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The Cultural Geography of Africa south of the Sahara

The Cultural Geography of Africa south of the Sahara. 21.1 Notes Population Patterns. Life. High infant mortality rate Africa = 90/1,000 World Avg. = 56/1,000 Europe = 7 U.S. = 6.7 Highest birth rate 38 per 1,000 people U.S. 14, Europe 10 Lowest life expectancy 52 yrs.

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The Cultural Geography of Africa south of the Sahara

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  1. The Cultural Geography of Africa south of the Sahara 21.1 Notes Population Patterns

  2. Life • High infant mortality rate • Africa = 90/1,000 • World Avg. = 56/1,000 • Europe = 7 U.S. = 6.7 • Highest birth rate • 38 per 1,000 people • U.S. 14, Europe 10 • Lowest life expectancy • 52 yrs. • U.S. 77, Europe 74

  3. Distribution of population • Uneven • Most near coast, lake or river

  4. Distribution of population

  5. Food Production • Declining because… • Intensive cultivation • Loss of soil fertility • Droughts • 70% of Africans S of Sahara farm • Producing less • Eating less

  6. Some reasons for death • Famine • Poor nutrition • Impure water – BBC Water site • Only 40% have pure drinking water • Diseases • Tsetse fly carry • AIDS – BBC AIDS site

  7. Scale of Living • Very low • Population grows 2x’s economy • GDP • $150 billion • Equivalent to Belgium • Per Capita income • Varies greatly • Chad = $220, Gabon = $5,200

  8. GDP Per Capita

  9. Urbanization • Least urbanized of any continent • Currently world’s fastest rate • Est. 235 million live in cities

  10. Diverse people • East Africa • Many Asians and whites • Kenya • Has 70 ethnic groups • Tanzania • Has 100 ethnic groups • Africans speak more than 800 languages

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