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REGIONS OF SUBSAHARAN AFRICA

•10 countries: Northern and Southern Tiers

•6 landlocked states

•Northern zone marks limit of Congo basin

•Plateau country

•Rich in natural resources

•Agricultural diversity

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

•Lies astride the equator

•Mainly highlands

•Cooler and generally drier conditions prevail

•Ethnic diversity

EAST AFRICA

Dominant state in region Capitalist approach to

development Nairobi (2.8 million) Coffee, tea, tourism revenues Swahili is the lingua franca 1980s - world’s fastest growing

populations AIDS

EAST AFRICA - Kenya

•Astride the equator

•Mainly lowland country

•Vast areas of rainforest

•Environment is a mixed blessing?

EQUATORIAL AFRICA

Delineated from Nigeria by physiographic as well as cultural breaks

The Adamawa Highland coincides with the border between British-influenced Nigeria and French- acculturated Cameroon.

EQUATORIAL AFRICA

Dominated by Congo River and Basin Equatorial rainforest Impeded in transportation and

communication French is predominant in most states except

Sao Tome and Principe The most underdeveloped region in this realm Resources

Copper (Democratic Republic of Congo) Timber, oil (Gabon, Cameroon) Gold, manganese and uranium

EQUATORIAL AFRICA - Regional Features

WEST AFRICA

At independence, Nigeria was composed of three regions (based on regional tribal bases of the Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Ibo).

Yoruba

Ibo

Hausa-Fulani Muslimdominated

Colonialdevelopment Densely populated

rural areas

NIGERIA

NIGERIA

In 1967 interregional rivalries led to civil war when the eastern region tried to succeed as Biafra.

Regions were subdivided and rearranged to ensure a civil war did not occur again.

Currently - a Federal State under a military government

Capital city moved from Lagos to Abuja

NIGERIA

AFRICAN TRANSITION ZONE

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