{"product_id":"africas-geography-isbn-9780470583586","title":"Africa's Geography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrica's Geography\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive exploration of the world’s second largest and most culturally diverse continent. Author Benjamin Ofori-Amoah challenges common misconceptions and misrepresentations of Africa from a geographical perspective, harnessing the power of modern geographic mapping technology to explore this unique continent. This text provides thorough coverage of the historical, cultural, economic, and political forces that continue to shape Africa, applying geographic context to relevant past and contemporary issues. Coverage of economic development, climate and biogeography, transportation and communication, manufacturing and commerce, and mining and agriculture provides foundational knowledge of this vast and complex continent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeally suited for multiple areas of classroom study, this text offers an effective and flexible pedagogical framework. Coverage of the entirety of Africa enables students to develop a cohesive portrait of the continent as a whole and identify the dynamism of its nations, cultures, and economies. Engaging and accessible narrative strengthens comprehension, while examples of historical and contemporary events increase student interest. Innovative and unique, \u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Geography\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for cross-disciplinary investigation of this fascinating part of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface v\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 This is Africa 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica—The One Small Country Continent 2\u003cbr\u003eAfrica, the Uniform Region 2\u003cbr\u003eAfrica, the Epitome of Poverty, Backwardness, and the State of being a \"Third World\" 8\u003cbr\u003eDo You See Lions and Cheetahs in the Streets and on the Way to School? 10\u003cbr\u003eYou Must Have Studied Outside Africa! 10\u003cbr\u003eEthnocentrism and the Role of Early European Visitors to Africa 11\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of News and the Media 11\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Academic Research Enterprise 13\u003cbr\u003eNongovernmental Organizations and the Aid Industry 14\u003cbr\u003eThe Demonstration Effect of Past and Current Behavior of Vested Interest Groups in Africa 14\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 16\u003cbr\u003eWeb Resources 16\u003cbr\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 From Empires in the Sand and Civilizations in the Jungle to Colonies and Freedom 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Origins of the African People 19\u003cbr\u003eEvolution and Development of Early Cultures 20\u003cbr\u003eTransformation through Agriculture, Metallurgy, and Expansion 21\u003cbr\u003eNorth and East Africa 23\u003cbr\u003eWest Africa 27\u003cbr\u003eCentral and Southern Africa 32\u003cbr\u003eNorth Africa and the Outside World 34\u003cbr\u003eThe Swahili Coast 36\u003cbr\u003eThe Trans-Saharan Trade 36\u003cbr\u003eThe Coming of (Western) Europeans and Early Colonies 38\u003cbr\u003eThe Slave Trades 39\u003cbr\u003eChristian Missionaries, \"Legitimate\" Trade, and the Mapping of Africa 41\u003cbr\u003eColonial Africa 43\u003cbr\u003eReasons for the Independence Movement 50\u003cbr\u003eThe March to Independence 51\u003cbr\u003eSummary 56\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 57\u003cbr\u003eReferences 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Struggle for a Better Standard of Living 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalist Ideology and Modernization Theories 60\u003cbr\u003eMarxist or Socialist Ideology and Dependency Theories 61\u003cbr\u003eThe 1950s–1960s: From the Modernization Project to Mixed Development Strategies 63\u003cbr\u003eThe 1970s: From Mixed Development Experiments to Economic Insolvency 66\u003cbr\u003eThe 1980s: From Economic Insolvency to Structural Adjustment Programs 71\u003cbr\u003eThe 1990s: Poststructural Adjustment Era 73\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 79\u003cbr\u003eReferences 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Geology, Relief, and Drainage Basins 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Precambrian Time (4.6 b to 570 m years ago) 82\u003cbr\u003eThe Paleozoic Era (570 m to 245 m years ago) 83\u003cbr\u003eThe Mesozoic Era (245 m to 66.4 m years ago) 84\u003cbr\u003eThe Cenozoic Era (About 66.4 m to the Most Recent) 84\u003cbr\u003eThe Coastal Plains 87\u003cbr\u003eThe Interior Plateaus and Highlands 88\u003cbr\u003eRiver Basins 99\u003cbr\u003eLakes 108\u003cbr\u003eSummary 112\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 112\u003cbr\u003eReferences 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Climate, Biogeography, and Soils 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors Affecting Africa's Climate 116\u003cbr\u003eTemperature and Rainfall Conditions 119\u003cbr\u003eClimatic Types 121\u003cbr\u003eTropical Rain Forest 128\u003cbr\u003eWarm Temperate (Mediterranean) Forest 129\u003cbr\u003eTropical Woodland 130Dry or Sudan Savanna 130\u003cbr\u003eSemi-Desert or Sahel 130Desert 131\u003cbr\u003eTemperate Grassland 131\u003cbr\u003eMountain Vegetation 131\u003cbr\u003eOxisols 132\u003cbr\u003eUtisols 132\u003cbr\u003eAlfisols 133\u003cbr\u003eAridisols 133\u003cbr\u003eVertisols 133\u003cbr\u003eOther Soils 133\u003cbr\u003eNature's Opportunities 134\u003cbr\u003eNature's Challenges 135\u003cbr\u003eSummary 143\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 143\u003cbr\u003eReferences 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Population 146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistribution by Density 147\u003cbr\u003eFactors Affecting Population