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Countries South Africa Gabon Botswana Democratic Republic
of Congo Sudan Chad Mozambique Madagascar
Nigeria Ethiopia Tanzania Kenya Zimbabwe Mali Ghana
Physical CharacteristicsHuge Plateau and
escarpmentsRivers hindered by
waterfalls and rapids
Equator in middle of region
Smooth coastlineFew harbors
Mineral WEALTH!Landlocked
countriesLimited fertility in
rain forests
Physical Characteristics
Deserts:KalahariNamib
Bodies of Water:Nile RiverZambezi RiverNiger RiverCongo RiverAtlantic Ocean Indian OceanRed Sea lake VictoriaLake Tanganyika
Economic Characteristics
Agriculture is the primary activity:SubsistenceNomadic
herdingSlash-and-burnPlantation
Economic CharacteristicsCash and food
cropsPoor infrastructureMany landlocked
countriesSubstantial Mineral
wealth:DiamondsGoldMetals
Economic Characteristics
Exporters of raw materials
Wide range of incomes
Productivity that lags behind population growth
Desertification
Economic CharacteristicsDeveloping Countries
Low:GDP per capita
Life expectancy
Literacy rate
High:Population growth rate
Infant mortality rate
Percentage of population under age 15
Cultural CharacteristicsUneven population
distributionMany ethnic and
language groupsLarge number of
refugeesOral traditions