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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)