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Africa: Facts, Culture
and The WildlifePresented By:
Christian Dale ParciaJade Parochelin
Isaiah JunioQuinnie Sequito
John Michael RamosMarvin Mongao
March Gernine AguacitoBAJ-3A
FACTS AND FIGURES
Introduction
Africa is the World’s second-largest continent
– 30,065,000 km² covering approximately
20% of the Earth’s land and 6% of the Earth’s
surface .
• It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the
east, the Indian Ocean to the west and the
Mediterranean Sea to the north
•The oldest human remains ever discovered
were found in Ethiopia. They are
approximately 200,000 years old
Geography
Africa Location
Africa Map
Geography
Africa Flags
Climate
•Africa is the hottest continent on earth.
• The climate of Africa is governed by its position on
the globe and can be broadly divided into five
different climate types:
Rainforest – very high temperatures and high
rainfall throughout the year.
Savanna – Very high temperatures all year and
rain during the summer season only.
Steppe – High temperatures all year and only
limited rainfall during the summer season.
Desert – High temperatures throughout the year
with very little rainfall.
Mediterranean – Warm to high temperatures with
rainfall in the autumn and winter months.
Africa as “Dark Continent”
The most common answer to the question, “Why
was Africa called the Dark Continent?”
• More importantly, the campaign against slavery
and missionary work in Africa actually
intensified Europeans’ racial ideas about
African people in the 1800s.
• They called Africa the Dark Continent, because
of the mysteries and the savagery they
expected to find in the “Interior”.
Flight Travelling (PH-Africa)
The flight time from Philippines to South Africa is:
14 hours, 46 minutes
Manila, Philippines to Casablanca
₱37756
Manila, Philippines to Nairobi
₱40672
Manila, Philippines to Johannesburg
₱46957
Manila, Philippines to Cape Town
₱39617
Population
• The current population of Africa is 1,245,721,744 as
of Monday, June 26, 2017, based on the latest
United Nations estimates.
• Africa population is equivalent to 16.36% of the
total world population.
• Africa ranks number 2 among regions of the world
(roughly equivalent to "continents"), ordered by
population.
Famous People
1.) Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013)
• was an active member of the fight
against apartheid in South Africa.
• His magnanimous personality helped to
heal the rift between the white and black
populations. Awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1993.
Famous People
2.) Cleopatra VII (70BC – 30BC)
• Queen of Egypt.
• She sought to defend Egypt from the
Roman Empire, forming an alliance
with Marc Anthony and Julius Caesar.
Famous People
3.) Charlize Theron (1975-) -
• A Hollywood starlet.
• She's famous for 'The Devil's
Advocate' and 'The Cider House
Rules', and won critical acclaim and
countless awards for her wacky
portrayal of a serial killer in 'Monster',
becoming the first South African to
win an Academy Award.
Famous People
4.) Sid James (1913-1976) –
• He was one of those old school
comedians/actors/jack of all trades.
• He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-
star in 'Hancock’s Half Hour' but will always
be remembered for his work on Carry On
films.
• He was known for his 'dirty laugh'. He was
also known for being a dirty man too.
Famous People
5.) Oscar Pistorius,
• the "Blade Runner," is a South
African sprint runner who became
the first amputee to compete in
the Olympics in 2012.
Languages
Languages of Africa are spoken natively
in Africa.
• There are several other small families
and language isolates, as well as
languages that have yet to be classified.
• In addition, Africa has a wide variety of sign
languages, many of which are language
isolates (see below).
• Arabic, Somali, Berber, Amharic, Oromo, S
wahili, Hausa, Manding, Fulani and Yoruba
are spoken by tens of millions of people.
Religion
Religion in Africa is multifaceted and has been
a major influence on art, culture and philosophy.
• Today, the continent's various populations
and individuals are mostly adherents of
Christianity, Islam, and to a lesser extent
several Traditional African religions.
• In Christian or Islamic communities, religious
beliefs are also sometimes characterized with
syncretism with the beliefs and practices of
traditional religions.
Currency
ZAR South African Rand
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa
Symbol
The rand was introduced in 1961 and
takes its name from the
Witwatersrand, the ridge upon which
Johannesburg is built and where most
of South Africa's gold deposits were
found.
1 South African Rand equals
3.90 Philippine Peso
1 Philippine Peso equals
0.26 South African Rand
Major Exports
The main exported commodities
of African nations are:
Palm oil.
Gold and diamonds.
Oil.
Cocoa.
Timber.
Precious metals.
THE CULTURE AND
LIFE
Introduction
The culture of Africa is varied and manifold,
consisting of a mixture of tribes that each have
their own unique characteristics.
• African culture is expressed in its arts and
crafts, folklore and religion, clothing, cuisine,
music and languages.
• Africa is so full of culture, with it not only
changing from one country to another, but
within a single country, many cultures can be
discovered.
Costumes
African clothing is the traditional
clothing worn by the people of Africa. In
some instances these traditional
garments have been replaced by western
clothing introduced by European
colonialists.
