Geography GEO 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tsetse Fly, Urban Sprawl, Peanut Oil
16 May 2018
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Sub-Sahara Africa
Patterns of settlement and land use
• Region not densely populated overall
• Overall of people live in rural areas (agriculture)
• Urban growth increasing
• Subsistence agriculture
1. Swidden – slash and burn. Chop down brush, burn it, then fertilizes the
soil
• Export agriculture
2. Coffee
3. Peanuts (peanut oil)
• Pastoralism – nomads…herd livestock
1. Pastoralists
2. Tsetse flies – vector for parasites… kills humans and livestock
Urban Life
• Least urbanized region in the developing world
• Urban sprawl and urban primacy – large $$ gap between rich and poor
• West African urban traditions
1. Hybrid cities
2. Upper-income gated communities
• Urban industrial South Africa
1. Colonial heritage from British
• Impact of Aprtheid
1. Coloured segregation
2. Townships – racially segregated neighborhoods on edge cities
Cultural Coherence and Diversity: Unity Through Adversity
• Lack of cultural and political coherence
1. Nigeria’s struggle – Flauna. (muslim)(north), Eroba(Christianity)(west),
Ebo(were under british rule)(east)(now very poor)
• Sub-saharan African identity created through:
1. Slavery and colonial history
2. Struggles for independence and development
3. Resilience and optimism
Language Patterns
• Multilingual countries
• Language groups
1. Niger-Congo (Central)
2. Swahili (South Africa)
3. English is most spoken language
• Ethnic identities tied with language
• European languages (Portugese, French, English)
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Document Summary
Patterns of settlement and land use: region not densely populated overall, overall of people live in rural areas (agriculture, urban growth increasing, subsistence agriculture, swidden slash and burn. Chop down brush, burn it, then fertilizes the soil: export agriculture, coffee, peanuts (peanut oil, pastoralism nomads herd livestock, pastoralists, tsetse flies vector for parasites kills humans and livestock. Impact of aprtheid: coloured segregation, townships racially segregated neighborhoods on edge cities. Cultural coherence and diversity: unity through adversity: lack of cultural and political coherence, nigeria"s struggle flauna. (muslim)(north), eroba(christianity)(west), Ebo(were under british rule)(east)(now very poor: sub-saharan african identity created through, slavery and colonial history, struggles for independence and development, resilience and optimism. Language patterns: multilingual countries, language groups, niger-congo (central, swahili (south africa, english is most spoken language, ethnic identities tied with language, european languages (portugese, french, english) Interaction between religious traditions: conflict in nigeria, boko haram, conflict in sudan, new nation of south sudan created in 2011.
