Sun Saharan Africa

1.  How would you describe or compare the size of the United States to the African continent?
2.  While most of Sub-Saharan Africa's soils are infertile, some are very fertile.  Where are these fertile soils located and what human activities do they support?  Be specific. 
3.  What is the climate region where Lagos, Nigeria is located?  If you visited in June, what kind of weather would you anticipate.  How about Cape Town, South Africa (climate region) and weather in June?4. 
4. Where is the Sahel?  What is the environment and climate like here?  How do people make a living here?  What is the environmental issue confronting people who live here?
5. What are the three most important environmental issues threatening this region?  Which areas in particular are most threatened?
6.  How is the regions population growth and population pyramid different from Europe's or the U.S?  What do you think drives/causes the high fertility in the region?
7.  What was the Berlin Conference and what did it produce - how did it create a new political map for Africa (see Fig. 6.34)?
8.  How did the Berlin Conference and colonialism impact the economic development of the region?  What is its legacy today in rural areas?  How is this different or similar to Latin America (explored last week)?  Explain.
9.    Based on page 204 (Apartheid's Demise) and the encyclopedia article on Apartheid (in this module):  define  Apartheid:  who implemented it, what were it goals, who did it benefit, and how did it work?  When did it end and why?  Do you think the U.S. ever had something similar to apartheid?  Explain.
10.  What is the Great Green Wall?    What are the challenges to its success?  Conflicts its created?  Role of women?