https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob Visual Representations of Africa en-us 2020-03-30 20:00:45 UTC 2025-11-23 22:30:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483102930 I chose the Sahara Desert to represent the Transition Zone because this zone is a physical area in which the land undergoes a change from arid to tropical.]]> 2020-03-30 20:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483102930 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483149878 I chose Savanna to represent the East Africa Zone because this zone is a physical area in which the vegetation varies depending on rainfall and trees are the main feature of the savanna in the greater rain and mild dry seasons .]]> 2020-03-30 20:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483149878 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483184408 I chose AIDS to represent the East Africa Zone because this disease has reached epidemic proportions and more than 5 percent of adults, the majority women are infected in East Africa. Life expectancy is the lowest in the world.]]> 2020-03-30 20:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483184408 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483212055 I chose the rift valley to represent the East Africa Zone because this zone is a physical area, and the formation began millions of years ago when faults, or breaks in Earth`s crust, were formed by the movement of plates below Earth`s surface.]]> 2020-03-30 21:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483212055 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483229426 I chose sustainable agriculture to represent the East Africa Zone because is a challenge in this subregion. Poor farming practices and frequent drought have only increased this problem.]]> 2020-03-30 21:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483229426 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483236929 I chose sustainable agriculture to represent the East Africa Zone because is a challenge in this subregion. Poor farming practices and frequent drought have only increased this problem.]]> 2020-03-30 21:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483236929 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483422714 I chose Congo River to represent the Equatorial Africa Zone because the Congo River is the second-longest river in Africa and the fifth-largest in the world.]]> 2020-03-31 01:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483422714 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483433136 I chose Health to represent the Equatorial Africa Zone because in this countries lack de resources to stop preventable this seases, and for example: the lack of safe drinking water remind primary health concerns.]]> 2020-03-31 01:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483433136 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483438874 I chose minerals to represent the Equatorial Africa Zone because it has many minerals, for example: cobalt, copper, gold, petroleum, silver, etc.
The congo basin has major diamond deposits, and many countries also have oil and natural gas reserves.]]> 2020-03-31 01:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483438874 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483444081 I chose Tropical Climates to represent the Equatorial Africa Zone because most of Equatorial  Africa is rural, despite having prominent urban centers. Most people work in subsistence agriculture r raising cattle. As a whole, this is one of the least densely populated regions on the continent.]]> 2020-03-31 02:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/483444081 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485131307 I chose Tropical part of Africa to represent the West Africa Zone because West Africa is largely tropical with a landscape that includes desert, shoreline, low plains, and rain forest.
Rainforests once covered much of the land here, but they have been drastically reduced as land was cleared for agriculture and logging.]]> 2020-03-31 18:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485131307 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485149760 I chose Agriculture to represent the West Africa Zone because the internet has created a global market.
However, agriculture is still the primary economic activity in this region, most people practice subsistence farming.]]> 2020-03-31 18:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485149760 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485165079 oil, natural gas, coal, gold, and uranium are just some of the natural resources in West Africa.
Another major resource is diamonds. In recent years, diamonds from Africa have been called conflict diamonds, or blood diamonds.]]> 2020-03-31 18:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485165079 thiago645ok https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485175977 I chose colonization to represent the West Africa Zone because the one country europeans never colonized was Liberia. African americans freed from slavery established it on land purchased for them by the american colonization society.]]> 2020-03-31 18:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/thiago645ok/f5simti4ebob/wish/485175977