Distribution 150\u003cbr\u003eAge and Sex Composition 153\u003cbr\u003eIncome, Education Attainment, and Life Expectancy at Birth 155\u003cbr\u003ePopulation Growth 158\u003cbr\u003ePopulation Growth (Natural Increase) and Economic Development 174\u003cbr\u003eRapid Population Growth and Africa’s Economic Development 175\u003cbr\u003eMigration and Development 176\u003cbr\u003eSummary 178\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 179\u003cbr\u003eReferences 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Unity in Diversity 184\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnocentrism 184\u003cbr\u003eChristianity and Islam 185\u003cbr\u003eColonialism 185\u003cbr\u003eRace and Ethnicity 187\u003cbr\u003eReligions and Worldviews 191\u003cbr\u003eLanguages 200\u003cbr\u003eLiterature 203\u003cbr\u003eVisual Art and Symbolism 205\u003cbr\u003eFamily and Kinship 211\u003cbr\u003eAge, Sex, and Gender 214\u003cbr\u003eCuisines 217\u003cbr\u003eDress and Adornment 219\u003cbr\u003eSocial Relations and Lifestyle 220\u003cbr\u003eLanguage and Development 222\u003cbr\u003eOral Literature and Corruption 222\u003cbr\u003eEthnicity and Conflicts 223\u003cbr\u003eReligious Fundamentalism and Extremism 223\u003cbr\u003eSummary 224\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 225\u003cbr\u003eReferences 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Cities, Towns, and Villages 228\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and Development of Africa's Urban System 230\u003cbr\u003eThe Internal Structure of Africa's Cities 241\u003cbr\u003eProblems and Issues of Africa’s Postcolonial City 248\u003cbr\u003eEvolution and Development of Rural Settlements 254\u003cbr\u003eInternal Structure of Rural Settlements 255\u003cbr\u003eSocial Linkages and Interaction 256\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Linkages and Interactions 257\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Linkages and Interactions 258\u003cbr\u003eSummary 258\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 259\u003cbr\u003eReferences 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Politics and Governance 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecolonial Africa 264\u003cbr\u003eColonial Africa 265\u003cbr\u003ePostcolonial Africa 266\u003cbr\u003eBoundary Disputes 280\u003cbr\u003eThe Land Question 281\u003cbr\u003eDemocratic Multiparty Elections 284\u003cbr\u003eCivil Society, Citizen Representation, and Accountability 287\u003cbr\u003eRule of Law and Access to Justice 288\u003cbr\u003eNeopatrimonialism, Venality, and Corruption 289\u003cbr\u003eCivil Wars 291\u003cbr\u003eEthnic and Minority Issues 296\u003cbr\u003eWomen Issues 299\u003cbr\u003eThe Media and Press Freedom 299\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Local Government Reforms 300\u003cbr\u003eRegional Groupings and Changing Geopolitics 301\u003cbr\u003eSummary 303\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 303\u003cbr\u003eReferences 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Transportation and Communication 308\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoad Transportation 309\u003cbr\u003eWater Transportation—Inland Waterways and Ocean Transportation 316\u003cbr\u003eRail Transportation 327\u003cbr\u003eAir Transportation 333\u003cbr\u003eTelecommunication in Precolonial and Colonial Periods 344\u003cbr\u003ePostcolonial Developments 345\u003cbr\u003eSummary 355\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 355\u003cbr\u003eReferences 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Agriculture 358\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecolonial Africa 358\u003cbr\u003eColonial Africa 360\u003cbr\u003ePostcolonial Africa 365\u003cbr\u003eCrop Production Systems 374\u003cbr\u003eLivestock Production Systems 389\u003cbr\u003eLow Productivity 395\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Institutions and Markets 396\u003cbr\u003eDisempowered Farmers and Communities 397\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Food Insecurity 398\u003cbr\u003ePolicy Options 398\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 401\u003cbr\u003eReferences 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Fisheries and Forestry 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of Fisheries, Fishing Vessels and Methods, and Fisheries Data 406\u003cbr\u003eEvolution and Development of African Fisheries 408\u003cbr\u003eFisheries Production 415\u003cbr\u003eProblems and Issues in Fisheries 425\u003cbr\u003eSummary 427\u003cbr\u003eEvolution and Development of African Forestry 428\u003cbr\u003eProduction of Forest Products 438\u003cbr\u003eProblems and Issues in Africa’s Forestry 442\u003cbr\u003eSummary 445\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignment 446\u003cbr\u003eReferences 446\u003c\/p\u003e 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499\u003cbr\u003eProblems and Prospects of Industrialization 528\u003cbr\u003eSummary 531\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 533\u003cbr\u003eReferences 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Trade and Tourism 535\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and Development of Trade in Africa 535\u003cbr\u003eTypes and Organization of Trading Activities 545\u003cbr\u003eAfrica's Trade Issues 556\u003cbr\u003eThe Evolution and Development of Tourism in Africa 561\u003cbr\u003eAfrica’s Tourist Trade 566\u003cbr\u003eTourism and Economic Development of Africa 575\u003cbr\u003ePostreading Assignments 577\u003cbr\u003eReferences 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Education and Health Care 581\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and Development of Education in Africa 582\u003cbr\u003eAfrica's Education System 591\u003cbr\u003eProblems and Issues in Africa’s Education System 601\u003cbr\u003eSummary 604\u003cbr\u003eEvolution and Development of 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