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Be able to analyze political cartoons
DBQ
Read for purpose and answer questions concerning document
What was the
primary driving
force of
Imperialism in
Africa
How does
geography affect
population and
economic growth
and activity?
Swahili
Common language throughout Africa = Arabic and African languages
Great Rift Valley –
Where is it located
Several tectonic plates (divergent) cause the Eastern portion of Africa
to split from the continent.
How far south does
it go?
Many years ago – Africa split from Asia
What has the Great
Rift Valley done to
the local geography
Landforms?
Water?
East Africa – as far South as Kenya and Tanzania and Mozambique
Formed many crack (trenches) in earth – volcanoes (mountains) - Lake
Victoria, Lake Edward – many other lakes in area. Geysers much
steam for power
What affect did the
Rift Valley have on
Asia and Africa
Split them apart
the Somalian Plate,
the Naubain Plate
the Arabian Plate.
What are they?
Tectonic plates that cause movement of land - divergent
What are they a part of?
Great Rift Valley
What affect do they have on Africa?
They are splitting Eastern Africa from continent - volcanoes –
Will one day break Eastern Africa from the continent
What will
eventually happen
because of the
Great Rift Valley
What affect does
the Great Rift
Valley have on
Djibouti?
Will one day break Eastern Africa from the continent
Produces much steam and gas for power -
List several
problems facing
Africa today
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What are
imperialism and
colonization?
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Imperialism is gone – no longer problem with colonies
Problem = last effects from imperialism in Africa
Unstable government
Tribalism – genocide
AIDS
Lack of education
Warlords
Corrupt governments
Imperialist installs the policy or practice of taking control of
another country often for the wealth of resources.
*Colony = land or nation controlled by foreign nation such as
England in 1800-1960s
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Why was Africa so
attractive to
Europe?
Positive aspects of
imperialism in
Africa
Negative aspects of
imperialism in
Africa
*Wanted Africa’s many resources for the industrial revolution
Additional lands and world influence
Africa easy to take over the European military - Industrial nations v.
Developing nations
 Poor nation gets infrastructure. (Roads, plumbing, clean
water…
 Stable government with less fighting
 Learn to harvest resources
 Along with imperialist came religion as part of the European
culture. Some find this a plus.
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Other nations take over country’s workforce and resources
Foreign nation become the majority culture
Can change the nation’s cultures
Caused additional problems with tribes
Installed a stable government, but the nationals do not have a
say in the running of the gov.
When Europe leaves – civil wars started due to tribal issues
caused due to imperialism
industrial nation
Nation with advanced industry and technology – USA, England,
Germany
developing nation
Nation with little or no industry and technology. Poor -
humanitarian
One who serves mankind the better –
rule of occupation
The idea that a colonizing country must actually have roads, soldiers,
working government in the country before it could be claimed as a
colony.
What problems are
facing Somalia
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Very poor (poverty)
Hunger – draught and war
No Central Government – chaos
Pirates
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Killing of tribes
Genocide
Hard for UN to get food in due to corruption
mangrove
canopy
tundra
savanna
MAP: Be able to locate the following:
South Africa
Sudan
Ethiopia
Somalia
Atlantic Ocean
South Sudan
Indian Ocean
The Horn of Africa DRC
Know all major bodies of water surrounding Africa
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