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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Mr. Hauger – 7th Grade Social Studies
Where is this region?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub means “below”
Sahara is a desert
Why should we care?
• Africa is an interesting region
to study. It’s a tale of two
halves, one of a rich heritage
and the other of a struggle to
develop.
• The origins of the struggle
largely center on Africa being
on the wrong end of guns,
germs, and steel.
• Part of the Cradle of
Civilization
Sub-Saharan Africa
Strengths
• Resources
• Rich heritage
Sub-Saharan Africa
Weaknesses
• Lack of development (Ex..?)
• Turmoil/conflict
• Climate change
• HIV
Sub-Saharan Africa
• United States can learn
from Africa….
Apartheid
• United States can help
Africa by….
Development
Education
Global opportunity
HYV Seeds
Why does Africa not have a developed country?
Vocabulary
On each of the following slides there is a picture and a
vocabulary word. When called upon your job is to guess
what the word or phrase means based upon the picture.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
• the region below the Sahara Desert that is considered
African rather than Arab.
Natural Resources
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Natural Resources
A supply of materials produced by the Earth that are
valuable to human society.
Colonize
Colonize
• to settle in an area and take control of its government.
• What are some effects of colonization?
Apartheid
Apartheid
• the legal system of South Africa in which the rights of
nonwhites were greatly restricted.
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Diffusion
• the spread of customs and ideas from one culture to
another
Nationalism
Nationalism
• a feeling of pride in one’s homeland; a group’s identity as
members of a nation.
Slave Trade
Slave Trade
• The transporting of humans as slaves.
Primary Source
Ooooh!!!!
Primary Resource
• a document or physical object which was written or
created during the time under study.
Secondary Source
Oanh!!!!
Secondary Resource
• a document or physical object which was written or after
the time under study.
Culture
Culture
• A group of people’s way of life, who share customs and
beliefs.