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Sub-Saharan Africa

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

LOCATION

  • South of Sahara Desert
  • Majority of Africa
Photo by SEDACMaps
2.

SIZE

  • 24.2 million KM^2
  • 20.4% of earths land
  • 2nd largest continent
  • 47 countries
Photo by SEDACMaps
3.

RELIGION/LANGUAGE

  • Christanity, Islam, Hinduism
  • Niger-Congo, Indo-european, swahli, Arabic
Photo by EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
4.

GOVERNMENT

  • Various types of governments
  • Each country has their own "ruler"
Photo by President Mahinda Rajapaksa
5.

DEMOGRAPHICS

  • Common currency
  • 936.1 million
  • 32.6% under 1$ per day
  • 56 average life span
Photo by warrenski
6.

CLAIMS TO FAME

  • Nelson Mendela
  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Kalahari Desert
Photo by désinteret
7.

OTHER ISSUES

  • High poverty in Africa. High poverty is predominantly rural. More than 70% of the poor people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for food and livelihood. More than 218 people live in extreme poverty
Photo by bandarji

Madi Henry