https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e Visual Representations of Africa en-us 2020-04-01 19:43:17 UTC 2025-11-08 07:03:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562394 I chose the Savanna to represent East Africa because trees are the main feature of the Savanna in the greater rain and mild dry seasons, while tall grasses cover areas that are drier.]]> 2020-04-01 19:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562394 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562396 I chose the HIV/AIDS to represent the East Africa because in Kenya, Tanania, and Uganda, more than 5%  of adults, the majority women, are infected with HIV. This desease drastically cuts the average life expectancy.]]> 2020-04-01 19:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562396 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562401 I chose the Great Green Wall to represent the Transition Zone because is a large scale operation, backed by the United Nations.The goal is for the trees to stop the southward spread of the Sahara. ]]> 2020-04-01 19:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562401 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562402 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.]]> 2020-04-01 19:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562402 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562404 I chose the Berlin Conference to represent the Transition Zone because was held between 1884 and 1885 to regulate European colonization. ]]> 2020-04-01 19:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/487562404 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492778858 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 aris to tropical.]]> 2020-04-04 21:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492778858 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492802274 I chose the Lake Tanganyika to represent East Africa because is one of the deepest and longest freshwater lake in the world.

]]> 2020-04-04 22:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492802274 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492808871 I chose the Deforestation to represent the East Africa because has become a major problem in Africa as a while, as half of the original tropical forests are now gone.]]> 2020-04-04 23:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492808871 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492814638 I chose the Mount Cameroon to represent West Africa because is the largest and only active volcano. Also form part of a chain of former volcanos.
 ]]> 2020-04-04 23:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492814638 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492839013 I chose the Jazz and Blues music to represent West Africa because found its roots in this area with the slaves who were brought over to America.

]]> 2020-04-05 01:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492839013 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492840420 I chose the Diamonds to represent West Africa because in recent years, diamonds from Africa have been called conflic diamonds, or blod diamons. These diamonds are mined in war zones and the money from them is often used to finance, or oay for, wars.]]> 2020-04-05 01:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492840420 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492853875 I chose the Suffer from Health and Wellness to represent West Africa because survival is their main goal. As such, enviromental issues are not their primary concern. However, the environmental issues contribute to the poor health in the region.

]]> 2020-04-05 01:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492853875 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492857367 I chose The Congo River to represent Equatorial Africa because is the second-longest river in Africa and the fifth-largest in the world. Also, The Congo River and its many tributaries form a large network of "natural highways" that are navigable by smallers boats.

]]> 2020-04-05 02:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492857367 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492858620 I chose the Enslaved Africans to represent Equatorial Africa because millions of people from the African interior were sold into slavery. Once captured and sold, enslaved Africans faced a terrible trip across the Atlantic Ocean as human cargo in a ship´s hold.
 ]]> 2020-04-05 02:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/492858620 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493702552 I chose the Tropical Rain Forests to represent Equatorial Africa because are among the biggest and desest in the world.

]]> 2020-04-05 20:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493702552 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493745627 I chose the Illegal Ivory Trade to represent Equatorial Africa because in recent years, demand for ivory has surged, and so poachers still illegally hunt and kill protected elephants, which are on the endangered species list.

]]> 2020-04-05 21:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493745627 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493771828 I chose the Great Escarpment to represent Southern Africa because these cliffs form an almost unbroken U-shape and run from the west coast south to the Cape of Good Hope and then curve northeast to the South Africa-Mozambique border.

]]> 2020-04-05 22:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493771828 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493777369 I chose the Slave Trade to represent Southern Africa because by the mid-1500s,an active Slave Trade was running throughout Southern Africa.

]]> 2020-04-05 22:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493777369 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493783474 I chose the Zambezi River to represent Southern Africa because there has two of the largest hydroelectric dams in Africa.

]]> 2020-04-05 22:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493783474 mlalasc12 https://padlet.com/mlalasc12/rdfirn1kh9e/wish/493794725 I chose the Different Ethnic Groups to reprenset Southern Africa because they speak many languages like english, portuguese, and Khoisan or Bantu languages.

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