Africa Ethnic Group SS7G3

  Arab

Location: Northern Africa

Ancestry: Arab people came to Africa in the later 600s when the Muslims. Wherever they went, they took our language with them

Religion: Most Arabs practice Islam

Language: Arabic language

  Ashanti

Location: West Africa

Ancestry: In 1701, A meeting of all Clan Leaders was held. In this meeting, A Golden Stool was sent from the Heavens by a Priest and landed on Osei Tuto

Region: Ashanti believes in a Supreme God who takes on various names depending upon the Region and worship
Language: The Major dialect of the Ashanti language is called "Ashante or Twill"


  Bantu
Location: Central and South Africa
Ancestry: The Bantunu originally came from South-East, Nigeria, and Cameroon and spread east and south near Cimbia
Religion: Some are Muslims and other ares Christians 
Language: There are 650 Bantu languages 

 Swahili
Location: Southern Coast of East Africa 
Ancestry: It started along the coast of east Africa
Religion: Islma
Language: Swanil language

Africa Population SS7G3

  Sahara
Location: Northern Africa
Climate:Arid and Hot
Characteristics: Sand Dunes,Rocky Hills, and stretches of gravel for miles
Live: Few people live here because its to hot and no water
Work: No jobs,No vegetation, and some nomads and hearders
Travel:Its very difficult because of the heat.Nomads use camels but most people use planes





  Sahel
Location: South of the Sahara
Climate: Dry, simi-arid region. Very little rain, 6-20 inches of rain a year 
Characteristics: Flat, few mountains and hills. Vegetation is sparse(scattered)
Live: People have tried to live here but because of deforestation, soil erosion people move because of the drought and famine
Work: Farming and livestock raising have pretty much ended because of deforestation
Travel: There is not a lot of travel because of the climate. People have to walk for miles for water



  Savanna
Location: Near equator, covers almost half of the country\
Climate: Hot and Dry grassland and rainy seasons
Characteristics: Enough rain to support drought. Grasses are tall and thick, while tress are short and scattered
Live: Most people live in villages along the river
Work: Farming is good, mining and raising livestock
Travel: Roads are being built to connect major areas, it is destroying wildlife



  Rain Forest
Location: Central coast of Africa near the equator. It touches 37 countries
Climate: Hot, humid climate, 70 inches of rain a year
Characteristics: Trees are so thick and trees grow hundreds of feet tall
Live: Provides foods and water to 75 million people
Work: Jobs are found in agriculture mining and timber
Travel: Roads are poorly maintained, traveling is difficult in this area

African Water Pollution SS7G2

Many countries in Africa do  not have enough clean water, even the ones that have large rivers.African countries have the problem of increasing pollution from factories and contamination from animals and human waste. Overpopulation and poor sanitation regulations have made life along Africa's water sources difficult . Clean water is needed for basic health and sanitation. Lack of clean water to wash with increases the frequency of skin and eye infections. People who are not able to have access to clean water are at risk for many water-borne diseases that spread by parasites living in standing water. Some countries in Africa have tried to improve their economies by building factories.


Cause: Water is gross and poor and not healthy
Effect: It has killed people and given people diseases

Africa Desertification SS7G2

The Sahel is one part of Africa that is experiencing severe problems with Desertification, the process of the desert expanding into areas that had formerly been farmland. As land is overused, the soil becomes poor and powdery. The winds coming from the Sahara gradually blow the dry topsoil away, leaving a barren and rocky land that loses it ability to hold water.

Cause: Some areas of Africa are to hot
Effect: Africa is in danger of lots more desert land

Africa Deforestation SS7G2

As Africa's population increases and nations try to develop economically, deforestation has become a growing concern. Deforestation is the process of forests being destroyed to make way for human development. The main cause of deforestation in Africa's rain forests today is commercial logging. the timber from the rain forest is exported all over the world and helps boost the economy of many African countries. Unfortunately, the environment, is destroying as a result.


Cause: People are cutting down tress for commercial logging in the Tropical Rain Forest.
Effect: Its hurting the nature around it and less Rain Forest then the less medicine it also hurts the amount of oxygen.

Africa Poor Soil SS7G2

Over a thousand years, hunting, gathering, grazing animals, and small scale farming have made Africa's soil very poor. It started when the European countries took over Africa in the 1800s. they started to export on a large scale. They exported natural resources such as rubber, ivory, timber, and copper. It put Africa into a fragile ecosystem. today most of Africa soil is less fertile then the soil found in other continents.

Infertile soils add to several other problems too. For example, slash-and-burn agriculture is used because of low soil productivity. In this type of agriculture, poor farmers continually clear land which helps speed up deforestation and desertification.


Cause: Europeans took over the land and did there own thing.
Effect: That the soil is so poor in some places that people can't grow crops.

Africa physical notes SS7G1

   Sahara

Description: The Sahara is the world's largest desert

Location: North Africa and Sub-Sahara Africa

  Savanna

Description: The African savannas are hot and dry grasslands

Location: Located near equator and covers almost half of Africa

  Congo River

Description: The Congo River is the second largest river in Africa. Its 3,000 miles long

Location: Located in the Western central Africa

  Sahel

Description: It is a dry semi arid region that is slowly turning into a desert

Location: Located South of the Sahara

  Tropical Rain Forest

Description: It is the second largest Rain Forest in the world

Location: Its located along the central coast of Africa near the equator. It lies in the Congo River Basin

  Niger River

Description:3rd largest river in Africa. 2,600 miles long

Location: Located in Western Africa

  Nile River

Description: Its the longest river in the world. Over 4,150 miles long. Good water way for transporting goods and people

Location: Located in Eastern Africa

  Lake Victoria

Description: Millions of people live near Lake Victoria. Its the largest lake in Africa. Second Largest lake in the world

Location: Central Africa and extends into 3 countries

  Kalahari Desert
Description: Because of the underground water, things are able to live in Kalahari

Location: Southwest Africa

  Lake Tanganyika

Description: Largest freshwater lake in the world and the deepest

Location: Central Africa

  Atlas Mountains

Description: they separate the coastal regions from the Sahara Desert

Loacation: North Africa