SOSC 2480 Lecture 3: Week 3 - Lecture - What is:are African Studies? - Maps, Origins, Environments, and Languages
3 Oct 2016
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A river that forgets its source, dries up - if you don"t know origins, you don"t have a sense of who you are. Africa is the very source of human history - the cradle of humanity. Broad contexts for africa"s history and contemporary development (m&s-a_|) Relief and geology - environments can shape physicality - has less mountains than any part of the world. Climate, vegetation, & soils - generally poor soils in terms of land mass, very salty, lack of nitrates, therefore not always good for agriculture; vegetation - savanna, desert, grassland, tropical. Population (1,171m - 2015) - nigeria and egypt - largest populations. Economy (material culture and how people make their livelihoods) Vast ecology - a barrier for some people and an opportunity for others. Northern edge of the continent is touched by mediterranean sea. Algeria to morocco the coastal strip has mediterranean climate .
