Chapter Objectives

After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:

1. Know that this is the most peripheral region, and therefore, the poorest and least connected to the world economy.

2. Explain ways that the Sahara Desert is a boundary.

3. Understand tribal loyalties and their consequences.

4. Outline the various impacts of colonialism.

5. List the tropical climates and their relation to vegetation.

6. Describe the topography of plateaus and rift valleys.

7. Understand the past, present, and future role of mining and mineral products.

8. Know that tropical diseases are a significant problem.

9. Understand how the lack of infrastructure hinders economic development.

10. Describe agriculture in Western Africa.

11. Discuss the concern over the lack of effective political leadership.

12. Distinguish Ethiopia's characteristics from Kenya's characteristics.

13. List conditions that cause famines to occur.

14. Differentiate the Republic of South Africa from the rest of Southern Africa.

15. Explain land ownership issues in Zimbabwe.

16. Identify the conditions that frustrate development efforts.

17. Identify examples of conflicts and strife that hamper development.

18. Compare and contrast development prospects in Central, Western, Eastern, and Southern Africa.

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