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Africa Regions

Africa Regions. Economy. North Africa The Region Today. Economic and urban environments:. Economies issues typical of developing countries—government spending, trade oil and natural gas—key in several countries OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countries)

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Africa Regions

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  1. Africa Regions Economy

  2. North Africa The Region Today Economic and urban environments: • Economies • issues typical of developing countries—government spending, trade • oil and natural gas—key in several countries • OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countries) • agriculture also important • tourism—especially important in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia • unemployment causes migration especially to Europe • Cities • mixture of ancient and modern • crowded, with growing slums

  3. West and Central Africa The Region Today Level of development: • developing countries—poverty, low levels of education • dual economies—for export market and local market • plantation agriculture hurt subsistence farming and grazing, can’t move their herds around • dependence on export of a few key primary products (EX: peanuts), Not Secondary (EX: peanut butter) • Oil

  4. East Africa The Region Today Agriculture, industry, trade, and tourism play important roles in East African economies. • Farming and herding are the basis of local economies. (basic) • Raw material exports are also important. (Primary Products) • Manufacturing focuses on basic local consumer goods, foods, and building materials. (no major export products) • Tourism has great potential.

  5. Southern Africa The Region Today Economic activities: • South Africa is the most developed and diversified; Mozambique is the least. • Farming is the chief activity, mostly subsistence but some commercial—tobacco, coffee, vanilla. • Minerals and oil are increasingly important—gold, oil, diamonds, copper. • Tourism is important—wild game parks, beaches.

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