Africa and the

Middle East

How many countries are in Africa?

54How many countries are in

the Middle East?approx 16-24 (differs by source since the Middle East isn’t a continent itself)

African CountriesAlgeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,

Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Ceuta, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’lvoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Melilla, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Middle Eastern Countries

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen

What is the most populated African country?

NigeriaHow many ethnic groups/tribes are there in Africa?

Over 3,000How many languages are spoken in Africa?

Over 1,000 (the most multilingual continent)

Where is the Middle East?

Where Africa/Asia/Europe meet

What is the largest country in the Middle East?

Saudi ArabiaWhat is the country with the largest population in the Middle East?

Turkey

Types of African Literature

• Oral Tradition - storytelling passed down through the generations

• African Proverbs – insights on life• Riddles – two unlike items compared• Tales • Heroic Poetry• Epics

Characteristics of Middle Eastern Literature

• Stereotypical• Lack of children’s literature• Respect of elders/authority/prophets• Rewards of perseverance• Importance of truth & generosity• Finding joy in the simple things• Islamic values• Folklore

Where are we?Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Where are we?

Egypt

Where are we?

Palm Islands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Where are we?

Morocco

Where are we?

Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe

Where are we?Iraq

Where are we?Cape Town, South Africa

Bibliography

Africa. WorldAtlas. Online. 23 January 2013.

GoAfrica. Online. 23 January 2013.

Encyclopedia Britannica. Online. 23 January 2013.

Middle Eastern Literature. Online 23 January 2013.