AFAS 160A1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: National Urban League, Transafrica, Lake Turkana

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Africana Studies Main
• Course: AFAS 160A1
• Professor: Teles Machibya

Document Summary

United states never had colonies in africa. Since 1960"s air travel has increased between the united states and africa since of the decline in public ignorance. African students travelled to united states for higher education: increased appreciated for the diversity of the african continent. Naacp and national urban league joined efforts with africa action and transafrica. Second largest continent: 30 million square kilometers, 8,000 km to cape town to cairo (north to south, 5,000 km to dakar to mogadishu (east to west, 3 times the size of the united states. 54 nations: african union, south africa just added in 1994 because of their predominantly white population, multilingual states. Most tropical of all continents: vast plateau, sahara desert, lake assai. Hundreds of meters below sea level: great lakes. Africa"s population mainly settled around coastline: provides vital water to sustain everyday life, fertile land. Provide electricity surrounding the democratic republic of congo: vital irrigation water, niger river.