Introduction

Map

Africa (facts & history)

● W​orld's second largest and second most-populous​ ​continent​.
● Surrounded by bodies of water: ​Mediterranean Sea​, the ​Isthmus of Suez​, ​Red Sea​, ​Indian
Ocean​ and the ​Atlantic Ocean​.
● Hosts a large diversity of​ ​ethnicities​, cultures and ​languages​.
● Rich in cultural heritage and diversity, a wealth of natural resources, offers breathtaking
tourist attractions, and contains some of the most intricate political systems.
● World civilization started in Africa
● Largest country is Sudan
● It is where you ca find the world’s longest river, the Nile River and the world’s largest hot
desert, the Sahara.
● Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the second largest population of hungry people.

Countries: 54
Top 3 most populated:
● Nigeria
● Ethiopia
● Egypt

Continental population: ​1,287,920,518

Question 1​: Why is africa considered as a poor continent despite of its rich resources?

Africa remains as one of the under equipped continents due to:

● Poverty​ - lack of provision to satisfy the basic human needs ​such as nutrition, clean
water, shelter and more. This results to malnutrition.
● Corruption​ - ​people in authority often use ​nepotism​ and ​bribery​ for the benefit of their
extended family group at the expense of their nations.
● Failed central planning - ​t​he land is subject to tribal ownership and in others, most of the
land is often in the hands of descendants of European settlers.
● Lack of access to education in some regions
● Military conflict - ​Africa consistently remains among the top places for ongoing conflicts.
Ex: Somalia
 ● Poor health management ​- ​The greatest mortality in Africa arises from preventable
water-borne diseases. The principal cause of these diseases is the regional ​water crisis​, or
lack of safe ​drinking water​.
● Overpopulation​ - ​With the population rising at such a high rate on the continent, and
having such a large number of poverty-stricken countries, it becomes very difficult to
prevent increasing poverty.

Question 2​: Yung sa fossils haahah

Resources:

https://www.whatarethe7continents.com/49-amazing-facts-about-africa/
​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_Africa
https://borgenproject.org/15-facts-about-poverty-in-africa/