https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t Visual Representations of Africa en-us 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC 2020-04-22 03:57:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152909 I chose Savanna to represent East Africa because lies south of the steppe and extends east to west across the subregion.]]> 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152909 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152910 I chose HIV/AIDS to represent East Africa because life expectancy,literacy,and the standard of living in East Africa are among the lowest in the world.]]> 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152910 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152913 I chose the Sahel to represent the Transition Zone because Africa immediately south of the Sahara is an area of land that transitions between the desert climate of North Africa and the tropical savanna of Equatorial Africa.]]> 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152913 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152914 I chose the Great Green Wall to represent the Transition Zone because the name comes  from the plan that calls for a wall of trees to divide the semi-arid Sahel from the Sahara.The goal is for the trees to stop the southward spread of the Sahara.]]> 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152914 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152918 I chose the Islam Religion to represent the Transition Zone because this area also represents a transition between the Islamic cultures of North Africa and the Christian and animist cultures to the south.]]> 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152918 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152919 I chose Berlin Conference to represent the Transition Zone because all of the Sahel was under Europeans control by 1914.Europeans created colonial boundaries that often cut across cultural,religious,or traditional boundaries.]]> 2020-04-21 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521152919 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521223241 I chose Serengeti Plain to represent East Africa because is one of the world's largest savanna plain and s home to animals such as zebras,gazelles,hyenas,lions,giraffes,and cheetahs.]]> 2020-04-21 19:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521223241 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521239568 I chose Rwanda genocide to represent East Africa because the Hutus killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi people.Conflict continues in Africa nations today,mainly about border issues and control of natural resources.]]> 2020-04-21 19:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521239568 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521264880 I chose Nigeria to represent West Africa because is largest population and literacy rates are some of the lowest in the world.]]> 2020-04-21 19:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521264880 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521275926 I chose Lake Chad to represent West Africa because is once the second-largest wetland in Africa,support a great diversity of animal and plant life.]]> 2020-04-21 19:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521275926 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521284744 I chose Mount Cameroon to represent West Africa because in the south are the Guinea Highlands,and in the southeast are the Cameroon Highlands.They form part of a chain of former volcano,the largest and only active volcano being Mount Cameroon.]]> 2020-04-21 19:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521284744 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521301822 I chose Violent conflicts to represent West Africa because the the failure to properly manage soils,forest,lakes,rivers,and wildlife will only lead to further problems in the area.The population increasing at an alarming rate.Poor farming techniques,overgrazing and deforestation lead to soil erosion and desertification.The land will not be able to provide for and sustain the increasing population.]]> 2020-04-21 19:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521301822 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521324079 I chose Congo Basin to represent Equatorial Africa because a basin is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.Water from rainfall in the Congo Basin flows downhill and collects into streams.The streams empty into the Congo River.]]> 2020-04-21 20:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521324079 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521332680 I chose Congo River to represent Equatorial Africa because the Congo River is the second-longest river in Africa and the fifth-largest in the world.The Congo River and its many tributaries form a large network of "natural highways" that are navigable by smaller boats. ]]> 2020-04-21 20:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521332680 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521349004 I chose Zambezi River to represent South Africa because Aquatic wildlife such as hippopotamuses and crocodiles thrive in and along these rivers.Hundreds of species including cheetahs,lions,hippopotamuses,buffalo,wild dogs,leopards,elephants,giraffes and many types of birds and fish live here.]]> 2020-04-21 20:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521349004 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521361127 I chose Kalahari Desert to represent South Africa because the baobab tree is often used as a symbol for all of Africa.Baobabs can live for hundreds of years and the trunks can be hollowed out and used to collect rainwater or even as a shelter.]]> 2020-04-21 20:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521361127 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521464822 I chose Christianity to represent Southern Africa because many people in South Africa who are not Christian practice tradition African religions.Some of these people believe that ancestors and the spirits of the dead have divine powers.In Zimbabwe,tradition beliefs and Christianity have been mixed together.About half of the people of Zimbabwe practice a combination of traditional beliefs and Christianity.]]> 2020-04-21 21:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521464822 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521872106 I chose Great Escarpment to represent South Africa because the mainland of South Africa is surrounded on three sides by ocean.Most of the land sits at a high altitude .Along the coasts lies the coastal plain,and behind it are high steep cliff known as the Great Escarpment.]]> 2020-04-22 03:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521872106 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521880785 I chose Lake Tanganyika to represent Equatorial Africa because the eastern border of Equatorial Africa is marked,in part,by the second largest and second deepest lake in the world.Lake Tanganyika is 420 miles long and nearly a mile deep in some place.Fish from the lake are a major source of food,and the lake serves as a means of transportation.]]> 2020-04-22 03:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521880785 leehsing9 https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521888284 I chose Trade to represent Equatorial Africa because they sought gold,ivory,textiles,and enslaved Africa.Millions of people from the Africa interior were sold into slavery.The loss of so any young people to the slave trade did great harm to the societies left behind]]> 2020-04-22 03:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leehsing9/irwjg7vbvjczx03t/wish/521888284