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Transcript of What do you know about Africa? What comes to mind?... PS: Africa is a continent, not a country....
What do you know about Africa?
What comes to mind?...
PS: Africa is a continent, not a country. What's the difference?
Africa Is Diverse
No other continent is as diverse as Africa. Why?:
1. A diverse geography
2. A long pre-history (diverse people)
Africans are more genetically diverse than the inhabitants of the rest of the world combined. In fact, 9 out of 14 DNA markers exist only among African
populations and people descended from them
Geographic Diversity• Desert• Rainforest
– Dense trees– Lack of edible vegetation
• Mediterranean type– Northern coast & southern
tip– Fertile soil / milder climate
• Savanna– Grassy plains dotted with
trees (40% of continent)• Highlands
– Temperate grasslands in mountainous regions
What geographic features limited movement in Africa and what made them obstacles?
Africa is the only continent that covers the northern and southern temperate zones (north-south axis).
Satellite image of Africa
Some African societies have kept their own traditional way of life…
does this make them “primitive” or “uncivilized”?
Some Africans have more modernized societies that resemble
other parts of the world
Some Africans still have traditional societies, with their own traditional
leaders and customs
These are both scenes from the country of Ghana
Accra, Ghana
Johannesburg, South Africa
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Lagos, Nigeria
Nairobi, Kenya
This is a satellite image of Africa at night… what can you learn from it?
The cities of Africa light up the night sky for miles, while many rural parts of
Africa have little or no electricity…
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nairobi, Kenya
Johannesburg, South Africa
Would you rather live in a city or a traditional village in Africa? What are the
positives and negatives?
Samini - Movement
Africa is modernized in things such as pop culture, nightlife, etc. Check this
song out… it is an example of “hiplife”… a mixture of reggae, hip-
hop, and African rhythms. Nigeria and Ghana have been at the forefront.
We can learn more about Africa’s past by studying those African communities that have kept most of their original traditions
In order to learn about Black History, we start with African History…
Now that we have addressed
some myths about Africa, we can learn about African history