Sub Saharan Africa

The area below the Sahara Desert in Africa

• Sub Saharan Africa

• South Africa

• Middle East

• Sub Amazonian South America

Why is Africa called the Mother Continent?

• There are a lot of mothers in Africa that die giving birth

• The mothers are the main part of the African culture

• It is the oldest inhabited continent. Humans and their ancestors have lived in Africa for more than 5 million years,.

What types of countries colonized Africa?

• American

• Asian

• African

• European

Why did the Europeans colonize Africa? There are three answers

• Slaves and natural resources

• Water routes to Asia for trade

• To cure diseases and increase education

• Ports

• To live in a warmer climate for retirement

What impact did colonialism have on Africa? There are three answers

• It took people from their homes, exhausted countries of their resources

• It made Africa stable and allowed them to thrive economically

• It made Europeans more open to cultural differences

• It diffused European culture into African countries: they speak European languages

• It caused conflicts between tribes because they were forced to live together in the same country.

What line of latitude divides the African continent?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• International Date Line

What are two ways the climate impacts the African people and their economy?

• It is an excellent climate for farming

• It dries out the soil and makes farming difficult

• It is a pull factor for more people to come there, so the population is really high.

• It is the perfect climate for tropical diseases so many Africans contract them.

The expansion of desert-like conditions as a result of human-induced problems like poor agricultural habits is ______________.

• Deforestation

• Pastoralists

• Subsistence Farming

• Desertification

Most Africans work in agriculture. Two main types of agriculture used is ______________ which is when people grow food just to feed themselves or their family, not to make a big profit.

• Commercial farming

• Subsistence farming

• Pastorlists

• Desertification

Most Africans work in agriculture. The second type of agriculture are _____________ which are those who raise grazing animals.

• Commercial farming

• Subsistence farming

• Pastorlists

• Desertification