HTM 2740 Chapter 12-14: Africa

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 2740
• Professor: Carrie Herzog

Document Summary

We e k 7 re adings note s: north africa, we st africa, east and south africa. Africa is larger than the us, china, europe, india, new zealand and argentina combined. Bordered by indian ocean, atlantic ocean and mediterranean sea. Mcwilliams discusses the following countries in the chapter: sudan, eritrea, djibouti, Ethiopia, somalia, kenya, tanzania, uganda, rwanda, burundi, gabon, cameroon, the. Democratic republic of congo, angola, zambia, malawi, mozambique, zimbabwe, Botswana, namibia, central african republic, congo, equatorial guinea, lesotho, Some countries have to deal with heat, rain, drought. Until around 1000 years ago, africa was a land of many different tribes. By end of 1800s, africa divided into european colonies. Religion: most africans believe in christianity or islam, some africans still maintain traditional beliefs that involve multiple gods, belief in magic, and use of mediums. Festivals: many revolve around seasons, crops, villages and tribes, making the seeds grow.