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Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa. Agenda. Definition of the realm Population distribution Geography Social situation Susaharan Africa as a touristic destination Tourism arrivals Tourism impacts Reason of the limited tourism. Subsaharan Africa composition. Sub regions :

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. Sub-Saharan Africa

  2. Agenda • Definition of the realm • Population distribution • Geography • Social situation • Susaharan Africa as a touristic destination • Tourism arrivals • Tourism impacts • Reason of the limited tourism

  3. Subsaharan Africa composition Sub regions : • Eastern Africa : Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe • Western Africa : Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Serria Leone, Togo • Middle Africa : Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe • Southern Africa : Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland

  4. Population distribution in Subsaharan Africa874,8 millions inhabitants. High population density in Nigeria, South Africa and around Lake Victoria. Very low population density in Namibia, Chad and Niger.

  5. DesertsThe African continent surface area is covered by 40 % of desert. The largest one : The Sahara- The Kalahari Desert- The Namib Desert

  6. The Sahara DesertFeatures : - Hotest desert of the world - Third largest desert of the world- Covers most of the North of Africa

  7. The Kalahari Desertis a semi-arid desert situated in the South of Africa.The surface area is about 900 000 squares kilometers.

  8. The Namib Desertis a coastal desert in Southern Africa. It is more than 2000 kilometers longer and 450 kilometers wide.

  9. MountainsSubsaharan Africa has few montains that are volcanoes. Most of these mountains are located in the eastern highlands but there is also : - Rwenzori Mountains- Drakensberg Mountains

  10. Eastern Highlands The Mount Kilimanjaro is situated in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa. The highest altitude is 5 895 meters. The Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa after the Mount Kilimanjaro.

  11. Rwenzori MountainThis is a range of mountains which is on the highest altitude constantly snow-capped. The higher height is 5 109 meters. This spectacular mountain range is located on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  12. Drakensberg Mountainsare situated in Southern Africa. It is a range of mountains and the highest elevation is 3 482 meters.

  13. RiversSubsaharan Africa has several rivers which are not easy to navigate because of the waterfalls and rapids. Congo River Niger River

  14. Example of the Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River.

  15. Lakes The African Great Lakes are constituting the Rift Valley Lakes Some Great Lakes : - Lake Victoria- Lake Tanganyika- Lake Turkana

  16. ForestsMajor forests : - dry tropical forests (Sahel, Eastern and Southern Africa- moist tropical forests in Western and Central Africa

  17. The Great Rift Valleyis the largest rift valley on earth ; broken by volcanoes and somes lakes.

  18. Life expectancy

  19. International arrivals in Subsaharan African countries

  20. Tourism arrivals in some Susaharan Africa countries

  21. Origin of the tourists in Subsaharan Africa

  22. Order of the touristic countries in Subsaharan Africa

  23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UJC5z2uOjjkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UJC5z2uOjjk

  24. Tourism industry damages Human costs : • Displacement of the communities • Economic dislocation • Breakdown of traditional values • Prostitution

  25. Tourism environmental costs : • Pollution • Unsustainable use of water • Environmental degradation • Animals slaughter

  26. Reasons of the limited tourism • Diseases • Vaccines • Lack of sanitary infrastructures • Insecurity • Conflicts

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