https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey Visual Representations of Africa en-us 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC 2025-12-07 10:40:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750692 the savanna or tropical grassland with scattered trees, lies south of the steppe and extends east to west across the subregion. Rainfall is seasonal here, with alternating wet and dry seasons. ]]> 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750692 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750693 Poor nutrition, famine, overpopulation, and the inability to treat common diseases are persistent issues for people in East Africa. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome),a disease caused by HIV has reached epidemic proportions. ]]> 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750693 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750694 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.]]> 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750694 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750695 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750695 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750696 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.]]> 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750696 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750699 2020-04-05 21:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493750699 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493765894 Equatorial Africa is dominated by the Congo Basin. A Basin is an area of land that is drained by a river and tributaries.  ]]> 2020-04-05 22:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493765894 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493767411 The Congo River serves as much of the border between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as it journeys to the Atlantic Ocean. ]]> 2020-04-05 22:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493767411 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493767897 I chose Madagascar to represent southern Africa because it is one of the most iconic and beautiful “country”. (island).]]> 2020-04-05 22:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493767897 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493772148 Sahara Desert. 
     
 I chose the Sahara desert to represent the  West Africa because it is the largest desert in the world and it has many things to show still. 
 ]]> 2020-04-05 22:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493772148 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493817580 Niger River ]]> 2020-04-05 23:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493817580 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493826728 2020-04-06 00:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493826728 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493833977 West Africans wear a mix of traditional and modern clothing styles.  Some West Africans, particularly in cities, wear western-style clothing.  Women often wear beautiful wrapped headdresses.]]> 2020-04-06 00:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493833977 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493838322 In 1994 South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, was elected. South Africa had its first black majority government in modern times.]]> 2020-04-06 00:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493838322 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493845586 Europeans introduced Christianity to the region. Now many people in the former French,Spanish and Portuguese colonies are Roman Catholic, while Protestant Christianity is most common in former British colonies. ]]> 2020-04-06 00:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493845586 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493904899 Although this zone has dry soil for much of the year, during the rainy season, it comes alive with plant life. This provides for the animal life, which must be constantly on the move during the remainder of the year.]]> 2020-04-06 02:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493904899 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493910495 By the early 1600s and 1700s, Europeans were trading extensively with Africa. They traded for African gold and for enslaved people. ]]> 2020-04-06 02:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493910495 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493917647 the formation of the great Rift Valley began millions of years ago when refaults,or breaks in Earth’s crust,were formed by the movement of plates below Earth’s surface. ]]> 2020-04-06 02:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493917647 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493921536  Developing sustainable agriculture is a challenge in this subregion. Poor farming practices and frequent drought have only increased this problem. War, refugee crises, and government corruption have also been a huge problem for many nations in East Africa.]]> 2020-04-06 02:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493921536 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493925887 In general, Equatorial Africa's countries lack the resources to stop preventable diseases that Western countries have been able to stop. The lack of safe drinking water, the shortage of vaccines for curable diseases, and the rising rate of HIV infection and number of AIDS victims remain primary health concerns.]]> 2020-04-06 03:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493925887 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493936163 South Africa's most important resource is its vast mineral wealth. Gold and copper are mined today along with coal, nickel, iron, cobalt, manganese, and uranium. Diamonds and gemstones can also be found in the area, though they are a source of controversy.]]> 2020-04-06 03:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493936163 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493938859 Europeans brought the religion of Christianity to South Africa. Many people in South Africa who are not Christian practice traditional African religions. ]]> 2020-04-06 03:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493938859 karv2003 https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493941752 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. ]]> 2020-04-06 03:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/karv2003/n5jb2plwgeey/wish/493941752