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D: 3/11/13A: Central Africa NotesS: How can the Democratic Republic of the Congo use their resources?H: None
w.o.d: canopyWarm-Up: Answer questions under Interpreting the Chart on pgs. 5536 & 537. Write the questions and answers.
Word of the DayWord
canopy
Definition
The uppermost
layer of forest’s trees
where branches
spread out and block sunlight.
Sentence
Many plants do not grow on the floor
of the rainforest because of the canopy.
Picture
Central Africa
I. Democratic Republic of the Congo
A. Land1. Has high rugged mountains, four lakes,
Savannas, tropical grasslands, and highlands2. A rainforest canopy covers the basin and Congo
River
B. Climate1. Due to its location on the equator the climate is
a hot, humid tropical climate
I. Democratic Republic of the Congo
C. Economy1. Rich in mineral resources like gold, petroleum,
diamonds & copper2. Factories make steel, cement, tires, textiles, &
foods3. Crops include corn, rice, cotton, palm oil &
coffee4. Lack of transportation & dictators cripple the
economy
I. Democratic Republic of the Congo
D. The People1. There are over 250 ethnic groups, French is official
language, most people are Roman Catholic2. It was settled by the Bantu 10,000 years ago, in the
1400s the Portuguese set up a slave trade, in late 1800 Belgium took over until it became independent Zaire in 1960. Beginning in the 1990s the people rebelled and dictatorships were set up and it was renamed. Today they still struggle to set up a stable government
II. Other Countries of Central Africa
A. Cameroon & the Central African Republic1. Cameroon has hot, humid lowlands along the
coast and tropical savanna and steppe climate inland
2. The major climate of Central African Republic lies on the equator on a savanna plateau
3. Most farm cacao, cotton, tobacco and rubber4. Both countries are beginning to industrialize
II. Other Countries of Central Africa
B. Congo & Gabon1. Both countries have swampy regions of lush dense
forests2. They export lumber and oil but Gabon is suffering
from deforestationC. Island Countries
1. Equatorial Guinea was a Spanish colony. They farm cacao, harvest wood for export and fish.
2. Sao Tome & Principe were colonies of Portugal. They grow coconuts, bananas and cacao
