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Central Africa

Central Africa. Countries in central Africa. Democratic republic of Congo Cameroon Central African republic Congo Gabon Equatorial guinea Sao tome Principe. Important places .

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Central Africa

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  1. Central Africa

  2. Countries in central Africa • Democratic republic of Congo • Cameroon • Central African republic • Congo • Gabon • Equatorial guinea • Sao tome • Principe

  3. Important places Bangui-it is the largest trade centre. Its manufactures include textiles, food products, beer, shoes, and soap. Bangui's port controls most of the country's international trade and the principal exports are cotton, timber, and coffee.

  4. Physical features Rivers landforms • Congo river • Lake Tanganyika • Lake Albert • Lake Edward • Lake kivu • Lake Baikal • Marra mountains • Libyan dessert • Ethiopia highlands • Mitumba mountains

  5. Humans and their physical environment • Humans in Central Africa spare their water by making man-made rivers and streams. • Humans depend on the environment for their basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing. • Humans adapt to survive the environment’s climate, and natural hazards. • Humans modify the environment to meet their changing needs using technology .

  6. Career opportunities in central Africa • There are many careers that you can get in central africa.

  7. Geographic factors And natural resources

  8. culture • In central africa

  9. Types of government in central Africa • Central Africa has a democratic government • Central Africa has had lots of opportunities to be wealthy • They have not been able to take full advantage to use their natural resources. • They have political unrest in their region.

  10. Location of central Africa • The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari, now the Central African Republic, is well named; it is a landlocked country in the center of the African continent. Land boundaries extend for 5,203 kilometers (3,233 miles) connecting Cameroon to the west, Chad and Sudan to the north, and the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south. The Central AR is covered with tropical rainforest in the southern and western regions and dryer savanna in the north and east. The capital city, Bangui, is in the southwest, on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The other main towns are Barbara and Bosanko.

  11. Map of central Africa

  12. Flag of Africa Deep in the heart of the continent, the Central African Republic was part of French Equatorial Africa before independence in 1960. reign of terror ended, remains in poor condition. It is one of the world's least developed countries.

  13. Cool and interesting facts about central Africa • In the 2000 Olympic summer games, the men’s soccer team won for the first time. • 52 million people consist of more than 200 different ethnic groups. • Farming ,fishing ,and harvesting wood are the country's main economic activities. • One of the oldest universities in the world is in Timbuktu, Mali. By the 12th century Timbuktu was home to three universities. Over 25,000 students attended one of the Timbuktu universities in the 12th century.

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