A woman in Kenya
wearing Kanga
Urban Algerian man
wearing a burnous
(woolen cloth)
Foods
1.) Pap en vleis/Shisa nyama, South
Africa
• The colors of a feast.
• "Pap en vleis" (literally, "maize
porridge and meat") is a colorful
umbrella of a term that encompasses
virtually any combination of starch and
braaied or stewed meat, with an
obligatory side-serving of spicy gravy,
relish or chakalaka.
Foods
2.) Koshari, Egypt
• Don't judge a dish by its color.
• If you want a taste of what ordinary
Egyptian families eat at home, you can’t
go wrong with koshari (variously spelled
koushari and koshary), a nourishing
vegetarian dish of rice, lentils, macaroni,
garlic and chickpeas, bought together by
a spicy tomato sauce and topped off with
fried onion.
Foods
3.) Bunny chow, South Africa
• No one’s quite sure how bunny chow came to be
named, but what is certain is that this hollowed-out
half- or quarter-loaf of white bread filled with a
blistering-hot curry is one of South Africa’s most
treasured street foods.
• The meat and vegetable curries that fill bunny
chows were bought to South Africa by Indian
indentured laborers who came to South Africa in
the 19th century to work on the sugar-cane fields.
Famous Landmarks
1.) The Pyramids, Egypt
• The Great Pyramids, near Cairo, are
world renowned Egyptian icons, pictured
in various Hollywood movies.
• However, these massive tombs are
literally the resting places of the
mummified remains of Egypt’s dead
pharaohs, the sacred resting places
leaders of history can continue to
receive prayers, food, and other
offerings in the afterlife.
Famous Landmarks
2.) Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
• Reaching up a hulking 19,340-feet in the sky,
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain
in Africa and the tallest free-standing
mountain in the entire world.
• Luckily, tourists can get an exhilarating view
of the countryside, wildlife reserves, and
glaciers below quite accessibly from Uhuru
peak, the mountain’s highest point.
Famous Landmarks
3.) Victoria Falls, Zambia
• Bordering the lush riverbeds on either side of
Zambia and Zimbabwe, “Mosi-oa-Tunya,”
which translates to “smoke that thunders” is
the largest body of falling water on earth.
• Victoria Falls is something to behold, as is
the diverse wildlife that surrounds them. You
can even take a refreshing dip in the natural
pools on the Zambian side of the falls.
Famous Landmarks
4.) Shaba National Reserve
• is a protected area in northern Kenya to
the east of the Samburu and Buffalo
Springs national reserves.
• The Shaba reserve has dramatic scenery
including river-side forests, scattered
woodlands and dry grasslands.
• Shaba was the setting for the book and
film Born Free, for the film Out of
Africa and for the reality show Survivor:
Africa.
Famous Landmarks
5.) South Africa: Kimberley Diamond Mine
• Known by South Africans simply as "the Big
Hole," is the world's largest diamond mine.
• The company most universally associated
with the diamond trade, De Beers, owes its
existence to Kimberley.
• De Beers was founded by Cecil John
Rhodes, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony -
- later Rhodesia and now Zambia and
Zimbabwe -- and patron of the Rhodes
Scholarship endowment who made his
fortune here.
Traditional Practices
The traditional beliefs and practices of African
people include various traditional religions.
Generally, these traditions are oral rather than
scriptural, include belief in a supreme creator,
belief in spirits, veneration of the dead, use of
magic, and traditional medicine.
The role of humanity is generally seen as one of
harmonizing nature with the supernatural.
Traditional African
Medicine
Tribes (Uncontacted)
Uncontacted peoples, also referred to
as isolated peoples or lost tribes, are
communities who live, or have lived,
either by choice (peoples living in
voluntary isolation) or by circumstance,
without significant contact with global
civilization.
In 2013 it was estimated that there were
more than 100 uncontacted tribes around
the world, mostly in the densely forested
areas of South America, Central Africa,
and New Guinea
Cannibalism
Nearly all the tribes in the Congo Basin
either are or have been cannibals;
and among some of them the practice is on
the increase. Races who until lately do not
seem to have been cannibals,
though situated in a country surrounded by
cannibal races, have, from increased
intercourse with their neighbours, learned
to eat human flesh.
Interesting Facts About Africa
•The longest river in the world, the Nile
(4,132 miles), is located in Africa.
•Africa has the world's largest desert, the
Sahara, which is almost the size of the
United States.
•Long before humans were around (the early
Mesozoic Era) Africa was joined to the other
continents in a massive continent called
Pangaea. Over millions of years this huge
continent broke apart shaping the world
landscape as we know it today.
References:
Wikipedia:
-Africa
-Uncontacted People
-Culture of Africa
-Tradition of Africa
-African Cuisine
InternetWorldStat.com
AfricaFacts.org
Africafoodprices.com
TravelCnn.Com
Sbs.com/AfricanCuisine
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