https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z Visual Representations of Africa en-us 2020-04-01 07:32:45 UTC 2026-01-05 20:54:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937144 I chose the Savanna to represent the East Africa because 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. Trees are the main feature of the Savanna in the greater rain and mild dry season.]]> 2020-04-01 07:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937144 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937145 I chose the HIV/AIDS to the represent the EAST AFRICA because AIDS , a disease caused by HIV has reached epidemic proportions . In Kenya ,Tanania , and Uganda , more than 5 precent of adult , the majority women , are infected with HIV.

]]> 2020-04-01 07:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937145 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937148 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.]]> 2020-04-01 07:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937148 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937150 I chose the Great green wall to represent the Transition zone because Great green wall this nam comes from the plan thats 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.Planners expect the barrier will be wide enough to block desert winds and will help hold moisture in the soil and also help to reduce soil erosion.]]> 2020-04-01 07:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937150 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937151 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 07:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937151 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937152 I chose Berlin conference to represent the Transition zone because in the 1800s European countries also laid claim on African territory .A conference , known as the Berlin conference , was held between 1884 and 1885 to regulate European colonization. All of the Sahel was under European control by 1994.]]> 2020-04-01 07:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/485937152 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/493886136 I chose the Rift Valley to represent the EAST AFRICA because A Rift Valley is a crack in Earth's surface formed by shifting and separating tectonic plates . The formation of the Great Rift Valley began millions of years ago when faults , or breaks in Earth's crust were formed by the movement of plates below Earth's surface .

]]> 2020-04-06 01:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/493886136 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/493890900 I chose Rwanda genocide to represent the EAST AFRICA because the country erupted into violence over discrimination against the Hutus people in 1994.In this violent outbreak ,Called the Rwanda genocide.

]]> 2020-04-06 02:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/493890900 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517449683 I chose Lake Volta to represent the West Africa because Lake Volta is a human made lake and the court largest reservoir in the world.]]> 2020-04-20 13:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517449683 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517583702 I chose Subsistence farming to represent the West Africa because most people practice subsistence farming , where you only grow enough to feed your own family , but commercial farming and mining are also practiced.

]]> 2020-04-20 14:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517583702 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517617061 I chose Languages to represent the West Africa because hundred of difference languages are spoken in West Africa.In some areas, Using the colonial languages of French ,English or Portuguese helps people  from difference groups communicate wit each other .

]]> 2020-04-20 14:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517617061 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517640512 I chose Natural resources to represent the West Africa because oil, natural gas, coal, gold and uranium are just some the natural resources in West Africa.]]> 2020-04-20 14:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517640512 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517655984 I chose Congo basin to represent the Equatorial Africa because Equatorial Africa is dominated by the Congo basin.A basin is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.]]> 2020-04-20 14:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517655984 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517667638 I chose Congo river to represent the Equatorial Africa because 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 Atlantic Ocean.

]]> 2020-04-20 14:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517667638 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517698393 I chose Cecil rhodes to represent the Southern Africa because Cecil Rhodes was an English man who moved to cape colony and created De Beer, which in 1891, produced 90 precent of the world's diamonds.]]> 2020-04-20 14:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517698393 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517712347 I chose Christianity to represent the Southern Africa because Europeans brought the religion of Christianity to Southern Africa.Many people in southern Africa who are not Christian practice traditional African religions.]]> 2020-04-20 14:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/517712347 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524322739 I chose Mineral resources to represent the Equatorial Africa because mineral resources are abundant here, with cadmium, cobalt, copper, gold, manganese, petroleum, silver, tin, and zinc being mined in this area.]]> 2020-04-22 22:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524322739 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524331338 I chose Biome to represent the Southern Africa because biomes in this region include deserts, grassland ,forest ,and Savana. The Savana and grasslands hold some of the most recognized African mammals, including giraffes, zebra ,jackals, lion, leopards, elephants, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceros ]]> 2020-04-22 22:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524331338 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524337557 I chose Zambezi river to represent the Southern Africa because two of the largest hydroelectric dams in Africa are on the Zambezi river.

]]> 2020-04-22 22:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524337557 chenenlin0711 https://padlet.com/chenenlin0711/zd7d4og1i27z/wish/524345529 I chose African elephant to represent to Equatorial Africa because African elephant once roamed in great numbers across the continent. During the last century through, elephants were slaughtered by the tens of thousands for mear.

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