Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central...
Transcript of Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central...
![Page 1: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa
Unit 6
![Page 2: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Section 1: Physical Geography
![Page 3: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Landforms
• Located along the Equator
• Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa
• Covers about 2.7 million square miles of land
![Page 4: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Landforms
• Countries of the region: – DRC – Cameroon – Central African
Republic – Gabon – Equatorial Guinea – Republic of the Congo
(aka the Congo) – South Sudan – Southern part of
Chad
![Page 5: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Landforms
• Congo Basin
– Basin-area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries
– Rainfall in this region flows downhill and collects into streams which eventually empty into the Congo River
– Second largest river basin on Earth
![Page 6: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Water Systems
• Gulf of Guinea=Atlantic Ocean – Gulf-part of an ocean that is partially enclosed by
land
• 5 countries have coastlines, so fishing is an important part of the economy
• Congo River makes the border between the Republic of Congo and DRC
• River reaches the Atlantic through an estuary – Passage where freshwater meets seawater
![Page 7: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
![Page 8: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Water Systems
• Congo River is easy to navigate in some areas, but in other areas there are rapids – This impacts the
movement of goods and people
• On the eastern side lies Lake Tanganyika – 420 miles long
– 1 mile deep in some places
![Page 9: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Climates, Biomes, and Resources
• High temperatures and tropical climates
• Tropical rain forest climate
• The highland areas have a montane climate
– “mountainous area”
![Page 10: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Climates, Biomes, and Resources
• Rainforests • Tropical grasslands cover much of the southern part of
this region – Rainfall is common
• Mineral resources are abundant – Cobalt – Copper – Gold – Silver – Zinc – Oil – Natural Gas
![Page 11: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Section 2: Human Geography
![Page 12: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
History and Government
• First settlers of the region: Mbuti/Pygmies
• Bantu moved into the region
– Farmers and herders
– Established settlements in 800 AD
![Page 13: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
History and Government
• Europeans first came to the region for trading of gold, ivory, textiles, and slaves
• Millions of people were sold as slaves
– Atlantic Slave Trade
![Page 14: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
History and Government
• Much of the area was not colonized until the 19th century due to environmental obstacles: – Malaria and Congo River
cataracts
• France eventually gained control of the Rep. of Congo
• King Leopold II of Belgium was a terrible ruler and caused much suffering among the people of Western and Central Africa
![Page 15: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
History and Government
• Year of independence= 1960
• Issues following independence: – Ethnic Conflicts
– Harsh Rule
– Human Rights Violations
– Civil Wars
• Some countries have gained stability through utilizing their natural resources to make money
![Page 16: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Society and Culture Today
• Hundreds of ethnic groups reside in the area
– …hundreds of languages
• Major religions: Christianity and Islam
– Some local/indigenous religions still practiced
![Page 17: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Economics
• Main economic activity: farming – Many people are still subsistence farmers
– Small percentage involved in cash crops • Peanuts, palm oil, sisal (vegetable fiber used in various
materials)
• Lumber activities – Environmental impact
• Fishing
• Minerals (mining…not manufacturing)
![Page 18: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Section 3: People and Their Environment
![Page 19: Chapter 23: Equatorial Africa...Landforms •Located along the Equator •Also known as: Central Africa or the Heart of Africa •Covers about 2.7 million square miles of landLandforms](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022070218/6124d357612e78616d482efa/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Managing Resources
• Poverty and hunger are serious issues
• Internally displaced persons-refugee within his or her own country – Due to corruption and
war
• Resources that are helping the area: – Rivers for hydroelectric
power – Mineral resources
• Copper • Cobalt • Diamonds