ANT 160 Lecture 6: Africa
18 Oct 2017
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Foreign direct and indirect intervention in africa. Africa has always been inside north america :) 1. 2 billion people: 48 states and one territory. Sub-saharan africa"s economic output was just 1% of global output. South africa"s gnp -44% of gnp of whole region. Foreign aid helped improve agriculture, but led to large debt and. Relatively poor soils and vulnerability to drought. Sahel- zone of ecological transition between the sahara to the north and wetter savannas and forests to the south. Life is dependent on reliability or rains. Transhumance: the movement of animals between wet-season and dry-season pasture. Great escarpment landform rimming much of southern africa, impeding coastal settlement. Major river systems: congo, nile, niger, zambezi. Most fertile soils located within rift valley. Warm year round, while rainfall varies regionally. Congo basin contains the second largest expanse of tropical rainforest. Wet and dry savannas surround central african rainforest belt. High temperature and high humidity create breeding ground for organisms.
