The Geographic Landscape Of The African Continent

The project identifies and analyse how the vegetation of the area can be influenced by soil composition and climate by performing first hand investigation such as analysing soil type and grain size. It’s also about the aspects of the local environment that have been affected by people and propose realistic solutions to the problems that exist.

Anyways I think mostly what my mom was trying to to do was teach us some values and even though this story is somewhat out of topic the point of the story is the area which I come from is very desirable and I guess always took it for granted until learning more about it now in this class. This region was named for its deep fertile black soils that are most commonly found in the area. At the time of discovery many witnesses that these areas once supported a vast amount of tall grass praries from big blustems, to little bluestems, indian grass, and switch grass; Now, it is mainly used for the production of forage crops (wheat and maize) and cattle ranching. Many describe the soils as dark colored alkaline clays reffered to as black gumbo and gray acidic sandy loams. However the official terminology for the types of soils available in this area fall mostly under alflsols, vertisols, and mollisols. To give a couple of brief characteristics of the types of soils, alfisols have a surface accumulation of clay and about a 35% base of

Agriculture, Forestry and Soils: such as: farming and other rural enterprises, farm buildings, related land use and woodland planting, ancient woodlands;

After the late Wisconsinan Glaciation, about 1800 years ago, its shift consequently pushed moist and moderate conditions into present day Sahara. Later environmental changes separated African and Egyptian people. This separation meant a lack of transportation between the two, which meant no exchanges. Isolation caused a lack of drinkable water and decreased its productivity. Not only did Climate change impact Africa, but their people faced changes of latitude. Changes of latitude cause lower and higher temperatures, intensifying the humidity, animal life, and agricultural life. What this change in latitude did increase was a misfortune of threat via health wise. “The heat and humidity of Africa’s equatorial lowlands generated still another threat to African well-being: a host of diseases ranging from malaria to bilharzia and from yellow fever to sleeping sickness.” (De Blij, 298) Environments are what aids insects to survive and transport these diseases, causing fatal death between

Diffusion of iron metallurgy across Sub Africa, & Bantus language & slash & burn agriculture

Soil is the word that literally holds this world together. Without the necessity of soil, we probably wouldn’t even be where we are today. It is the main support system for our earth because it holds the roots to the ground, keeping our ground in tact. When we can’t control what happens in nature, like the Dust Bowl, we may be hit with unexpected dangers, but when it comes to things we can control we need to act right away. In the 1930’s, with little to no rainfall, weak soil and no advanced technology the people in the great plains were headed for a major catastrophe. They had no control over the way their land was moving, so it just kept going and eventually ended up to be known around the world as the Dust Bowl. If they would have had the

The civilizations that thrived prior to the arrival of the Europeans, employed many complex agricultural methods that benefited organisms within their ecosystems, in addition to erecting magnificent metropolises. The most common agricultural methods included “slash and char” in densely forested regions, terracing on steep hillsides and milpas-small plots-found in lower wetlands. “Slash and char” a term dubbed by Christopher Steiner-a soil scientist from the University of Bayreuth- created “terra preta” a very nutrient rich soil that increases the fertility of the land and provides habitats for a diverse variety of microorganisms (Mann 345-346). Other features like the “forested islands” in the Beni (Mann 344), and the “fallows” in the Amazon (Mann 286) were anthropogenic creations mistaken for geological landforms due to lack of examination of the degrading man-made ceramics in the mounds, which indicate they were produced by an advanced civilization. Although Milpa’s and terracing were managed differently than the regions where terra preta transformed infertile areas into old-growth orchards called “fallows,” all three methods fortified the soil quality and manipulated crops to amplify productivity in order to support major populations. Without large-scale agricultural systems, a massive society could not have existed. Another key line of evidence supporting this idea, that Indians sculpted their own environment, is perhaps the most visible. Pyramids and plazas akin to ones in Teotihuacan and Huaricanga would not exist

THIS TRANSCRIPT IS DEDICATED TO: ALL PEOPLES IN GENERAL AND THE ETHIOPIAN RACE IN PARTICULAR

“The Myth of Wild Africa” introduces one to the false, preconceived notion of Africa and Africa’s people that were around since the early 1900s. The book compares older, colonial methods of conservation that were coercive and based on the “myth”, and newer Afrocentric conservation efforts that are more objective and inclusive to the African people. The book emphasises that the inclusion of African people is what will make African conservation successful. In the past, Africa as considered an untouched paradise,

From Japan's chain of islands, to Islam's intense heat, and Africa's shifting sand dunes, the physical geography of these civilizations all played an important role that impacted their society. Regardless of their terrain, it became necessary to learn how to adapt to their environment. In doing so, each of these groups had to discover a way of sustenance. The development of Japan's, Islam's, and Africa's civilizations all relied on their physical geography for transportation, trade, food growth, and their daily life.

Africa is responsible for eight physical regions: The Savanna, The Swahili Coast, The Rain Forest, The Sahara, The Sahel, The Ethiopian Highlands, The African Great Lakes, and South Africa. Africa’s harsh physical environment, dessert climate, grasslands, populated zones has made Africa a difficult place to live. Africa is the second largest continent surrounded by The Mediterranean Sea, The Indian Ocean, The Red Sea, and The Atlantic Ocean. The equator divides Africa into two equal parts. The continent southern section is more humid and cool while the north half is dry and hot.

The documentaries the Lost Kingdoms of Africa: West Africa and the Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Nubia by Gus Caseley Hayford was informational but boring. These documentaries were about the way people live and keep their old traditions alive in West Africa and Nubia. The Lost Cities of Africa: West Africa documentary is about how Gus visits West Africa and he explains where the ancient artifacts came from and how they were made. He also explains how these people live.

From the above discussion, it is clear that soil links, responds to, and moulds the land, the atmosphere and its climates, surface

Africa played a pivotal role in human evolution. It’s the site of the beginning of human evolution, as they slowly evolved from their primitive ancestors and continued to evolve for millions of years. A majority of the fossils, some dating back almost 7 million years, are found in Africa. As ancient humans migrated out of Africa they stayed close to the coast. Scientists have been able to trace their migration to areas around the Indian Ocean, South Asia, and even as far down as Australia, also referred to as Out of Africa Theory (OOA) by many scientists.

The preservation of ecosystems resources is essential to sustain and provide for life forms. Both soil and water are rich, complex ecosystems, which support living and non-living matter. Soil plays a great role in supporting large concentrations of people on the planet (Montgomery). It has played a part in helping society to progress through infrastructure development and agricultural growth however can determine the faith of modern civilization. The existence of soil is essential if human activity is to continue. Human activity adds a wide variety of substances to the environmental, which soils can decompose. Soil plays a central role in the management, processing and detoxification of natural and human created waste. In soil countering the actions of humans, it is continuously under appreciated. To sustain life forms including human populations water is heavily relied on. Water appears to be an abundance source however; little conservation is had for the commodity. There are no alternatives to the source yet saving the resource is not an action deeply practiced