AfricaAfricaPhysical Geography Physical Geography

Africa’s ResourcesAfrica’s Resources

Oil is the number 1 commodity.Oil is the number 1 commodity.– Commodity Commodity an economic good. an economic good.

Coffee is the number 2 commodity.Coffee is the number 2 commodity.– 20% of the world’s supply20% of the world’s supply

Logging for lumber is depleting the Logging for lumber is depleting the forests.forests.

Sugar, palm oil, cocoa beans are Sugar, palm oil, cocoa beans are major industries.major industries.

66% of the people live an agrarian 66% of the people live an agrarian (farming) lifestyle.(farming) lifestyle.

Africa’s natural resources made it Africa’s natural resources made it appealing to European colonizers. appealing to European colonizers.

– Colonize Colonize To control the land, To control the land, resources, and or, people of a territory.resources, and or, people of a territory.

European countries lacked resources European countries lacked resources so they had to get them from colonies.so they had to get them from colonies.

Resources to Riches…Resources to Riches…

In order to have factories countries need to In order to have factories countries need to be industrialized. be industrialized.

Industrialized countries need a stable Industrialized countries need a stable government!government!

Some African countries are not Some African countries are not industrialized. They sell their resources to industrialized. They sell their resources to other countries who make the big money!other countries who make the big money!

Resources Factory Product Sold $$$

ExampleExample

Coco beans Coco beans chocolate factory chocolate factory candy candy sold for $ sold for $

African coco beans sold to Hershey African coco beans sold to Hershey factory in the United States.factory in the United States.

Hershey makes the product and sells Hershey makes the product and sells it for more money. it for more money.

Climate and VegetationClimate and Vegetation

Africa is dry and hot with both deserts Africa is dry and hot with both deserts and warm tropics.and warm tropics.

African vegetation includes thick African vegetation includes thick rainforests, grasslands and the rainforests, grasslands and the desert.desert.

African Vegetation

Human-Environment InteractionHuman-Environment Interaction

Nigerian oil industry has caused Nigerian oil industry has caused serious environmental damage in the serious environmental damage in the Niger Delta.Niger Delta.– 66thth largest exporter in the world. largest exporter in the world.

Mismanagement, poor planning, and Mismanagement, poor planning, and corruption has left Nigeria poorer corruption has left Nigeria poorer than before oil.than before oil.

Desertification is the shift of the land Desertification is the shift of the land to the desert. It is destroying the rain to the desert. It is destroying the rain forest and farming.forest and farming.– Caused by mismanaged farming.Caused by mismanaged farming.

Nile River Nile River Longest river in the Longest river in the world.world.– Aswan dam built on the river.Aswan dam built on the river.

Impact of a dam:Impact of a dam:– Positive Positive clean electricity production clean electricity production

and irrigating (watering) of crops.and irrigating (watering) of crops.– Negative effects Negative effects forced migration, forced migration,

disease increase, loss of wildlife and disease increase, loss of wildlife and habitat.habitat.