis - a fertile spot in the desert where water is found
Subsistence Farming - farming where most of what is grown is consumed by the farmer and family. Leave little to sell
East AfricaNomadic herding
What is this?
Farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, grow tea and coffee as a cash crop A crop grown to sell
Trees are an important resource so people can cut them down and sell them as exports But do they really want to cut them down? What does cutting down the trees do?
What your East Africa row should look like…
East Africa
Cash Crops
Nomadic Herding
Coffee
Tea
Trees
Cash Crops – a crop grown to sell
Central Africa• Land Used For-
• Hunting and gathering
• Livestock raising
• Cash Crop farming
• Nomadic herding
Tropical RainforestGum, rubber, Kola-nuts, palm oil
The forests primary resource is commercial timber
Deforestation is becoming a growing problem WHY?!
Over 8,500 rare plant species and animals At risk for being endangered and hunted
There are many diverse fruits
The Kola-Nut is a unique and common symbol in many Nigerian tribes.
Bitter taste and highly caffeinated
Medicinal purposes, cuisine item, spiritual ceremonies
What your Central Africa row should look like…
Central Africa
Livestock Raising
Cash Crops
Nomadic Herding
Rubber
Palm Oil
Timber
Deforestation – the cutting down of trees
West Africa• Ghana and Cameroon have major cash crops of
cocoa and coffee
• Nigeria is a major oil producer• Oil = $$$$ (remember??)
• Raising livestock and fishing are important for families
• Ghana was once called the “Gold Coast”• African gold, copper, silver, uranium, titanium, and
diamonds
What your West Africa row should look like…
West Africa
Cash Crops
Fishing
Livestock raising
Cocoa
Coffee
Gold
Copper
Silver
Uranium
Diamond
OIL
South Africa• Land used for Livestock raising
and Commercial Farming
• Resources include: diamonds, coal, uranium, iron ore, zinc, and other gems
• This region also provides an important resource –hydroelectric power
South Africa• Zimbabwe = iron
ore
• South Africa = platinum, gold, diamonds
Blood DiamondsKnown as conflict diamonds
Refers to a diamond mined in a war zone
Sold to finance the invading army’s war efforts (pays for their war)
Africa is known for two-thirds of the world’s diamond extractions
Panning for Diamonds in Sierra Leone
What your South Africa row should look like…
South Africa
Livestock Raising
Commercial Farming
DIAMONDS
Coal
Uranium
Gemstones
Hydroelectric Power
Platinum
Iron Ore
Blood Diamonds – (conflict diamonds)diamonds mined in war zones to help fund the war
Throughout all of Africa…Variety of crops
Farming is a MAJOR part of Africa’s economy
Raw materials
Manufactured goods
Mining
People move to cities to apply for jobs in factories